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[[File:lastboyscout_6393.jpg|frame| [[Deadpan Snarker|And then some.]]]]
{{quote|"This is the '90s. You don't just go around punching people. You have to say [[Rule of Cool|something cool]] first."
|'''Joe Hallenbeck'''}}
''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' is a 1991 action film starring [[Bruce Willis
▲{{quote|"This is the '90s. You don't just go around punching people. You have to say [[Rule of Cool|something cool]] first."|'''Joe Hallenbeck'''}}
▲''The Last Boy Scout'' is a 1991 action film starring [[Bruce Willis (Creator)]] as a former Secret Service agent, now working as a private detective, and Damon Wayans as a retired professional football player. The two join forces to solve the murder of Wayans' character’s girlfriend (played by the then-obscure [[Halle Berry]]). The entire film consists of often violent action scenes and an endless parade of one-liners. Classic example of [[Better Than It Sounds|better than it sounds.]]
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* [[Asshole Victim]]: Mike Matthews, the scumbag private detective.
* [[Badass Boast]]: "You touch me again and I'll kill ya."
* [[Big Bad]]: Sheldon Marcone.
* [[Bond One-Liner]] - The final scene of the movie has the Damon Wayans and Bruce Willis discussing future use of Bond One-Liners.
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]: Milo kills McCaskey this way.
* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: Darian. However, she comes from an extremely troubled home so it's understandable (mostly).
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Milo
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'''Milo:''' I am the bad guy. }}
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Milo is shot by several SWAT officers and falls into the blades of a police helicopter.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The duo comes across a box of shotgun shells. Later, Jimmy uses one to help Joe, Darian and himself escape Marcone.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]
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'''Joe Hallenbeck:''' Play some rap music. }}
* [[Crapsack World]]: Taken almost to parodic heights.
** "Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose."
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Hallenbeck always win the snarking contest against other characters. [[Captain Obvious|See below]].
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Billy Cole, after shooting several opposing players.
{{quote|Ain’t life a bitch?}}
* [[The Dragon]]: Milo.
* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: Manages to do this in a reasonably subtle way, contrasting Joe's zero tolerance with justifying Jimmy's addiction through his tragic backstory.
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* [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Marcone and Milo. Both lose their niceness VERY quickly.
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Despite his drug problems and short temper, Jimmy is remarkably good with kids, if Darian is any indication because they quickly bond with each other after a little friction.
* [[Gorn]]: Brutal moments punctuated by humor. There is a scene where Bruce Willis punches
* [[Helicopter Blender]]: Milo, after being shot by a SWAT team, falls into the blades of a helicopter. The result is the upper half of his body turning into [[Ludicrous Gibs]].
* [[If We Survive This]]
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* [[Jerkass]]: Mike gives Joe the surveillance job on Cory in the hopes he’d be killed.
* [[Jerk
* [[Like You Would Really Do It]]: Unintentional, retrospective aversion for modern viewers--yes, they really ''would'' kill off [[Halle Berry]]'s character after a couple of scenes, because when this film was made she was a no-name playing a bit part.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: Darian Hallenbeck.
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* [[Metaphor Is My Middle Name]]
* [[One-Hit Kill]]
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* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]] - quote on top of the page
** "Touch me again and I'll kill you."
* [[Private Detective]]: Joe Hallenbeck and Mike Matthews.
* [[Punctuated Pounding]]
** "I told ya [BIFF!] if you touch me again [BAM!] I'll KILL YA! [POW!]"
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Billy Cole, after being told by Milo that he’d be killed if he lost the game, consumes PCP and shoots several opposing players before blowing out his own brains.
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]] - Milo
** As well as Scrabble Man
*** "The envelope, very smart. See, Jake, here's a man who knows when a situation is untenable."
* [[Stuffed in The Fridge]]: Cory. An especially egregious example when you condsider that Joe and Jimmy spend the rest of the movie tossing out flippant one-liners.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]
* [[Take Me Out At the Ball Game]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Joe and Jimmy.
* [[What Would X Do?]]:
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* [[World of Snark]]: The WHOLE movie is flooding with [[Up to Eleven|this]].
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Latest revision as of 04:36, 26 January 2019
"This is the '90s. You don't just go around punching people. You have to say something cool first." —Joe Hallenbeck
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The Last Boy Scout is a 1991 action film starring Bruce Willis as former Secret Service agent Joe Hallenback, now working as a private detective, and Damon Wayans as retired professional football player Jimmy Dix. The two join forces to solve the murder of Dix’s girlfriend Cory (played by the then-obscure Halle Berry), leading them into a conspiracy and the plotted assassination of a senator. The entire film consists of often violent action scenes and an endless parade of one-liners. Classic example of better than it sounds.
- Asshole Victim: Mike Matthews, the scumbag private detective.
- Badass Boast: "You touch me again and I'll kill ya."
- Big Bad: Sheldon Marcone.
- Bond One-Liner - The final scene of the movie has the Damon Wayans and Bruce Willis discussing future use of Bond One-Liners.
- Boom! Headshot!: Milo kills McCaskey this way.
- Bratty Teenage Daughter: Darian. However, she comes from an extremely troubled home so it's understandable (mostly).
- Card-Carrying Villain: Milo
Joe: You're the bad guy. |
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Milo is shot by several SWAT officers and falls into the blades of a police helicopter.
- Chekhov's Gun: The duo comes across a box of shotgun shells. Later, Jimmy uses one to help Joe, Darian and himself escape Marcone.
- Cool and Unusual Punishment
Milo: Just once, I would like to hear you scream in pain. |
- Crapsack World: Taken almost to parodic heights.
- "Nobody likes you. Everybody hates you. You're gonna lose."
- Deadpan Snarker: Hallenbeck always win the snarking contest against other characters. See below.
- Driven to Suicide: Billy Cole, after shooting several opposing players.
Ain’t life a bitch? |
- The Dragon: Milo.
- Drugs Are Bad: Manages to do this in a reasonably subtle way, contrasting Joe's zero tolerance with justifying Jimmy's addiction through his tragic backstory.
- Embarrassing Middle Name
- Eureka Moment: Overlaps with Oh Crap with Joe, as Jimmy hints that the supposed key he tossed into Marcone's fireplace is "the kind that Shred."
- Faux Affably Evil: Marcone and Milo. Both lose their niceness VERY quickly.
- Friend to All Children: Despite his drug problems and short temper, Jimmy is remarkably good with kids, if Darian is any indication because they quickly bond with each other after a little friction.
- Gorn: Brutal moments punctuated by humor. There is a scene where Bruce Willis punches Chet’s NOSE through HIS BRAIN!!!! Also the infamous helicopter scene.
- Helicopter Blender: Milo, after being shot by a SWAT team, falls into the blades of a helicopter. The result is the upper half of his body turning into Ludicrous Gibs.
- If We Survive This
Joe Hallenbeck: "I swear to Christ that if I survive this fucking case I'm gonna dance a jig." He does. |
- Jerkass: Mike gives Joe the surveillance job on Cory in the hopes he’d be killed.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Joe. However, it's buried pretty deep under a cover of sarcasm and self-loathing so it's nearly a Hidden Heart of Gold at certain points.
- Like You Would Really Do It: Unintentional, retrospective aversion for modern viewers--yes, they really would kill off Halle Berry's character after a couple of scenes, because when this film was made she was a no-name playing a bit part.
- Little Miss Badass: Darian Hallenbeck.
- Love Hurts: "I wish the sky wasn't blue. I wish that water wasn't wet. And I wish I didn't still love my wife."
- Metaphor Is My Middle Name
- One-Hit Kill
"Told ya." |
- Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner - quote on top of the page
- "Touch me again and I'll kill you."
- Private Detective: Joe Hallenbeck and Mike Matthews.
- Punctuated Pounding
- "I told ya [BIFF!] if you touch me again [BAM!] I'll KILL YA! [POW!]"
- Sanity Slippage: Billy Cole, after being told by Milo that he’d be killed if he lost the game, consumes PCP and shoots several opposing players before blowing out his own brains.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness - Milo
- As well as Scrabble Man
- "The envelope, very smart. See, Jake, here's a man who knows when a situation is untenable."
- As well as Scrabble Man
- Stuffed in The Fridge: Cory. An especially egregious example when you condsider that Joe and Jimmy spend the rest of the movie tossing out flippant one-liners.
- Stuff Blowing Up
- Take Me Out At the Ball Game
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Joe and Jimmy.
- What Would X Do?:
Jimmy: What would Joe do...(Beat) He'd kill everyone, and then smoke some cigarettes. |
- World of Snark: The WHOLE movie is flooding with this.