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| 3 | ''200 Cigarettes'' is a 1999 comedy set in the East Village on New Year's Eve 1981 surrounding various characters. In this film, Monica (Martha Plimpton) is throwing a New Year's party but thinks that nobody's going to show up, the only one who does show up initially is Monica's friend Hilary; best friends from Long Island Val (Creator/ChristinaRicci) and Stephie (Creator/GabyHoffmann) get stranded in Alphabet City; Cindy (Creator/KateHudson) is on a date with her one night stand Jack (Jay Mohr); Lucy and Kevin are caught kissing by Kevin's ex-girlfriend Ellie (Creator/JaneaneGarofalo); Bridget (Creator/NicoleAriParker) and Caitlyn (Angela Featherstone) who argue over Eric and then dumping him. Will they make it to Monica's party before midnight? |
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| 5 | !!This movie contains tropes of: |
| 6 | * TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: The movie, released in 1999, is set 17-18 years earlier. |
| 7 | * BigApplesauce: The movie is set in the East Village. |
| 8 | * TheCameo: [[spoiler: Music/ElvisCostello]] appears in the movie's final scene. |
| 9 | * TheEighties: Takes place in 1981/1982. |
| 10 | * ExtremelyShortTimespan: The movie starts on New Year's Eve night going into New Year's Day morning. |
| 11 | * [[GirlfriendInCanada Boyfriend In Canada]]: While breaking up with Eric, Caitlyn lies about having a French-Canadian ex who had died while mountain climbing, however, Eric sees through her lie. |
| 12 | * HyperlinkStory: The plot revolves the main characters attempting to get to Monica's party by midnight. |
| 13 | * HypocriticalHumor: Thurgood chastises Kevin for lighting up...only to do the same with marijuana. |
| 14 | * NewYearHasCome: The movie takes place between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. |
| 15 | * NewYearsKiss: Kevin and Lucy, best friends with clear sexual tension between them, share a steamy kiss in the bathroom during the wild New Year's party. |
| 16 | * PhotoMontage: Towards the end, provided by the Disco Cabbie recapping the New Year's Eve party. |
| 17 | * TheirFirstTime: Cindy reveals that she lost her virginity to Jack the night before. |
| 18 | * WhatDidIDoLastNight and WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: Given that many of the characters being drunk, it goes in this direction: [[spoiler: Val and Jack]] wake up together, Monica fall asleep at her own party, [[spoiler: Elvis Costello]] ends up in bed with Ellie, Hilary sleeps with Eric and Thurgood and Bridget have sex. |
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