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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Tracy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) (Creator/DannyMcBride) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Tracy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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* MultiEthnicName: Allison Ng, whose father is half-Chinese/half-Hawaiian.
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** Bradley Cooper and Creator/EmmaStone talk comic books. Both have been in movies based on comic book franchises, Cooper as Rocket Raccoon in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and Stone as Gwen Stacy in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries''.
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** Bradley Cooper and Creator/EmmaStone talk comic books. Both have been in movies based on comic book franchises, Cooper as Rocket Raccoon in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' and Stone as Gwen Stacy in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries''.
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* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:Brian turns out to be the biological father of Tracy's daughter, who was concieved around the time they broke up]].
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* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:Brian turns out to be the biological father of Tracy's daughter, daughter Grace, who was concieved conceived around the time they broke up]].
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** At one point, the theme from ''Film/{{Stripes}}'' can be heard in the background. Creator/BillMurray was one of the stars of ''Stripes''.
** Bradley Cooper and Creator/EmmaStone talk comic books. Both have been in movies based on comic book franchises, Cooper as Rocket Raccoon in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and Stone as Gwen Stacy in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries''.
** Creator/AlecBaldwin once again mentions [[Film/TheDeparted "taking all the credit."]]
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** At one point, the theme from ''Film/{{Stripes}}'' can be heard in the background. Creator/BillMurray was one of the stars of ''Stripes''.
** Bradley Cooper and Creator/EmmaStone talk comic books. Both have been in movies based on comic book franchises, Cooper as Rocket Raccoon in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and Stone as Gwen Stacy in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries''.
** Creator/AlecBaldwin once again mentions [[Film/TheDeparted "taking all the credit."]]
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* CastingGag: Creator/BradleyCooper and Creator/RachelMcAdams play exes here. They had played a couple who split up in ''Film/WeddingCrashers''.
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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy Tracy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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* NotSoStoic: After a fight with Christy, Woody takes a signpost from the ground and decapitates a Santa Claus doll from their Christmas yard decorations.
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* NotSoStoic: After a fight with Christy, Tracy, Woody takes a signpost from the ground and decapitates a Santa Claus doll from their Christmas yard decorations.
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* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:Brian turns out to be the biological father of Christy's daughter, who was concieved around the time they broke up]].
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* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:Brian turns out to be the biological father of Christy's Tracy's daughter, who was concieved around the time they broke up]].
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Ng is actually a common Southeast Asian family name and can be frequently be found amongst people who originate from Cantonese-speaking areas.
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** Though Ng is usually a Vietnamese name.
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** Brian and Grace have one at the very end of the movies as she [[spoiler:realizes that he's her biological father]].
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** Brian and Grace have one at the very end of the movies movie as she [[spoiler:realizes that he's her biological father]].
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** Brian and Grace have one at the very end of the movies as she [[spoiler:realizes that he's her biological father]].
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** Though Ng is usually a Vietnamese name.
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* BrokenAce: Brian, having been a competent contractor with a great interest in space, is now a cynical, broken man who walks with a limp.
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* BrokenAce: Brian, having been a competent contractor former Air Force pilot with a great interest in space, got axed from the service by budget cuts, but found what he thought was a second chance as a contractor, is now a cynical, broken man who walks with a limp.
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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Creator/DannyMcBride) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Creator/DannyMcBride) (Danny [=McBride=]) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
* ActOfTrueLove: [[spoiler:Brian sabotaging the satellite because of Allison's misgivings about the project]].
* SuddenlyShouting: General Dixon when he starts yelling at Brian.
-->'''Brian''': Well, I remember the good times-
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-->'''Brian''': Well, I remember the good times-
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* TrailersAlwaysLie / TrailersAlwaysSpoil: A rather bizarre combination. The trailer actually ''starts off'' with Brian sabotaging the satellite and General Dixon chewing him out for it, which the rest of the trailer then framed to make it look like this was the incident that caused Brian's seed of doubt and subsequent necessity for redemption at the start of the movie.
** Similarly, the trailer's bit of Welch talking in dreamy terms about life. The trailer makes it seem like it will be part of the lesson Brian learns as part of the story, but in the actual film it's just a glib statement he gives his biographer to quote him on.
** Similarly, the trailer's bit of Welch talking in dreamy terms about life. The trailer makes it seem like it will be part of the lesson Brian learns as part of the story, but in the actual film it's just a glib statement he gives his biographer to quote him on.
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* TrailersAlwaysLie / TrailersAlwaysSpoil: A rather bizarre combination. The trailer actually ''starts off'' with Brian sabotaging [[spoiler:sabotaging the satellite satellite]] and General Dixon chewing him out for it, which the rest of the trailer then framed to make it look like this was the incident that caused Brian's seed of doubt and subsequent necessity for redemption at the start of the movie.
**Similarly, Also, the trailer's bit of Welch talking in dreamy terms about life. The trailer makes it seem like it will be part of the lesson Brian learns as part of the story, but in the actual film it's just a glib statement he gives his biographer to quote him on.
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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) (Creator/DannyMcBride) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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* CloudCuckoolander: Allison, who is obsessed with space and Hawaiian culture.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Allison, Mitch, who is obsessed with space and Hawaiian culture.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peppermint tea for Allison.
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''Aloha'' is a romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Creator/CameronCrowe released in 2015.
Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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* AlohaHawaii
* AsHimself: While he may not be well-known outside Hawaii, Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele, whom Brian and Allison meet and deal with, is a political activist for Hawaiian sovereignty playing himself.
** Also, Ledward "Led" Kaapana and Mike Kawaa, a Hawaiian slack key guitar duo, appear at a meeting and are credited as themselves.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Welch, who is described as a well-meaning provider of internet service in underdeveloped countries [[spoiler:turns out to be using his satellite launch to cover the launch of his own private nuclear weapon stash in space]].
* BrokenAce: Brian, having been a competent contractor with a great interest in space, is now a cynical, broken man who walks with a limp.
* CloudCuckoolander: Allison, who is obsessed with space and Hawaiian culture.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Welch. See BitchInSheepsClothing above.
* FacialDialogue: Brian and Woody have one pretty early in the movie where Brian is able to discern full sentences just from Woody's body language. They have one again near the end of the film, but this one is ''subtitled'' to show exactly what the two of them mean with their facial expressions.
* ManHug: Brian and Woody have a couple during their completely wordless conversation near the end.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Allison, who tries to get the cynical lone wolf Brian to open up more and rediscover his enthusiasm about space. In spite of this, she is a highly decorated and competent Air Force pilot and takes her job seriously.
* MultiEthnicName: Allison Ng, whose father is half-Chinese/half-Hawaiian.
* NotSoStoic: After a fight with Christy, Woody takes a signpost from the ground and decapitates a Santa Claus doll from their Christmas yard decorations.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Colonel "Fingers" Lacy, so nicknamed because he's always gesturing with his fingers when he's talking.
* TheSilentBob: Woody, who is very tight-lipped and usually lets his facial expressions speak for him.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: In one scene, Fingers is caring for a baby named Don and finds it difficult to be around a kid that young with that name.
* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:Brian turns out to be the biological father of Christy's daughter, who was concieved around the time they broke up]].
* WideEyedIdealist: Allison, who has a fascination with space and trusts that there is nothing sinister behind the gate deal. [[spoiler:She's wrong]].
Brian Gilcrest (Creator/BradleyCooper) is a military contractor sent by a billionaire, Carson Welch (Creator/BillMurray), to Hawaii to arrange the blessing of a pedestrian gate as part of a plan to build a new space launch center nearby. Since Welch is a close collaborator with the U.S. military, he is paired up with Air Force Captain Allison Ng (Creator/EmmaStone) by General Dixon (Creator/AlecBaldwin) and Colonel "Fingers" Lacy (Danny [=McBride=]) to make sure the deal goes smoothly. In the meantime, he makes peace with his ex-girlfriend, Christy (Creator/RachelMcAdams), who has a daughter and a son and has gotten remarried to an Air Force pilot, Woody (Creator/JohnKrasinski).
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* AlohaHawaii
* AsHimself: While he may not be well-known outside Hawaii, Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele, whom Brian and Allison meet and deal with, is a political activist for Hawaiian sovereignty playing himself.
** Also, Ledward "Led" Kaapana and Mike Kawaa, a Hawaiian slack key guitar duo, appear at a meeting and are credited as themselves.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Welch, who is described as a well-meaning provider of internet service in underdeveloped countries [[spoiler:turns out to be using his satellite launch to cover the launch of his own private nuclear weapon stash in space]].
* BrokenAce: Brian, having been a competent contractor with a great interest in space, is now a cynical, broken man who walks with a limp.
* CloudCuckoolander: Allison, who is obsessed with space and Hawaiian culture.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Welch. See BitchInSheepsClothing above.
* FacialDialogue: Brian and Woody have one pretty early in the movie where Brian is able to discern full sentences just from Woody's body language. They have one again near the end of the film, but this one is ''subtitled'' to show exactly what the two of them mean with their facial expressions.
* ManHug: Brian and Woody have a couple during their completely wordless conversation near the end.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Allison, who tries to get the cynical lone wolf Brian to open up more and rediscover his enthusiasm about space. In spite of this, she is a highly decorated and competent Air Force pilot and takes her job seriously.
* MultiEthnicName: Allison Ng, whose father is half-Chinese/half-Hawaiian.
* NotSoStoic: After a fight with Christy, Woody takes a signpost from the ground and decapitates a Santa Claus doll from their Christmas yard decorations.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Colonel "Fingers" Lacy, so nicknamed because he's always gesturing with his fingers when he's talking.
* TheSilentBob: Woody, who is very tight-lipped and usually lets his facial expressions speak for him.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: In one scene, Fingers is caring for a baby named Don and finds it difficult to be around a kid that young with that name.
* WhosYourDaddy: [[spoiler:Brian turns out to be the biological father of Christy's daughter, who was concieved around the time they broke up]].
* WideEyedIdealist: Allison, who has a fascination with space and trusts that there is nothing sinister behind the gate deal. [[spoiler:She's wrong]].
