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Up the Front
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Up the Front is a 1972 film and the third/final film spin-off of Up Pompeii. It stars Frankie Howerd, Hermione Baddeley, Robert Coote, Bill Fraser, Lance Percival, Dora Bryan, Peter Bull, Jonathan Cecil, Percy Herbert, William Mervyn, Madeline Smith, Stanley Holloway, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.Lurk (Howerd) is one of the servants of Lord and Lady Twithampton (Mervyn and Linda Gray) and Captain Nigel Phipps-Fortescue (Cecil). He is the lowliest of all the servants and a terrible coward. While his heart lies with the Maid, Fanny (Smith), he has no chance of getting to her while the butler, Groping (Fraser), has his eye (and hands) on her.When World War I breaks out, Captain Nigel and Groping go off to fight, but Lurk is happy enough to stay at home until he hypnotised to want to defend by the Great Vincento (Holloway). Once in a trance, Auntie Cora Crumpington (Bryan) gets him to enlist in the army and he travels to the Western Front as a Private under the command of Groping, now a Sergeant Major, and Corporal Lovechild (Herbert).After a mix-up causes him to accidentally enter Madame Monique's (Baddeley) brothel mistaking it for the Medical Officer's residence, Groping sends Lurk to No Man's Land, where he ends up in possession of the German's master plan after Captain Nigel steals it from under the noses of General von Kobler (Bull), Colonel von Gutz (Percival), and Captain Hamburger (Ingo Mogendorf). Once Lurk and Captain Nigel return to their base, it has been invaded by the Germans, so Captain Nigel has to have it tattooed onto Lurk's rear end, causing German intelligence to pursue Lurk across France.Once inside the British military's headquarters, the German spy Mata Hari (Gabor) tries to get the plans back from Lurk before he can give them to General Burke (Coote), while he is pursued by Colonel von Gutz and his henchmen, Donner (Gertan Klauber) and Blitzen (Stanley Lebor), as Hilarity Ensues. | |
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Dirty Coward | |
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Dirty Coward: Lurk is one, just as his ancestors were until he is hypnotised by the Great Vincento to want to save England. | |
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Man in a Kilt | |
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Man in a Kilt: Colonel von Gutz wears a kilt as part of his Scottish Officer disguise inside British Headquarters. | |
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Tempting Fate | |
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Tempting Fate: Once Lurk finishes peeling his potatoes, he claims that now he can go win the war. Not a second after this, a mountain of more potatoes comes pouring down from behind a curtain. | |
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Terrible Trio | |
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Terrible Trio: Colonel von Gutz and his henchmen, Donner and Blitzen, form one to try and retrieve the German master plan. | |
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Title Drop | |
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Title Drop: Auntie Cora rouses the troops in the field hospital with a song: | |
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Dressing as the Enemy | |
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Dressing as the Enemy: Captain Nigel wears a German uniform to go behind enemy lines and steal plans for British Intelligence. Colonel von Gutz disguises himself as a British Medical Officer to capture Lurk. | |
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The Ghost | |
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The Ghost: When Lurk finds the Battle H.Q., he mistakes it for the residence of his friend, Harry Quigley. Mademoiselle Frufru, who Midgeley goes off for a tryst with. General and Madame Dubinier, and Sir Grumble de Grunt, guests at British Headquarters. Isobella, El Puncturio's assistant who Lurk disguises himself as to hide from Colonel von Gutz. | |
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Visual Pun | |
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Visual Pun: Lurk claims he won't fight in World War II as he has the kids to look after, followed by him walking down the street with lots and lots of goats. | |
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Those Two Guys | |
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Those Two Guys: Colonel von Gutz's henchmen, Donner and Blitzen, are never seen apart. | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: As with Up Pompeii and Up the Chastity Belt, Frankie Howerd frequently breaks the fourth wall to address the audience and crack jokes. At one point, Zsa Zsa Gabor does too: | |
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Fingore | |
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Fingore: Lurk angrily stabs a potato that reminds him of Groping, before clutching his hand in pain as the knife went through to the other side: | |
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All There in the Script | |
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All There in the Script: Several characters' names are only given in the end credits: Auntie Cora's last name is "Crumpington". The German General's last name is "Von Kobler". The other Officer working with Groping is called "Corporal Lovechild". The man doing the Knife-Throwing Act is called "El Puncturio". The Camp Cook is called "Midgeley". The German who sees General von Kobler and Colonel von Gutz put the master plan in the safe is called "Muller". Mata Hari's maid is called "Magda". | |
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Tampering with Food and Drink | |
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Tampering with Food and Drink: When seducing Lurk, Mata Hari sneaks a Truth Serum drug into his drink. However, Lurk catches on and switches the drinks, leading to the two to switch the drinks back and forth until neither know who has the drugged glass. After the two uncertainly take a sip, Mata Hari discovers she has had it. | |
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Mistaken Identity | |
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Mistaken Identity: After wandering into Monique's believing it to be the Medical Officer's residence, Lurk mistakes Madame Monique for a hospital Sister. When Groping sees Lurk hiding under a purple nightie at Monique's, he assumes he is Lurk's sister. | |
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Immediate Self-Contradiction | |
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Immediate Self-Contradiction: After Lurk assures Captain Nigel that nothing will make him desert his post, he hears gunshots and runs for it. | |
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Dirty Old Man | |
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Dirty Old Man: Groping, who is always chasing after Fanny, frequents Madame Monique's brothel, and tries to have it off with Magda the maid. Colonel von Gutz is accused of being one after he accidentally walks in on the Buttercup Girls while they are getting changed. | |
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Undercrank | |
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Undercrank: Played for Laughs as the Germans and British rapidly capture and recapture the French base back and forth. | |
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HypocriticalHumour | |
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Hypocritical Humour: Midgeley complains about how unhygienic it is to have cockroaches in the kitchen, before dumping the one he just killed into the stew. | |
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Accidental Pervert | |
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Accidental Pervert: While looking for Lurk, Colonel von Gutz accidentally walks in on the Buttercup Girls getting changed. | |
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Hospital Hottie | |
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Hospital Hottie: Fanny becomes one after she becomes a field nurse. When she attends to Lurk in the field hospital, he gets a good view of her breasts. | |
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Stuff Blowing Up | |
Up the Front / int_31a2a33c | comment |
Stuff Blowing Up: The safe holding the German's master plan is blown up by Captain Nigel so the plan can be stolen. | |
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Scatterbrained Senior | |
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Scatterbrained Senior: Lurk dismisses Lord Twithampton as one and tends to disregard most things he says. | |
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Distant Finale | |
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Distant Finale: After Lurk is made a Colonel, the film cuts to 1939 when World War II has been declared. | |
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Gratuitous French | |
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Gratuitous French: Madame Monique uses a few French phrases such as "Mon Dieu". | |
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Gratuitous German | |
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Gratuitous German: Colonel von Gutz and his men pepper their speech with German words such as "schnell". | |
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High-Class Glass | |
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High-Class Glass: Colonel von Gutz and General Burke wear them, befitting them as high-ranking Officers. | |
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Malaproper | |
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Malaproper: Lurk accidentally says "infested" when he means "infected" while talking about the cut on his finger. | |
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Wardrobe Malfunction | |
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Wardrobe Malfunction: When Lurk is Disguised in Drag for El Puncturio's Knife-Throwing Act, Colonel von Gutz throws a knife at him that slices his knickers and sends them falling around his ankles. | |
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You Have Failed Me | |
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You Have Failed Me: After Colonel von Gutz loses Lurk again, General von Kobler orders for him to kill himself, so Colonel von Gutz takes the revolver and shoots the General dead instead. | |
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Truth Serums | |
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Truth Serums: Mata Hari tries to drug Lurk with one but ends up taking it herself when he switches their drinks: | |
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Black Comedy Rape | |
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Black Comedy Rape: When Groping lives up to his name with Fanny, she asks if he's not going to rape her, leading to Groping flipping a coin to see if he should or not. | |
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Signs of Disrepair | |
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Signs of Disrepair: The sign at Monique's gets splattered with mud leaving only the first two letters visible. Lurk sees the sign and ends up wandering thinking that "MO" meant "Medical Officer". | |
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Flirtatious Smack on the Ass | |
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Flirtatious Smack on the Ass: Groping gives one to one of the whores at Monique's. | |
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Murphy's Bed | |
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Murphy's Bed: When Lurk wanders into a bedroom inside British Headquarters, Colonel von Gutz pops out from under the covers with a gun but can't do anything with it as Lurk sends the bed back into the wall, giving him time to escape. | |
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Country Matters | |
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General Burke, or "berk", British slang for Country Matters. | |
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Time Skip | |
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Time Skip: After Lurk is made a Colonel, the film jumps from 1914 to 1939. | |
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Plot Hole | |
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Plot Hole: Early on, Groping states that the Hun is at the gate again, despite the film being set in World War I meaning it should've been the first time Britain was at war with Germany. | |
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Drill Sergeant Nasty | |
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Drill Sergeant Nasty: Groping becomes one after he becomes a Sergeant Major, bossing Lurk around even worse than he did under the Twithamptons: | |
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Grievous Bottley Harm | |
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Grievous Bottley Harm: When Colonel von Gutz is about to shoot General Burke, Captain Nigel karate chops the gun out of his hand while Lurk knocks him out with a champagne bottle to the head. | |
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Pre-War Civilian Career | |
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Pre-War Civilian Career: Prior to joining the army, Lurk and Groping were the bootboy and butler to Lord and Lady Twithampton. | |
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Meaningful Name | |
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Meaningful Name: Lord and Lady Twithampton, slang for a stupid person which fits the Upper-Class Twits. Groping, meaning to feel around blindly with the hands, which makes sense as he's always after Fanny: Fanny, means "vagina", fitting for a young woman who loves to have it off. Although only stated in the credits, the other Officer in charge of Lurk is called "Corporal Lovechild", meaning the child of two who haven't been married, perfect for an utter bastard such as himself. | |
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Covered in Gunge | |
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Covered in Gunge: Upon Lurk's arrival in France, the motorbike that dropped him off sprays him with mud. | |
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Punny Name | |
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Punny Name: Lurk, meaning to wait in ambush. Captain Hamburger, also a popular lunchtime meal. General Burke, or "berk", British slang for Country Matters. Donner and Blitzen, two of Santa's reindeer. | |
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Here We Go Again! | |
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Here We Go Again!: After fighting in World War I, the film ends with Lurk hearing of the outbreak of World War II. | |
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One Dialogue, Two Conversations | |
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One Dialogue, Two Conversations: After entering Monique's believing it to be the Medical Officer's residence, Lurk tries asking for her to help his cut finger, while Madame Monique believes he is trying to pull her. | |
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The Oldest Profession | |
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The Oldest Profession: When Lurk hears that Midgeley is off for a tryst with Mademoiselle Frufru, he claims he heard she costs twenty-five francs. Madame Monique runs a brothel that Lurk mistakes for the residence of the Medical Officer. | |
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Up the Front / int_7b3ebb57 | type |
Buxom Beauty Standard | |
Up the Front / int_7b3ebb57 | comment |
Buxom Beauty Standard: When in the field hospital, Lurk admires Fanny's breasts. | |
Up the Front / int_7b3ebb57 | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_7e733dcd | type |
Mobile Shrubbery | |
Up the Front / int_7e733dcd | comment |
Mobile Shrubbery: Lurk disguises himself as a tree in order to get to General Burke and show him the German's master plan: | |
Up the Front / int_7e733dcd | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_7eebe99c | type |
The Alcoholic | |
Up the Front / int_7eebe99c | comment |
The Alcoholic: The Great Vincento, who is plastered and clearly slurring his words throughout his entire stage performance. He eventually passes out midperformance, right before he was supposed to snap Lurk out of his trance, causing Auntie Cora to get him to enlist to fight in the war. | |
Up the Front / int_7eebe99c | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_7eebe99c | |
Up the Front / int_7fbb2a3 | type |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! | |
Up the Front / int_7fbb2a3 | comment |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Fanny tries to help Lurk avoid being done for desertion by telling the doctor that he has vital information for General Burke. Unfortunately, the doctor is Colonel von Gutz in disguise, and Lurk becomes a target for the German army. | |
Up the Front / int_7fbb2a3 | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_83445b04 | type |
Pun | |
Up the Front / int_83445b04 | comment |
Pun: After discovering he has to play the assistant in El Puncturio's Knife-Throwing Act, Lurk bemoans that he's "not cut out for this", and then remarks he soon will be as another knife hits the wall. While disguised as a tree, Lurk tells a waiter that they've "got branches everywhere". | |
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Up the Front / int_83445b04 | |
Up the Front / int_87f5a0c | type |
Bandage Mummy | |
Up the Front / int_87f5a0c | comment |
Bandage Mummy: Fanny has Lurk covered in bandages in order to sneak him out of the field hospital without Colonel von Gutz discovering him. | |
Up the Front / int_87f5a0c | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_87f5a0c | |
Up the Front / int_8dd4a996 | type |
Identical Grandson | |
Up the Front / int_8dd4a996 | comment |
Identical Grandson: Lurk is the spitting image of his Roman ancestor, Lurcio. | |
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Up the Front / int_8dd4a996 | |
Up the Front / int_8ee823b6 | type |
Knife-Throwing Act | |
Up the Front / int_8ee823b6 | comment |
After discovering he has to play the assistant in El Puncturio's Knife-Throwing Act, Lurk bemoans that he's "not cut out for this", and then remarks he soon will be as another knife hits the wall. | |
Up the Front / int_8ee823b6 | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_8ee823b6 | |
Up the Front / int_90b66e22 | type |
Femme Fatale | |
Up the Front / int_90b66e22 | comment |
Femme Fatale: Mata Hari, who seduces British men in order to get information for the German army. | |
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Up the Front / int_90b66e22 | |
Up the Front / int_9438e550 | type |
The Big Damn Kiss | |
Up the Front / int_9438e550 | comment |
The Big Damn Kiss: Lurk gives Fanny one after he is made a Colonel. | |
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Up the Front / int_9438e550 | |
Up the Front / int_97af4479 | type |
Ill-Timed Sneeze | |
Up the Front / int_97af4479 | comment |
Ill-Timed Sneeze: When Lurk and Captain Nigel are hiding under the table during Colonel von Gutz's conference, some snuff brushed under the table causes Lurk to sneeze and send the table upwards, giving away the two's position. | |
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Up the Front / int_9b7c345d | type |
Naked Freak-Out | |
Up the Front / int_9b7c345d | comment |
Naked Freak-Out: The Buttercup Girls have one when Colonel von Gutz walks in on them getting changed. | |
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Up the Front / int_9cc1a329 | type |
Upper-Class Twit | |
Up the Front / int_9cc1a329 | comment |
Upper-Class Twit: Lord Twithampton is a feeble-minded old man who can't manage tasks without getting his servants to do the work for him. | |
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Up the Front / int_9cc1a329 | |
Up the Front / int_a74ca4fc | type |
The Peeping Tom | |
Up the Front / int_a74ca4fc | comment |
The Peeping Tom: Lurk spies on Fanny's bloomers through a keyhole. | |
Up the Front / int_a74ca4fc | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_a796d2a6 | type |
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy | |
Up the Front / int_a796d2a6 | comment |
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: Somehow Lurk of all people is able to dodge a German machine gun just by running away from the bullets. | |
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Up the Front / int_af616e40 | type |
Accidental Misnaming | |
Up the Front / int_af616e40 | comment |
Accidental Misnaming: Colonel von Gutz's accent causes him to pronounce Captain Nigel's name as "Niggle Whipps-Vaterscrew". | |
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Up the Front / int_b1ed0e0c | type |
Rank Up | |
Up the Front / int_b1ed0e0c | comment |
Rank Up: Lurk agrees to get the German's master plan to General Burke in hopes that he will be made an Officer. He succeeds and is made a Colonel. | |
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Up the Front / int_b352e864 | type |
Sexless Marriage | |
Up the Front / int_b352e864 | comment |
Sexless Marriage: The Twithamptons have one according to Lurk: | |
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Up the Front / int_bd635007 | type |
Fauxreigner | |
Up the Front / int_bd635007 | comment |
Fauxreigner: The British Captain Nigel disguises himself as a German to infiltrate their headquarters. The German Colonel von Gutz disguises himself as a Brit to steal the German's master plan from Lurk. The British Lurk and German Colonel von Gutz, Donner, and Blitzen disguise themselves as Frenchmen (with Colonel von Gutz as a Scottish Officer) in order to get to General Burke. El Puncturio is really a Brit putting on a Spanish persona for his Knife-Throwing Act. | |
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Up the Front / int_be009bbc | type |
Alliterative Name | |
Up the Front / int_be009bbc | comment |
Alliterative Name: The credits reveal that Auntie Cora's full name is "Cora Crumpington". | |
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Up the Front / int_be009bbc | |
Up the Front / int_be6f7ae7 | type |
Brief Accent Imitation | |
Up the Front / int_be6f7ae7 | comment |
Brief Accent Imitation: Lurk copies Lord Twithampton's voice to stop Groping from having his way with Fanny. Lurk copies Mata Hari's voice to escape Colonel von Gutz, Donner, and Blitzen. | |
Up the Front / int_be6f7ae7 | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_be6f7ae7 | |
Up the Front / int_bea84606 | type |
Pain to the Ass | |
Up the Front / int_bea84606 | comment |
Pain to the Ass: When Groping bends over, the goat charges behind and rams him. Colonel von Gutz runs through the middle of the Buttercup Girls' performance when trying to catch Lurk and gets kicked up the ass by one of them. When General Burke inspects the German master plan tattooed on Lurk's behind, he stabs several flags in it to show where to attack, much to Lurk's displeasure. | |
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Up the Front / int_bf1255fa | type |
Really Gets Around | |
Up the Front / int_bf1255fa | comment |
Really Gets Around: Fanny has earned quite a reputation for herself: The tattooist's wife does - he practices on her, and so does everyone else! | |
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Up the Front / int_bf1255fa | |
Up the Front / int_c3debc8e | type |
V-Sign | |
Up the Front / int_c3debc8e | comment |
V-Sign: The end credits start with Winston Churchill giving one. | |
Up the Front / int_c3debc8e | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_c3debc8e | |
Up the Front / int_c45c9fcd | type |
Ass Shove | |
Up the Front / int_c45c9fcd | comment |
Ass Shove: When Groping gives Lurk his bayonet: | |
Up the Front / int_c45c9fcd | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
Up the Front / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: When explaining Fanny's promiscuity to the audience, one of the names Lurk calls her is "Fanny by gaslight", the title of a 1940 novel and 1944 film. Lurk does impressions of Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake while hypnotised. In his war diary, Lurk writes that it is "All Quiet on the Western Front". Lurk calls the army's goat "Billy the Kid". When Lurk is caught in the Germans' searchlight, he asks "What do I do now, sing 'Swanee'?". When trying to sneak into the British HQ, Lurk claims he is in fancy dress as The Hunchback of Notre Dame. | |
Up the Front / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_cf92fea8 | type |
Cassandra Truth | |
Up the Front / int_cf92fea8 | comment |
Cassandra Truth: Lord Twithampton accurately predicts that England will go to war soon but Lurk just dismisses him as a silly old fool. | |
Up the Front / int_cf92fea8 | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_d028e0da | type |
An Arm and a Leg | |
Up the Front / int_d028e0da | comment |
An Arm and a Leg: When thinking his finger has gotten infected, Lurk briefly frets that his arm will have to be chopped off. | |
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Up the Front / int_d028e0da | |
Up the Front / int_d339924e | type |
Camp Cook | |
Up the Front / int_d339924e | comment |
Camp Cook: Lurk and the troops have Midgeley, a disgusting man who puts dead cockroaches and boots in the food. | |
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Up the Front / int_d339924e | |
Up the Front / int_d40d7fc1 | type |
Hypno Fool | |
Up the Front / int_d40d7fc1 | comment |
Hypno Fool: The Great Vincento hypnotises Lurk into thinking he is Horatio Nelson and Sir Francis Drake before making him want to defend England, which causes him to be susceptible to Auntie Cora getting him to enlist in the war. | |
Up the Front / int_d40d7fc1 | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_d7531233 | type |
You Need a Breath Mint | |
Up the Front / int_d7531233 | comment |
You Need a Breath Mint: The Great Vincento has nasty breath: | |
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Up the Front / int_dd6749e1 | type |
The Von Trope Family | |
Up the Front / int_dd6749e1 | comment |
The Von Trope Family: General von Kobler and Colonel von Gutz both fall under Darker Von Trope, being high-ranking German army officials who will stop at nothing to retrieve their master plan from the British. | |
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Up the Front / int_e37f19 | type |
Disguised in Drag | |
Up the Front / int_e37f19 | comment |
Disguised in Drag: The Buttercup Girls dress Lurk in Isobella's clothes in order to help him hide from Colonel von Gutz. | |
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Up the Front / int_e61d9a3c | type |
Clothing Damage | |
Up the Front / int_e61d9a3c | comment |
Clothing Damage: Groping rips Fanny's maid outfit as he tries to have his way with her. The goat Lurk has been tasked with keeping an eye on rips his battledress trousers. | |
Up the Front / int_e61d9a3c | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_e61d9a3c | |
Up the Front / int_e8a56ee7 | type |
Steven Ulysses Perhero | |
Up the Front / int_e8a56ee7 | comment |
Steven Ulysses Perhero: Although only revealed in the credits, the man who a dragged-up Lurk assists for his stage act is called "El Puncturio". "Puncture" means to put a hole in something, while he does a Knife-Throwing Act. | |
Up the Front / int_e8a56ee7 | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_ea8ba51d | type |
No Full Name Given | |
Up the Front / int_ea8ba51d | comment |
No Full Name Given: We don't get to find out Fanny, Madame Monique, the Great Vincento, or Velma's last names. The same can be said for Lurk, Groping, Colonel von Gutz, Donner, Blitzen, General Burke, Lord and Lady Twithampton, Captain Hamburger, and Mallett's first names. | |
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Up the Front / int_eedee4d | type |
The Starscream | |
Up the Front / int_eedee4d | comment |
The Starscream: After General von Kobler orders Colonel von Gutz to kill himself, Colonel von Gutz chooses to shoot him dead and take over. | |
Up the Front / int_eedee4d | featureApplicability |
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Up the Front / int_f08f8f89 | type |
Comedic Underwear Exposure | |
Up the Front / int_f08f8f89 | comment |
Comedic Underwear Exposure: When Lurk is Disguised in Drag for El Puncturio's Knife-Throwing Act, Colonel von Gutz throws a knife at him. It doesn't harm him but causes his knickers to fall around his ankles. | |
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Up the Front / int_f165cf2c | type |
Last-Second Word Swap | |
Up the Front / int_f165cf2c | comment |
Last-Second Word Swap: When Colonel von Gutz (in disguise as a doctor) has Lurk taken away to a private room: | |
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Up the Front / int_f329f2a2 | type |
Got Volunteered | |
Up the Front / int_f329f2a2 | comment |
Got Volunteered: Velma forces a reluctant Lurk to take part in the Great Vincento's hypnotism show. | |
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Up the Front / int_f51f4509 | type |
Tagline | |
Up the Front / int_f51f4509 | comment |
Tagline: "When only Frankie's cheek could save Britain from the Hun". | |
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Up the Front / int_f7f8c062 | type |
Intimate Marks | |
Up the Front / int_f7f8c062 | comment |
Intimate Marks: Captain Nigel has the German's master plan tattooed on Lurk's bottom so he can get it to General Burke without suspicion. | |
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Up the Front / int_fbc1a68d | type |
Low Clearance | |
Up the Front / int_fbc1a68d | comment |
Low Clearance: Captain Nigel knocks his head on a low-hanging light twice when stealing General von Kobler's war plans. | |
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Up the Front / int_fd16495f | type |
Answer Cut | |
Up the Front / int_fd16495f | comment |
Answer Cut: When Groping needs someone to take care of the goat and ponders who the most expendable man they've got is, the film cuts to Lurk running up to join the parade. | |
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