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* KnifeNut: Zigzagged with Sergeant Black, who is introduced training recruits in edged-weapons combat, but doesn’t really use them afterwards.
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-->'''Sgt. Black''': (''after Bobby explains the situation to her'') Ain't nobody here but two people in green.//
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-->'''Sgt. Black''': (''after Bobby explains the situation to her'') Ain't nobody here but two people in green.//\\
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* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Knife]]: The knife Bobby shows one of the Marines in the bar [[spoiler:is the same knife in which the Marine plants a bug in so Stoddard can follow his every move when Bobby is trying to find Laura]].
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* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Knife]]: The knife Bobby shows one of the Marines in the bar [[spoiler:is the same knife in which the Marine plants a bug in so Stoddard can follow his every move when Bobby is trying to find Laura]].
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* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Knife]]: The knife Bobby shows one of the Marines in the bar [[spoiler:is the same knife in which the Marine plants a bug in so Stoddard can follow his every move when Bobby is trying to find Laura]].
* SemperFi: Bobby is an ex-Marine, while Sgt. Black is currently in the Marines. This is why she prevails on him to let her help rescue Laura, and why he turns to her when there's no one else he can trust.
-->'''Sgt. Black''': (''after Bobby explains the situation to her'') Ain't nobody here but two people in green.//
'''Bobby''': It goes beyond that.\\
'''Sgt. Black''': ''Nothing'' goes beyond that.
-->'''Sgt. Black''': (''after Bobby explains the situation to her'') Ain't nobody here but two people in green.//
'''Bobby''': It goes beyond that.\\
'''Sgt. Black''': ''Nothing'' goes beyond that.
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* StorefrontTelevisionDisplay: At the end, we see one of these where a TV anchor (Creator/DavidPaymer) does the story of [[spoiler:Laura returning home after being rescued, while a disguised Bobby watches this in an unknown city]].
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* StorefrontTelevisionDisplay: At the end, we see one of these where a TV anchor (Creator/DavidPaymer) does the story of [[spoiler:Laura returning home after being rescued, while a disguised Bobby watches this in an unknown city]].city, in an unknown country]].
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The story follows Bobby Scott (Kilmer), a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Bell) of a high-ranking government figure, who is partnered with the new recruit Curtis (Derek Luke). Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme.
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The story follows Bobby Scott (Kilmer), a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Bell) of a high-ranking government figure, the U.S. president, who is partnered with the new recruit Curtis (Derek Luke). Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme.
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* StorefrontTelevisionDisplay: At the end, we see one of these where a TV anchor (Creator/DavidPaymer) does the story of [[spoiler:Laura returning home after being rescued, while a disguised Bobby watches this in an unknown city]].
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* LivingMacguffin: Though no one says it out loud, it's pretty clear this is what Laura Newton is.
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* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Photo]]: [[spoiler:The photograph the Secret Service agent shows Bobby of her and Laura Newton together is the same one Sergeant Black shows Laura to convince her she's there to rescue Laura]].
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* LikeASonToMe: A GenderFlipped version - [[spoiler:the Secret Service agent who pleads Bobby to find Laura tells him she raised Laura for all intents and purposes, and shows him a photo of the two of them together. She even declares at one point, "I'm her mother!"]]
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* IGaveMyWord: Jones assists Bobby in the actual rescue despite their deal not requiring him to in order to prove that he didn’t tip off their targets (who’ve amped up security) about Bobby, and contributes a lot to the fight.
* KnifeNut: Zigzagged with Sergeant Black, who is introduced training recruits in edged-weapons combat, but doesn’t really use them afterwards.
* KnifeNut: Zigzagged with Sergeant Black, who is introduced training recruits in edged-weapons combat, but doesn’t really use them afterwards.
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* TheSmartGuy: Curtis shows some of this during the initial operation in addition to being a capable fighter. It’s reinforced afterwards when he figures out the truth about the cover-up before TheHero does and is the one to convince him of it.
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A 2004 espionage thriller written and directed by Creator/DavidMamet, starring Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/KristenBell.
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A 2004 espionage thriller written and directed by Creator/DavidMamet, starring Creator/ValKilmer Creator/ValKilmer, Creator/KristenBell and Creator/KristenBell.Creator/WilliamHMacy.
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and directed by Creator/DavidMamet, and starring Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/KristenBell. The story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partnered with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as "the thinking man's thriller", and has a moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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The story follows Bobby
''Spartan'' has been labelled by some as "the thinking man's thriller", and has a moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and directed by Creator/DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partnered with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as "the thinking man's thriller", and has a moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
An 2004 espionage thriller written and directed by Creator/DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partnered with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as "the thinking man's thriller", and has a moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and directed by Creator/DavidMamet, and starring
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* ViewersAreGeniuses: This movie is notable for not explaining many key details about what is occurring and simply showing things from the perspective of the characters without detail which forces the audience to figure out what exactly is occurring.
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and Directed by Creator/DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the thinking man's thriller', and has a more moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and Directed directed by Creator/DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened partnered with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the "the thinking man's thriller', thriller", and has a more moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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* AntiHero: Bobby Scott is shown as cold and relentless when it comes to getting the job done. [[spoiler: However when finding the truth behind the daughter's kidnapping he follows his conscience]].
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* AntiHero: Bobby Scott is shown as cold and relentless when it comes to getting the job done. [[spoiler: However However, when finding the truth behind the daughter's kidnapping kidnapping, he follows his conscience]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his allie Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, he gets zero recognition for his rescue and outcasts himself to another country.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his allie ally Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, he gets zero recognition for his rescue and outcasts himself to another country.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Bobby orders Curtis to take out another man's eye when he's not giving up the information they want. It doesn't actually happen as he spills the beans before he does it. It's left open whether it was a scare tactic or a real possibility]].
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: The president's handlers decide to fake the death of the daughter to draw attention away from an affair he was having, which could make him loose a lot of popularity with the public. Also Bobby does this to get away from the sniper who has him pinned down.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: The president's handlers decide to fake the death of the daughter to draw attention away from an affair he was having, which could make him loose a lot of popularity with the public. Also Bobby does this to get away from the sniper who has him pinned down.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Bobby orders Curtis to take out another a man's eye when he's not giving up the information they want. It doesn't actually happen happen, as he spills the beans before he does it.the deed is done. It's left open whether it was a scare tactic or a real possibility]].
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: The president's handlers decide to fake the death of the daughter to draw attention away from an affair he was having, which could make himloose lose a lot of popularity with the public. Also Bobby does this to get away from the sniper who has him pinned down.]]
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* MasterOfDisguise: Bobby doesn't change much of his physical appearance when he occasionally takes on a different role except his clothes. But his mannerisms and way of speaking are done in a way that's likely to manipulate others and fit the situation.
* MasterOfDisguise: Bobby doesn't change much of his physical appearance when he occasionally takes on a different role except his clothes. But his mannerisms and way of speaking are done in a way that's likely to manipulate others and fit the situation.
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* MametSpeak: Being a Mamet film film, this is expected. Also combined with a lot of SpySpeak.
* MasterOfDisguise: Bobby doesn't change much of his physicalappearance appearance, aside from his clothes, when he occasionally takes on a different role except his clothes. But his role. His mannerisms and way of speaking speaking, though, are done in a way that's likely to manipulate others and fit the situation.
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* SexSlave: [[spoiler:The kidnapped daughter is forced into sexy slavery in Dubai, though how much happened before she gets rescued is uncertain.]]
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* SexSlave: [[spoiler:The kidnapped daughter is forced into sexy sex slavery in Dubai, though how much happened before she gets rescued is uncertain.]]
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and Directed by DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the thinking man's thriller', and has a more moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and Directed by DavidMamet, Creator/DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the thinking man's thriller', and has a more moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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* LoveItOrHateIt
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* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]]: BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his allie Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, he gets zero recognition for his rescue and outcasts himself to another country.]]
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* [[spoiler: FakingTheDead]]: FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: The president's handlers decide to fake the death of the daughter to draw attention away from an affair he was having, which could make him loose a lot of popularity with the public. Also Bobby does this to get away from the sniper who has him pinned down.]]
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* [[spoiler: SexSlave:]] [[spoiler:The kidnapped daughter is forced into sexy slavery in Dubai, though how much happened before she gets rescued is uncertain.]]
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* [[spoiler: SexSlave:]] SexSlave: [[spoiler:The kidnapped daughter is forced into sexy slavery in Dubai, though how much happened before she gets rescued is uncertain.]]
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and Directed by DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the thinking man's thriller', and has a more moody and slow-paced atmoshpere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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An 2004 espionage thriller written and Directed by DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the thinking man's thriller', and has a more moody and slow-paced atmoshpere.atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: A lot of people around Bobby Scott tend to end up dead, and rather suddenly. Most notably, Curtis being shot from an unknown sniper.]]
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Scott uses his importance as a secret agent to do, and get away with many morally questionable things.
* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]]: [[spoiler: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his allie Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, he get's zero recognition for his rescue and outcasts himself to another country.]]
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: This happens quickly in one scene, in which Bobby is being shot at and one hits his submachine gun. He visibly shows pain, but ultimately isn't harmed and maanges to pull our his sidearm.
* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]]: [[spoiler: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his allie Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, he get's zero recognition for his rescue and outcasts himself to another country.]]
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: This happens quickly in one scene, in which Bobby is being shot at and one hits his submachine gun. He visibly shows pain, but ultimately isn't harmed and maanges to pull our his sidearm.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Scott uses his importance as a secret agent to do, and get away with with, many morally questionable things.
* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]]: [[spoiler: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his allie Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, heget's gets zero recognition for his rescue and outcasts himself to another country.]]
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: This happens quickly in one scene, in which Bobby is being shot at and one hits his submachine gun. He visibly shows pain, but ultimately isn't harmed andmaanges manages to pull our out his sidearm.
* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]]: [[spoiler: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his allie Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, he
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* MasterOfDisguise: Bobby doesn't change much of his physical appearance when heoccassionally occasionally takes on a different role except his clothes. But his mannerisms and way of speaking are done in a way that's likely to manipulate others and fit the situation.
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* DramaticGunCock: A variation. After killing one of the convicts Bobby pulls the trigger with the shotgun pointed at the other one. The firearm is empty but he does it to intimidate and get information from the convict.
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An 2004 espionage thriller writte and Directed by DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the thinking man's thriller', and has a more moody and slow-paced atmoshpere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
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An 2004 espionage thriller writte written and Directed by DavidMamet, and starring ValKilmer and Kristen Bell. The the story follows Bobby Scott, a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of a high ranking government figure, and is partened with the new recruit Curtis. Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme. Spartan has been labelled by some as 'the thinking man's thriller', and has a more moody and slow-paced atmoshpere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending.
