![]() Cat Scare: A small one in the scene introducing a monster.Casting Gag: The joke of having a giant singing insect being voiced by the son of one of The Beatles in the English dub.So is what he says to Maynott when he turns the searchlight on: "It's showtime!" He says this in his daydream when he fights the crocodile/dragon.Émile using an umbrella as a weapon against Maynott is a callback to his daydream at the start of the film.Big Creepy-Crawlies: Francur is a giant (albeit anthropomorphic) flea.Beta Couple: Émile and Maude, actually set up before Raoul and Lucille but with a lot less plot emphasis.Bespectacled Cutie: Maude, a short, cute woman with big glasses.It's revealed that Lucille feels the same at the end. And even though they still do, it's obvious Raoul has a thing for her. They're described as bickering non-stop since childhood. Belligerent Sexual Tension: Raoul towards Lucille.Lucille and Francur do not become romantically involved, but are really good friends and co-performers. Batman in My Basement: Lucille hiding the monster in her dressing room.But when the police officer taking the statement asks "How's it going with that sketch?", it turns out his friend was actually drawing the husband. Bait-and-Switch: When the husband who had a run-in with the monster reports to the police, one of them seems to be taking a facial composite of the monster in question.Ax-Crazy: Maynott becomes this in the climax, even wielding an axe as he becomes increasingly unhinged.This makes him being sent to jail quite satisfying. Albert is a vain, whiney, and spiteful jerk who tries to sell out Lucille.Later he gets crushed by a sandbag (also launched in the air by Catherine), beat up by an old woman, and is finally arrested. The pickpocket who tries to steal Émile's camera gets thoroughly (and unintentionally) beat up by Catherine as Raoul tinkers with her controls.Asshole Victim: The story has two non-lethal variations.Granted, it could that he was really being charged with destroying the funicular and threatening to shoot Lucille, and the "murder of Francur" charge was just one last dig at Maynott's douchiness. ![]() This would not be a crime at all, unless Francur was legally recognized as a (human) person. ![]() ![]() Artistic License Law: Maynott is defeated when he is apprehended by French police for Francur's murder.Artistic License Biology: Taken with Francur on a few levels, who has a human-like face and looks a lot cuddlier than an actual giant flea would.Animated Musical: There are a number of songs throughout, mostly diegetic.Angelic Beauty: While she's not a real angel, Lucille's stage costume was made with this in mind. ![]()
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