History HairTriggerTemper / LiveActionFilms

* ''Film/{{Misery}}'': Annie Wilkes is a frightening and [[{{Yandere}} demented]] example of a woman with a Hair-Trigger Temper, all the way to AxCrazy StalkerWithACrush. The 'hobbling' scene gives testament to this and even throws in a WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou. The scene is even more traumatic in the book, thanks to Annie's [[AnAxeToGrind choice of weapon]]. The movie version is a case of PragmaticAdaptation.

* ''Film/{{Misery}}'': Annie Wilkes is a frightening and [[{{Yandere}} demented]] example of a woman with a Hair-Trigger Temper, all the way to AxCrazy StalkerWithACrush. The 'hobbling' scene gives testament to this and even throws in a WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou. The scene is even more traumatic in the book, thanks to Annie's choice of weapon. The movie version is a case of PragmaticAdaptation.

** [[TropeCodifier The biggest inspiration for the trope]] is Tommy [=DeVito=] from ''Film/GoodFellas'', who has a vicious temper borne from a [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex need to prove he's the world's biggest badass]], and can snap at the slightest provocation. His usual recourse against an insult to his person is to murder the offender, regardless of whether they are a lowly busboy or a mob boss. His instability ultimately causes problems for him later in his career. Interestingly, [=DeVito=] is very aware of his reputation. In one scene, [[https://youtu.be/E84VqqCPI7w?t=56s he feigns offense at a harmless compliment]] to [[ItAmusedMe toy with his friends]]. The hardened gangsters not only believe that his rage is real, but they're terrified of him. [[spoiler:Tommy's temper and instability eventually get him killed when he kills a made man, which you do NOT do in the mob without a sit down and an okay from the made man's boss unless ''you'' want to get yourself whacked]]. Allegedly, the man he was based on, real-life mobster Tommy [=DeSimone=], had an even ''worse'' temper, [[RealityIsUnrealistic and they needed to tone it down for the movie]].

** [[TropeCodifier The biggest inspiration for the trope]] is Tommy [=DeVito=] from ''Film/GoodFellas'', who has a vicious temper borne from a [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex need to prove he's the world's biggest badass]], and can snap at the slightest provocation. His usual recourse against an insult to his person is to murder the offender, regardless of whether they are a lowly busboy or a mob boss. His instability ultimately causes problems for him later in his career. Interestingly, [=DeVito=] is very aware of his reputation. In one scene, [[https://youtu.be/E84VqqCPI7w?t=56s he feigns offense at a harmless compliment]] to [[ItAmusedMe toy with his friends]]. The hardened gangsters not only believe that his rage is real, but they're terrified of him. [[spoiler:Tommy's temper and instability eventually get him killed when he kills a made man, which you do NOT do in the mob without a sit down and an okay from the made man's boss unless ''you'' want to get yourself whacked]]. Allegedly, the man he was based on had a ''worse'' temper, [[RealityIsUnrealistic and they needed to tone it down for the movie]].

* This is Grindelwald’s (the BigBad of ''Film/FantasticBeasts '') FatalFlaw. In his backstory, he would have been able to keep Dumbledore on his side if he hadn’t flown off the handle and tortured his siblings. In the second film, if he hadn’t slaughtered a bunch of people in Paris in a bout of rage, [[spoiler: Newt’s niffler]] wouldn’t have been able to get the MacGuffin that [[spoiler: was stopping Dumbledore from personally fighting him.]]

* The titular character in Film/HappyGilmore has serious anger management issues, he says in the opening narration that it happened after his father’s death, he will fly into a rage and attack the person who annoys him at the slightest provocation, he does gradually get better as the film progresses as Virginia Venit coaches him to get his anger issues under control.

* ''Film/{{Misery}}'': Annie Wilkes is a frightening and [[{{Yandere}} demented]] example of a woman with a Hair-Trigger Temper, all the way to AxCrazy StalkerWithACrush. The 'hobbling' scene gives testament to this and even throws in a WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou. The scene is even more traumatic in the book, thanks to Annie's [[AnAxeToGrind choice of weapon]]. The movie version is a case of PragmaticAdaptation.

* [[AngryBlackMan Conspiracy Brother]] in ''Film/UndercoverBrother'' flies off on overly-paranoid, outraged (and often absurdly ill-informed) The Man-is-keeping-me-down rants on the flimsiest of provocations. Even someone cheerfully saying "Hi, Conspiracy Brother!" in greeting is guaranteed to send him spiraling off into a rant about how everyone assumes that black people spend all their time getting high.

* Annie Wilkes from the film ''Film/{{Misery}}'' is a frightening and [[{{Yandere}} demented]] example of a woman with a Hair-Trigger Temper turned UpToEleven, all the way to AxCrazy StalkerWithACrush. The 'hobbling' scene gives testament to this and even throws in a WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou. The scene is even more traumatic in the book, thanks to Annie's [[AnAxeToGrind choice of weapon]]. The movie version is a case of PragmaticAdaptation.

* Norman Stansfield in ''Film/TheProfessional''. Not only does he lose his control in nearly every scene he is in but he swears and screams at the top of his lungs even to his henchmen and bosses.
* Emil Antonowsky in ''Film/{{RoboCop|1987}}'' is infuriated when Murphy accidentally shoots the gang's stolen TV, telling him "Your ass is mine".
* The [[VillainProtagonist protagonist]] of ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}'', Tony Montana, is practically the epitome of this trope. Almost everything sets him off, from betrayal to guys getting to his sister. It's made even worse when he's [[GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply high off his own cocaine]] and really flips his lid in this case. [[spoiler: Of course, he pays the price and as a result, his violent rage costs him his life when he is finally gunned down in the end.]]

* In Film/BackToSchool, Professor Terguson, played by Sam Kinison, so of course he snaps pretty readily, but even for Kinison, he sounds like a lunatic.
--> (After a student gives an account of why the Vietnam war was a disaster for America that isn't very flattering of American policy, Terguson gives a strained smile)\\
'''Terguson:''' Is she right? Cause I know that's the popular version of what went on there, and a lot of people like to believe that. I wish I could, but I was there. I wasn't in a classroom, hoping I was right, thinking about it, (starts to get angrier) I was up to my knees in rice paddies, with guns that didn't work, (starts getting louder) going up against Charlie, slugging it out with him, while '''pussies''' like you, were back here partying, putting headbands on, doing drugs, listening to the Goddamn Music/{{Beatles}} albums! (begins doing Kinison's trademark scream)

* [[AngryBlackMan Conspiracy Brother]] in ''Film/UndercoverBrother'' flies off on overly-paranoid, outraged (and often absurdly ill-informed) TheMan-is-keeping-me-down rants on the flimsiest of provocations. Even someone cheerfully saying "Hi, Conspiracy Brother!" in greeting is guaranteed to send him spiraling off into a rant about how everyone assumes that black people spend all their time getting high.