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# TheTease that [[TheGadfly enjoys]] making the shy male lead squirm in embarrassment. Probably uses innuendo like it's punctuation; more likely a MsFanservice that [[ShesGotLegs shows off her legs]] a lot, who is a MasterOfTheMixedMessage.
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# TheTease that [[TheGadfly enjoys]] making the shy male lead squirm in embarrassment. Probably uses innuendo like it's punctuation; more likely a MsFanservice that [[ShesGotLegs shows off her legs]] legs a lot, who is a MasterOfTheMixedMessage.
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# TheTease that [[TheGadfly enjoys]] making the shy male lead squirm in embarrassment. Probably uses innuendo [[UpToEleven like it's punctuation]]; more likely a MsFanservice that [[ShesGotLegs shows off her legs]] a lot, who is a MasterOfTheMixedMessage.
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# TheTease that [[TheGadfly enjoys]] making the shy male lead squirm in embarrassment. Probably uses innuendo [[UpToEleven like it's punctuation]]; punctuation; more likely a MsFanservice that [[ShesGotLegs shows off her legs]] a lot, who is a MasterOfTheMixedMessage.
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# {{Rich Bitch}}es that have to deal with {{hopeless suitor}}s that are too poor and/or wacky for her. Often an {{acceptable target|s}} for slapstick or being humiliated by the other characters because of this, and can be a bit [[AllWomenArePrudes prudish]], too (although, in the world of the classic period of Hollywood, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar allusions to this]] are common).
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# {{Rich Bitch}}es that have to deal with {{hopeless suitor}}s that are too poor and/or wacky for her. Often an {{acceptable target|s}} for slapstick or being humiliated by the other characters because of this, and can be a bit [[AllWomenArePrudes prudish]], too (although, in the world of the classic period of Hollywood, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar allusions to this]] this are common).
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# NiceGuy who always puts effort into all they do. Slightly (or mostly) {{adorkable}}; he's possibly a CluelessChickMagnet to several women he knows but NoGuyWantsToBeChased. "WhatDoesSheSeeInHim" everyone asks. Perhaps WeaknessTurnsHerOn. [[CuteClumsyGirl He might fall over a lot]].
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# NiceGuy who always puts effort into all they do. Slightly (or mostly) {{adorkable}}; he's He's possibly a CluelessChickMagnet to several women he knows but NoGuyWantsToBeChased. "WhatDoesSheSeeInHim" everyone asks. Perhaps WeaknessTurnsHerOn. [[CuteClumsyGirl He might fall over a lot]].
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The 1987 Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound unlistenable]] unlistenable and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.
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The 1987 Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[MostAnnoyingSound unlistenable]] and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.
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The 1987 Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[MostAnnoyingSound [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound unlistenable]] and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.
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# NiceGuy who always puts effort into all they do. Slightly (or mostly) {{adorkable}}; he's possibly a CluelessChickMagnet to several women he knows but NoGuyWantsToBeChased. "WhatDoesSheSeeInHim" everyone asks. Perhaps WeaknessTurnsHerOn. [[CuteClumsyGuy He might fall over a lot]].
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# NiceGuy who always puts effort into all they do. Slightly (or mostly) {{adorkable}}; he's possibly a CluelessChickMagnet to several women he knows but NoGuyWantsToBeChased. "WhatDoesSheSeeInHim" everyone asks. Perhaps WeaknessTurnsHerOn. [[CuteClumsyGuy [[CuteClumsyGirl He might fall over a lot]].
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# Smug {{jerkass}} that needs to be taught a lesson. Possibly reaches a DespairEventHorizon about their previous actions and changes for the better.
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# Smug {{jerkass}} that needs to be taught a lesson. Possibly reaches Reaches a DespairEventHorizon about their previous actions and changes for the better.
# {{Workaholic}} that loathes the female's presence because she's getting in the way. More likely paired with the wildest in the list above. Might wear NerdGlasses and/or constantly seen in a suit.
# NiceGuy who always puts effort into all they do. Slightly (or mostly) {{adorkable}}; he's possibly a CluelessChickMagnet to several women he knows but NoGuyWantsToBeChased. "WhatDoesSheSeeInHim" everyone asks. Perhaps WeaknessTurnsHerOn. He might fall over a lot.
# {{Workaholic}} that loathes the female's presence because she's getting in the way. More likely paired with the wildest in the list above. Might wear NerdGlasses and/or constantly seen in a suit.
# NiceGuy who always puts effort into all they do. Slightly (or mostly) {{adorkable}}; he's possibly a CluelessChickMagnet to several women he knows but NoGuyWantsToBeChased. "WhatDoesSheSeeInHim" everyone asks. Perhaps WeaknessTurnsHerOn. He might fall over a lot.
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# TheTease that [[TheGadfly enjoys]] making the shy male lead squirm in embarrassment. Probably uses innuendo [[UpToEleven like it's punctuation; punctuation]]; more likely a MsFanservice that [[ShesGotLegs shows off her legs]] a lot, who is a MasterOfTheMixedMessage.
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%%!!Potential Cast
%%To make your screwball comedy work, you need to have the perfect (and typical, to an extent) set of characters. Commonly, the leading characters usually are the wild eccentric and the shy reserve; by the end, the wild eccentric learns self-control and the shy reserve learns to come out of their shell.
%%To make your screwball comedy work, you need to have the perfect (and typical, to an extent) set of characters. Commonly, the leading characters usually are the wild eccentric and the shy reserve; by the end, the wild eccentric learns self-control and the shy reserve learns to come out of their shell.
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'''The Two Leads'''
Common female characters: The female character types have a wide spectrum.
# The ones from the most famous comedies of old are {{cloudcuckoolander}}s and/or {{genki girl}}s. In the romantic types, they often drive the male character crazy until he reaches his BerserkButton. They might be very emotional, {{camp}} and theatrical; they are definitely very loud and could annoy others around them. It might be a "YoureCuteWhenYoureAngry" kind of annoying, or just plain annoying. Often, they show the male lead an [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers exciting side to the world]] and [[UptightLovesWild wins him over]]. May have a WhatDoesHeSeeInHer reaction from the rest of the cast.
# {{Rich Bitch}}es that have to deal with {{hopeless suitor}}s that are too poor and/or wacky for her. Often an {{acceptable target|s}} for slapstick or being humiliated by the other characters because of this, and can be a bit [[AllWomenArePrudes prudish]], too (although, in the world of the classic period of Hollywood, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar allusions to this]] are common).
# TheTease that [[TheGadfly enjoys]] making the shy male lead squirm in embarrassment. Probably uses innuendo like it's punctuation; more likely a MsFanservice that [[ShesGotLegs shows off her legs]] a lot, who is a MasterOfTheMixedMessage.
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With comedies like these, there will definitely be stunt actors needed for (probably) every character, depending on how far you want to go with the slapstick side of the genre. The use of slapstick often breaks haughty characters (one occasionally being one of the leading characters)] and makes them as equal as their likeable love interest.
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With comedies like these, there will definitely be stunt actors needed for (probably) every character, depending on how far you want to go with the slapstick side of the genre. The use of slapstick often breaks haughty characters (one occasionally being one of the leading characters)] characters) and makes them as equal as their likeable love interest.
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* A BodyguardCrush dynamic, or the FlorenceNightingaleEffect could work too.
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Commonly, screwball comedies have a plot device to make the two leading characters come together. This allows them to bond and then make a truce (especially if they don't like each other at first).
* Perhaps the characters experience a LockedInARoom situation. This allows the audience to focus on the two characters without supporting ones getting in the way. It can also allow a lot of situational comedy, {{deadpan snark|er}}s, and BreakTheHaughty moments, especially if one of them is a stuck-up so-and-so.
* The characters are forced to work together in a project, such as EggSitting. This can create a conflict between the two who have different ideologies over how to deal with the situation.
* A MistakenIdentity situation ends up being a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage (without the marriage part).
* Perhaps the characters experience a LockedInARoom situation. This allows the audience to focus on the two characters without supporting ones getting in the way. It can also allow a lot of situational comedy, {{deadpan snark|er}}s, and BreakTheHaughty moments, especially if one of them is a stuck-up so-and-so.
* The characters are forced to work together in a project, such as EggSitting. This can create a conflict between the two who have different ideologies over how to deal with the situation.
* A MistakenIdentity situation ends up being a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage (without the marriage part).
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Consider basic slapstick like trips and pratfalls, but you can include the occasional giant stunt (e.g. falling from a building). Beware with Be careful when it comes to major stunts because they can get tiresome if you overuse them.
them. The RuleOfThree might be the best option, in this case.
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* To make a period piece based on the films from old, you can base the costumes around the fashions of the 1930s and '40s.
* For a comedy based on class, there could possibly be extremes between the leads to show the contrast of their social lives. In a more obvious approach, the rich character dresses in expensive designer clothing and the poorer character would wear dirty, scruffy rags or clothes that are mismatched in colors and sizes.
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genre. The use of slapstick often breaks haughty characters (one occasionally being one of the leading characters)] and makes them as equal as their likeable love interest.
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* ''Film/YouvewGotMail'' (1998): Although considered a "classic" modern romcom, this movie uses the classist version of screwballs through two business rivals that ironically become closer through the anonymity of online dating. The woman owns an independent bookshop and the man is hoping to open a new one for his company's popular bookstore franchise. You can use the romantic side of the genre, but it doesn't have to be old-fashioned.
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* ''Film/YouvewGotMail'' ''Film/YouveGotMail'' (1998): Although considered a "classic" modern romcom, this movie uses the classist version of screwballs through two business rivals that ironically become closer through the anonymity of online dating. The woman owns an independent bookshop and the man is hoping to open a new one for his company's popular bookstore franchise. You can use the romantic side of the genre, but it doesn't have to be old-fashioned.
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* ''Film/MyManGodfrey''''Film/MyManGodfrey'' (1936): A homeless man during the years of The Great Depression is offered a job as butler to a wealthy family by one of the daughters. The daughter is a wild eccentric that has a crush on her new butler and tries everything she can to win him over. Hilariously, she's not the only woman in the house that has feelings for him because her smug sister, ''and'' the maid do too.
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* ''Film/YouvewGotMail'' (1998): Although considered a "classic" modern romcom, this movie uses the classist version of screwballs through two business rivals that ironically become closer through the anonymity of online dating. The woman owns an independent bookshop and the man is hoping to open a new one for his company's popular bookstore franchise. You can use the romantic side of the genre, but it doesn't have to be old-fashioned.
* ''Film/TheThinMan'' (1934) and the rest of the series: A retired detective and his wealthy wife solve murder mysteries between partying and sips of alcohol.
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* ''Film/MyManGodfrey''
* ''Film/TheLadyEve''
* ''Film/TheLadyEve''
* ''Film/ThePhiladelphiaStory''
* ''Film/LibeledLady''
* ''Film/LibeledLady''
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The 1980s' Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[MostAnnoyingSound unlistenable]] and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.
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The 1980s' 1987 Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[MostAnnoyingSound unlistenable]] and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.entertaining.
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* Be careful if you consider going into the romantic comedy side of your work. There is a danger that you could change it completely into a romantic comedy.
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* Be careful if you consider going into the romantic comedy side of your work. There is a danger that you could change it completely into a romantic comedy. If you are wary of this, consider looking at the page SoYouWantTo/WriteARomanticComedy.
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** For your energetic eccentric, you can make them annoying to the characters, but try not to turn them into TheScrappy which sickens your audience when you make them fall in love with the quiet reserve.
** For your quiet reserve, if you want them to react negatively to the eccentric's behaviour, try not to make them a one-note whiner. If they come across as a nag with no other personality traits, the audience won't care for them either.
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If you want to create a screwball comedy that is like the ones of old, consider these...
* ''Film/BallOfFire'' (1941): If you want to include a ThirdActMisunderstanding, consider looking into this movie, which does a wonderful subversion of the cliched versions of today. It mixes this trope perfectly with MistakenIdentity and LoveTriangle through a telephone call between the gangster fiance and the shy English professor.
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* HiddenDepths can be used to. The audience can learn not to judge a person after their first meeting.
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* HiddenDepths can be used to.too. The audience can learn not to judge a person after their first meeting.
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* A more obvious one, opposites ''can'' attract.
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* A more obvious one, one -- opposites ''can'' attract.
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* The common romantic one is an energetic eccentric and a quiet reserve. Through this, the characters MeetCute and then HilarityEnsues easily. Through this, the eccentric eventually learns to calm themselves down and the reserve learns how to overcome their shyness.
* HiddenDepths can be used to. The audience can learn not to judge a person after their first meeting.
* Classism is often one that the classic films love to use as well. Rich and poor meet and then learn not to judge people in the other's social situation.
* A more obvious one, opposites ''can'' attract.
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There might be a LoveTriangle that tears the two leads apart. One of them could be due to be married to another but getting along with this new person is straining their relationship or making one reconsider.
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There might be a LoveTriangle that tears the two leads apart. One of them could be due to be married to another but getting along with this new person is straining their relationship or making one reconsider.
reconsider. There could be an important job that one of the characters have to do which puts them in a dilemma over their new relationship or the fate of their life/job.
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* Is it just two people that are friends/learn to become friends?: This links more with the comedy genre side of the romcom/comedy dichotomy. They can be {{Platonic|LifePartners}} or HeterosexualLifePartners.
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* Is it just two people that are friends/learn to become friends?: This links more with the comedy genre side of the romcom/comedy dichotomy. They can be be/become {{Platonic|LifePartners}} or HeterosexualLifePartners.
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* The ThirdActMisunderstanding can be tricky. You can use it if you want but it's a typical cliche of a romcom. It's often named the most hated trope of romantic comedies and is parodied and subverted because of this.
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* The Including a ThirdActMisunderstanding can be tricky. You can use it if you want but it's a typical cliche of a romcom. It's often named the most hated trope of romantic comedies and is parodied and subverted a lot because of this.
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* If you consider going through the platonic way, you shouldn't call it a screwball comedy because it stars two people. Make sure that they follow the polar opposites trope.
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* The ThirdActMisunderstanding can be tricky. You can use it if you want but it's a typical cliche of a romcom. It's often name named the most hated trope of romantic comedies and is parodied and subverted because of this.
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There might be a LoveTriangle that tears the two leads apart. One of them could be due to be married to another but getting along with this new person is straining their relationship or making one reconsider.
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* Is it just two people that are friends/learn to become friends?: This links more with the comedy genre side of the romcom/comedy dichotomy. They can be {{Platonic|LifePartners}} or HeterosexualLifePartners.
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* If you consider going through the platonic way, you shouldn't call it a screwball comedy because it stars two people. Make sure that they follow the polar opposites trope.
* Be careful if you consider going into the romantic comedy side of your work. There is a danger that you could change it completely into a romantic comedy.
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The 1980s' Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[MostAnnoyingSound uncomfortably-unlistenable]] unlistenable]] and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.
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Also, it's a comedy. Include witty lines, play-on words, and lots of slapstick. In a story like this, SlapstickKnowsNoGender.
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Regardless, screwball comedies are usually a mixture of a romantic comedy and a simple comedy; adding more of one genre than another is fine, depending on what story you want to write.
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A ScrewballComedy is the story of {{opposites attract}}ing and learning how to change for the better. It can be seen as a mixture between a RomanticComedy and just a comedy on its own. Both genres can be written as balanced or one can take over more than the other.
It's considered an old (and mostly dead) genre with its heyday being in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, but if you want to be the one to bring it back into fashion, you've come to the right place.
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With screwball comedies, there needs to be two characters with completely different attributes. Like romcoms, they have a MeetCute and spend time together, whether through choice or force, and then enjoy each other's company. Through this, the two of them go through CharacterDevelopment -- hanging around with each other eventually changes their personalities or their outlooks on life and they gain each other's respect.
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!'''Pitfalls'''
!'''Potential Subversions'''
!'''Writers' Lounge'''
!!'''Suggested Themes and Aesops'''
!!'''Potential Motifs'''
!!'''Suggested Plots'''
!'''Departments'''
!!'''Set Designer''' / '''Location Scout'''
!!'''Props Department'''
!!'''Costume Designer'''
!!'''Casting Director'''
!!'''Stunt Department'''
!'''Extra Credit'''
!!'''The Greats'''
!!'''The Epic Fails'''
The 1980s' Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[MostAnnoyingSound uncomfortably-unlistenable]] and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.
It's considered an old (and mostly dead) genre with its heyday being in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, but if you want to be the one to bring it back into fashion, you've come to the right place.
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!'''Necessary Tropes'''
With screwball comedies, there needs to be two characters with completely different attributes. Like romcoms, they have a MeetCute and spend time together, whether through choice or force, and then enjoy each other's company. Through this, the two of them go through CharacterDevelopment -- hanging around with each other eventually changes their personalities or their outlooks on life and they gain each other's respect.
!'''Choices, Choices'''
!'''Pitfalls'''
!'''Potential Subversions'''
!'''Writers' Lounge'''
!!'''Suggested Themes and Aesops'''
!!'''Potential Motifs'''
!!'''Suggested Plots'''
!'''Departments'''
!!'''Set Designer''' / '''Location Scout'''
!!'''Props Department'''
!!'''Costume Designer'''
!!'''Casting Director'''
!!'''Stunt Department'''
!'''Extra Credit'''
!!'''The Greats'''
!!'''The Epic Fails'''
The 1980s' Music/{{Madonna}} film ''Who's That Girl''. It's often been described as a remake of ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', and even has the similarity of being one of the biggest box office flops of the year they were released. However, ''Bringing Up Baby'' managed to be saved through {{Vindicat|edByHistory}}ion, whereas ''Who's That Girl'' has not. A classic example of exaggerating the ManicPixieDreamGirl character to the most [[MostAnnoyingSound uncomfortably-unlistenable]] and [[TheScrappy annoying levels]], as well as pairing her with an equally unlikable leading man and confusing scenarios in the narrative that throw it off guard. It's saying something when the audience and critics found the supporting characters more interesting and entertaining.
