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* {{Corpsing}}: As the rigging for the ''HMS Pinafore'' is lowered, Whitey Jackson is moving his foot.
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* InTheStyleOf: It's an homage to Creator/AlfredHitchcock, with a plot that's a variation on ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooMuch'', a scene that's an extended reference to ''Film/DialMForMurder'', and the San Francisco setting of ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', along with some nods to his other movies.
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* InTheStyleOf: It's an homage to Creator/AlfredHitchcock, with a plot that's a variation on ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooMuch'', ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooMuch'' and ''Film/The39Steps'', a scene that's an extended reference to ''Film/DialMForMurder'', and the San Francisco setting of ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', along with some nods to his other movies.
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* InTheStyleOf: It's an homage to Creator/AlfredHitchcock, with a plot that's a variation on ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooMuch'', a scene that's an extended reference to ''Film/DialMForMurder'', and the San Francisco setting of ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'', along with some nods to his other movies.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Albinism is usually associated with a host of eye disorders causing visual problems. In other words, an albino probably is not going to get work as a sniper.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Albinism is usually associated with a host of eye disorders causing visual problems. In other words, an albino probably is not going to get work as a sniper. Plus, his eyes should be pink, not white.
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*BogglesTheMindTheBrute: Whitey Jackson, a tall, intimidating EvilAlbino who never speaks and is the biggest physical threat.
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* DragonTheirFeet: While the main players in the plot to assassinate the Pope are already defeated, Whitey Jackson has already been sent to shoot the Pope at the theater, and killing him is the object of the climax.
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* MeaningfulName: The EvilAlbino is named Whitey Jackson.
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* MonochromaticEyes: The EvilAlbino has completely white eyes.
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* BadassGrandpa: Mr. Hennessey, played by Burgess Meredith, is such a nice old man. With moves like Creator/BruceLee.
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* BadassGrandpa: Mr. Hennessey, played by Burgess Meredith, Creator/BurgessMeredith, is such a nice old man. With moves like Creator/BruceLee.
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** Mr. Hennessey takes out Charlie by hitting him in the head with an empty Perrier bottle.
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Suddenly embroiled in a lethal conspiracy, Gloria finds herself being hunted by various parties who are eager to find out what she knows and make sure she doesn't tell anyone else. Various complications -- including diminutive salesmen, [[EvilAlbino albino assassins]], a lecherous British bachelor (Creator/DudleyMoore) and Detective Tony Carlson (Chase), a handsome police officer assigned to investigate her increasingly bizarre story -- ensue.
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Suddenly embroiled in a lethal conspiracy, Gloria finds herself being hunted by various parties who are eager to find out what she knows and make sure she doesn't tell anyone else. Various complications -- including a diminutive salesmen, salesman (played by the legendary Creator/BillyBarty), [[EvilAlbino albino assassins]], a lecherous British bachelor (Creator/DudleyMoore) and Detective Tony Carlson (Chase), a handsome police officer assigned to investigate her increasingly bizarre story -- ensue.
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* JapaneseTourist: As Tony and Gloria race to save the day in the climax, they commandeer a car with a Japanese couple in the back. They don't understand much English, but they know what ''{{Kojak}}'' is, and when the heroes communicate that they're in a ''Kojak''-esque situation, the tourists are thrilled to be along for the ride! ("Bang bang!")
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* JapaneseTourist: As Tony and Gloria race to save the day in the climax, they commandeer a car with a Japanese couple in the back. They don't understand much English, but they know what ''{{Kojak}}'' ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' is, and when the heroes communicate that they're in a ''Kojak''-esque situation, the tourists are thrilled to be along for the ride! ("Bang bang!")
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A 1978 comedy/thriller directed by Colin Higgins and starring Goldie Hawn and Creator/ChevyChase.
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A 1978 comedy/thriller directed by Colin Higgins and starring Goldie Hawn Creator/GoldieHawn and Creator/ChevyChase.
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* HotLibrarian: Gloria is played by Goldie Hawn, Creator/GoldieHawn, after all.
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Hawn and Chase made several movies after this in the Spencer-Tracy tradition, including ''Film/SeemsLikeOldTimes''.
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Hawn and Chase made several movies after this in the Spencer-Tracy Tracy/Hepburn tradition, including ''Film/SeemsLikeOldTimes''.
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Hawn and Chase made several movies after this in the Spencer-Tracy tradition, including ''Film/SeemsLikeOldTimes''.
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* EvilLaugh: Mr. Hennessey's ''snake'' [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment somehow makes one]].
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* WouldHitAGirl: Mr. Henneseey has a [[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting kung fu fight]] with a henchman who is an elderly woman.
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* OneHeadTaller: 5'6" Goldie Hawn paired with 6'4" Chase. She has to stand on tiptoe to kiss him at the climax.
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Hawn is Gloria, a shy divorcee and librarian who one day decides to follow a friend's advice to throw caution to the wind, asking out a stranger whom she helps out when his car breaks down. When they meet at the movies that night, however, he's been shot, and manages to blurt out a cryptic warning -- "beware of the dwarf!" -- before dying; when she goes to get help, however, someone has taken the body before she can get back to her seat.
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Hawn is Gloria, a shy divorcee and librarian who one living in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, back during the time when a librarian could afford to live in San Francisco. One day decides to follow a friend's advice to throw caution to the wind, asking out a stranger whom she helps out when his car breaks down. When they meet at the movies that night, however, he's been shot, and manages to blurt out a cryptic warning -- "beware of the dwarf!" -- before dying; when she dying. She goes to get help, however, only to find that someone has taken the body before she can get back to her seat.
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* AtTheOperaTonightArtisticLicenseBiology: Albinism is usually associated with a host of eye disorders causing visual problems. In other words, an albino probably is not going to get work as a sniper.
* AtTheOperaTonight: The film climaxes with a chase for the assassin through the San Francisco Opera House during a performance of ''The Mikado''.
* AtTheOperaTonight: The film climaxes with a chase for the assassin through the San Francisco Opera House during a performance of ''The Mikado''.
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* BaldOfEvilBaldOfEvil: The Turk, one of the {{Mooks}}, is bald as a cueball.
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* CoincidentalBroadcastCoincidentalBroadcast: If a TV or radio is on during this movie, it will mention the Pope's visit to San Francisco.
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ContrivedCoincidence: The second and third meetings of Gloria and Stanley--randomly at a massage parlor, then randomly at an opera--are pretty unlikely.
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*EiffelTowerEffectEiffelTowerEffect: Many, many shots framed to show the Golden Gate Bridge, or the Bay Bridge, or cable cars, or Alcatraz. There's even an audio effect of a cable car's "ding ding" bell thrown into one scene for no reason.
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* FriendsRentControlFriendsRentControl: Sure, San Francisco wasn't as much of a theme park for the rich in 1978 as it is in the 21st century, and sure, maybe kindly old Mr. Hennessey is giving Gloria a break on the rent. But still, it strains credulity that a librarian could afford an apartment of that size.
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GrievousBottleyHarm: Gloria brings a vase down on J.J.'s head. It doesn't seem to affect him that much, although she certainly does maim him afterwards.
*HappyEndingMassageHappyEndingMassage: Gloria is held prisoner in an apartment above a massage parlor. She briefly escapes downstairs, only to find poor Stanley waiting for his happy ending.
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* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffinImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: Actually Scotty gave her the microfilm well before he was mortally injured, but he does meet her as he's dying and she is stuck with the microfilm.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Gloria is trying to persuade Stanley to escort her home because she's been attacked by a hired killer and fears for her life. Stanley thinks she's throwing herself at him. Things get [[HilarityEnsues increasingly misinterpreted]].
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** Scotty finds Gloria at the movie theater. Scotty, who is rapidly bleeding to death, says things like "There's going to be a murder" and "Call the police" to Gloria, but she thinks he's talking about the Creator/AlanLadd movie playing on the scren.
** Gloria is trying to persuade Stanley to escort her home because she's been attacked by a hired killer and fears for her life. Stanley thinks she's throwing herself at him. Things get [[HilarityEnsues increasingly misinterpreted]].
** Scotty finds Gloria at the movie theater. Scotty, who is rapidly bleeding to death, says things like "There's going to be a murder" and "Call the police" to Gloria, but she thinks he's talking about the Creator/AlanLadd movie playing on the scren.
** Gloria is trying to persuade Stanley to escort her home because she's been attacked by a hired killer and fears for her life. Stanley thinks she's throwing herself at him. Things get [[HilarityEnsues increasingly misinterpreted]].
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* PeekABooCorpse: [[spoiler:The audience at ''The Mikado'' gets one during the climax after Tony shoots Whitey, who falls into the rigging of a fake [=HMS=] Pinafore, combined with the weight of a cop Whitey shot earlier, causes the ropes holding the fake ship above the stage to slip free, and the fake ship comes down to the stage, with the bodies in the rigging.]]
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* PeekABooCorpse: [[spoiler:The The audience at ''The Mikado'' gets one during the climax after Tony shoots Whitey, who falls into the rigging of a fake [=HMS=] Pinafore, combined with the weight of a cop Whitey shot earlier, causes the ropes holding the fake ship above the stage to slip free, and the fake ship comes down to the stage, with the bodies in the rigging.]]
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* PunnyName: Gloria Mundy and Rupert Stiltskin. As well as an EvilAlbino known as "Whitey".
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* PunnyName: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_transit_gloria_mundi Gloria Mundy Mundy]] and Rupert Stiltskin. As well as an EvilAlbino known as "Whitey".
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* UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco
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* BadassGrandpa: Mr. Hennessey, played by Burgess Meredith, is such a nice old man. With moves like BruceLee.
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* BadassGrandpa: Mr. Hennessey, played by Burgess Meredith, is such a nice old man. With moves like BruceLee.Creator/BruceLee.
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* PeekABooCorpse: [[spoiler:The audience at ''The Mikado'' gets one during the climax after Tony shoots Whitey, who falls into the rigging of a fake [=HMS=] Pinafore, combined with the weight of a cop Whitey shot earlier, causes the ropes holding the fake ship above the stage to slip free, and the fake ship comes down to the stage, with the bodies in the rigging.]]
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Hawn is Gloria, a shy divorcee and librarian who one day decides to follow a friend's advice to throw caution to the wind, asking out a stranger whom she helps out when his car breaks down. When they meet at the movies that night, however, he's been shot, and manages to blurt out a cryptic warning -- "beware of the dwarf!" -- before dying; when she goes to get help, however, someone has taken the body before she can get back to her seat. Suddenly embroiled in a lethal conspiracy, Gloria finds herself being hunted by various parties who are eager to find out what she knows and make sure she doesn't tell anyone else. Various complications -- including diminutive salesmen, [[EvilAlbino albino assassins]], a lecherous British bachelor (Creator/DudleyMoore) and Detective Tony Carlson (Chase), a handsome police officer assigned to investigate her increasingly bizarre story -- ensue.
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Hawn is Gloria, a shy divorcee and librarian who one day decides to follow a friend's advice to throw caution to the wind, asking out a stranger whom she helps out when his car breaks down. When they meet at the movies that night, however, he's been shot, and manages to blurt out a cryptic warning -- "beware of the dwarf!" -- before dying; when she goes to get help, however, someone has taken the body before she can get back to her seat.
Suddenly embroiled in a lethal conspiracy, Gloria finds herself being hunted by various parties who are eager to find out what she knows and make sure she doesn't tell anyone else. Various complications -- including diminutive salesmen, [[EvilAlbino albino assassins]], a lecherous British bachelor (Creator/DudleyMoore) and Detective Tony Carlson (Chase), a handsome police officer assigned to investigate her increasingly bizarre story -- ensue.
Suddenly embroiled in a lethal conspiracy, Gloria finds herself being hunted by various parties who are eager to find out what she knows and make sure she doesn't tell anyone else. Various complications -- including diminutive salesmen, [[EvilAlbino albino assassins]], a lecherous British bachelor (Creator/DudleyMoore) and Detective Tony Carlson (Chase), a handsome police officer assigned to investigate her increasingly bizarre story -- ensue.
