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->''"What the fuck?"''


''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 surreal comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS).

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''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 surreal comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan [[Creator/TheDaniels Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert Schienert]] (colloquially known as DANIELS).


* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[spoiler: Manny loses his trust in Hank because Hank lied to him about Sarah. And also he hides his farts from Manny.]]

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[spoiler: Manny [[spoiler:Manny loses his trust in Hank because Hank lied to him about Sarah. And also he hides his farts from Manny.]]



* ADateWithRosiePalms: Masturbation plays a surprisingly important role in Hank and Manny's bonding. ItMakesSenseInContext.



* {{Robinsonade}}: Hank starts off stranded on a small desert island before Manny�s corpse washes up and he is able to use him jet ski to escape the island, however even after that they still have to trek through miles of wilderness to reach civilisation.

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* {{Robinsonade}}: Hank starts off stranded on a small desert island before Manny�s Manny's corpse washes up and he is able to use him jet ski to escape the island, however even after that they still have to trek through miles of wilderness to reach civilisation.


* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler:Everyone who followed Hank to the beach sees Manny jet out to sea. Sarah says [[PrecisionFStrike "what the fuck"]] to herself]]. And then the movie just stops.



* NoEnding: [[spoiler:Everyone who followed Hank to the beach sees Manny jet out to sea. Sarah says [[PrecisionFStrike "what the fuck"]] to herself]]. And then the movie just stops.


''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 surreal comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), of later ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' fame.

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''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 surreal comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), of later ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' fame.
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''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 dark comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), of later ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' fame.

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''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 dark surreal comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), of later ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' fame.


-->--'''DANIELS' one-sentence pitch to Paul Dano'''

''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 dark comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), best known for having directed the music video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU "Turn Down For What."]] They would later direct the 2022 film ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce''.

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-->--'''DANIELS' -->-- '''DANIELS' one-sentence pitch to Paul Dano'''

''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 dark comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), best known for having directed the music video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU "Turn Down For What."]] They would of later direct the 2022 film ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce''.
''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' fame.


* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Manny and Hank's first kiss ticks every box in this tropes description.]]

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* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Manny [[spoiler:Manny and Hank's first kiss ticks every box in this tropes description.]]



* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: Removing Manny's cork to once again save the two from drowning.]]

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* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: Removing [[spoiler:Removing Manny's cork to once again save the two from drowning.]]



* IAmAMonster: [[spoiler: Manny dies again when he sees how frightened Sarah and her daughter are by him.]]

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* IAmAMonster: [[spoiler: Manny [[spoiler:Manny dies again when he sees how frightened Sarah and her daughter are by him.]]



* LovingAShadow: It turns out that [[spoiler: Sarah has a husband and daughter at home, in direct contradiction to Hank's vision of her as another lonely person riding the bus]].

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* LovingAShadow: It turns out that [[spoiler: Sarah [[spoiler:Sarah has a husband and daughter at home, in direct contradiction to Hank's vision of her as another lonely person riding the bus]].



* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is Manny really coming back to life? Or are all his interactions with Hank just Hank's lonely and famished delusions? [[spoiler: In the end, multiple people witness Manny farting away into the ocean at jet ski speeds.]]
* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Everyone who followed Hank to the beach sees Manny jet out to sea. Sarah says [[PrecisionFStrike "what the fuck"]] to herself]]. And then the movie just stops.

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is Manny really coming back to life? Or are all his interactions with Hank just Hank's lonely and famished delusions? [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the end, multiple people witness Manny farting away into the ocean at jet ski speeds.]]
* NoEnding: [[spoiler: Everyone [[spoiler:Everyone who followed Hank to the beach sees Manny jet out to sea. Sarah says [[PrecisionFStrike "what the fuck"]] to herself]]. And then the movie just stops.



* ThePowerOfFriendship: The stronger Hank's bond with Manny is, the more Swiss Army Man abilities Manny has. [[spoiler: This finally gives Manny the power to move again.]]

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* ThePowerOfFriendship: The stronger Hank's bond with Manny is, the more Swiss Army Man abilities Manny has. [[spoiler: This [[spoiler:This finally gives Manny the power to move again.]]



* PsychicLink: [[spoiler: Manny has one with Hank, and when Manny starts having negative thoughts, they hurt Hank.]]
* PsychoactivePowers: [[spoiler: Manny's powers grow as his bond with Hank does, but when he learns their relationship is based on a lie and that Sarah has a husband, he loses his abilities at a crucial moment.]]

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* PsychicLink: [[spoiler: Manny [[spoiler:Manny has one with Hank, and when Manny starts having negative thoughts, they hurt Hank.]]
* PsychoactivePowers: [[spoiler: Manny's [[spoiler:Manny's powers grow as his bond with Hank does, but when he learns their relationship is based on a lie and that Sarah has a husband, he loses his abilities at a crucial moment.]]



* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Hank never knew Sarah either and was just a stalker.]] Although this is clear to the audience long before the InternalReveal.
** It also seems that [[spoiler: the beach he washed up on at the start was always within easy walking distance of Sarah's house]], although it's also entirely possible that the apparent geography/timing of the last scene is not meant to be taken literally.

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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Hank [[spoiler:Hank never knew Sarah either and was just a stalker.]] Although this is clear to the audience long before the InternalReveal.
** It also seems that [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the beach he washed up on at the start was always within easy walking distance of Sarah's house]], although it's also entirely possible that the apparent geography/timing of the last scene is not meant to be taken literally.



* TitleDrop: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] - the title is never said, but Manny is twice referred to as a "Multi-purpose Tool Guy."

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* TitleDrop: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] {{Subverted|Trope}} - the title is never said, but Manny is twice referred to as a "Multi-purpose "[[BuffySpeak Multi-purpose Tool Guy.Guy]]."



* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler: Manny questions every aspect of his friendship with Hank when he learns that everything he knew about Sarah wasn't real. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And that Hank doesn't fart when Manny is around.]]]]

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* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler: Manny [[spoiler:Manny questions every aspect of his friendship with Hank when he learns that everything he knew about Sarah wasn't real. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And that Hank doesn't fart when Manny is around.]]]]



* YouNeedToGetLaid: Hank is a sexually frustrated man who can't express himself out of fear of judgement. [[spoiler: He has feelings for a woman called Sarah but never gathered the courage to talk to her, so he instead resorted to stalking her.]]

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* YouNeedToGetLaid: Hank is a sexually frustrated man who can't express himself out of fear of judgement. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He has feelings for a woman called Sarah but never gathered the courage to talk to her, so he instead resorted to stalking her.]]


* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Hank never knew Sarah either and was just a stalker.]]
** [[spoiler: And he was never lost in the woods, spending almost the entire movie walking distance from Sarah's house.]]

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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Hank never knew Sarah either and was just a stalker.]]
]] Although this is clear to the audience long before the InternalReveal.
** It also seems that [[spoiler: And the beach he washed up on at the start was never lost in the woods, spending almost the entire movie always within easy walking distance from of Sarah's house.]]house]], although it's also entirely possible that the apparent geography/timing of the last scene is not meant to be taken literally.


''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 dark comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), best known for having directed the music video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU "Turn Down For What."]]

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''Swiss Army Man'' is a 2016 dark comedy-drama film starring Creator/PaulDano and Creator/DanielRadcliffe. It was written and directed by the filmmaking duo of Dan Kwan and Daniel Schienert (colloquially known as DANIELS), best known for having directed the music video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU "Turn Down For What."]]
"]] They would later direct the 2022 film ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce''.


* FartsOnFire

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* FartsOnFireFartsOnFire: Hank utilizes Manny to do this in order to start a campfire late into the movie.


* BeardOfSorrow: Hank.

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* BeardOfSorrow: Hank.Hank has grown one at the start of the story, but he manages to shave it off later on (using Manny, of course).



* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove.

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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove.WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: One of the many questions asked by Manny.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A likely intentional example, but despite being a corpse, Manny does not decompose at all over the course of what looks like several days (he would likely be bloated from being in water as well). This leads credence to the magic side of the MaybeMagicMaybeMundane.


[[caption-width-right:300: [[{{Gasshole}} That isn't a cloud.]]]]


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[[caption-width-right:300: [[caption-width-right:350: [[{{Gasshole}} That isn't a cloud.]]]]



* Robinsonade: Hank starts off stranded on a small desert island before Manny�s corpse washes up and he is able to use him jet ski to escape the island, however even after that they still have to trek through miles of wilderness to reach civilisation.

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* Robinsonade: {{Robinsonade}}: Hank starts off stranded on a small desert island before Manny�s corpse washes up and he is able to use him jet ski to escape the island, however even after that they still have to trek through miles of wilderness to reach civilisation.

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