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Trope on a Rope

The Badger"s Apprentice

TROPE ON A ROPE is a weekly podcast where Jeff and his mate Colin, along with their guests discuss and dissect the common movie tropes that have come to define cinema.From the high concept sci-fi mind-f**k that contorts ideas of reality and identity; the young and naive small-town musician who is thrown into the deep-end world of money, high fashion and fame; and the brooding anti-hero whose methods test the bounds of an audiences acceptance; to the grizzled cop that will work the case no matter

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29 - DOCTOR PARNASSUS (2009) - TERRY GILLIAM

Trope on a Rope ·

2025/10/21

Hello, join us as we work our way through the turbulent waters of TERRY GILLIAM films, a man with unbounded imagination that often comes up against real world problems. In DR. PARNASSUS he (not for the first time) came up against the problem of his main character dying halfway through filming, so had to come up with some crafty solutions to navigate his way around it. Problem is that the film, as inventive as it is, has a real problem (not for the first time) with women and how old they are... its a

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28 - BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1988) - TERRY GILLIAM

Trope on a Rope ·

2025/10/08

Hey everybody!After a lengthy hiatus we are back, and will be so with new episodes every couple of weeks from now on. This time around we are looking at Terry Gilliam films, though at the time of recording we hadn't realised that yet, Instead we intended to do "The Adventure of..." films, but then accidentally chose two Terry Gilliam films (The Baron, and Dr. Parnassus), so abandoned that plan, swapped out The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Don Quixote, and treated ourselves to a Gilliam trilogy

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27 - WARGAMES (1983) - 80s GAMERS - PART THREE

Trope on a Rope ·

2025/02/24

Welcome back to the pod, y'all. We've been away for a bit but we're back and this time we're finishing off our deep dive into 80s gamer movies with 1983's WARGAMES. So join Colin and Jeff as they discuss the movie while getting sidetracked by, Matthew Broderick's dark past, the correct pronunciation of "trajectory," shitty BT phoneboxes, and a channel 4 drama about a videogame that kills people.----- SUPPORT THE POD📼 PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebadgersapprentice----- FOLLOW ONLINE🌳

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26 - THE LAST STARFIGHTER (1984) - 80s GAMERS - PART TWO

Trope on a Rope ·

2024/10/20

Join Colin and Jeff as they look back at a cult classic and find that they don't make 'em like they used to and that might be a good thing. In this they discuss whining protagonists, holographic speaker phones, anime cat girls with too many ears, and a magical set of pipes.----- SUPPORT THE POD📼 PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebadgersapprentice----- FOLLOW ONLINE🌳 LINKTREE:https://linktr.ee/thebadgersapprentice📺 YOUTUBE:https://youtube.com/@thebadgersapprentice🐦

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1:00:54

25 - TRON (1982) - 80's GAMERS - PART ONE

Trope on a Rope ·

2024/09/08

Salutations Pragrammes, and welcome back to TROPE ON A ROPE, we end our hiatus by uploading ourselves into the world of 80s Gamer movies. Dial up internet using rotary phones, computers the size of rooms, and computer sounding words thrown hither and thither. With TRON ARES looming on the horizon, we look back at the original 1982 movie TRON.So join us as we discuss all things TRON, including TRON LEGACY, get distracted by Doki Doki Literature Club, Tomb Raider and a little film called SURFACE. Also

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24 - THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER (2022) - THE VIETNAM...

Trope on a Rope ·

2024/05/05

Hi there, sorry for the break since the last episode, but we're back, and we've actually got a bit of a backlog. So lets get back to business by rounding out the final part of our look at the Vietnam War with 2022's Apple film THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER, based on a true story that I learned of from a great podcast called Do Go On, which is linked here (listen to our one first though).----- SUPPORT THE POD📼 PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebadgersapprentice----- FOLLOW ONLINE🌳

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1:11:40

23 - CASUALTIES OF WAR (1989) - THE VIETNAM WAR -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2024/03/19

When we picked 1989's Casualties of War to watch as part of this series it was because it's a great film, the problem is it's a heavy film. One slightly too heavy for what is supposed to be a comedy podcast, but soldier on we must... there was a pun there. Anyway, although we try to find levity where we can, this film, and therefore this podcast episode covers some uncomfortable subjects.----- SUPPORT THE POD📼 PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebadgersapprentice----- FOLLOW ONLINE🌳

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22 - FULL METAL JACKET (1987) - THE VIETNAM WAR -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2024/02/22

Sir, yes, sir! Over the next few weeks we will be looking at films covering the Vietnam war. Granted, its not great fodder for a light hearted movie podcast, but we got to watch three great films then talk about the three grim realities of them. First off is the classic FULL METAL JACKET,.So pull up get snug in a fox hole and listen to Jeff and Colin discuss the movie, as well as make obscure references to two snookerballs and a sock and going dark like Chase Edmunds.There is also a bit in this

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21 - THE SIMPSONS (1989~) - KILL YOUR DARLINGS - PART...

Trope on a Rope ·

2024/02/05

*MINI EPISODE*Hello dear listeners and here we are, the end of our festive run (its February...) of mini episodes looking at long running and long suffering franchises. This episode we look at that which has always and shall always be, THE SIMPSONS. a show that has gone from funny short, to cultural juggernaut that defined an era, to being kinda okay, to just being on.We look back at the shows lofty past and barely watchable present by comparing two episodes, from two eras, with similar plots, and

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20 - STAR WARS (1977~) - KILL YOUR DARLINGS - PART TWO

Trope on a Rope ·

2024/01/11

*MINI EPISODE*Happy New year dear listeners, as our January meat hangovers continue, we continue with our mini episodes looking at long standing franchises, their current state and their possible futures.This time we're looking at the always controversial for some reason STAR WARS FRANCHISE. We'll discuss what Jeff believes to be its fundamental flaw, as well as its politics, and other things including, but not limited to, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and Eastenders.----- SUPPORT THE POD📼

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19 - THE MCU (2008~) - KILL YOUR DARLINGS - PART ONE

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/12/25

*MINI EPISODE*Merry Christmas dear listeners, as Colin and I enter various states of festive related food and drink comas, we've pre-recorded some mini episodes that will play over the holiday period. In these we'll be looking at some long running series and asking whether or not the should continue, or to call it a day and try something else.In this first offering we look at the currently embattled MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE, get distracted by time travel rules in Harry Potter and discuss spoilers

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1:22:39

18 - EXECUTIVE DECISION (1996) - STAKES ON A PLANE -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/12/12

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to this, our final instalment in our STAKES ON A PLANE series, where we look back at that time Steven Seagal cartwheeled out of an aeroplane like a complete chump. Thats right, its 1996's EXECUTIVE DECISION, staring, amongst others Johnny Legs... yeah I listen to Leguizamarama, and so should you. Not now though, listen to this first.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬 Physical: https://amzn.to/48cxSA7🎬 Stream: https://amzn.to/48cxWzR----- SUPPORT THE POD📼 PATREON:

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17 - PASSENGER 57 (1992) - STAKES ON A PLANE - PART TWO

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/11/27

Salutations fellow traveller, put your seat back, pop your headphones in and join Colin and Jeff as they take a look at 1992's Die Hard Clone PASSENGER 57, a film whose runtime is only a few minutes longer than this podcast about it. In this episode we learn not to disparage the mental state of Mr Charles Raine, to always bet on black, and that climbing into the wheel-well of a modern passenger plane is likely to end in a gruesome death.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬 Physical: https://amzn.to/3GfOcEe-----

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16 - RED EYE (2005) - STAKES ON A PLANE - PART ONE

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/11/15

Welcome aboard, please get yourselves comfortable, stow your bags and tray tables, and pay special attention to your cabin attendants because this flight aint gonna be your usual city-hop. Because for the next few weeks we'll be looking at STAKES ON A PLANE. They'll be terrorists, hijacking, hostages, and emergancy tracheostomies. We start our assent into madness with 2005's RED EYE, so make sure to keep your seat belts fastened, cuz sh*t's bound to be crazy.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬 Stream:

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15 - DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES (2023)...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/10/30

And so, weary traveller, we make it to the end of our journey through the murky undertaints that make up THE REVENGE HEIST, so pull up a chair by the fire and have yourselves a cup of mead as we delve into 2023's surprisingly fun D&D:HAT.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬 Physical: https://amzn.to/3MJeEKr----- SUPPORT THE POD📼 PATREON: https://patreon.com/thebadgersapprentice----- FOLLOW ONLINE🌳 LINKTREE:https://linktr.ee/thebadgersapprentice📺 YOUTUBE:https://youtube.com/@thebadgersapprentice🐦

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14 - NOW YOU SEE ME (2013) - THE REVENGE HEIST -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/10/17

Come closer... closer still... no, like, really close. Uncomfortably close... okay, maybe back off a bit. But still stay close, because the closer you look, the less you'll see, because that's how miss-direction works, a basic tenet of magic performance that most people know about but this movie - 2013's NOW YOU SEE ME - seems to think is a concept beyond mere mortal understanding. This film also thinks that the words "magician" and "sorcerer" are interchangeable... but never-mind.----- WATCH THE

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13 - THE ITALIAN JOB (2003) - THE REVENGE HEIST -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/10/05

The crew's been gathered, the targets picked, and plans drawn up because the con is on. But this ain't your regular heist movie, this is the specific REVENGE HEIST, where our heroes need to get back at those who have wronged them. So over the next few episodes we'll be watching as justice is served, ironically by thieves... is that how irony works? Anyway, first up is 2003's american re-imagining of the classic British movie THE ITALIAN JOB, 85% of which is not set in Italy.----- WATCH THE FILM🎬

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12 - 8 MILE (2002) w. Christian Stoner -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/09/19

Join Colin, Jeff, and special guest Christian Stoner as we round out our look at musicians who've turned their hand to acting in films that are not about them, but also not-not about them. This time come with us as we travel back to 1995 Detroit, a blue and green tinted industrial landscape and our hero Bunny, as he tries to be king of his corner of the world for at least a week.>>>If you like this you may like our mate Paul Tonkin's podcast "THE UNSOCIABLE ACTOR," where he chats with

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11 - PURPLE RAIN (1984) w. Christian Stoner -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/09/07

Dearly beloved, we are gathered hear today to discuss the beautiful 1984 oddity that is Purple Rain. Join Jeff, Colin, and special guest self proclaimed "greatest Prince fan ever" Christian Stoner as we attempt to purify ourselves in the waters of lake Minnetonka, before turning on Jeff because though he liked Purple Rain the movie, he didn't like Purple Rain the song, so deserves everyone's scorn. You scorn can be directed to the social media links below.>>>If you like this you may like

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10 - HOUSE PARTY (1990) w. Christian Stoner -...

Trope on a Rope ·

2023/08/21

There are plenty of movies about musician's rise to fame and glory, but not as many that star actual musicians playing exaggerated versions of themselves, and fewer still where they don't care about fame and glory but rather that they get to the party on time, dance, rap, and get their f**k on. Travel back to the early 90's as we're joined by CHRISTIAN STONER, writer of the show's main theme as together we delve into what he confidently describes as "the best movie of all time."You know what time it

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