History Film / TheLegendOfJohnnyLingo

* LaserGuidedKarma: When the Chief's wife first learns Tama would potentially be chief instead of her son, she goes out of her way to start a rumor that perhaps the child came from a god of bad luck. (It doesn't help that he was found after a hurricane.) As such, poor Tama falls out of the Chief's favor and is stripped of his birth rite as quickly as he received it. Later, when the whole island learns Johnny Lingo is Tama, returned as a successful trader [[spoiler: and the son of [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal Turtle Island's royalty]]]], it's implied that the Chief's wife fell out of favor with her husband.

* AbusiveParents: Pioi is emotionally abusive towards his daughter not only because she didn't inherit her mother's beauty but also because [[DeathByChildbirth her mother died bringing her into the world]]. Later, even he sadly admits he wasn't the best of fathers when he's giving his daughter away to Johnny Lingo (Tama).

''The Legend of Johnny Lingo'' is a 2003 feature film based on the 1969 short film ''Film/JohnnyLingo''. The movie [[AdaptationExpansion expands on the short film]] by telling the backstory of Johnny Lingo, who as a baby is washed up on the shore of the Polynesian island Malio and is named Tamaliki O Tangaloa, or Tama by [[DaChief the island's chief]]. After getting into trouble, Tama is adopted by a [[AlcoholicParent drunk man]] named Pioi and his ugly daughter Mahana. Tama [[TheRunaway escapes from the island]], [[ThePromise promising that he will come back to take care of Mahana]]. Tama washes up on a different island and becomes an [[TheApprentice apprentice]] to the great trader Johnny Lingo.

* AdaptationalExplanation: In the short film, it isn't clear why an islander would have the European name Johnny Lingo. This film explains that the name "Johnny Lingo" is actually [[LegacyCharacter inherited]] from one of his guardians, who got his name from another Johnny Lingo.

* FakingAmnesia: Tama pretends that he lost his memory while sailing to avoid telling Johnny Lingo where came from. However, Lingo can tell he came from Malio Island.

* LaserGuidedKarma: When she first learned Tama would potentially be chief instead of her son, the Chief's wife goes out of her way to start a rumor that perhaps the child came from a god of bad luck. (It doesn't help that he was found after a hurricane.) As such, poor Tama falls out of the Chief's favor and is stripped of his birth rite as quickly as he received it. Later, when the whole island learns Johnny Lingo is Tama, returned as a successful trader [[spoiler: and the son of [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal Turtle Island's royalty]]]], it's implied that the Chief's wife fell out of favor with her husband.

* UnderwaterFartGag: At one point, Mahana and Tama are playing in the river and the latter makes the former laugh by farting.

* AdaptationExpansion: The movie gives Johnny Lingo's backstory.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Mahana's dad adopts Tama and he becomes friends with Mahana.

* LaserGuidedKarma: When she first learned Tama would potentially be chief instead of her son, the Chief's wife goes out of her way to start a rumor that perhaps the child came from a god of bad luck. (It doesn't help that he was found after a hurricane.) As such, poor Tama was stripped of his birth rite as quickly as he received it. Later, when the whole island learns Johnny Lingo is Tama, returned as a successful trader [[spoiler: and the son of [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal Turtle Island's royalty]]]], it's implied that the Chief's wife fell out of favor with her husband.

* UnderwaterFartGag: At one point, Mahana and Tama are playing in the river and the latter makes the former laugh by farting.

* ToiletHumour: When Tama and Mahana are playing in the water, Tama makes fart bubbles in the water and Mahana laughs.

* UnderwaterFartGag: At one point, Mahana and Tama are in the bath and the latter makes the former laugh by farting.

* TookALevelInIdealism: Growing up, Tama is always pessimistic about his current situation, believing he came from the god of mischief. While he's working for Johnny Lingo, a woman convinces him to believe he came from a good god, and he starts excelling at his work.

* FailureMontage: After seeing Tama ride a canoe with relative ease, Johnny Lingo tries to do the same, but much less ease and more falling in the water.

* ProphecyTwist: DaChief of Malio Island predicts that Tama will become a great chief esteemed by all the island peoples. The chief thought that the child would succeed him, but Tama becomes chief when he meets his original family.

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:On Turtle Island, Tama encounters his grandmother and learns he's the rightful heir to [[DaChief the island's chief]].]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mahana's father Pioi gives one to Tama, explaining that his beautiful wife Leilani [[DeathByChildbirth died while giving birth to Mahana]] on the same night he arrived.
* TheRunaway: Tama sails away from Malio Island and is found by Johnny Lingo.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Tama and Mahana

''The Legend of Johnny Lingo'' is a 2003 feature film based on the 1969 short film ''Film/JohnnyLingo''. The movie [[AdaptationExpansion expands on the short film]] by telling the backstory of Johnny Lingo, who as a baby is washed up on the shore of the Polynesian island Malio and is named Tamaliki O Tangaloa, or Tama by [[DaChief the island's chief]]. After getting into trouble, Tama is adopted by a [[AlcoholicParent drunk man]] named Pioi and his ugly daughter Mahana. Tama escapes from the island, promising that he will come back to take care of Mahana.

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:On Turtle Island, Tama encounters his grandmother and learns he's the rightful heir to DaChief.]]

* TheRunaway: Tama sails away from his Malio Island.

* TreeCover: Mahana sometimes hides in the trees, though not as prominently as the 1969 short film.