Great Examples OF Stups and Payoffs in Films

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  • Great Examples OF Stups and Payoffs in Films

    List your favs.


    Mark as spoilers accordingly and if necessary.
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    One that comes to mind is in FaceOff when John Travolta (pretending to be Dad) gives daughter a knife. And later daughter uses the same knife on John Travolta.
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    • #3
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      Well, damn... I read the thread title as promising shtups.

      I got a kick out of how the definition felt the need to go into further detail about what the act involved...
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      • #4
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        I'll try to put together several examples, but can't do it right now.

        But would like to list the THE ORPHANAGE as homework for anyone who wants to see a recent film that marvels with it's setups and payoffs.

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        • #5
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          Shaun's best friend Ed, consoling the boy in the Winchester after being dumped:

          "You know what we should do tomorrow? Keep drinking. A Bloody Mary first thing, a bite at the King's Head, couple at The Little Princess, stagger back here and bang... back at the bar for shots. How's that for a slice of fried gold?"

          Which pretty much is what follows the next day in Shaun of the Dead, a whirlwind of set-ups that pay off much later. I've watched the flick dozens of times, and every time I find something I didn't catch previously. Just watched it again the other night, and finally got the Reservoir Dogs reference.

          I mean, just how many movies have used a fart as the set-up to a climatic poignant moment?
          Last edited by Signal30; 12-10-2008, 01:25 PM.
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          • #6
            Re: Great Examples OF Stups and Payoffs in Films

            stup?

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            • #7
              Re: Great Examples OF Stups and Payoffs in Films

              Originally posted by Signal30 View Post

              Shaun of the Dead is a whirlwind of set-ups that pay off much later.

              Same with Hot Fuzz.


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              • #8
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                Uh, set-up and payoff school? One movie. Back To The Future.
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                • #9
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                  Totally!

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                  • #10
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                    I don't think more thought has ever been put into one script.
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                    • #11
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                      Back to the Future is a great example.

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                      • #12
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                        Die Hard:

                        "Glass? Who gives a sh]t about glass?"

                        And later...

                        McClane gets glass in his feet.

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                        • #13
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                          Aliens.

                          The scene with the Loader. It served the purpose of the scene and then later ...
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                          • #14
                            Re: Great Examples OF Stups and Payoffs in Films

                            Originally posted by Biohazard View Post
                            Die Hard:

                            "Glass? Who gives a sh]t about glass?"

                            And later...

                            McClane gets glass in his feet.

                            Speaking of "glass", Chinatown's setup/payoff is one of the great ones.
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                            • #15
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                              North By Northwest:

                              The matchbook with Thornhill's initials printed on it.

                              The payoff almost gave me a heart attack.

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