History Film / CoolAsIce

* CityWithNoName: The name of the town where the film is set is never named. Nick's license plate is plain white with no state name and "The Normal State" on the bottom. We never know where Johnny comes from either; his plate has no state name and "State of Mind" on the bottom.

* TakeThat: The film mocks alternative grunge at the Sugar Shack, which is just sad in hindsight.

* StalkingIsLove: This movie appears to exist in the same universe as ''{{Literature/Twilight}}'', where breaking into your LoveInterest's house while she's asleep is charming and not a reason to file for a restraining order.

* TheNineties: The fashion and sounds are very, very early 90s, in the brief window of time where hip-hop actually looked like this (remember, other big rappers around this time were Music/MCHammer and Kid 'N Play). The gangsta movement would make this aesthetic a distant memory (not that this movie needed the help).

A very strange 1991 film starring Music/VanillaIce. The director is David Kellogg, whose directorial, er, "style" would be repeated in ''Film/InspectorGadget''.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Ice at one point has the price tag still on his hat. This was actually popular in hip-hop circles in the early 90s. It was done to make sure everyone knew [[ConspicuousConsumption how expensive your designer name-brand clothing was]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: The main driving force of the plot. As mentioned in IdiotPlot, no one ever bothers to explain anything to anyone. At one point in the film, Kathy's father [[EnforcedTrope flat out refuses]] to allow her to explain why Vanilla Ice's character gave her a ride home. If she had, the movie probably would have ended about an hour earlier.