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2 | [[caption-width-right:299:"Good dog." "Good Jake."]] |
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4 | ''Top Dog'' is a 1995 [[BuddyCopShow buddy cop film]] starring Creator/ChuckNorris as Jake Wilder and... a dog named Reno. Despite their friction, the duo fight crime, most notably a white supremacist group which has been bombing numerous buildings and plans to assassinate The Pope at a Coalition For Racial Unity rally. |
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6 | It uses pretty much every cop cliche in the book. See also ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' for a similar Chuck Norris vehicle. See also ''[[Film/{{K91989}} K-9]]'' and ''Film/TurnerAndHooch''. |
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9 | !!This film provides examples of: |
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11 | * AwesomeButImpractical: Early in the film, a group of terrorists disguised as clowns pays Jake's house a visit. One of them does a pointless front flip over a hedge before shooting. |
12 | %%* BuddyCopShow |
13 | * CatchPhrase: Jake: "Damn dog." |
14 | ** "That dog's a real hero, you know that?" "Yeah, so I've been told." |
15 | * ChaseScene: There's one when two of the neo-Nazis try to cross the border with weapons in their trunk, and peel away from the patrolmen who were going to search it. |
16 | * CopKiller: "I'm a cop." "I don't care." [BANG] |
17 | %%* CowboyCop |
18 | * DeadPartner: Reno's partner was killed. |
19 | * DestinationDefenestration: Jake kicks a druggie through a window. Reno gets the credit. |
20 | * DogFoodDiet: Sort of. At one point, Jake brings home a chicken dinner. But he leaves the room and when he returns, he finds Reno has dug into his chicken. Angered, Jake asks what he's supposed to eat; Reno pushes the can of dog food intended for him in front of Jake's shoes. |
21 | * FlashbackNightmare: Reno frequently has one about his old partner, who was killed in the line of duty. |
22 | * GroinAttack: Jake lands one on a druggie early in the film. |
23 | %%* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy |
24 | * NeverTrustATrailer: Due to the fact that the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma City bombing]] occurred 9 days before the film's release date, all references to domestic terrorism were removed from trailer, making it appear as a family friendly buddy cop movie. |
25 | * MonsterClown: As mentioned in AwesomeButImpractical, the terrorists are dressed as clowns. |
26 | * {{Montages}}: Matthew and Reno at a fair. Also counts as [[{{Filler}} filler]], since it doesn't advance the story. |
27 | * ReReleaseSoundtrack: The DVD release largely keeps the original score intact, but two scenes feature new pieces: |
28 | ** The action sequence with the gun-firing clowns. In the theatrical cut, it's accompanied by a traditional orchestral score. In the TV edit, it's replaced by demented circus music, which arguably makes the scene much funnier. |
29 | ** When Jake goes to a house and beats up a criminal (to which Reno gets the credit), the theatrical cut is accompanied by an orchestral piece. The TV edit replaces it with a country/rock piece. |
30 | %%* SlowMotion |
31 | %%* StuffBlowingUp |
32 | * TrashOfTheTitans: Jake's bedroom. It's so messy he can't find the phone, even when it's ringing. |
33 | * TurnInYourBadge: Jake is on suspension at the beginning of the film, but is pulled out of it to help crack the white supremacy case. |
34 | * VisionaryVillain: The villain, Nelson, has a very clear goal in mind: He wants to unite all sorts of hate groups with one attack in order to spread his neo-Nazi agenda all over the world. |
35 | --> '''Nelson''': In a ''single blow'', we can initiate the movement which will sanitize this country for ''generations''! We ''must'' succeed. We ''will'' succeed! |
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