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25 SILLY HOLLYWOOD TROPES THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE

Author: Veronica BoothFact Checked by: Stephanie ValentineEdited by: Katiee
McKinstry
February 3, 2024February 2, 2024 Trending Topics

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Hollywood movies can be unrealistic and unbelievable, but sometimes, they get
things right! Check out these movie tropes that many people have genuinely
experienced, from high school antics to clumsy accidents to happily ever afters.


1. WILD COLLEGE PARTIES

Image Credit: Paramount Pictures.

While many people watch crazy college parties in movies and think it’s
unrealistic, many American colleges and universities do have insane parties!
College kids dance, drink excessively, play beer pong, and even drink out of the
classic red Solo cups.


2. RIDING A YELLOW SCHOOL BUS

Image Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Yellow school buses seem like a quaint Hollywood trope, but they’re real. Many
kids ride mustard yellow school buses to and from school every day, just like
little Forrest in Forrest Gump. I rode a yellow school bus for many field trips,
so I can personally confirm this!


3. TOWN PARADES

Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures.

Town parades, bicentennial celebrations, and the like seem way over the top in
movies, but many small towns have similar celebrations. Kids participate in
making the parade floats, the mayor comes out to wave at everyone, and there’s
usually a whole lot of confetti to clean up afterward.


4. CHEESY VEGAS WEDDINGS

Image Credit: Columbia Pictures.

Many Hollywood movies feature a drunken couple marrying hastily at a cheesy Las
Vegas chapel, but this happens. Yes, Elvis impersonators are a real thing too.


5. DESERT TUMBLEWEEDS

Image Credit: Shutterstock.

In classic Western movies and films in a desert setting, there is almost always
a shot of a lone tumbleweed blowing across the dirt. Well, this happens.
Tumbleweeds exist naturally in deserts and dry places and often blow past you
with a gust of wind, making you feel like you’re about to be in a cowboy
showdown.


6. SUMMER CAMPS

Image Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Hollywood has dramatized the concept of an All-American summer camp with many
kids rowing in canoes, jumping off lake platforms, and roasting marshmallows
side by side. It may seem too idyllic to be accurate. Still, many summer camps,
especially those in New England, are precisely like this.


7. ELABORATE WEEKDAY BREAKFASTS

Image Credit: Universal Pictures and Focus Features.

Have you ever watched a movie where the mom has a full breakfast of pancakes,
fruit, eggs, and bacon ready for the kids before school? Who would get up at 6
am to make that happen? Well, some people do! Some people wake up at the crack
of dawn to create a lavish breakfast spread for their families. Sounds nice,
right?


8. LONG ROAD TRIPS

Image Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures.

The classic American road trip is a quintessential Hollywood trope, but it
happens in real life all the time. America is a massive country, and many people
enjoy driving from state to state, admiring the scenery, embracing the different
demographics, and basking in the freedom of the open road.


9. SNOOTY SALESPEOPLE

Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

Remember the mean sales lady in Pretty Woman? Unfortunately, people like that
truly exist. While most retail stores have kind and welcoming staff, some
high-end boutiques and designer shops have intimidating and rude salespeople who
may treat you poorly. If this happens to you, don’t forget to return and throw
it in their face as Julia Roberts did!


10. SPIRITED PEP RALLIES

Image Credit: Universal Pictures and Buena Vista International.

The lively and almost comically peppy pep rallies in high school movies are not
entirely imaginative. Many high schools, especially ones with excellent football
teams, have extravagant pep rallies where the cheerleaders perform complex
routines, and everyone goes wild with school spirit.


11. STREET DRAG RACES

Image Credit: Universal Pictures.

In movies like The Fast and the Furious, people risk their lives participating
in dangerous and fast-paced drag races, meaning streetcar races. While this is
very illegal, it still happens in rural areas. There are even intricate drag
race communities and gangs!


12. TOSSING GRADUATION CAPS

Image Credit: Summit Entertainment.

Do people toss their graduation caps in the air? Yes! This tradition has been
popular in America for over a century. It is a form of celebration that began in
the U.S. Naval Academy. You might not always get your cap back, but it’s a
wonderful act of camaraderie with your classmates.


13. BUYING A BAGUETTE

Image Credit: Summit Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures.

Many movies have the cute trope of a main character walking home from the
grocery store with a brown paper bag and a fresh baguette sticking out. While
this seems unrealistic to many, lots of people love fresh baguettes, and how
else are you supposed to carry them home?


14. MEAN GIRLS AND BULLIES

Image Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing.

Unfortunately, mean girls and bullies are real, especially in middle and high
school. So, movies like Mean Girls and The Karate Kid are not entirely fictional
regarding kids being hurtful toward one another.


15. OVERPROTECTIVE DADS AND BROTHERS

Image Credit: 20th Century Fox.

The trope of overprotective brothers and fathers in Hollywood movies can be
absurd, with dads pulling out rifles to meet their daughters’ boyfriends and
brothers defending their sisters from sketchy guys. These dads and brothers
exist! It can be cute and endearing but can also become a little scary!


16. SPECIAL REQUESTS AT RESTAURANTS

Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

Most of us go to restaurants and just order off the menu. Some people do make
special requests from the chef. I’ll probably just stick to the menu.


17. DYE PACKS IN MONEY BAGS



It’s pretty comical when the bank robbers think they escaped successfully with
the millions, only to open the money bags and have purple dye spurt in their
faces and foil their plans. These dye bags are genuine. However, they’re usually
red, not purple.


18. RAINY FUNERALS

Image Credit: Universal Pictures.

Movie funerals always seem to happen on dreary, rainy days when the weather
matches everyone’s feelings of gloom and melancholy. It doesn’t always rain at
funerals, but plenty of people have experienced this trope for themselves.


19. CATCHING A BOOT WHILE FISHING

Image Credit: Paramount Pictures.

In movies, a character may go fishing and get excited because they think they
have a fish on the line, only for it to be an old, muddy boot. Believe it or
not, this happens to people. Unfortunately, sometimes, there's still a foot
inside. Ultimately, it’s unclear who keeps dropping boots into bodies of water.


20. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

Image Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures.

I’ve never experienced this, but I know some people who took one look at a
stranger and knew they were meant for one another. Love at first sight seems
impossible, but sometimes the stars align, and everything changes with one look.
However, some believe it's more of an infatuation or passion than actual love.


21. NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTIES

Image Credit: Universal Pictures.

The Hollywood trope of a whole neighborhood coming together to plan a festive
and welcoming block party happens all the time in the suburbs. My childhood
neighborhood used to do this, and there was always fun stuff like a bouncy
house, water balloons, and DJ!


22. SLIPPING ON A BANANA PEEL

Image Credit: Shutterstock.

While watching actors slip and fall on banana peels in slapstick comedies is
funny, it’s also a genuine hazard. Banana peels are more slippery than you may
think, so dispose of your compost wisely and watch where you step.


23. PROFESSIONS OF LOVE AT AIRPORTS

Image Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.

Does anyone run to the airport and stop the love of their life from getting on
the plane to who-knows-where? Yes! While modern TSA can make this tricky, people
have made sweeping professions of love. My mom did this to my dad, so I know
it’s real!


24. SCREECHING BRAKES IN A CAR CRASH

Image Credit: Lionsgate.

This trope is not as positive as the others on my list, but it’s authentic.
There is often a dramatic sound of screeching brakes in car crash scenes just
before the impact. Unfortunately, this is all too real, and the sound is common
in real life when drivers try to prevent an inevitable crash.


25. HAPPILY EVER AFTERS

Image Credit: Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation.

Okay, this sounds super cheesy, and it is, but it’s also supremely sweet and
romantic. While the idea of a happily ever after sounds too good to be true,
some people do get their perfect ending, whether it’s being with the love of
their life, creating a family, or just finding pure joy in life.


AUTHOR: VERONICA BOOTH


TITLE: FREELANCE WRITER


EXPERTISE: FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV, FASHION, LIFESTYLE, CELEBRITY


BIO:

Veronica is a food, fashion, and entertainment writer from Boston, MA, with a
passion for all things lifestyle and culture. She graduated from Boston
University in 2019 with a bachelor's in English literature. From Anna Wintour to
Angelina Jolie to Alton Brown, she has her finger on the pulse of all things
Hollywood and celebrity.

If she's not in the kitchen crafting new recipes, then she's binging the latest
HBO series and catching up on the hottest trends in Vogue.

She has written for and been syndicated by publications like The Weather
Channel, The Daily Meal, The Borgen Project, The Good Men Project, The Express,
MSN, Wealth of Geeks, and Not Deer Magazine. Her writing experience ranges from
global news articles to celebrity gossip pieces to movie reviews to homemade
recipes and more.




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