Line #33 Film/CubanFury


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4	In 1987, 13-year-old Bruce Garrett was a salsa dancer with a shelf full of awards and a bright future in dancing. But just before his big break at the UK Junior Salsa Championships, a [[KidsAreCruel group of bullies]] gang up on Bruce and force him to eat the sequins off his dance shirt. Broken, Bruce burns his dance shoes and quits dancing.
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6	Cut to 25 years later, adult Bruce (Creator/NickFrost) is overweight, romantically unfulfilled, and works at an engineering company with his {{Jerkass}} partner Drew (Creator/ChrisODowd). Then their new American boss Julia (Creator/RashidaJones) arrives and Bruce is almost instantly attracted to her. When Bruce learns that Julia likes to salsa, Bruce sees a way in...but can he get back into top dancing form before Drew makes good on his promise to make Julia his latest conquest? With help from his younger sister Sam (Creator/OliviaColman), former coach Ron (Creator/IanMcShane), and fellow salsa dancer Benjan (Creator/KayvanNovak), Bruce might have a chance.
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10	!!Tropes Include:
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12	* {{Acrofatic}}: While Danny Butterman crashes through fences, Bruce can backflip off of cars and swing his salsa partners over his head. Bruce can ''move''.
13	* AlwaysSecondBest: Drew's mean competitiveness keeps Bruce here.
14	* BookEnds: Young Bruce's scrapbook of accomplishments, adult Bruce's scrapbook of accomplishments.
15	* BrotherSisterTeam: Bruce and Sam as a salsa duo. [[WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats\|1985}} Thundercats, ho!]]
16	* TheBully: FUCKIN DREW
17	* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Creator/SimonPegg]]
18	* CampGay: Bejan, who lives and thrives in a sparkly, spicy ecosystem of clubs and salsa dancing. And ball waxes.
19	* CrashIntoHello: Twice. That's how you know they're really meant for each other.
20	* CynicalMentor: Ron, Bruce's [[OldMaster old salsa master]].
21	* DancePartyEnding: How else could it end, really.
22	* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: What happens at lunch stays at lunch.
23	* GloryDays: Bruce's childhood on the salsa circuit.
24	* LampshadedDoubleEntendre: "This is bowling. There are balls, and there are holes, and we're all adults."
25	* MeaningfulName: Bejan's full name has poetry behind it; Bruce suggests that his own comes from the Old Saxon, [[SubvertedTrope and probably means "hedge"]].
26	* MistakenForGay: Sweet, nervous Bruce answers the door clutching his robe at his throat and bumblingly tries to get rid of his friend Gary. Then [[CampGay Bejan]] swishes up behind Bruce and says he's ''so pleased'' to meet Gary, this is a big moment for him...
27	* NiceGuy: Bruce is the legit sort. He's kind and sweet, and it takes a lot to make him angry. He even suffers Drew. Some of it is that his fire has gone out, but he is a genuinely sweet individual.
28	* ProductPlacement:
29	** Diet Coke
30	** Still Fanta
31	--->'''Bruce:''' They don't do still Fanta.\
32	'''Bejan:''' They ''don't'' do still Fanta, I have to make my own.
33	* ShoutOut: While Bruce is hesitant to put on fake tan and shave his chest, Bejan calls him out on this, saying: "What year is this? [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Do we have a DeLorean? Is this Hill Valley?!]]" And when he makes Bruce go into the bathroom to shave and tan himself, he yells "RUN, MARTY!!"
34	* TrainingMontage: Bruce's includes [[DancingOnABus practicing on public transport]] and [[DancingWithMyself a lot of practice alone]], and with Rory Kinnear.
35	* WorthyOpponent: Despite being a total jerk, Drew admits that Bruce is a great salsa dancer after he is defeated in a car park dance off.

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