Line #14 Film/AllTheMarbles


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3	''...All the Marbles'' is a 1981 ProfessionalWrestling [[{{Dramedy}} comedy-drama]] film directed by Creator/RobertAldrich and starring Creator/PeterFalk as Harry Sears, the manager of the TagTeam the California Dolls, Iris (Vicki Frederick) and Molly (Laurene Landon). It won the Hochi Film Award (Japan) for "Best Foreign Language Film."
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5	!!"...All the Tropes"
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7	* ActionGirl: It's about women's wrestling, what else would you expect?
8	* AlliterativeName: The '''T'''oledo '''T'''igers.
9	* AsHimself: [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Pittsburgh Steelers]] legend Mean Joe Greene is the ring announcer for the tag title match, and sportscaster Chick Hearn calls the action.
10	* BigEntrance: For the title match, the Dolls come out in elaborate costumes being carried out by scantily-clad muscular men to the strains of "Oh, You Beautiful Doll."
11	* BrotherhoodOfFunnyHats: The MudWrestling match is organized by the Vice President of the [[http://www.kiwanis.org Kiwanis Club]].
12	* ByTheHair: All the time.
13	* {{Catfight}}: The MudWrestling match is basically one of these.
14	* ClothingDamage: During the MudWrestling match.
15	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: For the tag title match, the {{Face}} Dolls wear white leotards, while the {{Heel}} Tigers wear orange and black striped leotards.
16	* EasilyDistractedReferee: All the referees are portrayed this way, with the possibility of wrestlers being screwed over considered to be a distinct possibility at all times.
17	* FanDisservice: The beautiful Molly eventually appears nude while taking a shower... but it's a ShowerOfAngst following Harry and Molly having an argument in which they slapped each other.
18	* FinishingMove: Harry tells the Dolls to work on "those sunset flips." They win the titles via stereo sunset flips.
19	* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: After the MudWrestling debacle, Molly calls Harry "a lousy human being" and "a lousy manager." Harry says, "I am not a lousy manager."
20	* InsultBackfire: Promoter Eddie Cisco calls Molly a bitch, and she tells him that she's been called worse by much better people.
21	* ItsTheBestWhateverEver: Chick Hearn says, "This is the greatest fight in history!"
22	* LeotardOfPower: All the wrestlers.
23	* MarketBasedTitle: Retitled ''[[ProtagonistTitle The California Dolls]]'' for foreign markets because "All the Marbles" was an American slang expression that didn't mean anything outside the U.S.
24	* MsFanservice: The California Dolls are drop-dead gorgeous, and the female wrestling theme of the film is an opportunity to showcase their physiques. The other teams aren't slouches either.
25	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The Dolls' costumes get described by someone as making them look like "virgin vampires."
26	* NoNameGiven: Lennie Bremen's character is credited as "No-Name Promoter."
27	* PantheraAwesome: The Toledo Tigers, of course.
28	* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Type 2. Eddie Cisco tells Harry that if he wanted class, he'd get the [[Creator/CharlotteBronte Brontë]] [[Creator/EmilyBronte sisters]]. Harry says, "My girls will tear their legs off."
29	* ProWrestlingIsReal: The film absolutely pushes this idea. As the Toledo Tigers' manager says after the Dolls' first match with them, "Nobody's supposed to win!" As a result, EVERYTHING (cheating, referees being distracted, money) is treated as SeriousBusiness.
30	* TitleDrop: Before the tag match, Chick Hearn says, "It's safe to say that this match is for all the marbles."
31	* VanityLicensePlate: Harry's Cadillac has custom California license plates that say "TAG TEAM".

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