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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: Thomas is frantically masturbating to thoughts of doing the "saw a woman in half" routine with Monika, when his mother calls to him from outside the door and ruins the mood.
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* FacePalm: Bengt does this when he realizes that Thomas is going to try the stab-a-box-with-swords trick again.
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* FacePalm: Bengt does this when he realizes that Thomas is going to try the stab-a-box-with-swords Indian basket trick (stab-a-box-with-swords) again.
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* FingerSnapLighter: Thomas's opening trick when performing at his father's birthday party.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Thomas is frantically masturbating to thoughts of doing the "saw a woman in half" routine with Monika, when his mother calls to him from outside the door and ruins the mood.
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* LapPillow: Bengt might have a fraught relationship with his son but he and Gunilla are close and affectionate. She is resting with her head in his lap on the couch as Bengt stresses out about Thomas performing at the birthday party and wishes they'd gone with karaoke.
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* StageMagician: Although he hasn't gotten past the children's party stage.
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* StageMagician: Although he hasn't gotten past the children's party stage.stage.
* TitleDrop: When his friend mistakes Thomas's CatchPhrase "Chimay" for "she-male", Thomas has to explain: "I use it instead of Abracadabra."
* TitleDrop: When his friend mistakes Thomas's CatchPhrase "Chimay" for "she-male", Thomas has to explain: "I use it instead of Abracadabra."
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* ImColdSoCold: Gunilla says this as she's being wheeled through a corridor in the HospitalGurneyScene. It's all played for comedy.
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* FantasyForbiddingFather: Bengt clearly regards his son as a nincompoop and his dreams of being a magician as deeply embarrassing. He wishes Thomas would be more normal, and get a regular job.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Thomas is cutting the grass with a riding lawnmower, when he's distracted by the sight of lovely Monika. He runs over and destroys a bird feeder.
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A 25-year-old man who might be generously described as a loser lives at home with his parents. Thomas has dreams of being a stage musician, but he is terrible at it. As the movie begins he is wearing an eyepatch after having poked himself in the eye with a spring-loaded flowers trick. He then nearly kills his mother Gunilla while performing the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_basket_trick Indian basket trick]]", that being the trick where someone gets in a box and the magician stabs the box with swords.
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A 25-year-old man who might be generously described as a loser lives at home with his parents. Thomas has dreams of being a stage musician, magician, but he is terrible at it. As the movie begins he is wearing an eyepatch after having poked himself in the eye with a spring-loaded flowers trick. He then nearly kills his mother Gunilla while performing the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_basket_trick Indian basket trick]]", that being the trick where someone gets in a box and the magician stabs the box with swords.
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* {{Flashback}}: How we learn why Thomas is wearing an eyepatch. He tried his spring-loaded flowers, and then looked at the want, only for the flowers to jab him in the eye.
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* {{Flashback}}: How we learn why Thomas is wearing an eyepatch. He tried his spring-loaded flowers, and then looked at the want, wand, only for the flowers to jab him in the eye.
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* HospitalGurneyScene: Gunilla is being wheeled down a corridor by frantic doctors after Thomas apparently stabbed her during his trick. She's fine.
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''Instead of Abracadabra'' is a 2008 short film (22 minutes) from Sweden, directed by Patrik Eklund.
A 25-year-old man who might be generously described as a loser lives at home with his parents. Thomas has dreams of being a stage musician, but he is terrible at it. As the movie begins he is wearing an eyepatch after having poked himself in the eye with a spring-loaded flowers trick. He then nearly kills his mother Gunilla while performing the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_basket_trick Indian basket trick]]", that being the trick where someone gets in a box and the magician stabs the box with swords.
His father Bengt is fed up with Thomas's dreams of being a magician and is strongly pressuring him to get a real job. Meanwhile, Thomas has developed a crush on Monika, a very pretty single mother who moved in next door. Thomas decides to prove himself to both Bengt and Monika by performing at his father's 60th birthday party.
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!!Tropes:
* Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra: Makes for a painfully over-the-top intro to the act that Thomas performs at his dad's party.
* BrickJoke: Thomas is wearing an eyepatch because he poked himself in the eye with the spring-loaded flowers. At the end, after his show at the party was a success, he shows Monika the flowers--and they poke her in the eye.
* CatchPhrase: Thomas has invented his own Catch Phrase, "Chimay!", because he doesn't want to say "Abracadabra."
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Thomas is frantically masturbating to thoughts of doing the "saw a woman in half" routine with Monika, when his mother calls to him from outside the door and ruins the mood.
* {{Facecam}}: Used for Thomas as he's mowing the lawn on a riding mower--and doing it badly, as he runs over and destroys the bird feeder.
* FacePalm: Bengt does this when he realizes that Thomas is going to try the stab-a-box-with-swords trick again.
* {{Flashback}}: How we learn why Thomas is wearing an eyepatch. He tried his spring-loaded flowers, and then looked at the want, only for the flowers to jab him in the eye.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Bengt hurriedly downs his cocktail after realizing that Thomas did ''not'' kill his volunteer; rather, it was his stuntman buddy making the Indian basket trick more impressive.
* SmashCut: From Thomas pushing the second sword through the box, to Gunilla being wheeled through a hospital on a gurney, Thomas and Bengt running behind.
* StageMagician: Although he hasn't gotten past the children's party stage.
A 25-year-old man who might be generously described as a loser lives at home with his parents. Thomas has dreams of being a stage musician, but he is terrible at it. As the movie begins he is wearing an eyepatch after having poked himself in the eye with a spring-loaded flowers trick. He then nearly kills his mother Gunilla while performing the "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_basket_trick Indian basket trick]]", that being the trick where someone gets in a box and the magician stabs the box with swords.
His father Bengt is fed up with Thomas's dreams of being a magician and is strongly pressuring him to get a real job. Meanwhile, Thomas has developed a crush on Monika, a very pretty single mother who moved in next door. Thomas decides to prove himself to both Bengt and Monika by performing at his father's 60th birthday party.
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!!Tropes:
* Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra: Makes for a painfully over-the-top intro to the act that Thomas performs at his dad's party.
* BrickJoke: Thomas is wearing an eyepatch because he poked himself in the eye with the spring-loaded flowers. At the end, after his show at the party was a success, he shows Monika the flowers--and they poke her in the eye.
* CatchPhrase: Thomas has invented his own Catch Phrase, "Chimay!", because he doesn't want to say "Abracadabra."
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Thomas is frantically masturbating to thoughts of doing the "saw a woman in half" routine with Monika, when his mother calls to him from outside the door and ruins the mood.
* {{Facecam}}: Used for Thomas as he's mowing the lawn on a riding mower--and doing it badly, as he runs over and destroys the bird feeder.
* FacePalm: Bengt does this when he realizes that Thomas is going to try the stab-a-box-with-swords trick again.
* {{Flashback}}: How we learn why Thomas is wearing an eyepatch. He tried his spring-loaded flowers, and then looked at the want, only for the flowers to jab him in the eye.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Bengt hurriedly downs his cocktail after realizing that Thomas did ''not'' kill his volunteer; rather, it was his stuntman buddy making the Indian basket trick more impressive.
* SmashCut: From Thomas pushing the second sword through the box, to Gunilla being wheeled through a hospital on a gurney, Thomas and Bengt running behind.
* StageMagician: Although he hasn't gotten past the children's party stage.
