Line #84 FunWithAcronyms/Film


1	[[AC:Animated Films]]
2	* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' with the '''F'''lint '''L'''ockwood '''D'''iatonic '''S'''uper '''M'''utating '''D'''ynamic '''F'''ood '''R'''eplicator, or FLDSMDFR. Flint insists on pronouncing the acronym despite how clumsy it sounds and soon enough everyone follows suit.
3	* In the first ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'', Alex and Marty [[MeadowRun are reuniting on the titular island in slow-motion]], and Alex slowly turns angry as he runs towards Marty (as he is why they got stranded on the island in the first place). When Marty realises this, he turns the other way (still in slow motion) and yells "Oh, '''S'''ugar '''H'''oney '''I'''ced '''T'''ea!"
4	* The world of ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' doesn't have the Screen Actors Guild, they have the '''F'''ilm '''A'''ctors '''G'''uild, or FAG. That's to be expected from Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone. "One day you'll all look at the world us actors created and say, wow, good going, FAG. You really made the world a better place, didntcha, FAG?"
5	** The film also has the sentient super computer I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E., though understandably it's never revealed what the acronym stands for.
6	* Upped To Eleven as pretty much every single main character with Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' ('''W'''aste '''A'''llocation '''L'''oad '''L'''ifter · '''E'''arth Class) has one (i.e. '''E'''xtraterrestrial '''V'''egetation '''E'''valuator, and the '''M'''icrobe-'''O'''bliterator).
7	* ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'': "H is for hurry...E is for [[ShoehornedFirstLetter ergent]]...L is for love me...and P is for please help!"
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9	[[AC:Live Action Films]]
10	* ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'': Everyone knows that HAL 9000 ('''H'''euristic/'''Al'''gorithmic), the sentient computer, is named such that if you take the next letter after each letter in its name, you get Creator/{{IBM}}. Leonard Wheat, in his book ''Kubrick's 2001: A Triple Allegory'', argues that this is not a coincidence (in spite of Arthur Clarke's insistence). Wheat plausibly explains the origin of the 9000 in the name, and also goes on to argue (convincingly!) that the moon monolith's official designation of TMA-1 should actually be spelled "TMA ONE" and is an anagram for "NO MEAT". Wheat's [[http://www.underview.com/bhpinsights.html web page]] suggests that the AE in the troublesome "AE 35 unit" in the film stands for Aeolus. Big fun with acronyms.
11	** Incidentally TMA stands for Tycho Magnetic Anomaly, since the first monolith was buried in the Tycho crater on the moon and was discovered only because it produced odd readings in the moon's magnetic field. This mentioned only in the book (kinda self-explanatory, though).
12	* ''Film/{{Accepted}}'' dealt with the exploits of a group of would-be college freshmen, who after being rejected from all the colleges and universities to which they had applied, proceed to "create" their own "college": The '''S'''outh '''H'''armon '''I'''nstitute of '''T'''echnology (S.H.I.T).
13	** Undoubtedly derived from the persistent [[UrbanLegends urban legend]] that claims that a Texas college was nearly named the '''S'''am '''H'''ouston '''I'''nstitute of '''T'''echnology (or '''T'''eaching).
14	* In ''Film/TheAvengers1998'', one of the villain organizations is named the '''B'''ritish '''R'''oyal '''O'''rganization for '''L'''asting '''L'''iquid '''Y'''ears. "Brolly" is British slang for "umbrella", which is appropriate since the plot of the movie involves weather control.
15	* In Creator/PeterJackson's first film ''Film/BadTaste'', the heroes are part of the '''A'''stro '''I'''nvestigation and '''D'''efense '''S'''ervice. (And yes, the name gets lampshaded immediately after we hear it.)
16	* ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'': Catwoman masqueraded as a writer from the Moscow Bugle named '''K'''itayna '''I'''reyna '''T'''atanya '''K'''erenska '''A'''lisoff...but suggested that Bruce call her KITKA for short. He even commented that it was a charming acronym.
17	* In ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'', the brown-shirted group of Illinois Nazis led by Henry Gibson is the '''A'''merican '''S'''ocialist '''Whi'''te '''Pe'''ople's Party ("Asswipes"). The acronym is a StealthPun which doesn't appear in the film.
18	** Deliberately averted, meanwhile, with the '''S'''tate '''C'''ounty '''M'''unicipal '''O'''ffender '''D'''ata '''S'''ystem.
19	* From ''Film/BlueThunder'', JAFO ('''J'''ust '''A'''nother '''F'''ucking '''O'''bserver), used to refer to the chain of observers that Frank Murphy is said to go through because of his behavior. The viewer isn't made aware of the expansion until [[spoiler:after Lymangood gets killed]].
20	** There is also the Blue Thunder's official designation as [[OperationBlank Project T.H.O.R.]]: '''T'''actical '''H'''elicopter '''O'''rdinance '''R'''esponse. [[spoiler:Fitting for a BlackHelicopter designed to quell riots by DeathFromAbove.]]
21	* In ''Camp Takota'', Jared plans to turn the title girls' summer camp into a camp focusing on social media, or as he calls it, a "'''D'''igital and '''I'''nteractive '''C'''amp": As Maxine points out, this means that he's going to "specialize in dick". He's already gotten customized t-shirts made, which means that the two main antagonists spend the whole film in matching shirts that read "DIC".
22	* The low budget ''Film/CaptainAmerica1979'' film staring Creator/RebBrown had the SuperSerum '''F'''ull '''L'''atent '''A'''bility '''G'''ain.
23	* ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'':
24	** The Cat has a car called the '''S'''uper '''L'''uxurious '''O'''mnidirectional '''W'''hatchamajigger. It's better than its previous name, the Super Hydraulic Instantaneous Transporter.
25	** The Cat has the riding-mower-style house cleaning device, the '''D'''ynamic '''I'''ndustrial '''R'''enovating '''T'''ractomajiggar.
26	* In ''Film/TheChainReaction'', the name of the evil corporation W.A.L.D.O. stands for "'''W'''estern '''A'''tomic '''L'''ong-term '''D'''umping '''O'''rganisation".
27	* ''Film/{{CHUD}}'' stands for '''C'''annibalistic '''H'''umanoid '''U'''nderground '''D'''weller, and is a lot of fun to pronounce. [[spoiler: Well, it actually stands for Contaminated Hazard Urban Disposal.]]
28	* In ''Film/Comic8'', when each criminal groups are planning their heists, they are constantly referring to "Bank INI" (Indonesian for THIS Bank). Later it is revealed that "INI" stands for "'''I'''ndonesian '''N'''etherlands '''I'''ncorporated".
29	* The 2008 remake of ''[[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' turned "Gort" into an acronym by the military, which stands for "'''G'''enetically '''O'''rganized '''R'''obotic '''T'''echnology". We're supposed to accept that a robot can have genes. Even one of the characters thinks that the acronym is ridiculous.
30	* ''[[Film/{{DEBS}} D.E.B.S.]]'', which stands for '''D'''iscipline, '''E'''nergy, '''B'''eauty, and [[strike:Schoolgirl fetish]] '''S'''trength, but is actually short for 'debutantes'.
31	* From ''Film/DrGoldfootAndTheBikiniMachine'' (1965).
32	-->"Sometimes I suspect that you forget you're a member of '''S'''ecret '''I'''ntelligence '''C'''ommand. You're a SIC man."
33	* In the 1987 film remake of ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}'', starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, they uncover a sinister organisation named 'P.A.G.A.N.' - '''P'''eople '''A'''gainst '''G'''oodness '''A'''nd '''N'''ormalcy.
34	** [[spoiler:P.A.G.A.N. is led by Reverend Whirley, who is also the founder of M.A.M.A, the '''M'''oral '''A'''dvance '''M'''ovement of '''A'''merica.]]
35	* The Franchise/GIJoe movie, ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', has a lot of changes from the source material (much to fans' displeasure), one of them being that the "Real American Heroes" are now international. "G.I. Joe" was a reference to World War II-era General Infantry units, with "Joe" a generic moniker; with the name retained for the movie despite the "American" part going out the window, the creative minds behind the movie decided to shoehorn in an appropriately awkward acronym. Feast your eyes upon the '''G'''lobal '''I'''ntegrated '''J'''oint '''O'''perating '''E'''ntity!
36	** Actually, GI seems to have started out as an abbreviation for 'Galvanised Iron' military equipment, then for 'General Issue' equipment and adopted in that sense by the troops for themselves, not 'General Infantry.'
37	* ''Film/GlengarryGlenRoss'': '''A'''lways '''B'''e '''C'''losing; '''A'''ttention '''I'''nterest '''D'''ecision '''A'''ction
38	* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'':
39	** The film ''Film/GodzillaVsSpaceGodzilla'' had the giant robot named M.O.G.U.E.R.A which stands for "Mobile Operation Godzilla Universal Expert Robot Aero-Type." The full title was basically applied to the name of the Mogeras from ''Film/TheMysterians'', which wasn't originally an acronym.
40	** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseMUTO MUTOs]]: Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms. [[NonindicativeName The male one can fly.]] Interestingly, the "species" is referred to as Muto rather than M.U.T.O., the acronym.
41	* ''Film/GoodMorningVietnam'': Adrian Cronauer has some fun with the stodgy major when he tries to prepare the Army radio DJ crew for the upcoming press conference ("PC") with the "VP" (Richard Nixon at that time):
42	-->'''Cronauer''' Seeing as the VP is such a VIP, ahouldn't we keep the PC on the QT? Because if this leaks out to the VC, the VP could wind up MIA and then we'd all get put on KP!
43	* ''Film/GSaviour'': The nation that replaces the Earth Federation is CONSENT, or '''Con'''gress of '''Se'''ttleme'''nt''' Nations.
44	* In the T&A comedy ''H.O.T.S.'' the name offically stands for "'''H'''elp '''O'''ut '''T'''he '''S'''eals."
45	* According to [[AllThereInTheManual the manual]] ([[http://www.pasivdevice.org quite literally, in this case]]) for ''Film/{{Inception}}'', the device the characters use to administer sedatives and facilitate the sharing of dreams is called the '''P'''ortable '''A'''utomated '''S'''omnacin '''I'''ntra'''V'''enous Device.
46	* ''Film/IntolerableCruelty'' features the '''N'''ational '''O'''rganisation for '''M'''atrimonial '''A'''ttorneys '''N'''ationwide, which boils down to NOMAN, although to do so it has to repeat the part about being national. This seems kind of irrelevant until you find out the organisation's slogan: "...let NOMAN put asunder".
47	* The Film/JamesBond films had the evil organisation SPECTRE, which was the '''SP'''ecial '''E'''xecutive for '''C'''ounterintelligence, '''T'''errorism, '''R'''evenge and '''E'''xtortion.
48	** ''Probably'' subverted with the fancy-sounding but as far as we know, not acronymmy QUANTUM.
49	*** Memorably homaged in ''Film/CarryOnSpying'', which featured the evil organisation STENCH (the Society for The Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) and the more ambiguous SNOG (the Society for the Neutralising Of Germs..."I've always fancied doing a bit of [=SNOGging=], meself!").
50	* Kevin Smith's ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' feature the '''C'''oalition for '''L'''iberation of '''I'''tinerant '''T'''ree-dwellers, described as an offshoot of the '''L'''iberate '''A'''pes '''B'''efore '''I'''mprisoning '''A'''pes movement. (Justified in-universe. The members of '''C.L.I.T.''' ask Jay to describe his cunnilingus technique on-camera, and send the video to the news media to set Jay up as the "C.L.I.T. Commander".)
51	** Making for an... ''interesting'' [[CensoredForComedy news report]] on their actions...double entendre, here we come...
52	*** The CLIT does not exist. By the way, in RealLife, there's '''M'''oro '''I'''slamic '''L'''iberation '''F'''ront.
53	* In the comedy ''Film/JMenForever'' (1979) the F.C.C. (Federal Culture Control), KRAP Radio, and M.U.S.A.C. (the Military Underground Sugared Airwaves Command) join forces to broadcast schmaltzy music to counter the rock & roll invasion of Earth. And there's Billy [[strike:Batson]] Batchit, who becomes The Caped Madman (a [[GagDub re-dubbed]] [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]) by uttering the magic word "SH-BOOM!", enabling Billy to ''"take on all the vices of a J-Man of the Secret Service: '''S''' for Sneaky, '''H''' for Hateful, '''B''' for Bigotted, '''O''' for Obnoxious, another '''O''' for Double-Obnoxious, and '''M''' for Mean!"''
54	* In ''Film/JoesApartment'', Joe has a job interview with a urinal cake manufacturer called P.I. Smith & Sons. It starts out seeming like a StealthPun up until he gets the job, and is given a bright yellow uniform with "P.I.S. & S" in big letters on it.
55	* ''Film/KillBill'': The '''D'''eadly '''V'''iper '''A'''ssassination '''S'''quad or D(I)VAS (er, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg plus Budd]]).
56	* In ''Film/KingOfThieves'', [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Basil is the character's nickname.]] The end of the film implies that Basil might stand for [[spoiler:Best Alarm Specialist In London]].
57	* In ''Kiss Of Death'', Little Junior claims to have an acronym for himself: B.A.D. for "Balls, Attitude, Determination". He suggests Jimmy Kilmartin (who's secretly informing on him) get one too - since he's spent most of the film as the ButtMonkey, Jimmy gives the snarky suggestion of "F.A.B." for "Fucked at birth". [[spoiler: What seems like just a comic moment turns out to be important later, when Jimmy finds his missing young daughter... with "BAD" written on her forehead]].
58	* One that's easy to overlook but obvious in retrospect, ''Film/LAConfidential'' has a character, '''Pi'''erce '''M'''oorehouse '''P'''atchett. Any guesses what his covert occupation was?
59	* In the 1981 film ''Film/{{Looker}}'', the device used to kill the commercial actresses is called L.O.O.K.E.R., for '''L'''ight '''O'''ccular-'''O'''riented '''K'''inetic '''E'''motive '''R'''esponses.
60	* The in-universe books written by Guru Pitka in ''Film/TheLoveGuru'' fit this:
61	** '''D'''istraction. '''R'''egression. '''A'''djustment. '''M'''aturation. '''A'''ction.
62	** '''G'''ee, Yo'''u''' a'''r'''e yo'''u'''
63	** '''B'''asic '''I'''nstructions '''B'''efore '''L'''eaving '''E'''arth
64	** '''B'''e '''L'''oving and '''O'''pen '''w'''ith '''M'''y '''E'''motions (which he pronounced as "bloum")
65	* ''Film/{{M3gan}}: The titular character is a ''M''odel-''3'' ''G''enerative ''AN''droid
66	* ''Several'' in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', most involved with Tony Stark.
67	** ''Film/IronMan'': Agent Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D., he doesn't use the acronym of his organization when talking to Pepper or Tony. The acronym isn't used until the very end of the movie (possibly to try to keep viewers from guessing it). Later works establish they were already called S.H.I.E.L.D., so either that's a {{Retcon}} or deliberately saying it out was a meant as a personality quirk of Coulson's.
68	--> '''Coulson''': I'm Agent Phil Coulson with the '''S'''trategic '''H'''omeland '''I'''ntervention, '''E'''nforcement and '''L'''ogistics '''D'''ivision.
69	--> '''Pepper''': That's quite a mouthful.
70	--> '''Coulson''': I know, we're working on it.
71	** ''Film/IronMan'' also introduces [[BenevolentAI J.A.R.V.I.S.]] Supplementary material reveals that this stands for '''J'''ust '''A''' '''R'''ather '''V'''ery '''I'''ntelligent '''S'''ystem. Given that ''Series/AgentCarter'' reveals that (like in the comics) Jarvis was the human butler to Howard Stark, it is entirely possible that Tony named the AI after him, and came up with the acronym later.
72	** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' introduces Ton's back up (female) A.I., F.R.I.D.A.Y. Once again, supplementary materials list this as being for '''F'''emale '''R'''eplacement '''I'''ntelligent '''D'''igital '''A'''ssistant '''Y'''outh. Just like with J.A.R.V.I.S., there's a chance that Tony thought of F.R.I.D.A.Y. first (to make her a literal GirlFriday) and only thought up an acronym later.
73	** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', '''B'''inarily '''A'''ugmented '''R'''etro '''F'''raming, better known by its acronym B.A.R.F., is a prototype created for therapeutic pursuits [[spoiler:allegedly]] by Tony Stark.
74	** ''Film/SpidermanFarFromHome'': Peter is given an A.I. assistant named E.D.I.T.H., which stands for [[spoiler:'''E'''ven '''D'''ead '''I''''m '''T'''he '''H'''ero]]. Promptly lampshaded by Happy, who comments on how Tony loved acronyms. [[spoiler:The villain is also the ''real'' developer of B.A.R.F., who among other things [[PlayedForDrama is pissed about the name Tony gave his invention]]]].
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76	* From ''Film/MenInBlack'':
77	-->'''Jay:''' See this badge? N-Y-P-D, [[BadassBoast means I will]] '''[[BadassBoast N]]'''[[BadassBoast ock]] '''[[BadassBoast Y]]'''[[BadassBoast o]] '''[[BadassBoast P]]'''[[BadassBoast unk-ass]] '''[[BadassBoast D]]'''[[BadassBoast own]]!
78	* ''Film/MissCongeniality'': Gracie performs a self-defense lesson for the Talent portion of the pageant. She ends by demonstrating a well-known mnemonic on her unfortunate partner Eric.
79	-->'''Gracie:''' If all else fails, just remember to S.I.N.G! '''S'''olar Plexus! '''I'''n-step! '''N'''ose! '''G'''roin!
80	* ''[[Film/TheNakedGun The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]]'' movie featured several organizations opposing solar power with names that result in incredibly ironic acronyms: the '''S'''ociety of '''P'''etroleum '''I'''ndustry '''L'''eaders (S.P.I.L.); the Nuclear Power industry's '''K'''ey '''A'''tomic '''B'''enefits '''O'''ffice '''O'''f '''M'''ankind (K.A.B.O.O.M.), and the '''S'''ociety for '''MO'''re '''C'''oal '''E'''nergy (S.M.O.C.E.; that is meant to be pronounced "smoke").
81	* In ''Film/{{Noelle}}'', Gabe develops a computer program that determines whether someone is naughty or nice: FALALA, the '''F'''orensic '''A'''lgorithm for '''L'''ateral '''A'''nalysis of '''L'''atent '''A'''ltruism.
82	* ''Film/OurManFlint'': In this ''James Bond'' spoof, Derek Flint is a former agent of the '''Z'''onal '''O'''rganization for '''W'''orld '''I'''ntelligence and '''E'''spionage. He battles the evil organization Galaxy, which in a relative stroke of creativity, appears not to be an acronym for anything.
83	* ''Film/PacificRim'': "Chasing the RABIT", or '''R'''andom '''A'''ccess '''B'''rain '''I'''mpulse '''T'''riggers.
84	* ''Film/ParanormalPrison'': When Sara corrects Matthew about the name of the '''S'''yncrotronic '''K'''inetic '''E'''nergy '''P'''attern '''T'''esting '''C'''omputer to Park Ranger Shtog, Matthew calls it the "[=SKEPTC=]" for short.
85	* ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' had one of the reporters saying M.I.A. (in which it stood for '''M'''issing '''I'''n '''A'''ction) when the young princess, Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis (''[[Creator/AnneHathaway Anne Hathaway's]]'' character), is nowhere to be found in San Francisco (just before Joe finds her).
86	** At the start of the VHS tape (and DVD) to the 2001 Disney teen movie, the THX logo (in which it stood for '''T'''omlinson '''H'''olman's e'''X'''periment) is shown before the 1990 WDP logo (also stood for '''W'''alt '''D'''isney '''P'''ictures), thus opening the movie (with ''Walt Disney Pictures Presents'' intact) as soon as the special features trailer, the calm/gentle ''Feature Presentation'' (and the ''This Film Has Been Modified'') screens fade out (VHS version) (the DVD version had a DVD navigational menu in which you automatically push the play button on your DVD remote to start the movie).
87	* ''[[Series/BBVProbe P.R.O.B.E.]]'', a series of direct-to-video science fiction films by Creator/BBVProductions, features an organization that investigates supernatural mysteries. The full name of the organization is the Preternatural Research Bureau. (Where does the O in the acronym come from? It's a mystery...)
88	* ''Film/PumpUpTheVolume'': In an effort to shut down Christian Slater's guerrilla radio broadcasts, the school board and the police created a fake student outreach program to draw his attention. The program was named BIONIC: "'''B'''elieve '''I'''t '''O'''r '''N'''ot, '''I''' '''C'''are!".
89	* The NoBudget ''Film/{{Predator}}'' knock-off ''Robowar'' has the lead character heading up a team of marines nicknamed BAM -- '''B'''ig '''A'''ss '''M'''otherfuckers.
90	* In ''Film/{{ROTOR}}'' (a horrific BMovie rip-off of ''Robocop''), the title character stands for '''R'''obotic '''O'''fficer '''T'''actical '''O'''peration '''R'''esearch. ...Except for one scene where it's displayed on a computer screen and the last 'R' is changed to "Reserve". Hilariously, at one point Podcast/RiffTrax uses it as a FullNameUltimatum for the title character.
91	-->'''Dr. [[PunnyName Coldyron]]:''' R.O.T.O.R.!\
92	'''Bill Corbett:''' Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research, you get up here right now!
93	* ''Film/ShinKamenRider2023'' had fun giving [[NebulousEvilOrganization SHOCKER]] the acronym '''S'''ustainable '''H'''appiness '''O'''rganization with '''C'''omputational '''K'''nowledge '''E'''mbedded '''R'''emodeling.
94	* The title of ''S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer''. Phrasing it that way for the sake of a catchy acronym induces a bit of Main/AmbiguousSyntax - It's a movie about [[MonsterClown an insane, serial-killing clown]], not a serial killer who only targets insane clowns.
95	* ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022'': Lampshaded with Rachel's incredulous reaction to a [[spoiler:military group]] being called the [[spoiler:'''G'''uardian '''U'''nits of '''N'''ations.]]
96	-->'''Rachel:''' [[spoiler:G.U.N.]]? Really?\
97	'''[[spoiler:GUN Commander]]''' ''(ComicallyMissingThePoint)'': [[spoiler:Gun]], [[BluntYes yes]].
98	* People who weren't fans of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels had a ball with pointing out the acronym of ''Episode III'' to be ''[[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Star Wars: ROTS]]''. TIE fighters were called that because the original TIE fighter looks like a bowtie. It canonically stands for '''T'''win '''I'''on '''E'''ngine.
99	* In ''Film/SuddenImpact'', Harry's partner Horace calls him a "jamf" twice before Harry asks him, "What the hell's a 'jamf'?" Horace replies, "That means you're a Jive-Ass [[CurseCutShort Mother--]]" "Forget I asked!"
100	* In the satirical movie ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'', it was quite simple for the filmmakers to change the name of the '''S'''creen '''A'''ctors '''G'''uild -- which already has a pretty unfortunate acronym -- to the '''F'''ilm '''A'''ctors '''G'''uild.
101	** How could you forget I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E.?
102	* ''Film/ThankYouForSmoking'' has several:
103	** The '''S'''ociety for the '''A'''dvancement of '''F'''irearms and '''E'''ffective '''T'''raining for '''Y'''outh is the gun lobby's PR organisation.
104	** '''E'''ntertainment '''G'''lobal '''O'''ffices is a Hollywood talent agency.
105	** Nick, Polly and Bobby - tobacco, alcohol and firearms lobbyists respectively - form the '''M'''erchants '''O'''f '''D'''eath, referencing [[Series/TheModSquad The Mod Squad]].
106	** '''BR''' is presented as the only surviving member of his Vietnam War unit. A picture of them is shown with the others being stricken out by red crosses, just like the cover art of [[Film/BattleRoyale Battle Royale]]
107	* The Film/TransformersFilmSeries gives us NEST. Unfortunately, there are conflicting explanations for what the acronym stands for - it's either '''N'''etworked '''E'''lements: '''S'''upporters and '''T'''ransformers, '''N'''onbiological '''E'''xtraterrestrial '''S'''pecies '''T'''reaty, or '''N'''onbiological '''E'''xtraterrestrial '''S'''pecies '''T'''eam, depending on the source.
108	** Confusing, especially since there's a real-life NEST: '''N'''uclear '''E'''mergency '''S'''upport '''T'''eam.
109	** There's also N.B.E.-1 ('''N'''on-'''B'''iological '''E'''xtraterrestrial), the Government's designation for the frozen remains of Megatron.
110	* The tagline of ''Film/TheTrip1967'' is "A '''L'''ovely '''S'''ort of '''D'''eath."
111	* ''Film/WarGames'' has the "'''W'''ar '''O'''peration '''P'''lan '''R'''esponse", also known as the "WOPR" (pronounced like "whopper") computer.
112	* In the ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'' [[Film/{{Watchmen}} movie]], [[spoiler:Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias]] uses a device called "SQUID" to [[spoiler:destroy New York City and several other cities]]. What does "SQUID" stand for? Sub-Quantum Intrinsic Device. "The squid" is the fan name for [[spoiler:the giant tentacled alien creature that destroys NYC in the original graphic novel]], and the name was inserted into the movie either as a MythologyGag referencing the book's original ending or a salt-in-the-wound attack on an overprotective fanbase.
113	** It seems that a SQUID is a real-world device, although it really stands for "Superconducting Quantum Interference Device" Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUID
114	* The first movie of Brazilian group Casseta & Planeta: an anarchist is trying to name his group. First option goes "PIROC" (something like "PRIC" - "No, not that! Who'll want to get into the PRIC?!"). The following two, "METE" and "CHUPA" ("put in" and "suck"), are only liked by their depraved hostage. So he decides to put something that would encompass each member of the group - '''P'''arty '''A'''narcho-'''N'''ationalist '''A'''nti-meat (a radical vegetarian) '''C'''arlos (surname of the other guy) - '''PANAC''', which with an "a" at the end would be "dork" in Portuguese (the hostage thought it fit the group perfectly!).

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