Search/Recent Changes
DBTropes
...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

The King of Staten Island

 The King of Staten Island
type
TVTItem
 The King of Staten Island
label
The King of Staten Island
 The King of Staten Island
page
TheKingOfStatenIsland
 The King of Staten Island
comment
The King of Staten Island is a 2020 comedy-drama film directed by Judd Apatow, starring Pete Davidson, and written by Apatow, Davidson and Dave Sirus.Partially based on Davidson's own life experiences, the film follows 24-year-old Scott Carlin of Staten Island, played by Davidson, who lost his firefighter father during a blaze when he was only seven years old. Scott never moved on from the tragedy. Now, he spends his days doing drugs and hanging out with his friends.When his mother (Marisa Tomei) starts dating another firefighter (Bill Burr), it sets off a chain of events that forces Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.Originally scheduled for release in theaters on June 19, 2020, it was moved to a digital-only release following the closure of movie theaters during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The first trailer can be seen here.
 The King of Staten Island
fetched
2024-04-11T09:46:22Z
 The King of Staten Island
parsed
2024-04-11T09:46:22Z
 The King of Staten Island
isPartOf
DBTropes
 The King of Staten Island / int_14beeefd
type
Darker and Edgier
 The King of Staten Island / int_14beeefd
comment
Darker and Edgier: The film is more serious and dramatic than Judd Apatow's usual affairs including one character (possibly two) being shot both Played for Drama.
 The King of Staten Island / int_14beeefd
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_14beeefd
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_14beeefd
 The King of Staten Island / int_1722aaf
type
Hitler Ate Sugar
 The King of Staten Island / int_1722aaf
comment
Hitler Ate Sugar: Scott's grandfather defends his grandson's decision not to attend college by naming several infamous figures who graduated from college:
 The King of Staten Island / int_1722aaf
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_1722aaf
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_1722aaf
 The King of Staten Island / int_17501df2
type
Cool Old Guy
 The King of Staten Island / int_17501df2
comment
Cool Old Guy: Papa
 The King of Staten Island / int_17501df2
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_17501df2
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_17501df2
 The King of Staten Island / int_236846ce
type
Too Smart for Strangers
 The King of Staten Island / int_236846ce
comment
Too Smart for Strangers: Discussed when Harold meets Scott and his friends at first; Oscar says, "No stranger danger here."
 The King of Staten Island / int_236846ce
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_236846ce
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_236846ce
 The King of Staten Island / int_24321e44
type
Only Sane Man
 The King of Staten Island / int_24321e44
comment
Only Sane Man: Igor is the only one in the group who knows that giving a nine-year-old a tattoo (even if the kid asked for it) is a terrible idea.
 The King of Staten Island / int_24321e44
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_24321e44
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_24321e44
 The King of Staten Island / int_31c3bb94
type
Firemen Are Hot
 The King of Staten Island / int_31c3bb94
comment
Firemen Are Hot: Downplayed. Ray's no Adonis, but his profession has kept him in decent shape for a man at his age, and Ray's ex-wife states that his sexual prowess was the main factor holding their marriage together; she denounces him for being a Jerkass and The Gambling Addict otherwise. The rest of the firemen represent a range of body types, from schlub to bodybuilder.
 The King of Staten Island / int_31c3bb94
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_31c3bb94
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_31c3bb94
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ed23024
type
Surprisingly Realistic Outcome
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ed23024
comment
Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Yes, antidepressants really do cause anorgasmia. Due to sensitive skin and heightened sense of touch, kids cannot handle the ongoing pain of getting a tattoo.
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ed23024
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ed23024
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_3ed23024
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ffce9c2
type
Family Relationship Switcheroo
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ffce9c2
comment
Family Relationship Switcheroo: Played for Laughs. Thinking that he's dying, the injured man whom Scott took to the ER asks him to inform his sister that he knows that she is really his mother.
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ffce9c2
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_3ffce9c2
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_3ffce9c2
 The King of Staten Island / int_40cc0c7e
type
Bittersweet Ending
 The King of Staten Island / int_40cc0c7e
comment
Bittersweet Ending: While Scott still has not completely moved on from his father's death or worked out his career path, he reconciles with his mother, bonds with Ray, starts a meaningful relationship with Kelsey, and is ready to expand his horizons beyond stultifying Staten Island.
 The King of Staten Island / int_40cc0c7e
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_40cc0c7e
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_40cc0c7e
 The King of Staten Island / int_598513bb
type
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
 The King of Staten Island / int_598513bb
comment
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Scott is a high school dropout and layabout still living with his mother, with no real ambitions beyond wanting to be a tattoo artist. His sister, Claire, meanwhile, is currently attending college.
 The King of Staten Island / int_598513bb
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_598513bb
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_598513bb
 The King of Staten Island / int_618dc1ea
type
Parent with New Paramour
 The King of Staten Island / int_618dc1ea
comment
Parent with New Paramour: Scott reacts negatively when his widowed mother reveals she's dating Ray, since Ray (a) works as a firefighter, like Scott's deceased father, and (b) reacted rudely to Scott and Margie after Scott tattooed a line on his son's arm.
 The King of Staten Island / int_618dc1ea
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_618dc1ea
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_618dc1ea
 The King of Staten Island / int_643618e5
type
Replacement Goldfish
 The King of Staten Island / int_643618e5
comment
Replacement Goldfish: Scott finds it weird that the first guy his mom dates since his dad's death is also a firefighter.
 The King of Staten Island / int_643618e5
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_643618e5
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_643618e5
 The King of Staten Island / int_77922c8c
type
Batter Up!
 The King of Staten Island / int_77922c8c
comment
Batter Up!: Scott beats his TV and Xbox to bits with a baseball bat in response to Margie throwing him out after his fight with Ray.
 The King of Staten Island / int_77922c8c
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_77922c8c
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_77922c8c
 The King of Staten Island / int_7b8b3def
type
Celebrity Paradox
 The King of Staten Island / int_7b8b3def
comment
Celebrity Paradox: Scott and his friends are shown watching The First Purge, which Marisa Tomei starred in.
 The King of Staten Island / int_7b8b3def
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_7b8b3def
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_7b8b3def
 The King of Staten Island / int_7c9dcc1
type
THeUnfavorite
 The King of Staten Island / int_7c9dcc1
comment
The Unfavorite: Claire feels that she's this, claiming that she was ignored as a kid because everyone was so worried about Scott.
 The King of Staten Island / int_7c9dcc1
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_7c9dcc1
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_7c9dcc1
 The King of Staten Island / int_8797239c
type
Bait-and-Switch
 The King of Staten Island / int_8797239c
comment
Bait-and-Switch: While initially bonding with Scott, Ray mentions he has season tickets to the Yankees. Scott is impressed, until he realizes Ray was talking about the Staten Island Yankees minor league baseball team; among major-league teams, he supports the Red Sox.
 The King of Staten Island / int_8797239c
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_8797239c
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_8797239c
 The King of Staten Island / int_91cab736
type
Major Injury Underreaction
 The King of Staten Island / int_91cab736
comment
Major Injury Underreaction: Knowing that gunshot wounds must be reported to the authorities, a seriously injured man attributes it first to his vape pen exploding in his pocket; later he tells the ER nurse he fell into a thorn bush.
 The King of Staten Island / int_91cab736
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_91cab736
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_91cab736
 The King of Staten Island / int_a55ab01e
type
Jerkass Realization
 The King of Staten Island / int_a55ab01e
comment
Jerkass Realization: Ray has one when Papa points out he may not have considered just how traumatizing Scott's father's death was for the guy.
 The King of Staten Island / int_a55ab01e
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_a55ab01e
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_a55ab01e
 The King of Staten Island / int_b4a6ae4c
type
Everyone Has Standards
 The King of Staten Island / int_b4a6ae4c
comment
Everyone Has Standards: Scott may sell drugs with his friends on the side, but he thinks robbing a pharmacy for its oxycodone pills to deal is going too far. Even when he goes along with the plan, it's only as the lookout around the block.
 The King of Staten Island / int_b4a6ae4c
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_b4a6ae4c
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_b4a6ae4c
 The King of Staten Island / int_c02f148d
type
Both Sides Have a Point
 The King of Staten Island / int_c02f148d
comment
Both Sides Have a Point: During an argument, Claire tells Scott he should stop wallowing about their dad's death and be grateful that he was at least old enough to know and remember him. Scott retorts that her being too young to remember him meant that the event wasn't as traumatizing for her and it made it easier for her to move on.
 The King of Staten Island / int_c02f148d
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_c02f148d
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_c02f148d
 The King of Staten Island / int_e150c4c7
type
Manchild
 The King of Staten Island / int_e150c4c7
comment
Manchild: Scott is 24 years old and still acts like a teenager, primarily because of arrested development brought upon by his dad's death.
 The King of Staten Island / int_e150c4c7
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_e150c4c7
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_e150c4c7
 The King of Staten Island / int_e54563eb
type
NEET
 The King of Staten Island / int_e54563eb
comment
NEET: Scott openly admits he's never leaving his mom's house. The only hint of ambition he shows is a desire to become a tattoo artist, preferably jointly with a restaurant, but he does not put in the training or effort needed for the trade.
 The King of Staten Island / int_e54563eb
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_e54563eb
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_e54563eb
 The King of Staten Island / int_ec9a5f50
type
Deconstructed Character Archetype
 The King of Staten Island / int_ec9a5f50
comment
Deconstructed Character Archetype: The film deconstructs Pete Davidson's lazy stoner comedic persona by showing it stems from a traumatic event in his childhood.
 The King of Staten Island / int_ec9a5f50
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_ec9a5f50
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_ec9a5f50
 The King of Staten Island / int_f25493f4
type
Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here
 The King of Staten Island / int_f25493f4
comment
Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here: Discussed by Scott's friends, who see Staten Island as the overlooked New York borough.
 The King of Staten Island / int_f25493f4
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_f25493f4
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_f25493f4
 The King of Staten Island / int_fb724048
type
Real After All
 The King of Staten Island / int_fb724048
comment
Real After All: Scott and his friends think Igor's new girlfriend is fake because they've only met online. She turns out to be very real when she visits him in prison.
 The King of Staten Island / int_fb724048
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_fb724048
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_fb724048
 The King of Staten Island / int_name
type
ItemName
 The King of Staten Island / int_name
comment
 The King of Staten Island / int_name
featureApplicability
1.0
 The King of Staten Island / int_name
featureConfidence
1.0
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
The King of Staten Island / int_name
 The King of Staten Island / int_name
itemName
The King of Staten Island

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
Actor-Shared Background / int_df30e477
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
Anorgasmia / int_df30e477
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
Direct to Video / int_df30e477
 The King of Staten Island
hasFeature
Films of the 2020s / int_df30e477