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* MentorOccupationalHazard: A surprisingly original take. The mentor figure of the story's HerosJourney [[spoiler: is at first assumed to be fictional]], but is revealed [[spoiler: to have been real, but deceased long before the story began]]. The protagonist learns from a [[spoiler: very idealized version of what the mentor was actually like]] and makes it ''work''.
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* AbandonedArea: Being post-apocalyptic and all.
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* AbandonedArea: Being The setting of the movie, being post-apocalyptic and all.all. Zeus' fortress for example is an abandoned swimming-pool.
* AlmostKiss: Before they finally do in the end, the Kid and Apple almost kiss twice before being interrupted, the first time when Apple gets captured, the second when she pukes on him.
* AttackAttackAttack: Zeus' henchmen will continue to attack the heroes head-on no matter what, even after the Kid starts blowing them up one by one.
* BigBad: Zeus, the local overlord who kidnaps people [[spoiler:for the water in their bodies]].
* AttackAttackAttack: Zeus' henchmen will continue to attack the heroes head-on no matter what, even after the Kid starts blowing them up one by one.
* BigBad: Zeus, the local overlord who kidnaps people [[spoiler:for the water in their bodies]].
* DarthVaderClone: Two of Zeus' soldiers share Vader's traits. Skeletron is [[BigBad Zeus]]' right hand man, leads his armies and wears a scary black armor, while the man who captured Apple wears a gasmask and an asian-inspired hat (though less Japanese Kabuto than Chinese, [[Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina Three Storms]]' conical straw hat) and has a VaderBreath.
* TheDragon: Skeletron, Zeus' mute (and apparently deranged) henchman, who is always seen either leading Zeus' troops or working as his personal assistant.
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* EyepatchOfPower: Zeus wears an eyepatch to show that he's the most powerful man around. [[spoiler:And to hide his exposed robot eye.]]
* EyeScream:Several.
Several. One poor soul tripped and fell onto his own screwdriver, while Zeus lost his eye [[spoiler:when the Kid's mother shot him with a crossbow]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Zeus plays nice to Frederick once he has him captured, even allowing him to light a cigarette, but he has every intention of killing him once he's done with him.
* GroinAttack: part of Apple's attack strategy. Itworks.works, especially when the victim already had his throat and face cut in two.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Zeus plays nice to Frederick once he has him captured, even allowing him to light a cigarette, but he has every intention of killing him once he's done with him.
* GroinAttack: part of Apple's attack strategy. It
* ItsPersonal: Frederick wants revenge on Zeus for the murder of his brother, [[spoiler:and the Kid wants the same thing for the murder of his parents.]]
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Apple is a cute, fun-loving, overactive and ''very'' quirky girl who immediately takes interest in the Kid and encourages him to have fun with her. He is at first put off by her behavior, especially when she starts talking to a corpse and later break into his place. [[spoiler:She is actually a robot created to make friends, which explains her personality.]]
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: While Frederick and one of his men are taking a piss, the rest of their crew is being slaughtered by Zeus' men in the background.
* NoNameGiven: TheKid.main character is only ever referred to as the Kid.
* OnlyAFleshWound: In the climax, Frederick is seemingly fatally shot in the shoulder. He then shows up at the end, saying that it's gonna take more than this to get rid of him.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: While Frederick and one of his men are taking a piss, the rest of their crew is being slaughtered by Zeus' men in the background.
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* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler: Apple ''and'' Zeus.PocketProtector: In the climactic fight, [[spoiler:the Kid is saved from Zeus' bullet by the metal box holding [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View-Master View-Master]] reels his mother gave him.]]
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler: Apple ''and'' Zeus]] are both robots who hid among humans for a long time.
* RobotWar: The backstory of thefilm.
film is that the world was ravaged by a nuclear war against robots.
* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Apple and Zeus]] are both revealed to be robots after they sustain enough damage.
* RomanticRain: Well, it's a RainOfBlood, butit still counts.Apple and the Kid share their first kiss under one, complete with an umbrella.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After the rest of Zeus' army has been slaughtered by the heroes, the last man standing just drops his weapons and run away.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler: Apple ''and'' Zeus]] are both robots who hid among humans for a long time.
* RobotWar: The backstory of the
* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Apple and Zeus]] are both revealed to be robots after they sustain enough damage.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After the rest of Zeus' army has been slaughtered by the heroes, the last man standing just drops his weapons and run away.
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** The water? [[spoiler:[[Film/SoylentGreen "It's people."]]]]"]]]] The Kid also has "Soleil vert" cereals in his room. ''Soleil vert'' was the French title for ''Film/SoylentGreen''.
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* ParentalAbandonment: The Kid lives alone in the wasteland after his parents [[spoiler: were killed by Zeus and Skeletron.]]
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* GroinAttack: part of Apple's attack strategy. It works.
* JustForPun: "Who keeps you ''bloody'' entertained?"
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* HumanResources: How Zeus manufactures fresh water: by pulping humans and extracting about 10 gallons worth.
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* LosingYourHead: Apple literally gets her head cut off at one point. [[spoiler: The Kid duct tapes it to another robot body and she gets better.]]
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* ClicheStorm: The song over the opening credits.
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* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler: Apple ''and'' Zeus.]]
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* AffectionateParody: Of MadMax obviously ''Film/MadMax'' and retro video games, with some SuperheroTropes thrown in.in.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the climax, Apple rescues the Kid by bicycling into Zeus's girlfriend and impaling her on a unicorn hobby horse]].
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the climax, Apple rescues the Kid by bicycling into Zeus's girlfriend and impaling her on a unicorn hobby horse]].
* DesignatedGirlFight: The Kid is beaten up by Zeus's DarkActionGirl, but [[spoiler:Apple returns just in time to kill her]].
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* DistressedDamsel: The Kid's motivation is first to rescue Apple from Zeus and then to repair her after she gets damaged.
* ExploitationFilm:Debatable.The film's low budget and ridiculous gore resemble an exploitation film, or at least other recent parodies of exploitation films.
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*** The costume design and the way the Turbo Glove shoots is basically a red ''Franchise/MegaMan''. To add to that, Skeletron shoots buzzsaws like Metal Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2''.
*** The Kid's initial pose after donning the suit recalls the famous pose from ''Film/{{Tron}}'' (recreated for the film's poster).
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* XMeetsY: See top of page.
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* WalkingTheEarth: What [[spoiler:TheKid]] [[spoiler:the Kid]] decides to do at the end.
*XMeetsY: See top of page.
*{{Zeerust}}: [[UpToEleven In full effect.]] The narrator announces that it's the futuristic year 1997. The post-apocalyptic wasteland is filled with 1980s style and references. Basically this entire trope is the movie's reason for existing.
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** The long-haired, hockey-mask-wearing {{Mook}} recalls [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Casey Jones]]. The air punching when the Kid first dons his uniform alse recalls the martial arts moves the Turtles would make in the first movie.
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* DissonantSerenity: Apple is often seen gleefully smiling and giggling as she ruthlessly brains or disembowels people.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Apple is dead (for good this time) and the Kid is alone once more. However, during the final battle the Kid discovered a fresh, clean water source that will save countless lives and hopefully allow some semblance of civilization to evolve again. Not only that, Fredrick is there to watch over the area, and he's a much nicer guy than Zeus ever was.]]
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->This is the future. This is the year 1997...
-->--Fredrick's opening narration
''Turbo Kid'' is a 2015 Canadian/New Zeland film that's best described as ''Film/MadMax'' [[XMeetsY meets]] TheEighties.
It's AfterTheEnd (in [[{{Zeerust}} 1997]]), and nuclear winter has made has left the land barren and cold (like Canada). Water is a scarce commodity, people scavenge just to survive, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking BMX bikes are the chosen method of transportation]]. In this world live a [[NoNameGiven nameless]], comic-book-loving yet streetwise youth and a hard-boiled "cowboy" named Fredrick the Arm Wrestler...
It's based on the "T is for Turbo" segment of ''Film/TheABCsOfDeath'' (watch the segment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBL0vPheNwM here]]).
!! The film contains examples of the following tropes:
* AbandonedArea: Being post-apocalyptic and all.
* ClicheStorm: The song over the opening credits.
* CloudCuckoolander: Apple. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], in that [[spoiler:she's a robot]].
* EyeScream: Several.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Said by [[spoiler:Zeus]].
-->"You made me this way!"
* GroinAttack: part of Apple's attack strategy. It works.
* JustForPun: "Who keeps you ''bloody'' entertained?"
* NoNameGiven: The Kid
* OverlyLongGag: The opening VanityPlates. Whether [[JustifiedTrope justified]] or not.
* ShoutOut: ''Many.'' --Not all limited to the 1980s.
** The red/green motif of The Kid & Apple (especially in the poster art) recall [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario & Luigi]]
** The opening credits sequence (where The Kid arranges the things in his room while listening to a Walkman) recalls ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.
** Turbo Rider & his suit may be inspired by ''Franchise/KamenRider''/''Television/MaskedRider''. This extends into some of the fight scenes and the suit's {{BFG}}:
*** The Turbo Glove owes a bit to the infamous [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem [=PowerGlove=]]],
*** The Kid's initial pose after donning the suit recalls the famous pose from ''Film/{{Tron}}'' (recreated for the film's poster).
** Fredrick (in addition to being a Mad Max {{Expy}} complete with Aussie accent) recalls Franchise/IndianaJones--especially when his CoolHat is involved.
*** Later, [[spoiler:the fate of his hand and its robotic replacement]] recalls ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
** [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "This is my GNOMESTICK!"]]
** The long-haired, hockey-mask-wearing {{Mook}} recalls [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Casey Jones]].
** The water? [[spoiler:[[Film/SoylentGreen "It's people."]]]]
** The Kid & Apple's stargazing scene is right out of ''Film/TheLionKing'' (complete with scientifically-accurate anecdote and similar shots).
** Apple's [[spoiler:double-rowed heart meter]] is clearly inspired by ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' (complete with [[MostAnnoyingSound beeping when they're low]]).
** TheReveal with [[spoiler:Zeus]] is inspired by ''Film/TheTerminator''.
** Zeus [[spoiler: meets his end]] in the same way as Film/{{Jaws}}.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: during the final fight scene, complete with an "[[Music/{{Survivor}} Eye of]] [[Film/RockyIII the Tiger]]" [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sound-alike]].
* TrainingMontage: This quintessential 80s trope is surprisingly ''[[AvertedTrope averted]]'' with Apple & the Kid.
-->'''Apple:''' Strike first, strike hard, show no mercy. That's it!
* XMeetsY: See top of page.
* {{Zeerust}}: [[UpToEleven In full effect.]] Basically this entire movie's reason for existing.
->This is the future. This is the year 1997...
-->--Fredrick's opening narration
''Turbo Kid'' is a 2015 Canadian/New Zeland film that's best described as ''Film/MadMax'' [[XMeetsY meets]] TheEighties.
It's AfterTheEnd (in [[{{Zeerust}} 1997]]), and nuclear winter has made has left the land barren and cold (like Canada). Water is a scarce commodity, people scavenge just to survive, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking BMX bikes are the chosen method of transportation]]. In this world live a [[NoNameGiven nameless]], comic-book-loving yet streetwise youth and a hard-boiled "cowboy" named Fredrick the Arm Wrestler...
It's based on the "T is for Turbo" segment of ''Film/TheABCsOfDeath'' (watch the segment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBL0vPheNwM here]]).
!! The film contains examples of the following tropes:
* AbandonedArea: Being post-apocalyptic and all.
* ClicheStorm: The song over the opening credits.
* CloudCuckoolander: Apple. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], in that [[spoiler:she's a robot]].
* EyeScream: Several.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Said by [[spoiler:Zeus]].
-->"You made me this way!"
* GroinAttack: part of Apple's attack strategy. It works.
* JustForPun: "Who keeps you ''bloody'' entertained?"
* NoNameGiven: The Kid
* OverlyLongGag: The opening VanityPlates. Whether [[JustifiedTrope justified]] or not.
* ShoutOut: ''Many.'' --Not all limited to the 1980s.
** The red/green motif of The Kid & Apple (especially in the poster art) recall [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario & Luigi]]
** The opening credits sequence (where The Kid arranges the things in his room while listening to a Walkman) recalls ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.
** Turbo Rider & his suit may be inspired by ''Franchise/KamenRider''/''Television/MaskedRider''. This extends into some of the fight scenes and the suit's {{BFG}}:
*** The Turbo Glove owes a bit to the infamous [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem [=PowerGlove=]]],
*** The Kid's initial pose after donning the suit recalls the famous pose from ''Film/{{Tron}}'' (recreated for the film's poster).
** Fredrick (in addition to being a Mad Max {{Expy}} complete with Aussie accent) recalls Franchise/IndianaJones--especially when his CoolHat is involved.
*** Later, [[spoiler:the fate of his hand and its robotic replacement]] recalls ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
** [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "This is my GNOMESTICK!"]]
** The long-haired, hockey-mask-wearing {{Mook}} recalls [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Casey Jones]].
** The water? [[spoiler:[[Film/SoylentGreen "It's people."]]]]
** The Kid & Apple's stargazing scene is right out of ''Film/TheLionKing'' (complete with scientifically-accurate anecdote and similar shots).
** Apple's [[spoiler:double-rowed heart meter]] is clearly inspired by ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' (complete with [[MostAnnoyingSound beeping when they're low]]).
** TheReveal with [[spoiler:Zeus]] is inspired by ''Film/TheTerminator''.
** Zeus [[spoiler: meets his end]] in the same way as Film/{{Jaws}}.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: during the final fight scene, complete with an "[[Music/{{Survivor}} Eye of]] [[Film/RockyIII the Tiger]]" [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sound-alike]].
* TrainingMontage: This quintessential 80s trope is surprisingly ''[[AvertedTrope averted]]'' with Apple & the Kid.
-->'''Apple:''' Strike first, strike hard, show no mercy. That's it!
* XMeetsY: See top of page.
* {{Zeerust}}: [[UpToEleven In full effect.]] Basically this entire movie's reason for existing.
