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* TokenMinority: Emmett is a black man, the only person of color in the film and the small town of Lawson, California. Nobody appears to treat him badly, but he recalls visiting France as a soldier in World War II where the (white) French people greeted him gratefully and didn't care about his race at all, with it having been a moving experience he's always remembered.

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* TokenMinority: Emmett is a black man, the only person of color in the film and the small town of Lawson, California. Nobody appears to treat him badly, but he recalls visiting France as a soldier in World War II I where the (white) French people greeted him gratefully and didn't care about his race at all, with it having been a moving experience he's always remembered.
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* AlliterativeName: Sandra Sinclair (Creator/AmandaDetmer).
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** The voices of the meddling executives are all notable real-life Hollywood directors and occasional actors: Creator/CarlReiner ''and'' his son [[Creator/RobReiner Rob]], Creator/GarryMarshall, Paul Masursky, and Creator/SydneyPollack.

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** The voices of the meddling executives are all notable real-life Hollywood directors and occasional actors: Creator/CarlReiner ''and'' his son [[Creator/RobReiner Rob]], Creator/GarryMarshall, Paul Masursky, Creator/PaulMazursky, and Creator/SydneyPollack.
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After [[DrunkDriver drunk-driving]] off a bridge, Peter miraculously survives, albeit without his memory. He wanders into the nearby town of Lawson, California. In a bizarre coincidence, Peter is a dead ringer for Luke Trimble -- one of the town's many young men who never returned from [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the war]]. Convinced that he's found his missing son, Harry Trimble (Creator/MartinLandau) takes Peter in and tries to pick their lives together back up where they left off.

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After [[DrunkDriver drunk-driving]] off a bridge, Peter miraculously survives, albeit without his memory. He wanders into the nearby town of Lawson, California. In a bizarre coincidence, Peter is a dead ringer for Luke Trimble -- one of the town's many young men who never returned from [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the war]]. Convinced that he's found his missing son, Harry Trimble (Creator/MartinLandau) takes Peter in and tries to pick up their lives together back up right where they left off.
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It is [[TheFifties 1951]] and screenwriter Peter Appleton (Carrey) is about to get his big break when he's [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist blacklisted]] as a Communist (due to his merely attending meetings of a group a prospective girlfriend was a member of, to impress her) and subsequently fired from the studio. No one wants to be associated with him, not even his actress lover, so naturally he heads to the bar, where he tells a bottle of beer all his problems. And then he decides to take a drive up the coast...

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It is [[TheFifties 1951]] and screenwriter Peter Appleton (Carrey) is about to get his big break when he's [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist blacklisted]] as a Communist (due to his merely attending having attended meetings of a group a prospective girlfriend was a member of, to impress her) and subsequently fired from the studio. No one wants to be associated with him, not even his actress lover, so naturally he heads to the bar, where he tells a bottle of beer all his problems. And then he decides to take a little drive up the coast...
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It is [[TheFifties 1951]] and screenwriter Peter Appleton (Carrey) is about to get his big break when he's [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist blacklisted]] as a Communist (due to his merely attending meetings of a group a prospective girlfriend was a member of, to impress her) and subsequently fired from the studio. No one wants to be associated with him, not even his actress lover, so naturally he heads to the bar and tells a bottle of beer all his problems...

After [[DrunkDriver drunk-driving]] his car off a bridge, Peter miraculously survives, albeit without his memory. He wanders into the town of Lawson, California. In a bizarre coincidence, Peter is a dead ringer for Luke Trimble -- one of the town's many young men who never returned from [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the war]]. Convinced that he's found his missing son, Harry Trimble (Creator/MartinLandau) takes Peter in and tries to pick their lives together back up where they left off.

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It is [[TheFifties 1951]] and screenwriter Peter Appleton (Carrey) is about to get his big break when he's [[UsefulNotes/TheHollywoodBlacklist blacklisted]] as a Communist (due to his merely attending meetings of a group a prospective girlfriend was a member of, to impress her) and subsequently fired from the studio. No one wants to be associated with him, not even his actress lover, so naturally he heads to the bar and bar, where he tells a bottle of beer all his problems...problems. And then he decides to take a drive up the coast...

After [[DrunkDriver drunk-driving]] his car off a bridge, Peter miraculously survives, albeit without his memory. He wanders into the nearby town of Lawson, California. In a bizarre coincidence, Peter is a dead ringer for Luke Trimble -- one of the town's many young men who never returned from [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the war]]. Convinced that he's found his missing son, Harry Trimble (Creator/MartinLandau) takes Peter in and tries to pick their lives together back up where they left off.
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Peter tries to fit into his new identity, hoping to regain his memories. Besides, it's not a bad life: Luke's beautiful lover, lawyer Adele Stanton (Creator/LaurieHolden), is all over him, the town has suddenly come back to life with excitement after years of mourning for their lost sons, and he and his "father" rebuild a movie palace Harry used to run, the Majestic. But all the while, the House of Un-American Activities Committee is hunting him down...

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Peter tries to fit into his new identity, hoping to regain his memories. Besides, it's not a bad life: Luke's beautiful lover, lawyer Adele Stanton (Creator/LaurieHolden), is all over him, the town has suddenly come sprung back to life with excitement after years of mourning for their lost sons, and he and his "father" rebuild a movie palace Harry used to run, the Majestic. But all the while, the House of Un-American Activities Committee is hunting him down...
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After putting the HUAC in their place and managing to keep his job as a writer, Peter finally has enough of HorribleHollywood on his first meeting afterwards, listening to all the executives trying to shove a saccharine finale to a war movie script that (if it's anything like Peter's was) doesn't needs it, and goes back to the town. It's when the executives [[RunningGag start thinking about adding a part where a dog apparently heretofore unmentioned anywhere else in the script]] races to meet its ReturningWarVet master that Peter Appleton [[RageBreakingPoint truly,]] [[RunningGagged finally,]] [[TakeThisJobAndShoveIt has had enough.]]

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After This happens to Peter when [[spoiler: after putting the HUAC in their place and managing to keep his job as a writer, Peter finally has enough of HorribleHollywood on his first meeting afterwards, listening to all the executives trying to shove a saccharine finale to a war movie script that (if it's anything like Peter's was) doesn't needs it, and goes back to the town. town]]. It's when [[spoiler: the executives [[RunningGag start thinking about adding a part where a dog apparently heretofore unmentioned anywhere else in the script]] races to meet its ReturningWarVet master master]] that Peter Appleton [[RageBreakingPoint truly,]] [[RunningGagged finally,]] [[TakeThisJobAndShoveIt has had enough.]]



* TokenMinority: Emmett is a black man, the only person of color in the film and Lawson, California, a small town where he lives. Nobody appears to treat him badly, but he recalls visiting France as a soldier in World War II where the (white) French people greeted him gratefully and didn't care about his race at all, with it having been a moving experience he's always remembered.

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* TokenMinority: Emmett is a black man, the only person of color in the film and Lawson, California, a the small town where he lives.of Lawson, California. Nobody appears to treat him badly, but he recalls visiting France as a soldier in World War II where the (white) French people greeted him gratefully and didn't care about his race at all, with it having been a moving experience he's always remembered.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Peter gives an epic one to the House Un-American Activities Committee when he's called before them while they're investigating allegations he's a Communist. Instead of giving the canned, cooperative speech his lawyer instructed, Peter reads from the First Amendment and denounces the Committee's activities, saying they're the ones who are "Un-American", citing Luke's death in World War II along with so many others to (in part) preserve those rights as a slam against them. He's resigned afterward to being imprisoned for contempt of Congress, though his lawyer says they won't as [[DontCreateAMartyr that would make him a martyr]], and he technically named an actual Communist (who apparently named ''him'' first). Because of this, they'll let it go.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Peter gives an epic one to the House Un-American Activities Committee when he's called before them while they're investigating allegations he's a Communist. Instead of giving the canned, cooperative speech his lawyer instructed, Peter reads from the First Amendment and denounces the Committee's activities, saying they're the ones who are "Un-American", citing Luke's death in World War II along with so many others to (in part) preserve those rights as a slam against them. [[spoiler: He's resigned afterward to being imprisoned for contempt of Congress, though his lawyer says they won't as [[DontCreateAMartyr that would make him a martyr]], and he technically named an actual Communist (who (his first ex-girlfriend who apparently named ''him'' first). Because of this, they'll let it go.go]].
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* YouCantGoHomeAgain: In the late going, [[spoiler: when Peter regains his memory, Lawson can't be home for him any more. But once he clears his name and returns triumphantly to Hollywood, he finds there is no happiness or satisfaction for him there either. He decides to forge a new life in Lawson as Peter, not Luke, and lives happily ever after]].

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* YouCantGoHomeAgain: In the late going, [[spoiler: when Peter regains his memory, Lawson can't be home for him any more. But once he clears his name and returns triumphantly to Hollywood, he finds there is no happiness or satisfaction for him there either. He decides to forge a new life in Lawson as Peter, ''Peter'', not Luke, Luke: He becomes an employee at the Majestic and lives happily ever after]].after with Adele]].
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''The Majestic'' is a 2001 {{dramedy}} film directed by Frank Darabont (''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'', ''Film/TheGreenMile'') and starring Creator/JimCarrey in one of his first serious roles.

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''The Majestic'' is a 2001 {{dramedy}} film directed by Frank Darabont (''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'', ''Film/TheGreenMile'') Creator/FrankDarabont and starring Creator/JimCarrey in one of his first serious roles.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After putting the HUAC in their place and managing to keep his job as a writer, Peter finally has enough of HorribleHollywood on his first meeting afterwards, listening to all the executives trying to shove a TastesLikeDiabetes finale to a war movie script that (if it's anything like Peter's was) doesn't needs it, and goes back to the town. It's when the executives [[RunningGag start thinking about adding a part where a dog apparently heretofore unmentioned anywhere else in the script]] races to meet its ReturningWarVet master that Peter Appleton [[RageBreakingPoint truly,]] [[RunningGagged finally,]] [[TakeThisJobAndShoveIt has had enough.]]

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After putting the HUAC in their place and managing to keep his job as a writer, Peter finally has enough of HorribleHollywood on his first meeting afterwards, listening to all the executives trying to shove a TastesLikeDiabetes saccharine finale to a war movie script that (if it's anything like Peter's was) doesn't needs it, and goes back to the town. It's when the executives [[RunningGag start thinking about adding a part where a dog apparently heretofore unmentioned anywhere else in the script]] races to meet its ReturningWarVet master that Peter Appleton [[RageBreakingPoint truly,]] [[RunningGagged finally,]] [[TakeThisJobAndShoveIt has had enough.]]
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** The voices of the meddling executives are all notable real-life Hollywood directors and occasional actors: Creator/CarlReiner ''and'' his son [[Creator/RobReiner Rob]], Creator/GarryMarshall, Creator/PaulMasursky, and Creator/SyndeyPollack.

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** The voices of the meddling executives are all notable real-life Hollywood directors and occasional actors: Creator/CarlReiner ''and'' his son [[Creator/RobReiner Rob]], Creator/GarryMarshall, Creator/PaulMasursky, Paul Masursky, and Creator/SyndeyPollack.Creator/SydneyPollack.

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