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** This is how Danson and Highsmith die early in the movie. Turns out that jumping off a building is quite frequently fatal.
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** This is how Danson and Highsmith die early in the movie. Turns out You'd think that surely the two badass supercops played by Creator/SamuelLJackson and Creator/DwayneJohnson can survive jumping off a building is quite frequently fatal.building, especially with epic rock music backing them up. Instead they slam into the ground and are killed instantly.
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''The Other Guys'' focuses on two New York City police detectives Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz (Creator/WillFerrell and Creator/MarkWahlberg) that have been office pencil pushers for years, while the station's two top cops Highsmith and Danson (Creator/SamuelLJackson and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]) garner praise from not only the NYPD but from the entire city for their cowboy, take-no-prisoners antics.
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''The Other Guys'' focuses on two New York City police detectives detectives, Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz (Creator/WillFerrell and Creator/MarkWahlberg) that Creator/MarkWahlberg), who have been office pencil pushers stuck at pencil-pushing desk jobs for years, most of their careers while the station's two top cops Highsmith and Danson (Creator/SamuelLJackson and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]) garner praise from not only the NYPD but from the entire city for their cowboy, take-no-prisoners antics.
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* FourOneNineScam: Among the collectors Ershon owes money there are Nigerian princes.
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* FourOneNineScam: Among the collectors Ershon owes money there to are multiple Nigerian princes.
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* AmoralAttorney: Subverted. Neither the characters nor the audience is thrilled to discover that the local SEC lawyer assigned to look over the evidence moonlights as Ershon's personal attorney, but he isn't corrupt and becomes suicidally distraught after seeing the evidence [[spoiler: and gets murdered for knowing too much]].
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* AmoralAttorney: Subverted. Neither the characters nor the audience is thrilled to discover that the local SEC lawyer assigned to look over the evidence moonlights as Ershon's personal attorney, but he isn't corrupt and becomes suicidally distraught after seeing the evidence [[spoiler: and gets before ultimately getting murdered for knowing too much]].
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Gamble and Hoitz accepting Ershon's tickets is really close to this trope.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Gamble and Hoitz accepting Ershon's tickets is really close to this trope. They eventually stop falling for the bribes, if only because he's [[SkewedPriorities run out of tickets for shows they like]].
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-->'''Wesley:''' There are three things I love in this world: Music/KylieMinogue, small dimples just above a woman's buttocks... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the fear in a man's eyes who knows I'm about to hurt him]].
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-->'''Wesley:''' There are three things I love in this world: Music/KylieMinogue, small dimples just above a woman's buttocks... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and the fear in a man's eyes who when he knows I'm about to hurt him]].
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* BatmanColdOpen: The movie starts with an epic action sequence, showing off their badassary - before it's revealed [[DecoyProtagonist they aren't the main characters of the movie]].
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* BatmanColdOpen: The movie starts with an epic action sequence, showing off their the cops' badassary - before it's revealed [[DecoyProtagonist they aren't the main characters of the movie]].
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* BenevolentBoss: Captain Gene Mauch, he is an overall pleasant and patient man who, more often than not, and has to be the OnlySaneMan in his precinct filled with [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy gun toting menchildren]], who he is able to deal with quite skillfully. [[spoiler: And the only reason he is ever obstructive to Gamble and Hoitz is because he knows how in over their heads they are and how stupidly dangerous the investigation is.]]
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* BenevolentBoss: Captain Gene Mauch, he Mauch is an overall pleasant and patient man who, more often than not, and has to be the OnlySaneMan in his precinct filled with [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy gun toting menchildren]], manchildren]], who he is able to deal with quite skillfully. [[spoiler: And the only reason he is ever obstructive to Gamble and Hoitz is because he knows how in over their heads they are and how stupidly dangerous the investigation is.]]
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* BlatantLies: Ershon is adamant that offering ten million dollars to cops for not doing their job is definitely not a bribe. Gamble [[spoiler:insists that he wasn't a pimp]].
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* BlatantLies: Ershon is adamant that offering ten million dollars to cops for not doing their job is definitely not a bribe. bribe, while Gamble [[spoiler:insists that he wasn't a pimp]].
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** A very short one since it's only one scene later but after Hoitz and Gamble's bizarre encounter with Hal and Christineth they're sitting in Gamble's car discussing the case when suddenly Hal and Christeneth show up running after them for miles.
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** A very short one since it's only one scene later later, but after Hoitz and Gamble's bizarre encounter with Hal and Christineth Christineth, they're sitting in Gamble's car discussing the case when suddenly Hal and Christeneth suddenly show up running after them for miles.and chase them.
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* CowboyCop: Detectives Danson and Highsmith are the standard badass version while Detective Hoitz tries to be this and drags [[ByTheBookCop Gamble]] along for the ride. It's deconstructed with Danson and Highsmith as they both [[TooDumbToLive leap to their deaths]] in pursuit of the jewel thieves, [[DisproportionateRetribution cause millions of dollars in property damage over a very small amount of marijuana]] in their EstablishingCharacterMoment[[note]]Though in their defense, the marijuana dealers were heavily armed with automatic weapons and were openly shooting at them throughout the CarChase[[/note]] and Mauch even notes that they weren't even good cops.
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* CowboyCop: Detectives Danson and Highsmith are the standard badass version while Detective Hoitz tries to be this and drags [[ByTheBookCop Gamble]] along for the ride. It's deconstructed with Danson and Highsmith as they both [[TooDumbToLive leap to their deaths]] in pursuit of the jewel thieves, [[DisproportionateRetribution cause millions of dollars in property damage over a very small amount of marijuana]] in their EstablishingCharacterMoment[[note]]Though in their defense, the marijuana dealers were heavily armed with automatic weapons and were openly shooting at them throughout the CarChase[[/note]] and Mauch even notes that they weren't even particularly good cops.at their jobs.
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* DaChief: Captain Mauch, who is probably the most mellow example imaginable. It's also not his main job as he also moonlights as a manager at a Bed Bath and Beyond.
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* DaChief: Captain Mauch, who is probably the most mellow example imaginable. It's also not his main job job, as he also moonlights as a manager at a Bed Bath and Beyond.
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* DeconstructiveParody: Definitely leans in this direction. In particular, Danson and Highsmith are presented as beloved jerk characters for satirical effect, and they are one of many elements that lead to ConversationalTroping of cop movie tropes not fitting real life. Not to mention the message at the end to the effect of "Corrupt Corporate Executives as the real criminals".
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* DeconstructiveParody: Definitely leans in this direction. In particular, Danson and Highsmith are presented as beloved jerk characters for satirical effect, and they are one of many elements that lead to ConversationalTroping of cop movie tropes not fitting real life. Not to mention the message at the end to the effect of "Corrupt Corporate Executives as "CorruptCorporateExecutives are the real criminals".
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** Danson and Highsmith jumping off a building chasing a bunch of thieves.
* DeskJockey: Gamble and Hoitz, for different reasons. Gamble is a forensic accountant, while Hoitz is stuck on desk duty after [[NoodleIncident shooting Derek Jeter]].
* DeskJockey: Gamble and Hoitz, for different reasons. Gamble is a forensic accountant, while Hoitz is stuck on desk duty after [[NoodleIncident shooting Derek Jeter]].
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** Danson and Highsmith jumping off a building chasing a bunch of thieves.
thieves. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome The fall kills them pretty much instantly]].
* DeskJockey: Gamble and Hoitz, for different reasons. Gamble is a forensic accountant, while Hoitz is stuck on desk duty after[[NoodleIncident [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten shooting Derek Jeter]].
* DeskJockey: Gamble and Hoitz, for different reasons. Gamble is a forensic accountant, while Hoitz is stuck on desk duty after
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** Danson and Highsmith cause insane amounts of property damage in the opening scene pursuing suspects over a very small amount of marijuana, something a reporter note is only a misdemeanor offense. In their (incredibly pitiful) defense the goons were also carrying military-grade machine guns.
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** Danson and Highsmith cause insane amounts of property damage in the opening scene pursuing suspects over a very small amount of marijuana, something a reporter note notes is only a misdemeanor offense. at worst. In their (incredibly pitiful) defense defense, the goons were also carrying military-grade machine guns.
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* DomesticAbuse: Downplayed. Allen Gamble isn't ''nasty'' per se (except for the instance when his split persona Gator takes over) just rather dismissive towards his wife who he's utterly convinced is plain. It's later revealed [[spoiler: he was deluding himself into believing this because he was afraid she'd leave him on account of thinking she's too good for him as he does.]]
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* DomesticAbuse: Downplayed. Allen Gamble isn't ''nasty'' per se (except for the instance when his split old persona Gator takes over) just rather dismissive towards his wife wife, who he's utterly convinced is plain. It's later revealed [[spoiler: he was deluding himself into believing this because he was afraid she'd leave him on account of thinking she's too good for him as he does.]]
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Danson and Highsmith, who plowed their car into a double-decker tour bus.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Danson and Highsmith, who plowed plow their car into a double-decker tour bus.bus in the opening.
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* GoodPolicingEvilPolicing: Hoitz and Gamble, for all of their bumbling and Hoitz's cavalierness, perform a thorough investigation and try to [[ByTheBookCop stick to the rules]]. In contrast--in terms of morality and competence--the CowboyCop duo of Danson and Highsmith are [[DestructiveSavior reckless in their pursuit of criminals to the point of causing property damage]] and eventually getting themselves killed, while Martin and Fosse dismiss possible leads [[GloryHound just to get a collar ASAP and make the news]]. At one point, [[DaChief Captain Mauch]] even dismisses the late Danson and Highsmith as inefficient idiots not worth remembering, let alone imitate.
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* GoodPolicingEvilPolicing: Hoitz and Gamble, for all of their bumbling and Hoitz's cavalierness, perform a thorough investigation and try to [[ByTheBookCop stick to the rules]]. In contrast--in terms of morality and competence--the CowboyCop duo of Danson and Highsmith are [[DestructiveSavior reckless in their pursuit of criminals to the point of causing property damage]] and eventually getting themselves killed, while Martin and Fosse dismiss possible leads [[GloryHound just to get a collar ASAP and make the news]]. At one point, [[DaChief Captain Mauch]] even dismisses the late Danson and Highsmith as inefficient idiots not worth remembering, let alone imitate.imitating.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: [[SubvertedTrope Completely subverted]]. We get to watch Danson and Highsmith fall to their deaths, without any scene cut whatsoever, including when they hit the ground (However, it isn't actually all that gory either).
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* GoryDiscretionShot: [[SubvertedTrope Completely subverted]]. We get to watch Danson and Highsmith fall to their deaths, without any scene cut whatsoever, including when they hit the ground (However, it (though to be fair, there isn't actually all that gory either).much in the way of gore to begin with).
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* TheHeavy: Roger Wesley is for all intents and purposes the main villain. Nominally [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Pamela Boardman]] (who hired Wesley to keep an eye on Ershon and ordered Ershon to get back 'her' money) is the BigBad but she seems entirely detached from any actual direct machinations.
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* TheHeavy: Roger Wesley is for all intents and purposes the main villain. Nominally [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Pamela Boardman]] (who hired Wesley to keep an eye on Ershon and ordered Ershon to get back 'her' money) is the BigBad BigBad, but she seems entirely detached from any actual direct machinations.
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* HeroInsurance: Danson and Highsmith cause enormous amounts of property damage to catch low-level drug offenders in the opening scene of the film.
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* HeroInsurance: Danson and Highsmith cause enormous amounts of property damage to catch low-level drug offenders in the opening scene of the film. When a reporter rightfully points out how unnecessarily destructive the chase was, Highsmith quickly shuts him up.
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* KavorkaMan: Detective Gamble is, not exactly ugly, but not conventionally attractive and is a gigantic ManChild, yet his wife and ex-girlfriend are insanely attractive and successful women.
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* KavorkaMan: Detective Gamble is, not exactly ugly, but not conventionally attractive and is quite a plain-looking man who happens to be gigantic ManChild, yet his wife and ex-girlfriend are insanely attractive and successful women.
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* LittleUselessGun: Literally. Gamble's real gun is replaced by a wooden prop and then that's taken away and replaced with a rape whistle.
* LyricalDissonance: Arguably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5JC9dTKskg those songs Allen sings in the bar]]. Hoitz lampshades by saying they're depressing.
* LyricalDissonance: Arguably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5JC9dTKskg those songs Allen sings in the bar]]. Hoitz lampshades by saying they're depressing.
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* LittleUselessGun: Literally. Gamble's real gun is replaced by a wooden prop prop, and then that's taken away and replaced with a rape whistle.
* LyricalDissonance: Arguably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5JC9dTKskg those songs Allen sings in the bar]]. Hoitz lampshades it by saying they're depressing.
* LyricalDissonance: Arguably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5JC9dTKskg those songs Allen sings in the bar]]. Hoitz lampshades it by saying they're depressing.
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* MuggingTheMonster: In retrospective, [[RuthlessForeignGangsters swindling European crime gangs]] to invest in a {{Ponzi}} scheme was not the best of ideas as Ershon discovered the hard way.
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* MuggingTheMonster: In retrospective, [[RuthlessForeignGangsters swindling European crime gangs]] to invest in a {{Ponzi}} scheme was not the best of ideas ideas, as Ershon discovered the hard way.
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* DaChief: Captain Mauch, who is probably the most mellow example imaginable.
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* DaChief: Captain Mauch, who is probably the most mellow example imaginable. It's also not his main job as he also moonlights as a manager at a Bed Bath and Beyond.
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A 2010 Creator/AdamMcKay action comedy film that satirizes the {{Buddy Cop|s}} picture.
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** "[[LyricalDissonance While their]] ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[LyricalDissonance books were burned...]]"
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** "[[LyricalDissonance While their]] ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[LyricalDissonance [[BookBurning books were burned...]]"
