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High Stakes

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73 feature instances
3 referencing feature instances

High Stakes	type	TVTItem
High Stakes	label	High Stakes
High Stakes	page	HighStakes
High Stakes	comment	High Stakes is a 1986 Black Comedy in the style of a Noir detective story, shot on location in Vancouver, Canada.The story is told by our hero, Bo Baker (played by Dave Foley in his film debut) - a gawky, endlessly optimistic day-dreamer who sees himself as the star in his very own Film Noir story. Abandoned by his parents, Bo is raised by his abusive uncle, who bitterly gives Bo a job at his news station. This is not out of nepotism, but merely so Uncle Bill can have somebody to kick around when he's not popping pills or drinking.Bo sneaks into an illegal casino with a camera, hoping for the scoop that will lead to the stardom he experiences in his many fantasies. He gets caught and winds up dodging bullets from The Mafia. With leads to a hidden stash of Nazi Gold on the nearby Von Reich estate, Bo risks his life to find the story. He's aided by the Mafia Princess Terry and journalist Eric Roberts, who has recently gone missing.The action is interspersed with Bo's Deliberately Monochrome Fantasy Sequences, in which he is the star ace reporter, with all the power, all the influence and all the know-how. Complete with the Private Eye Monologue, Fedora of Asskicking (well, a Homburg) and Badass Longcoat.It is not an easy movie to find, given its common title, Foley himself seeing the movie as an Old Shame, and having not seen a full release since its VHS issue by the long-defunct Cinema Group. Even its sparse IMDB page mistakenly describes Bo working at his uncle's "detective agency", instead of news station.
High Stakes	fetched	2023-11-11T14:45:05Z
High Stakes	parsed	2023-11-11T14:45:05Z
High Stakes	processingComment	Dropped link to TheMafia: Not a Feature - ITEM
High Stakes	isPartOf	DBTropes
High Stakes / int_191e0d45	type	Preacher Man
High Stakes / int_191e0d45	comment	Preacher Man: Reverend Willis, who ends up usurping the station from Uncle Bill.
High Stakes / int_191e0d45	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_191e0d45	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_191e0d45
High Stakes / int_1b4ead2d	type	Soft Glass
High Stakes / int_1b4ead2d	comment	Soft Glass: After falling through the skylight, Bo is hurt, but more from the fall than the glass.
High Stakes / int_1b4ead2d	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_1b4ead2d	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_1b4ead2d
High Stakes / int_1bdbbbae	type	The Klutz
High Stakes / int_1bdbbbae	comment	The Klutz: Bo can admit this himself.
High Stakes / int_1bdbbbae	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_1bdbbbae	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_1bdbbbae
High Stakes / int_1dea3034	type	Cool Shades
High Stakes / int_1dea3034	comment	Cool Shades: Hop Sing, the "blind Oriental gentleman".
High Stakes / int_1dea3034	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_1dea3034	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_1dea3034
High Stakes / int_214c0753	type	Angry Guard Dog
High Stakes / int_214c0753	comment	Angry Guard Dog: Lots of them on the Von Reich estate.
High Stakes / int_214c0753	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_214c0753	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_214c0753
High Stakes / int_22a60f6a	type	Nepotism
High Stakes / int_22a60f6a	comment	Nepotism: Subverted - whilst Bo's unlce does give Bo a job at the station, he hates Bo and abuses him in every way imaginable (including shooting him with a crossbow). As aforementioned, Bo is endlessly loyal and grateful for the opportunity.
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High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_22a60f6a
High Stakes / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
High Stakes / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: The pool table, which turns out to be the secret entrance to the old underground Nazi lair.
High Stakes / int_22cf536c	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_22cf536c	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_22cf536c
High Stakes / int_297ab1b9	type	Parental Abandonment
High Stakes / int_297ab1b9	comment	Parental Abandonment: Bo's parents ditched him with his Uncle Bill as a baby.
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High Stakes / int_297ab1b9	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_297ab1b9
High Stakes / int_3104d34	type	Suicide as Comedy
High Stakes / int_3104d34	comment	Suicide as Comedy: When Bo is in jail, his uncle hands him a noose through the bars.
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High Stakes / int_3104d34	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_3104d34
High Stakes / int_31a2a33c	type	Stuff Blowing Up
High Stakes / int_31a2a33c	comment	Stuff Blowing Up: Terry's car, an underground lair and a Nazi Airship.
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High Stakes / int_31a2a33c	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_31a2a33c
High Stakes / int_372bc105	type	Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism
High Stakes / int_372bc105	comment	Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism: Bo is way on the Idealistic side, and his Uncle Bill plays Foil on the opposite end of the spectrum.
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High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_372bc105
High Stakes / int_3cb6468e	type	Bad Liar
High Stakes / int_3cb6468e	comment	Bad Liar: As Bo is sneaking about, clad in black with a balaklava, he is eyed suspiciously by a couple walking their dog.
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High Stakes / int_3cb6468e	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_3cb6468e
High Stakes / int_3e74b72e	type	The Pollyanna
High Stakes / int_3e74b72e	comment	The Pollyanna: Bo has a way of focusing on the sunny side of things.
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High Stakes / int_3e74b72e	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_3e74b72e
High Stakes / int_40bb59d0	type	Blatant Lies
High Stakes / int_40bb59d0	comment	Blatant Lies:
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High Stakes / int_424c9a9b	type	Cold-Blooded Torture
High Stakes / int_424c9a9b	comment	Cold-Blooded Torture: Terry narrowly gets out of this.
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High Stakes / int_424c9a9b	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_424c9a9b
High Stakes / int_47325888	type	Latex Perfection
High Stakes / int_47325888	comment	Latex Perfection: Eric Roberts wears a flawless mask to pass as Von Reich.
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High Stakes / int_47325888	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_47325888
High Stakes / int_47fea76b	type	Butt-Monkey
High Stakes / int_47fea76b	comment	Butt-Monkey: Bo is always getting injured, and always carries on after each injury with as much perkiness he can muster.
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High Stakes / int_47fea76b	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_47fea76b
High Stakes / int_4a4d6f7c	type	Comedic Sociopathy
High Stakes / int_4a4d6f7c	comment	Comedic Sociopathy: The way Uncle Bill treats Bo is Played for Laughs.
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High Stakes / int_4a4d6f7c	featureConfidence	1.0
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High Stakes / int_4fc92b68	type	Suddenly Always Knew That
High Stakes / int_4fc92b68	comment	Suddenly Always Knew That: At the very end, we find out that Bo understands German.
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High Stakes / int_4fc92b68	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_4fc92b68
High Stakes / int_51dc66f6	type	Hardboiled Detective
High Stakes / int_51dc66f6	comment	Hardboiled Detective: It's what Bo's dreams are all about...
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High Stakes / int_51dc66f6	featureConfidence	1.0
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High Stakes / int_52488c54	type	Drowning My Sorrows
High Stakes / int_52488c54	comment	Drowning My Sorrows: After Bo's uncle loses the station to Reverend Willis, Bo gets very drunk. Obviously prompted by his Evil Uncle, who offers Bo some helpful advice:
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High Stakes / int_52488c54	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_52488c54
High Stakes / int_54bbe8ae	type	Blind Mistake
High Stakes / int_54bbe8ae	comment	Blind Mistake: Bo, spying through the window of Von Reich's estate, thinks he's been spotted by the blind Hop Sing. Bo doesn't realise Hop Sing is blind, and mouths through the glass, "You... and me."
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High Stakes / int_5fb4ac87	type	Nazi Gold
High Stakes / int_5fb4ac87	comment	Nazi Gold: What everybody's after - except, of course, for Bo, who is after what he hopes will be his star-making story.
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High Stakes / int_5fb4ac87	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_5fb4ac87
High Stakes / int_62fd5552	type	Bavarian Fire Drill
High Stakes / int_62fd5552	comment	Bavarian Fire Drill: Bo attempts one by trying to casually walk past security into Valenta's casino. When they stop him, he acts outraged and exclaims he's important and shouldn't be treated this way. Then he says he has an important message for Valenta. Valenta comes out, and Bo, out of ideas, sings "Happy Birthday" before sinking to his knees and begging, "Please don't kill me."
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High Stakes / int_62fd5552	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_62fd5552
High Stakes / int_6404635	type	Dramatic Shattering
High Stakes / int_6404635	comment	Dramatic Shattering: Bo tries to sneak into Eric Roberts's apartment, but smashes through the skylight. Then proceeds to smash more and more as he stumbles through the apartment.
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High Stakes / int_6404635	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_6404635
High Stakes / int_6451e544	type	Commie Nazis
High Stakes / int_6451e544	comment	Commie Nazis: Not explicit, but implied with Von Reich's nickname of "The Red Butcher of Poland".
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High Stakes / int_6451e544	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_6451e544
High Stakes / int_680f950	type	Gilligan Cut
High Stakes / int_680f950	comment	Gilligan Cut: A few of these, especially at the beginning.
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High Stakes / int_6bda9a30	type	Meaningful Name
High Stakes / int_6bda9a30	comment	Meaningful Name: Bo likes to see himself as the star of a Noir story - just like Humphrey Bogart.
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High Stakes / int_6e469807	type	OlderThanHeLooks
High Stakes / int_6e469807	comment	Older Than He Looks: Bo, which is to be expected, as he's played by Dave Foley.
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High Stakes / int_6e469807	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_6e469807
High Stakes / int_6f83b232	type	Wish-Fulfillment
High Stakes / int_6f83b232	comment	Wish-Fulfillment: In-Universe, Bo's fantasies serve as this.
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High Stakes / int_6f83b232	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_6f83b232
High Stakes / int_725d5711	type	CarBomb
High Stakes / int_725d5711	comment	Car Bomb: Bo expects one, diving out of his car as soon as he starts the ignition. But the radio just comes on.
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High Stakes / int_725d5711	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_725d5711
High Stakes / int_7eebe99c	type	The Alcoholic
High Stakes / int_7eebe99c	comment	The Alcoholic: Uncle Bill, who is also clearly addicted to painkillers and tranquillisers as well.
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High Stakes / int_7eebe99c	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_7eebe99c
High Stakes / int_89fcfa0b	type	Cute Clumsy Girl
High Stakes / int_89fcfa0b	comment	Cute Clumsy Boy: Bo is always falling down, and it's so precious.
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High Stakes / int_89fcfa0b	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_89fcfa0b
High Stakes / int_8c4d6bdd	type	Classy Cravat
High Stakes / int_8c4d6bdd	comment	Classy Cravat: On the Von Reich estate, the guy with the Big Ol' Eyebrows wears one of these.
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High Stakes / int_8c4d6bdd	featureConfidence	1.0
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High Stakes / int_90e31482	type	Laser-Guided Karma
High Stakes / int_90e31482	comment	Laser-Guided Karma:
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High Stakes / int_90e31482	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_90e31482
High Stakes / int_927d046a	type	Accidental Pun
High Stakes / int_927d046a	comment	Accidental Pun:
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High Stakes / int_927d046a	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_927d046a
High Stakes / int_96a2363c	type	Bathos
High Stakes / int_96a2363c	comment	Bathos:
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High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_96a2363c
High Stakes / int_97522514	type	Heel–Face Revolving Door
High Stakes / int_97522514	comment	Heel–Face Revolving Door: Terry. It's hard to pinpoint what side she's on for a long time.
High Stakes / int_97522514	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_97522514	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_97522514
High Stakes / int_97ec0a3b	type	Battle Ballgown
High Stakes / int_97ec0a3b	comment	Battle Ballgown: Terry gets out of torture in one.
High Stakes / int_97ec0a3b	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_97ec0a3b	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_97ec0a3b
High Stakes / int_a3597c29	type	Magic Countdown
High Stakes / int_a3597c29	comment	Magic Countdown: On a Time Bomb in the underground lair.
High Stakes / int_a3597c29	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_a3597c29	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_a3597c29
High Stakes / int_a6c69bd	type	MacGuffin
High Stakes / int_a6c69bd	comment	MacGuffin: A treasure chest of Nazi Gold, hidden in the bowels of the earth beneath the Von Reich estate.
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High Stakes / int_a6c69bd	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_a6c69bd
High Stakes / int_a7382a73	type	Imagine Spot
High Stakes / int_a7382a73	comment	Imagine Spot: So very many of them, all in Film Noir style with a Private Eye Monologue, Homburg, Badass Long Coat and a pinch of Brooklyn Rage for seasoning.
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High Stakes / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
High Stakes / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Bo, in his fantasies, where he always has the right line at the right time.
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High Stakes / int_ae3d6438	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_ae3d6438
High Stakes / int_b034d333	type	Film Noir
High Stakes / int_b034d333	comment	Film Noir: All of Bo's Fantasy Sequences.
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High Stakes / int_b034d333	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_b034d333
High Stakes / int_b11ac9f5	type	Abusive Parents
High Stakes / int_b11ac9f5	comment	Abusive Parents: Bo's Evil Uncle Bill is horrible to Bo, and yet Bo loves him eternally. None of this loyalty is ever returned.
High Stakes / int_b11ac9f5	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_b11ac9f5	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_b11ac9f5
High Stakes / int_be009bbc	type	Alliterative Name
High Stakes / int_be009bbc	comment	Alliterative Name: Bo Baker.
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High Stakes / int_be009bbc	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_be009bbc
High Stakes / int_c10da874	type	The '80s
High Stakes / int_c10da874	comment	The '80s: Like most Films of the 1980s, it shows, especially in the music.
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High Stakes / int_c10da874	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_c10da874
High Stakes / int_c3c18143	type	Hope Spot
High Stakes / int_c3c18143	comment	Hope Spot: Uncle Bill finally invites Bo into the secret innermost core of the news station, an affair clandestine and shrouded in mystery. What will Bo be doing in the heart of the inner sanctum? Shining his uncle's shoes, naturally.
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High Stakes / int_c3c18143	featureConfidence	1.0
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High Stakes / int_c5249b29	type	Nice Guy
High Stakes / int_c5249b29	comment	Nice Guy: Bo is as sweet as can be. All he wants is to achieve his dream of being an ace reporter, and enjoy his fantasies along the way. When it comes to the abuse his Evil Uncle dumps on him, Bo borders on being an Extreme Doormat. Something of Truth in Television, as many people do love family members even when they are abusive.
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High Stakes / int_c5249b29	featureConfidence	1.0
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High Stakes / int_c70907c7	type	The Butcher
High Stakes / int_c70907c7	comment	The Butcher: Von Reich, "The Red Butcher of Poland".
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High Stakes / int_c70907c7	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_c70907c7
High Stakes / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
High Stakes / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: The signature James Bond theme is riffed as Bo attempts to sneak into Eric Roberts's apartment.
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High Stakes / int_c75df49a	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_c75df49a
High Stakes / int_ceb854cb	type	The Door Slams You
High Stakes / int_ceb854cb	comment	The Door Slams You: In the dungeon, the giant, ornate Nazi door that leads to the treasure is chock with nasty Booby Traps, the first being the middle that swipes out. Luckily for Bo, he drops the key and is crouched on the ground when this happens.
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High Stakes / int_ceb854cb	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_ceb854cb
High Stakes / int_cf62f907	type	Parking Problems
High Stakes / int_cf62f907	comment	Parking Problems: Bo's car runs down the hill. He chases it, latches onto the side and dives in the window to grab the brake. Further, he has 400+ parking tickets.
High Stakes / int_cf62f907	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_cf62f907	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_cf62f907
High Stakes / int_d01cffbc	type	Badass Longcoat
High Stakes / int_d01cffbc	comment	Badass Longcoat: Bo sports one, fitting into his Film Noir Fantasy Sequences nicely.
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High Stakes / int_d01cffbc	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_d01cffbc
High Stakes / int_d028ca10	type	Deliberately Monochrome
High Stakes / int_d028ca10	comment	Deliberately Monochrome: Bo's Film Noir Fantasy Sequences.
High Stakes / int_d028ca10	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_d028ca10	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_d028ca10
High Stakes / int_d2d4f0c6	type	Power Fantasy
High Stakes / int_d2d4f0c6	comment	Power Fantasy: In a dark mood, Bo dreams of exacting his revenge on Dorian.
High Stakes / int_d2d4f0c6	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_d2d4f0c6	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_d2d4f0c6
High Stakes / int_d46ddfa2	type	CloudCuckooLander
High Stakes / int_d46ddfa2	comment	Cloud Cuckoolander: Bo always plays the starring role... in his luscious imagination.
High Stakes / int_d46ddfa2	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_d46ddfa2	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_d46ddfa2
High Stakes / int_db2f3581	type	All Girls Want Bad Boys
High Stakes / int_db2f3581	comment	All Girls Want Bad Boys: Subverted by Terry. She starts out as the mistress of a gangster, and Bo assumes this is the type of guy she will always want. In the end though, she tells Bo that he is the most exciting man she's ever met. Justified - they did just escape after being Locked in the Dungeon with a Time Bomb and Hitler's personal diary.
High Stakes / int_db2f3581	featureApplicability	-0.3
High Stakes / int_db2f3581	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_db2f3581
High Stakes / int_dca97045	type	Just Following Orders
High Stakes / int_dca97045	comment	Just Following Orders: When Terry tells Bo she's working for Von Reich, Bo exclaims, "The man's a war criminal!" Terry replies with this trope, almost word for word.
High Stakes / int_dca97045	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_dca97045	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_dca97045
High Stakes / int_dea5fe1	type	Kubrick Stare
High Stakes / int_dea5fe1	comment	Kubrick Stare: Bo employs one a couple of times.
High Stakes / int_dea5fe1	featureApplicability	1.0
High Stakes / int_dea5fe1	featureConfidence	1.0
High Stakes	hasFeature	High Stakes / int_dea5fe1
High Stakes / int_dfb71617	type	Male Gaze
High Stakes / int_dfb71617	comment	Male Gaze: While Bo is filming the craps table at Frank Valenta's illegal casino, he can't help but focus the shot on Terry's exposed cleavage, right as she happens to be bouncing on her toes in an excitable state...
High Stakes / int_dfb71617	featureApplicability	1.0
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High Stakes / int_e034f77b	type	Safe Driving Aesop
High Stakes / int_e034f77b	comment	Safe Driving Aesop: Bo indulges in a fantasy whilst driving, and ends up crashing his car.
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High Stakes / int_e54482ee	type	Keet
High Stakes / int_e54482ee	comment	Keet: Bo has such a quixotic zeal for life. It's also noteworthy that many of Dave Foley's roles have been Keets. Witness The Kids in the Hall, for instance.
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High Stakes / int_e9d6eff8	type	Cool Airship
High Stakes / int_e9d6eff8	comment	Cool Airship: If you get past the fact that it's a Nazi airship, it's still an airship, and, As You Know, all airships are inherently cool.
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High Stakes / int_eb28ab57	comment	Bound and Gagged: Uncle Bill, after getting kidnapped.
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High Stakes / int_eb81c601	type	Big Damn Heroes
High Stakes / int_eb81c601	comment	Big Damn Heroes: Bo dreams of this happening in one of his Fantasy Sequences.
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High Stakes / int_edaedf90	type	Vomit Discretion Shot
High Stakes / int_edaedf90	comment	Vomit Discretion Shot: Bo does not do well on boats, and returns his nausea to the sea off-camera.
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High Stakes / int_ef81dc82	type	Fantasy Sequence
High Stakes / int_ef81dc82	comment	Fantasy Sequence: Bo likes to see himself as the star of his own Film Noir detetive story. His fantasies are as much fun for the audience as they are for Bo.
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High Stakes / int_f237981e	type	The Alleged Car
High Stakes / int_f237981e	comment	The Alleged Car: Bo's denim-blue VW Bug, which spews white smoke on a regular basis. Counts as Stylistic Suck, because it somehow just looks cool.
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High Stakes / int_f3fd818b	type	Dark Reprise
High Stakes / int_f3fd818b	comment	Dark Reprise: The opening and closing theme gets a Dark Reprise during some of the more sombre scenes.
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High Stakes / int_ff7f34c5	type	Pet the Dog
High Stakes / int_ff7f34c5	comment	Pet the Dog: Subverted. When Uncle Bill loses the station to the Faith Healer Reverend Willis, Bo goes to comfort him. We expect Bill to say something nice, but instead he says what is quoted above under Drowning My Sorrows.
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