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Square Peg, Round Trope. This is more a case of Accidental Innuendo or a troper with an exceptionally dirty mind.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Mary seems to be singing about something else during "Lonely Pew".
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Trying to put in more-chronological order.
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
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** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
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** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance:
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
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* ValuesDissonance: Invoked InUniverse throughout the movie.
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
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* AnAesop: The original film was clearly an overblown attempt at anti-marijuana propaganda. The musical goes out of its way to demonize..... propaganda.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Mary and Jimmy are studying [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo AND Juliet]], starting with the "proo-low-gwee".
* AdaptationExpansion: In the stage show, [[spoiler:Mae's]] summoning of FDR is laughed off under RuleOfFunny as 'It's a funny story,' and dropped. In the film, FDR is established as being in town earlier and even contains a sequence of her fighting through his guards to talk to him.
* AdaptationExpansion: In the stage show, [[spoiler:Mae's]] summoning of FDR is laughed off under RuleOfFunny as 'It's a funny story,' and dropped. In the film, FDR is established as being in town earlier and even contains a sequence of her fighting through his guards to talk to him.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Mary and Jimmy are studying [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet ''[[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Romeo AND Juliet]], and Juliet]]'', starting with the "proo-low-gwee".
* AdaptationExpansion: In the stage show, [[spoiler:Mae's]] summoning of FDR is laughed off under RuleOfFunny as'It's "It's a funny story,' story," and dropped. In the film, FDR is established as being in town earlier earlier, and even contains a sequence of her fighting through his guards to talk to him.
* AdaptationExpansion: In the stage show, [[spoiler:Mae's]] summoning of FDR is laughed off under RuleOfFunny as
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** Both stage and screen end with [[spoiler:FDR saving Jimmy's life by giving him a presidential pardon]]. However, in the movie the Lecturer calls him a reckless lunatic, so his heroic role in the propaganda film makes much less sense.
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** Both stage and screen end with [[spoiler:FDR saving Jimmy's life by giving him a presidential pardon]]. However, in the movie movie, the Lecturer calls him a reckless lunatic, so his heroic role in the propaganda film makes much less sense.
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** The reprise of "Romeo and Juliet", sung as [[spoiler:Mary is dying]] replaces the line "bubbling with love" with "haemorrhaging blood".
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** The reprise of "Romeo and Juliet", sung as [[spoiler:Mary is dying]] dying]], replaces the line "bubbling with love" with "haemorrhaging blood".
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* DeusExMachina: Parodied of course when [[spoiler:FDR appears and pardons Jimmy]].
* DiedHappilyEverAfter: In the final song, [[spoiler:Mary is released from Purgatory and Jimmy tells her to wait for him. '"One day I'll get cancer, or hit by a train!" Some stage productions like to make up new ways for him to die, such as "eaten by wild bears."]]
* DiedHappilyEverAfter: In the final song, [[spoiler:Mary is released from Purgatory and Jimmy tells her to wait for him. '"One day I'll get cancer, or hit by a train!" Some stage productions like to make up new ways for him to die, such as "eaten by wild bears."]]
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* DeusExMachina: Parodied Parodied, of course course, when [[spoiler:FDR appears and pardons Jimmy]].
* DiedHappilyEverAfter: In the final song, [[spoiler:Mary is released from Purgatory and Jimmy tells her to wait for him.'"One "One day I'll get cancer, or hit by a train!" Some stage productions like to make up new ways for him to die, such as "eaten by wild bears."]]
* DiedHappilyEverAfter: In the final song, [[spoiler:Mary is released from Purgatory and Jimmy tells her to wait for him.
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* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Downplayed. While it's played as BlackComedy, [[spoiler:Mary]] forcing herself on Ralph is shown to be clearly not "okay". Still, if it ''was'' reversed it would be a huge case of DudeNotFunny.
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* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Downplayed. While it's played as BlackComedy, [[spoiler:Mary]] forcing herself on Ralph is shown to be clearly not "okay". Still, if it ''was'' reversed reversed, it would be a huge case of DudeNotFunny.
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* OnceAcceptableTargets: Invoked InUniverse throughout the movie.
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
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* ValuesDissonance: Invoked InUniverse throughout the movie.
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
** A parent at the assembly has trouble pronouncing "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
** The Narrator mistakes Mr. Kochinski's name as Russian rather than Polish, and implies that either way this makes him a DirtyCommunist.
** In a song cut early in the show's run, Jimmy's parents educate him on: oversexed, pot-smoking "darkies", the wily, opium-fuelled Chinese, and lazy, heroin-addicted Mexicans.
** "Tell 'Em The Truth" puts Communists and queers on the mob's hitlist after [[UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin Darwin]], [[UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud Freud]], and smut.
** Sally gets rid of her baby by giving it to a Chinese restaurant owner, with the heavy implication that he's going to [[ImAHumanitarian put the infant to good use in his business]]...
--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
** In the movie, the Lecturer also explains the link between reefer and [[CreepyJazzMusic jazz]]... calling jazz musicians "weed-blowing" and "ginger-coloured" in the process.
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* EverybodyDiesEnding: The original version of the show ended with [[spoiler: Mary getting shot and ending up in Hell, Sally being eaten by Ralph, Ralph being taken out by Jack, Jack being beaten to death by Mae, Jimmy being forsaken by God and executed, and Mae committing suicide. Even the Placard Girl gets killed after Mae lands on her.]] The movie and later productions avert this by sparing some characters.
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* KillEmAll: The original version of the show ended with [[spoiler: Mary getting shot and ending up in Hell, Sally being eaten by Ralph, Ralph being taken out by Jack, Jack being beaten to death by Mae, Jimmy being forsaken by God and executed, and Mae committing suicide. Even the Placard Girl gets killed after Mae lands on her.]] The movie and later productions avert this by sparing some characters.
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* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Ralph]] goes completely off the deep end in the second act[[spoiler:... it's no help, however, that (at least, in the movie musical) he's plagued by visions of Jimmy and Mary being terrorized and sodomized by {{Satan}}.]]
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* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Ralph]] goes completely off the deep end in the second act[[spoiler:... it's no help, however, that (at least, least in the movie musical) he's plagued by visions of Jimmy and Mary being terrorized and sodomized by {{Satan}}.]]
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* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Ralph]] goes completely off the deep end in the second act[[spoiler:... it's no help, however, that (at least, in the movie musical, he's plagued by visions of Jimmy and Mary being terrorized and sodomized by {{Satan}}.]]
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* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Ralph]] goes completely off the deep end in the second act[[spoiler:... it's no help, however, that (at least, in the movie musical, musical) he's plagued by visions of Jimmy and Mary being terrorized and sodomized by {{Satan}}.]]
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: With ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}. [[spoiler: Jimmy looks to Jack & Mae, who shake their heads at Mary's inquiry of "did they love until they grow old?" So he proceeds to lie about the original play's ending as he comforts a dying Mary in his arms, [[LetThemDieHappy letting Mary at least pass on peacefully]]]].
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: With ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}. [[spoiler: After a brief kerfuffle that ends with Mary getting shot, Jimmy looks to Jack & Mae, who shake their heads at Mary's inquiry of "did they love until they grow old?" So he proceeds to lie about the original play's ending as he comforts a dying Mary in his arms, [[LetThemDieHappy letting Mary at least pass on peacefully]]]].
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* LetThemDieHappy: [[spoiler:In the DarkReprise of "Romeo and Juliet", Jimmy lies about the ending of the original play in order to let Mary pass on peacefully after he accidentally (and fatally) shoots her.]]
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I don't think that's true. Jimmy looks over to Jack & Mae, who shake their heads.
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: With ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}. [[spoiler:It's implied that Jimmy ''did'' read the ending at some point as he comforts a dying Mary in his arms, as he proceeds to lie about the original play's ending to [[LetThemDieHappy let Mary at least pass on peacefully]].
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: With ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}. [[spoiler:It's implied that [[spoiler: Jimmy ''did'' read the ending looks to Jack & Mae, who shake their heads at some point as he comforts a dying Mary in his arms, as Mary's inquiry of "did they love until they grow old?" So he proceeds to lie about the original play's ending to as he comforts a dying Mary in his arms, [[LetThemDieHappy let letting Mary at least pass on peacefully]].peacefully]]]].
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: With ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}.
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: With ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}. [[spoiler:It's implied that Jimmy ''did'' read the ending at some point as he comforts a dying Mary in his arms, as he proceeds to lie about the original play's ending to [[LetThemDieHappy let Mary at least pass on peacefully]].
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* TenorBoy: Jimmy fits this to a T
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* TenorBoy: Jimmy fits this to a T ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFGJXVhyVDQ "Shut up, bitch!"]]
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* BastardGirlfriend: [[spoiler:Mary]], under the influence of reefer.
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* FetishizedAbuser: [[spoiler:Mary]], under the influence of reefer.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Near the end, [[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt FDR]] declares that they can fight the scourge of marijuana through the papers of William Randolph Hearst. The real FDR would never say that, given that Hearst was outspoken about his ''absolute hatred'' of the second Roosevelt administration.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: In-universe with ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}.
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* InUniverseFactoidFailure: With ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{aesop}}.
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* BondageIsBad: PlayedForLaughs. After [[GirlNextDoor Mary]] takes ''one hit'' of that [[DrugsAreBad evil reefer]], she fantasizes about being a dominatrix to show her descent into [[AC:debauchery]]!
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* BondageIsBad: PlayedForLaughs. After [[GirlNextDoor Mary]] takes ''one hit'' of that [[DrugsAreBad evil reefer]], she fantasizes about being a dominatrix to show her descent into [[AC:debauchery]]![[AC:debauchery!]]
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: An adaptation of a cult classic exploitation film from the 1930s.
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: An A film version of a stage musical adaptation of a cult classic 1930s exploitation film from the 1930s.film.
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* BlackComedy: A lot of humor is gotten out of drug addiction, infidelity, rape, murder and cannibalism.
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* BlackComedy: A lot '''lot''' of humor is gotten out of drug addiction, infidelity, rape, murder and cannibalism.
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* BondageIsBad: PlayedForLaughs. After [[GirlNextDoor Mary Lane]] smokes that [[DrugsAreBad evil reefer]] for the first time, she starts to fantasize about being a dominatrix to show her descent into [[AC:debauchery!]]
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* BondageIsBad: PlayedForLaughs. After [[GirlNextDoor Mary Lane]] smokes Mary]] takes ''one hit'' of that [[DrugsAreBad evil reefer]] for the first time, reefer]], she starts to fantasize fantasizes about being a dominatrix to show her descent into [[AC:debauchery!]][[AC:debauchery]]!
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* CountingBullets: Jack fails to keep track of how many shots it took to take down Ralph, so when he threatens Mae with his revolver, it's empty.
* CriticalResearchFailure: In-universe with ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{Aesop}}.
* CriticalResearchFailure: In-universe with ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most well known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{Aesop}}.
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* CountingBullets: Jack fails to keep track of how many shots it took to take down Ralph, [[spoiler:Ralph]], so when he threatens Mae [[spoiler:Mae]] with his revolver, it's empty.
* CriticalResearchFailure: In-universe with ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the mostwell known well-known tragic endings in history, but the two teenage leads seem to think it's an idyllic love story. The musical itself [[InvokedTrope makes a point]] to give us the true {{Aesop}}.{{aesop}}.
* CriticalResearchFailure: In-universe with ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. It's one of the most
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** Onstage, "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy" gets one at Jimmy's execution, where he pleads to Jesus to save his soul from Hell, only for Jesus to say he's just there to gloat and watch the show, and it's too late for any sort of penantence.
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** Onstage, "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy" gets receives one at Jimmy's execution, where he pleads to Jesus to save his soul from Hell, only for Jesus to say he's just there to gloat and watch the show, and it's too late for any sort of penantence.penitence.
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** After [[spoiler:Ralph]] goes insane, he gets shot instead of being institutionalized.
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** After [[spoiler:Ralph]] goes insane, he gets he's shot instead of being institutionalized.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:Sally]] and [[spoiler:Jack]]. In the original, he was killed by an insane [[spoiler:Ralph]], and she committed suicide after testifying against the dope ring. In the musical, [[spoiler:Sally]] is given [[spoiler:Jack’s]] death and he manages to triumph over [[spoiler:Ralph]], but ends up dying in a similar matter anyway after [[spoiler:Mae]] betrays him.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:Sally]] and [[spoiler:Jack]]. In the original, he was killed by an insane [[spoiler:Ralph]], and she committed suicide after testifying against the dope ring. In the musical, [[spoiler:Sally]] is given [[spoiler:Jack’s]] [[spoiler:Jack's]] death and he manages to triumph over [[spoiler:Ralph]], but ends up dying in a similar matter anyway after [[spoiler:Mae]] betrays him.
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* DumbBlonde: Both Mary and Sally in the movie. Mary is the sweet but hopelessly naive kind, while Sally is promiscuous and constantly bumping into things.
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* DumbBlonde: Both Mary and Sally in the movie.film. Mary is the sweet but hopelessly naive kind, while Sally is promiscuous and constantly bumping into things.
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* FanserviceExtra: In the stage version, a bikini-clad girl will occasionally walk through carrying a sign with a message on it.
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* FanserviceExtra: In the stage version, Onstage, a bikini-clad girl will occasionally walk through carrying cross the stage with a sign with a message on it.
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* FramingDevice: An unnamed Lecturer (implied to be a government official) is showing a small town PTA a "presentation" on the dangers of marijuana. In the movie, the framing device is filmed in black and white while the presentation is in colour. [[spoiler:That is, until the very end, when the framing device suddenly turns to colour and the PTA are interacting with characters within the presentation (including those who died).]]
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* FramingDevice: An unnamed Lecturer (implied to be a government official) is showing a small town PTA a "presentation" on the dangers of marijuana. In the movie, film, the framing device is filmed shot in black and white while the presentation is in colour. [[spoiler:That is, until the very end, when the framing device suddenly turns to colour and the PTA are interacting with characters within the presentation (including those who died).]]
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* GenderFlip: The owner of the Five and Dime is changed from male in the original movie and play to female in the 2005 film version. This was done to create a role for Creator/NeveCampbell.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Jack's mustache falls squarely in the evil "pencil mustache " category.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Jack's mustache falls squarely in the evil "pencil mustache " category.
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* GenderFlip: The owner of the Five and Dime is changed from male in the original movie film and play to female in the 2005 film version. This was done to create a role for Creator/NeveCampbell.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Jack's mustache falls squarely in the evil "pencilmustache " mustache" category.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Jack's mustache falls squarely in the evil "pencil
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** The original play does this twice in a row. First, when Jimmy is [[spoiler: about to be executed for Mary's death]] Jesus interrupts in a literal DeusExMachina, but he quickly reveals that he’s just there to laugh at Jimmy for not taking his advice. Just when Jimmy thinks he’s truly done for [[spoiler: Mae interrupts with a presidential pardon]], but after the characters celebrate Jimmy, [[spoiler: still in the electric chair, is accidentally electrocuted.]]
** The movie takes out both of these, removing the first scene entirely and softening the second into a straight happy ending. Meanwhile, the revised version of the play reinserts the first HopeSpot, but keeps the movie's happier ending.
** The movie takes out both of these, removing the first scene entirely and softening the second into a straight happy ending. Meanwhile, the revised version of the play reinserts the first HopeSpot, but keeps the movie's happier ending.
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** The original play does this twice in a row. First, when Jimmy is [[spoiler: about [[spoiler:about to be executed for Mary's death]] Jesus interrupts in a literal DeusExMachina, but he quickly reveals that he’s just there to laugh at Jimmy gloat for not taking his advice. Just when Jimmy thinks he’s truly done for [[spoiler: Mae for, [[spoiler:Mae interrupts with a presidential pardon]], but after the characters celebrate Jimmy, [[spoiler: everyone celebrates, Jimmy [[spoiler:, still in the electric chair, is accidentally electrocuted.]]
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** Themovie takes out film cuts both of these, removing the first scene entirely and softening the second into a straight happy ending. Meanwhile, the revised version of the play reinserts the first HopeSpot, but keeps the movie's happier ending.
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** [[spoiler:Ralph]] when he gets the 'munchies.'
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** [[spoiler:Ralph]] when he gets the 'munchies.''munchies'.
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* TheIngenue: Mary Lane. She's a sixteen year-old girl who loves babies, considers nine pm the middle of the night, and apologizes to God for the [[FelonyMisdemeanor mortal sin]] of lying about a seat being taken. She even provides the page quote.
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* TheIngenue: Mary Lane. She's a sixteen year-old girl who loves babies, considers nine pm 9pm the middle of the night, and apologizes to God for the [[FelonyMisdemeanor mortal sin]] of lying about a seat being taken. She even provides the page quote.
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* KarmicRape: This happens in the musical number "Little Mary Sunshine," in which Ralph's marijuana-facilitated attempted seduction of Mary [[GoneHorriblyRight works a little TOO well]].
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* KarmicRape: This happens in the musical number during "Little Mary Sunshine," Sunshine", in which Ralph's marijuana-facilitated attempted seduction of Mary [[GoneHorriblyRight works a little TOO well]].
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--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?
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--->'''Chinese restaurant owner:''' Care to stay for... dinah?dinah?\\
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
''[Cue the assembly glancing at the sole Asian woman among them, who sinks in her seat]''
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** A parent at the assembly has trouble [[ItsPronouncedTropay pronouncing "marijuana"]], and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
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** A parent at the assembly has trouble [[ItsPronouncedTropay pronouncing "marijuana"]], "marijuana", and repeats "merry Jew?' several times.
