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* HighClassGloves: Singer's dress in the jazz club when she sings "Yesterday Was a Lie."



* OperaGloves: Singer's dress in the jazz club when she sings "Yesterday Was a Lie."
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* BareYourMidriff: Singer's shirt for the latter portion of the film. Hoyle's white suit in the jazz club (briefly).

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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2009 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Hoyle, and featuring former ''Series/{{Star Trek|Deep Space Nine}}'' actress Creator/ChaseMasterson as a mysterious and significant -- but nameless -- lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.

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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2009 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown Creator/KipleighBrown as Hoyle, and featuring former ''Series/{{Star Trek|Deep Space Nine}}'' actress Creator/ChaseMasterson as a mysterious and significant -- but nameless -- lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.



* AbsoluteCleavage: Masterson's (Singer's) dress for most of the film. Both Hoyle and Singer in the art museum.



* DeliberatelyMonochrome
* DieselPunk
* FilmNoir
* HardboiledDetective

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* %%* HardboiledDetective



* MsFanservice: Hoyle and Singer would both qualify as fanservice.

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* %%* MsFanservice: Hoyle and Singer would both qualify as fanservice.fanservice.
* NavelDeepNeckline: Hoyle and Singer in the art museum have dresses whose necklines plunge down to their navels.



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* NoNameGiven: Save for Hoyle and Dudas, none of the characters in the film are ever named. This is especially noticeable with Singer, who is a very important character.
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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2009 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Hoyle, and featuring former ''Series/{{Star Trek|Deep Space Nine}}'' actress Chase Masterson as a mysterious and significant -- but nameless -- lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.

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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2009 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Hoyle, and featuring former ''Series/{{Star Trek|Deep Space Nine}}'' actress Chase Masterson Creator/ChaseMasterson as a mysterious and significant -- but nameless -- lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.
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Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective(?) searching for a missing scientist and a missing Nazi notebook, and instead uncovering mysteries about the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.

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Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective(?) searching for a missing scientist and a missing Nazi notebook, and instead uncovering mysteries about the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.
heavily. Creator/PeterMayhew (aka Chewbacca from ''Franchise/StarWars'') appears as a silent character called "Dead Man".
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Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective(?) searching for a missing scientist and a missing Nazi notebook, and instead uncovering mysteries about the the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.

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Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective(?) searching for a missing scientist and a missing Nazi notebook, and instead uncovering mysteries about the the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.
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** Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger" after one of the founders of quantum mechanics, who described a famous thought experiment called "SchrodingersCat".

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** Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger" after one of the founders of quantum mechanics, who described a famous thought experiment called "SchrodingersCat"."UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat".
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** Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger" after one of the founders of quantum mechanics, who described a famous thought experiment called "Schrödinger's cat".

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** Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger" after one of the founders of quantum mechanics, who described a famous thought experiment called "Schrödinger's cat"."SchrodingersCat".
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* SuspiciouslySimilarOutfit: Hoyle and Singer in the art museum.
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* HotChickInABadassSuit: Hoyle wears one through the middle portion of the film.

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* LingerieScene: Hoyle's shirt is removed in order to dress a gunshot wound.
* MeaningfulName: Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger", after one of the founders of quantum mechanics. Hoyle may be a veiled reference to astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle; in one scene, a character reads "October the First Is Too Late," Fred Hoyle's book which outlines his concept of non-linear time and a reality "clerk," also referenced in the film.

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* LingerieScene: Hoyle's shirt is removed in order to dress a gunshot wound.
wound, leaving her wearing just a bra in the rain.
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Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger", "Schrödinger" after one of the founders of quantum mechanics. mechanics, who described a famous thought experiment called "Schrödinger's cat".
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Hoyle may be a veiled reference to astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle; in one scene, a character reads "October the First Is Too Late," Fred Hoyle's book which outlines his concept of non-linear time and a reality "clerk," also referenced in the film.



* WetSariScene: Hoyle is shown in her bra in a rainstorm while a gunshot wound is being dressed.
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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2009 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Hoyle, and featuring former StarTrek actress Chase Masterson as a mysterious and significant -- but nameless -- lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.

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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2009 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Hoyle, and featuring former StarTrek ''Series/{{Star Trek|Deep Space Nine}}'' actress Chase Masterson as a mysterious and significant -- but nameless -- lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.

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* BadassLongCoat: Hoyle wears one as part of her HardboiledDetective gear.
* BareYourMidriff

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* BadassLongCoat: Hoyle Brown (Hoyle) wears one as part of her HardboiledDetective gear.
* BareYourMidriffBareYourMidriff: Singer's shirt for the latter portion of the film. Hoyle's white suit in the jazz club (briefly).



* HotChickInABadassSuit
* LingerieScene
* MeaningfulName: Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger", after one of the founders of quantum mechanics.
* MsFanservice
* OperaGloves

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* HotChickInABadassSuit
HotChickInABadassSuit: Hoyle wears one through the middle portion of the film.
* LingerieScene
LingerieScene: Hoyle's shirt is removed in order to dress a gunshot wound.
* MeaningfulName: Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger", after one of the founders of quantum mechanics.
mechanics. Hoyle may be a veiled reference to astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle; in one scene, a character reads "October the First Is Too Late," Fred Hoyle's book which outlines his concept of non-linear time and a reality "clerk," also referenced in the film.
* MsFanservice
MsFanservice: Hoyle and Singer would both qualify as fanservice.
* OperaGlovesOperaGloves: Singer's dress in the jazz club when she sings "Yesterday Was a Lie."



* ShowSomeLeg
* SuspiciouslySimilarOutfit
* WetSariScene

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* ShowSomeLeg
ShowSomeLeg: Hoyle persuades a male physics student to spill secrets to her by sitting in front of him in a miniskirt and crossing her legs.
* SuspiciouslySimilarOutfit
SuspiciouslySimilarOutfit: Hoyle and Singer in the art museum.
* WetSariSceneWetSariScene: Hoyle is shown in her bra in a rainstorm while a gunshot wound is being dressed.
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The movie spawned a short-lived television series in 2011.

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The movie spawned a short-lived television web series in 2011.
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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2008 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Detective Hoyle, and featuring former StarTrek actress Chase Masterson as a mysterious and significant--but nameless--lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.

Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective searching for a missing scientist and a missing Nazi notebook, and instead uncovering mysteries about the the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.

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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2008 2009 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Detective Hoyle, and featuring former StarTrek actress Chase Masterson as a mysterious and significant--but nameless--lounge significant -- but nameless -- lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.

Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective detective(?) searching for a missing scientist and a missing Nazi notebook, and instead uncovering mysteries about the the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.
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Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective searching for a missing scientist, and uncovering mysteries about the the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.

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Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective searching for a missing scientist, scientist and a missing Nazi notebook, and instead uncovering mysteries about the the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.
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Hoyle is a hard-drinking private detective searching for a missing scientist, and uncovering mysteries about the the nature of reality and time. Quantum mechanics, Jungian philosophy and {{fanservice}} all feature heavily.


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* MeaningfulName: Hoyle's cat is named "Schrödinger", after one of the founders of quantum mechanics.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Masterson's dress for most of the film.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Masterson's (Singer's) dress for most of the film.film. Both Hoyle and Singer in the art museum.

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''Yesterday Was a Lie'' is a 2008 science-fictional FilmNoir homage by director/writer James Kerwin, starring Kipleigh Brown as Detective Hoyle, and featuring former StarTrek actress Chase Masterson as a mysterious and significant--but nameless--lounge singer who becomes Hoyle's ally.

The movie spawned a short-lived television series in 2011.



* AbsoluteCleavage
* BadassLongCoat

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* AbsoluteCleavage
AbsoluteCleavage: Masterson's dress for most of the film.
* BadassLongCoatBadassLongCoat: Hoyle wears one as part of her HardboiledDetective gear.
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!!The film contains examples of the following:

* AbsoluteCleavage
* BadassLongCoat
* BareYourMidriff
* DeliberatelyMonochrome
* DieselPunk
* FilmNoir
* HardboiledDetective
* HotChickInABadassSuit
* LingerieScene
* MsFanservice
* OperaGloves
* ScienceFiction
* ShowSomeLeg
* SuspiciouslySimilarOutfit
* WetSariScene
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