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* ShellShockedVeteran: Rettig was a parachuter in the army. If he's the same age as Burt Lancaster, that makes him young enough to have served in World War II.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Rettig was a parachuter paratrooper in the army. Army. If he's the same age as Burt Lancaster, that makes him young enough to have served in World War II.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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''The Gypsy Moths'' is a 1969 American drama film directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer, [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] a novel of the same name by James Drought. Creator/JohnFrankenheimer and starring Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/DeborahKerr, Creator/GeneHackman, Creator/ScottWilson, Creator/WilliamWindom, and Creator/ScottWilson star. A young Creator/BonnieBedelia appears as Annie.Creator/BonnieBedelia. The music score was composed by Music/ElmerBernstein.
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''The Gypsy Moths'' is a 1969 drama film directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer, [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] a novel of the same name by James Drought. Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/DeborahKerr, Creator/GeneHackman, and Creator/ScottWilson star. A young Creator/BonnieBedelia appears as Annie. The music score was composed by Music/ElmerBernstein.
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''The Gypsy Moths'' is a 1969 drama film directed by Creator/JohnFrankenheimer, [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] a novel of the same name by James Drought. Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/DeborahKerr, Creator/GeneHackman, and Creator/ScottWilson star. A young Creator/BonnieBedelia (''Film/DieHard'') appears as Annie. The score was composed by the great Music/ElmerBernstein.
The titular Gypsy Moths are a trio of skydivers whotravel barnstorm from town to town performing tricks stunts while jumping out of a plane. Their latest trip brings them to a small Kansas town on over a 4th Fourth of July weekend - weekend, where the youngest diver has relatives whom he hasn't seen in years.
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* BrickJoke: The guy who owns the beer stand by the roadside also owns the land on each side of the road, and tells Browdy that he's going to charge $1 to allow people to park on the shoulder and watch the show. Near the end, when everyone has returned to the airport to watch Malcolm do the same difficult stunt that killed Rettig, the beer stand guy is charging $2.
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* ElephantInTheRoom: No one wants to discuss the very real possibility that [[spoiler: Rettig actually committed suicide by failing to pull his ripcord]].
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* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The three female love interests. Annie the young student is the Child, Elizabeth the bored housewife is the Wife, and Mary the waitress who sleeps with Browdy is the Seductress. This is even reflected in their love scenes with their respective men; Annie and Malcolm just share a kiss, Mary and Browdy a forgettable one night stand, and Elizabeth and Rettig a passionate love scene.
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* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The three female love interests. Annie the young student is the Child, Elizabeth the bored housewife is the Wife, and Mary the waitress who sleeps with Browdy is the Seductress. This is even reflected in their love scenes with their respective men; Annie and Malcolm just share a kiss, kiss (although the scene cuts away so there may have been more), Mary and Browdy a forgettable one night stand, and Elizabeth and Rettig a passionate love scene.
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* DeathSeeker: Malcolm calls Rettig out for taking too long to pull his cord while performing the cape jump - suggesting he's got a death wish. [[spoiler: He's ultimately proved right]].
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* FreudianExcuse: We don't know what the other two's are but Malcolm's is having parents that died in an accident.
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* FirstNameBasis: Rettig is called by his last name, except to Browdy, who calls him Mike.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** It's mentioned repeatedly that Rettig keeps waiting too long to pull his cord while performing the cape stunt. [[spoiler: He dies when he doesn't pull the cord]].
** Browdy gives a little speech to Mary about how he'd love to head West. [[spoiler: In the end when he and Malcolm part ways, he says he'll probably head West]].
* FreudianExcuse:We don't know what the other two's are but The men each have one for why they're daredevils.
** Malcolm'sis having parents that died in an accident.a car accident.
** Rettig served in the war.
** Browdy dropped out of college.
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** It's mentioned repeatedly that Rettig keeps waiting too long to pull his cord while performing the cape stunt. [[spoiler: He dies when he doesn't pull the cord]].
** Browdy gives a little speech to Mary about how he'd love to head West. [[spoiler: In the end when he and Malcolm part ways, he says he'll probably head West]].
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** Rettig served in the war.
** Browdy dropped out of college.
* HiddenDepths: Browdy the fast-talking DeadpanSnarker is deeply religious, and goes to church every Sunday.
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* LastNameBasis: Rettig and Browdy are is only ever called by their his last names.name. His first name Joe is only revealed in the end credits.
* MaybeEverAfter: This final conversation between John and Elizabeth does give some hope for their marriage.
--> '''Elizabeth:''' He asked me to go with him.
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--> '''Elizabeth:''' The thought terrified me.
--> '''John:''' And me.
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Mary the waitress at the Paradise warns Browdy not to make any "Mary Mary, quite contrary" references to her.
--> '''Elizabeth:''' He asked me to go with him.
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--> '''John:''' And me.
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Mary the waitress at the Paradise warns Browdy not to make any "Mary Mary, quite contrary" references to her.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Deborah Kerr keeps her English accent, never once explaining how an English family ended up in Bridgeville in the first place.
* PetTheDog: John does have a tender moment with Malcolm when they look at a photo of his parents.
* PetTheDog: John does have a tender moment with Malcolm when they look at a photo of his parents.
* RewatchBonus: The way John says that Malcolm resembles his father near the beginning takes on a different light once it's revealed that Elizabeth wanted to marry him.
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* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The three female love interests. Annie the young student is the Child, Elizabeth the bored housewife is the Wife, and the waitress who sleeps with Browdy is the Seductress.
* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: Malcolm opts to leave town before Rettig's burial and the last we see, he's waiting for a train to come in. It's unknown if he'll get on it]].
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* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The three female love interests. Annie the young student is the Child, Elizabeth the bored housewife is the Wife, and Mary the waitress who sleeps with Browdy is the Seductress.
Seductress. This is even reflected in their love scenes with their respective men; Annie and Malcolm just share a kiss, Mary and Browdy a forgettable one night stand, and Elizabeth and Rettig a passionate love scene.
* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: Malcolm opts to leave town before Rettig's burial and the last we see, he's waiting for a train to come in. It's unknown if he'll get onit]].it]].
* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou: Browdy and Malcolm get into a fist fight when Malcolm assumes Browdy of losing his nerve.
* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: Malcolm opts to leave town before Rettig's burial and the last we see, he's waiting for a train to come in. It's unknown if he'll get on
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''The Gypsy Moths'' is a 1969 American drama film, directed by John Frankenheimer and based on a book of the same name by James Drought. Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/DeborahKerr, Creator/GeneHackman and Scott Wilson star. The score was composed by the great Elmer Bernstein.
The titular Gypsy Moths are a trio of skydivers who travel from town to town performing tricks while jumping out of a plane. Their latest trip brings them to a small Kansas town on a 4th of July weekend - where the youngest diver has relatives he hasn't seen in years.
Despite the film's lack of success at the Box Office, John Frankenheimer would later call it the favourite picture he directed.
!!Tropes:
* AffectionateNickname: "The Kid" for Malcolm.
* AllPartOfTheShow: Inverted. Browdy falls out of the plane during the show, scaring the audience, but it ''is'' part of the show.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Elizabeth and John have a loveless marriage, and she freely has a one night stand with Rettig.
* BrainyBrunette: Annie, who is a brunette and studying at the local college.
* CoitusEnsues: Rettig and Elizabeth abruptly do it on the couch after their long walk together.
* ColorCodedCharacters: During the skydiving Rettig wears red, Browdy wears white and Malcolm wears yellow.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: During the show, Browdy loses his suit as a moment of comedy, leaving him in his underwear.
* CoolAunt: Elizabeth for Malcolm. She wanted to adopt him after his parents died, but John refused.
* CryIntoChest: [[spoiler: Malcolm cries into Annie's after Rettig dies]].
* CultureClash: The adrenaline junkies that are the skydivers are contrasted with the quiet small town folk.
* DramaBomb: The SliceOfLife suddenly turns sour when [[spoiler: Rettig dies during the show]].
* ElephantInTheRoom: No one wants to discuss the very real possibility that [[spoiler: Rettig actually committed suicide by failing to pull his ripcord]].
* EmpathicEnvironment: It immediately starts to rain [[spoiler: when Rettig is killed]], though at least rain had been forecast.
* EverytownAmerica: Bridgeville, where the movie takes place. It's in Kansas and fits the trope to a T. It looks doubly American since it's a 4th of July weekend.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The movie takes place over one weekend.
* {{Fanservice}}:
** The bar scene has a very gratuitous sequence of a topless dancer gyrating on the stage.
** All three males get {{Shirtless Scene}}s at some point in the film.
* TheFellowshipHasEnded: [[spoiler: By the end of the movie, Rettig is dead and the other two choose to end their routine - Browdy claiming he'll head west and Malcolm waiting for a train that we don't know where it'll go]].
* FreudianExcuse: We don't know what the other two's are but Malcolm's is having parents that died in an accident.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Elizabeth's tryst with Rettig is justified by the fact that her marriage with John is loveless.
* HollywoodSkydiving: Averted. The movie contains a fairly realistic depiction of Formation Skydiving, which popped up in the 1960s. [[spoiler: Rettig also fails to deploy his parachute when performing the cape stunt and dies]].
* LastNameBasis: Rettig and Browdy are only ever called by their last names.
* MaleGaze: Naturally when the divers visit a topless bar.
* NoRomanticResolution:
** Rettig asks Elizabeth to run away with him. [[spoiler: He dies the next day and an answer is never given]].
** Malcolm and Annie share one kiss and he then leaves.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Rettig is the suave noble male, Browdy is the boisterous roguish male.
* RealityEnsues: Browdy drops flyers for the show out of a low-flying plane to scatter them all over the main street. Cut to the local judge fining them $50 for the stunt.
* RomanticRunnerUp: John was this for Elizabeth when her sister married Malcolm's father. The waitress that hooks up with Browdy jokes that she would have preferred Rettig.
* TheThreeFacesOfAdam: Malcolm is the Hunter, Browdy is the Lord, and Rettig is the Prophet.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The three female love interests. Annie the young student is the Child, Elizabeth the bored housewife is the Wife, and the waitress who sleeps with Browdy is the Seductress.
* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: Malcolm opts to leave town before Rettig's burial and the last we see, he's waiting for a train to come in. It's unknown if he'll get on it]].
''The Gypsy Moths'' is a 1969 American drama film, directed by John Frankenheimer and based on a book of the same name by James Drought. Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/DeborahKerr, Creator/GeneHackman and Scott Wilson star. The score was composed by the great Elmer Bernstein.
The titular Gypsy Moths are a trio of skydivers who travel from town to town performing tricks while jumping out of a plane. Their latest trip brings them to a small Kansas town on a 4th of July weekend - where the youngest diver has relatives he hasn't seen in years.
Despite the film's lack of success at the Box Office, John Frankenheimer would later call it the favourite picture he directed.
!!Tropes:
* AffectionateNickname: "The Kid" for Malcolm.
* AllPartOfTheShow: Inverted. Browdy falls out of the plane during the show, scaring the audience, but it ''is'' part of the show.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Elizabeth and John have a loveless marriage, and she freely has a one night stand with Rettig.
* BrainyBrunette: Annie, who is a brunette and studying at the local college.
* CoitusEnsues: Rettig and Elizabeth abruptly do it on the couch after their long walk together.
* ColorCodedCharacters: During the skydiving Rettig wears red, Browdy wears white and Malcolm wears yellow.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: During the show, Browdy loses his suit as a moment of comedy, leaving him in his underwear.
* CoolAunt: Elizabeth for Malcolm. She wanted to adopt him after his parents died, but John refused.
* CryIntoChest: [[spoiler: Malcolm cries into Annie's after Rettig dies]].
* CultureClash: The adrenaline junkies that are the skydivers are contrasted with the quiet small town folk.
* DramaBomb: The SliceOfLife suddenly turns sour when [[spoiler: Rettig dies during the show]].
* ElephantInTheRoom: No one wants to discuss the very real possibility that [[spoiler: Rettig actually committed suicide by failing to pull his ripcord]].
* EmpathicEnvironment: It immediately starts to rain [[spoiler: when Rettig is killed]], though at least rain had been forecast.
* EverytownAmerica: Bridgeville, where the movie takes place. It's in Kansas and fits the trope to a T. It looks doubly American since it's a 4th of July weekend.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The movie takes place over one weekend.
* {{Fanservice}}:
** The bar scene has a very gratuitous sequence of a topless dancer gyrating on the stage.
** All three males get {{Shirtless Scene}}s at some point in the film.
* TheFellowshipHasEnded: [[spoiler: By the end of the movie, Rettig is dead and the other two choose to end their routine - Browdy claiming he'll head west and Malcolm waiting for a train that we don't know where it'll go]].
* FreudianExcuse: We don't know what the other two's are but Malcolm's is having parents that died in an accident.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Elizabeth's tryst with Rettig is justified by the fact that her marriage with John is loveless.
* HollywoodSkydiving: Averted. The movie contains a fairly realistic depiction of Formation Skydiving, which popped up in the 1960s. [[spoiler: Rettig also fails to deploy his parachute when performing the cape stunt and dies]].
* LastNameBasis: Rettig and Browdy are only ever called by their last names.
* MaleGaze: Naturally when the divers visit a topless bar.
* NoRomanticResolution:
** Rettig asks Elizabeth to run away with him. [[spoiler: He dies the next day and an answer is never given]].
** Malcolm and Annie share one kiss and he then leaves.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Rettig is the suave noble male, Browdy is the boisterous roguish male.
* RealityEnsues: Browdy drops flyers for the show out of a low-flying plane to scatter them all over the main street. Cut to the local judge fining them $50 for the stunt.
* RomanticRunnerUp: John was this for Elizabeth when her sister married Malcolm's father. The waitress that hooks up with Browdy jokes that she would have preferred Rettig.
* TheThreeFacesOfAdam: Malcolm is the Hunter, Browdy is the Lord, and Rettig is the Prophet.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: The three female love interests. Annie the young student is the Child, Elizabeth the bored housewife is the Wife, and the waitress who sleeps with Browdy is the Seductress.
* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler: Malcolm opts to leave town before Rettig's burial and the last we see, he's waiting for a train to come in. It's unknown if he'll get on it]].
