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* BoomHeadshot: Colton gets one right in the forehead.


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* LargeAndInCharge: Bledsoe, Colton's enormous bodyguard. Played by the 6'4", 400lb JeepSwenson, this guy looks like he could eat a normal sized adult male, let alone beat one up. It eventually ends up taking almost a full clip of bullets to bring him down.
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* QueerPeopleAreFunny: Charlie, the clerk at the bungalow motel. The photo of his cross dressing wife is obviously meant to be humourous, as well as the ridiculous sexual come-ons from Moses. Proves himself to be CrouchingTigerHiddenBadass later on.

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* QueerPeopleAreFunny: Charlie, the clerk at the bungalow motel. The photo of his cross dressing wife is obviously meant to be humourous, as well as the ridiculous sexual come-ons from Moses. Proves himself to be CrouchingTigerHiddenBadass CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass later on.
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* QueerPeopleAreFunny: Charlie, the clerk at the bungalow motel. The photo of his cross dressing wife is obviously meant to be humourous, as well as the ridiculous sexual come-ons from Moses. Proves himself to be CrouchingTigerHiddenBadass later on.
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\n* VitriolicBestBuds: Rock and Archie spend the entire movie alternating between saving each other's lives, hurting each other, fighting, cussing each other out, and getting into one tense situation after another before pretty much always ending up admitting they're friends and trust each other. 'The Rock & Archie Show' as they call it more than once.

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* BullyingTheDragon: Moses has a habit of doing this to bigger, tougher guys like Bledsoe and "Daddy Dipshit" at the bar. He's smart about it though, and does so knowing that Keats will come along and bail him out of trouble.
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* Irony: The most ironic part of the movie is that the criminal, Archie Moses, ends up being one of the only honest characters and by extension, the only guy the policeman, Jack Carter, can really trust.

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* Irony: {{Irony}}: The most ironic part of the movie is that the criminal, Archie Moses, ends up being one of the only honest characters and by extension, the only guy the policeman, Jack Carter, can really trust.
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* Irony: The most ironic part of the movie is that the criminal, Archie Moses, ends up being one of the only honest characters and by extension, the only guy the policeman, Jack Carter, can really trust.
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* TheNineties: This movie is ''so'' mid-90s through and through. The soundtrack is mostly hip-hop-influenced with alot of boom-bap style instrumentals. Keats/Carter and Sandler both wear super baggy clothes with heavy work boots, and Keats even rocks the Michael Jordan style gold hoop earring with a sideways leather cap.

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* TheNineties: This movie is ''so'' mid-90s through and through. The soundtrack is mostly hip-hop-influenced with alot of boom-bap style instrumentals. Keats/Carter and Sandler Moses both wear super baggy clothes with heavy work boots, and Keats even rocks the Michael Jordan style gold hoop earring with a sideways leather cap.
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* The90s: This movie is ''so'' mid-90s through and through. The soundtrack is mostly hip-hop-influenced with alot of boom-bap style instrumentals. Keats/Carter and Sandler both wear super baggy clothes with heavy work boots, and Keats even rocks the Michael Jordan style gold hoop earring with a sideways leather cap.

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* The90s: TheNineties: This movie is ''so'' mid-90s through and through. The soundtrack is mostly hip-hop-influenced with alot of boom-bap style instrumentals. Keats/Carter and Sandler both wear super baggy clothes with heavy work boots, and Keats even rocks the Michael Jordan style gold hoop earring with a sideways leather cap.
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* The90s: This movie is *so* mid-90s through and through. The soundtrack is mostly hip-hop-influenced with alot of boom-bap style instrumentals. Keats/Carter and Sandler both wear super baggy clothes with heavy work boots, and Keats even rocks the Michael Jordan style gold hoop earring with a sideways leather cap.

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* The90s: This movie is *so* ''so'' mid-90s through and through. The soundtrack is mostly hip-hop-influenced with alot of boom-bap style instrumentals. Keats/Carter and Sandler both wear super baggy clothes with heavy work boots, and Keats even rocks the Michael Jordan style gold hoop earring with a sideways leather cap.
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* The90s: This movie is *so* mid-90s through and through. The soundtrack is mostly hip-hop-influenced with alot of boom-bap style instrumentals. Keats/Carter and Sandler both wear super baggy clothes with heavy work boots, and Keats even rocks the Michael Jordan style gold hoop earring with a sideways leather cap.
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* CoolGuns: Bledsoe in particular carries multiple unique weapons from scene to scene, like his pearl-gripped, engraved .45, his scoped and sighted Desert Eagle and his Striker shotgun with a drum magazine. Other bad guys carry Uzis and MP5Ks equipped with lasers and full auto capabilities.

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* CoolGuns: Bledsoe in particular carries multiple unique weapons from scene to scene, like his pearl-gripped, engraved .45, his scoped and sighted Desert Eagle and his Striker shotgun with a drum magazine. Other bad guys carry Uzis and MP5Ks [=MP5Ks=] equipped with lasers lasers, extended clips and full auto capabilities.
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* CoolGuns: Bledsoe in particular carries multiple unique weapons from scene to scene, like his pearl-gripped, engraved .45, his scoped and sighted Desert Eagle and his Striker shotgun with a drum magazine. Other bad guys carry Uzis and MP5Ks equipped with lasers and full auto capabilities.
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Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats ([[Creator/TheWayansFamily Damon Wayans]]). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.

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Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats ([[Creator/TheWayansFamily Damon Wayans]]).(Creator/DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.
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* INeverToldYouMyName: Moses proves the two FBI agents work for Colton when he says one of their full names outloud despite never hearing it.
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Not to be confused with the 1988 action thriller starring Creator/GaryBusey. If you came here looking for a trope, you want ImmuneToBullets.

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Not to be confused with the 1988 action thriller starring Creator/GaryBusey.Creator/GaryBusey and the 2018 British CopShow. If you came here looking for a trope, you want ImmuneToBullets.

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* BookEnds: At the start of the movie, Keats saves Moses from the gigantic muscular boyfriend of the woman Moses was trying to hit on. At the end, Keats saves Moses from the ''three'' gigantic muscular boyfriends of the women Moses was trying to hit on.
* CorruptHick: With his cowboy hat, gold jacket and bombastic voice, Colton could easily pass for a corrupt Texas Senator.
* TheDragon: Bledsoe (played by Creator/RobertSwenson) is Colton's bodyguard and go-to thug.



* NonActionGuy: Moses may be a street thug, but he's definitely a brains-not-brawn type of thug.





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\n* TheStoner: Moses' mom's fondness of marijuana is a running gag through the movie.

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Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (Damon Wayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.

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Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (Damon Wayans).([[Creator/TheWayansFamily Damon Wayans]]). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.
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Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.

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Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans).(Damon Wayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.
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If you came here looking for a trope, you want ImmuneToBullets.

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Not to be confused with the 1988 action thriller starring Creator/GaryBusey. If you came here looking for a trope, you want ImmuneToBullets.

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A 1996 American action comedy film. Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.

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A 1996 American action comedy film.

Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bulletproof.jpg]]

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* OddCouple: Keats (Cop) has to spend much of the picture protecting Archie (Criminal), and bringing him in to testify

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* OddCouple: Keats (Cop) (a cop) has to spend much of the picture protecting Archie (Criminal), (a criminal) and bringing him in to testifytestify.
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* MoeGreeneSpecial: Moses shoots one of Colton's guards right through his sunglasses and follows it up by saying "Gross right in the fucking eyeball"

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* MoeGreeneSpecial: Moses shoots one of Colton's guards right through his sunglasses sunglasses, and follows it up by saying "Gross "Gross, right in the fucking eyeball"eyeball!"



* {{Parody}} Archie singing the song from ''The Bodyguard'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHR0G4O-I_U here]]


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* {{Parody}} Archie singing the song from ''The Bodyguard'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHR0G4O-I_U here]]

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* EyeScream: Moses shoots one of Colton's guards right through his sunglasses and follows it up by saying "Gross right in the fucking eyeball"

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* EyeScream: MoeGreeneSpecial: Moses shoots one of Colton's guards right through his sunglasses and follows it up by saying "Gross right in the fucking eyeball"

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* OddCouple. Keats(Cop) as st spend much of the picture protecting Archie (Criminal), and bringing him in to testify

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* OddCouple. Keats(Cop) as st EyeScream: Moses shoots one of Colton's guards right through his sunglasses and follows it up by saying "Gross right in the fucking eyeball"
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A 1996 American action comedy film. Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.

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A 1996 American action comedy film. Archie Moses (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (JamesCaan), (Creator/JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.
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A 1996 American action comedy film. Archie Moses (AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.

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A 1996 American action comedy film. Archie Moses (AdamSandler) (Creator/AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bulletproof.jpg]]

A 1996 American action comedy film. Archie Moses (AdamSandler) is a small time street thug for a large drug importer and car dealer Frank Colton (JamesCaan), who is befriended by an undercover cop named Rock Keats (DamonWayans). The latter is naturally seeking evidence against Colton. During a raid on Colton's warehouse, Archie accidentally shoots Jack in the head but he miraculously survives and makes a full recovery. Archie then flees the state, and is subsequently arrested later. Jack is assigned the task of returning Archie to testify against Colton.

If you came here looking for a trope, you want ImmuneToBullets.

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* DontTellMama: Keats goes along in lying to Archie's mother in order to help reassure her.
* OddCouple. Keats(Cop) as st spend much of the picture protecting Archie (Criminal), and bringing him in to testify
* {{Parody}} Archie singing the song from ''The Bodyguard'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHR0G4O-I_U here]]

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