Mermaids
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Mermaids is a 1990 Dramedy directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder (who was nominated for a Golden Globe), and Christina Ricci in her first film role.
If you're looking for a trope about mermaids, see Our Mermaids Are Different.
Tropes used in Mermaids include:
- Can't Get Away with Nuthin'[context?]
- Deadpan Snarker: Everyone has their moments.[context?]
- Glamorous Single Mother: Mrs. Flax. Somewhat justified in that Charlotte's 15 and Kate's somewhere between 7 and 10.[context?]
- Can't Get Away with Nuthin'[context?]
- Hollywood Nuns[context?]
- Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Charlotte.[context?]
- Disappeared Dad: Both Charlotte's and Kate's.[context?]
- Olympic Swimmer: Kate aspires to be one, just like her father.[context?]
- Really Gets Around: Mrs. Flax.[context?]
- Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny: Charlotte.[context?]
- The Sixties[context?]