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Unsurprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its cartoony Creator/RoaldDahl-esque feel. It was also featured on ''WebSeries/RedLetterMedia'''s show ''WebSeries/BestOfTheWorst'', where the crew notably disqualified it from the judging process for being what they considered too well-made and entertaining of a film to be called SoBadItsGood.

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Unsurprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its cartoony Creator/RoaldDahl-esque feel. It was also featured on ''WebSeries/RedLetterMedia'''s show ''WebSeries/BestOfTheWorst'', ''WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst'', where the crew notably disqualified it from the judging process for being what they considered too well-made and entertaining of a film to be called SoBadItsGood.
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Unsuprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its cartoony Creator/RoaldDahl-esqe feel. It was also featured on ''WebSeries/RedLetterMedia'''s show ''WebSeries/BestOfTheWorst'', where the crew notably disqualified it from the judging process for being what they considered too well-made and entertaining of a film to be called SoBadItsGood.

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Unsuprisingly Unsurprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its cartoony Creator/RoaldDahl-esqe Creator/RoaldDahl-esque feel. It was also featured on ''WebSeries/RedLetterMedia'''s show ''WebSeries/BestOfTheWorst'', where the crew notably disqualified it from the judging process for being what they considered too well-made and entertaining of a film to be called SoBadItsGood.



* PunnyName: Patrick Smash, Alan A. Allen, Johnson J. Johnson among others to give the movie a cartoony feel.

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* PunnyName: Patrick Smash, Alan A. Allen, Johnson J. Johnson among others others, to give the movie a cartoony feel.
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* CatchPhrase: Patrick's seems to be "That was the best/worst day of my life, ever."
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Unsuprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its cartoony Creator/RoaldDahl-esqe feel.

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Unsuprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its cartoony Creator/RoaldDahl-esqe feel.
feel. It was also featured on ''WebSeries/RedLetterMedia'''s show ''WebSeries/BestOfTheWorst'', where the crew notably disqualified it from the judging process for being what they considered too well-made and entertaining of a film to be called SoBadItsGood.
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* ColorMotif: Green. The effect is a timeless, Fairytale look to the film.

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* ColorMotif: Green. The effect is a timeless, Fairytale FairyTale look to the film.
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* ColorMotif: Green. The effect is a timeless, Fairytale look to the film.
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* ShoutOut: Patrick's sister Denise is reading ''Literature/TheBorrowers''. Peter Hewitt directed the [[Film/TheBorrowers1997 film adaptation]].

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* ShoutOut: Patrick's sister Denise is shown reading ''Literature/TheBorrowers''. Peter Hewitt directed the [[Film/TheBorrowers1997 film adaptation]].
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* ShoutOut: Patrick's sister Denise is reading The Borrowers. Peter Hewitt directed the film adaptation.

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* ShoutOut: Patrick's sister Denise is reading The Borrowers. ''Literature/TheBorrowers''. Peter Hewitt directed the [[Film/TheBorrowers1997 film adaptation.adaptation]].

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Thunderpants is a 2002 British kids' comedy film about a boy called Patrick Smash who has a problem with farting. His life is extremely difficult as he is bullied and ridiculed by many. Until he meets boy genius Alan A. Allen (Creator/RupertGrint) who builds a special underpants called "The Thunderpants" to keep his farts in.

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Thunderpants [[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thunderpants.jpg]]

''Thunderpants''
is a 2002 British kids' comedy film about a boy called Patrick Smash who has a problem with farting. His life is extremely difficult as he is bullied and ridiculed by many. Until he meets boy genius Alan A. Allen (Creator/RupertGrint) who builds a special underpants called "The Thunderpants" to keep his farts in.



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* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch: A British kid saying "Goddamn" in a room full of American adults, in an apparent attempt to imitate their speech patterns.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: Patrick as a baby in the beginning of the movie is cleary a rubber baby doll.

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%%* TheBully: Damon.
%%* ButtMonkey: Poor Patrick and his father.
%%* {{Gasshole}}: Patrick.
%%* ItsAllAboutMe: Sir John Osgood.

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%%* * TheBully: Damon.
%%* * ButtMonkey: Poor Patrick and his father.
%%* * {{Gasshole}}: Patrick.
%%* * ItsAllAboutMe: Sir John Osgood.



%%* LargeHam: Creator/RupertGrint is clearly having fun.

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%%* * LargeHam: Creator/RupertGrint is clearly having fun.



%%* ToiletHumor: Oh boy.

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%%* * SpecialEffectFailure: Patrick as a baby in the beginning of the movie is cleary a rubber baby doll.
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ToiletHumor: Oh boy.
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%%* ToiletHumor: Oh boy.


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%%* ToiletHumor: Oh boy.

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Directed by Creator/PeterHewitt and also starring Creator/SimonCallow, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/PaulGiamatti, Creator/NedBeatty and Creator/KeiraKnightly in an uncredited cameo.

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Directed by Creator/PeterHewitt and also starring Creator/SimonCallow, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/PaulGiamatti, Creator/NedBeatty and Creator/KeiraKnightly Creator/KeiraKnightley in an uncredited cameo.

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* TheBully: Damon.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Patrick and his father.
* {{Gasshole}}: Patrick.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Sir John Osgood.

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* %%* TheBully: Damon.
* %%* ButtMonkey: Poor Patrick and his father.
* %%* {{Gasshole}}: Patrick.
* %%* ItsAllAboutMe: Sir John Osgood.



* LargeHam: Creator/RupertGrint is clearly having fun.

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* %%* LargeHam: Creator/RupertGrint is clearly having fun.



* ToiletHumor: Oh boy.


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* %%* ToiletHumor: Oh boy.

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* LargeHam: Creator/RupertGrint is clearly having fun.
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* BoxOfficeFlop: What made the filmmakers think that a movie about farting would be successful?
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* DirectToVideo: Did so badly in the UK that it went for a straight to video release in the US.
* FakeAmerican: Besides Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/NedBeatty, all the Americans are played by Brits.
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* ShoutOut: Patrick sister Denise is reading The Borrowers. Peter Hewitt directed the film adaptation.

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* ShoutOut: Patrick Patrick's sister Denise is reading The Borrowers. Peter Hewitt directed the film adaptation.
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* BoxOfficeFlop: What made the filmmakers think that a movie about farting would be successful?


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* DirectToVideo: Did so badly in the UK that it went for a straight to video release in the US.


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* ShoutOut: Patrick sister Denise is reading The Borrowers. Peter Hewitt directed the film adaptation.
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* FakeAmerican: Besides Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/NedBeatty, all the Americans are played by Brits.
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Unsuprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its Creator/RoaldDahl-esqe feel.

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Unsuprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its cartoony Creator/RoaldDahl-esqe feel.





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\n* PunnyName: Patrick Smash, Alan A. Allen, Johnson J. Johnson among others to give the movie a cartoony feel.

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* TheAlcoholic: Patrick's mum becomes this after her husband leaves her. And her actress is Irish.
* AnAesop: Problems can be used as gifts.



* Gasshole: Patrick.

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* Gasshole: {{Gasshole}}: Patrick.

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* Gasshole: Patrick.



* {{Jerkass}}: Every single character! Except Patrick, Alan and the Americans.


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* {{Jerkass}}: Every single character! Except Patrick, Alan and the Americans.

Americans. Creator/PeterHewitt said on the DVD commentary that they wanted to make the adults as nasty as possible.

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Directed by Creator/PeterHewitt and also starring Creator/SimonCallow, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/NedBeatty.

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Directed by Creator/PeterHewitt and also starring Creator/SimonCallow, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/PaulGiamatti Creator/PaulGiamatti, Creator/NedBeatty and Creator/NedBeatty.
Creator/KeiraKnightly in an uncredited cameo.


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* TheBully: Damon.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Patrick and his father.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Sir John Osgood.
* {{Jerkass}}: Every single character! Except Patrick, Alan and the Americans.

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Directed by Creator/PeterHewitt and also starring Creator/SimonCallow, Creator/StephenFry, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/NedBeatty.

Unsuprisingly a massive failure on release, but has gained cult status due to its Creator/RoaldDahl-esqe feel.
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Thunderpants is a 2002 British kids' comedy film about a boy called Patrick Smash who has a problem with farting. His life is extremely difficult as he is bullied and ridiculed by many. Until he meets boy genius Alan A. Allen (Creator/RupertGrint) who builds a special underpants called "The Thunderpants" to keep his farts in.

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Thunderpants is a 2002 British kids' comedy film about a boy called Patrick Smash who has a problem with farting. His life is extremely difficult as he is bullied and ridiculed by many. Until he meets boy genius Alan A. Allen (Creator/RupertGrint) who builds a special underpants called "The Thunderpants" to keep his farts in.in.

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Thunderpants is a 2002 British kids' comedy film about a boy called Patrick Smash who has a problem with farting. His life is extremely difficult as he is bullied and ridiculed by many. Until he meets boy genius Alan A. Allen (Creator/RupertGrint) who builds a special underpants called "The Thunderpants" to keep his farts in.

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