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* BrattyHalfPint: Tommy. Not quite as annoying as some cases, but that might be just in comparison to the rest of the cast.
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* 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.
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** Which means they beat out ''{{Franchise/Twilight}}'' by at least a decade.
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** As noted in IdiotBall, why would a man under Witness Protection agree to appear on the news?
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* BehindTheBlack: When Kathy is walking home from the Sugar Shack (in the middle of the street, for some reason), the bad guys spot her and try to run her over. Ice somehow manages to ride up next to her on a loud sporting motorcycle without anyone hearing or noticing him before he appears on camera.
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** How did Ice jump that fence on his motorcycle when there was no ramp in sight? Even he seems surprised by that.
** Where were Ice and his crew keeping all those extra clothes they wear in the movie?
** Where were Ice and his crew keeping all those extra clothes they wear in the movie?
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* PacManFever: Averted; Kathy's little brother is occasionally seen playing various NES games, none of which involve wild controller mashing or Atari sound effects. In fact, it sounds at one point like he's actually playing SuperMarioBros 3.
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* PacManFever: Averted; Kathy's little brother is occasionally seen playing various NES games, none of which involve wild controller mashing or Atari sound effects. In fact, it sounds at one point like he's actually playing SuperMarioBros 3.3 for a good couple minutes straight.
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* PacManFever: Averted; Kathy's little brother is occasionally seen playing various NES games, none of which involve wild controller mashing or Atari sound effects.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The cinematographer is Janusz Kaminski, who also did ''SchindlersList''. Talk about a killer SixDegreesOfKevinBacon connection.
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* ExcusePlot: Despite the fact it's also a rip-off of ''The Wild One'', the plot is really just an excuse to get Vanilla Ice to start rapping or posing.
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* AlternateDVDCommentary: Podcast/RiffTrax ([[http://www.rifftrax.com/vod/cool-as-ice took a shot at it]]) in 2013.
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* AlternateDVDCommentary: Podcast/RiffTrax ([[http://www.[[http://www.rifftrax.com/vod/cool-as-ice took a shot at it]]) it]] in 2013.
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* SnarkBait: [[invoked]] The dated qualities of the film and the briefly high profile of its star led to it becoming a popular target for this trope. In particular, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and the podcast ''How Did This Get Made?'' profiled the film.
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** He also never contacts the police or does anything to protect his family even after he knows the criminals who he put away are after him but before they've actually done anything to him. After Tommy is kidnapped, Kathy's father is about to call the police but is convinced not to for...no real reason. As the Podcast/RiffTrax points out, "Why get the police involved in a crime?"
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* WholePlotReference: Oddly enough the film lifts the plot and names of various characters from the 1950s Counter-Culture Classic ''Film/TheWildOne''. What did ''MST3K'' say about mentioning a good movie in your bad movie?
** Fortunately, [=RiffTrax=] with Mike, Kevin and Bill have it covered.
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* WholePlotReference: Oddly enough the film lifts the plot and names of various characters from the 1950s Counter-Culture Classic ''Film/TheWildOne''. What did ''MST3K'' say about mentioning a good movie in your bad movie?
** Fortunately, [=RiffTrax=] with Mike, Kevin and Bill have it covered.
''Film/TheWildOne''.
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* ButNotTooWhite: Kathy's family make Mr. Van Winkle look as HipHop as he thinks he is.
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* CreatorBacklash: David Kellogg completely disowned the movie. He then went on to direct his only other film, ''Film/InspectorGadget'', which had the same exact tone and cinematic attention deficit disorder style.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The cinematographer is Janusz Kaminski, who also did ''SchindlersList''. Talk about a killer SixDegreesOfKevinBacon connection.
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* BillingDisplacement: In the end credits, Naomi Campbell is listed before Vanilla Ice.
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--> ''"When a girl has a heart of stone, there's only one way to melt it. [[YouFailPhysicsForever Just add ice]]."''
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[[caption-width-right:275:And he dances, too.]] A very strange 1991 film starring Music/VanillaIce.
In it, Ice is the leader of a biker gang who falls in love with a pretty honors student. Her family is in hiding from [[ObviouslyEvil bad guys]] (don't expect this to be adequately explained). Her father assumes Ice is one of them just because... well, just because he ''is'' Vanilla Ice, basically. But Ice eventually saves the day and all is well in the end.
Oh, and Naomi Campbell makes a cameo in the opening credits.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* CatchPhrase: "Yup yup."
* ChekhovsGun: The noisy machinery at the construction site. Don't expect this to make sense.
* CoolBike
* CoolOldGuy / CoolOldLady: The two old people in the bizarre house are probably the most interesting characters in the movie.
* DancePartyEnding
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The house belonging to the [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old People]]. It's just the cherry on top of the [=WTF=] sundae that is this movie.
** But it ''is'' the fricking cherry!
* DreadfulMusician: The 'performers' at the Sugar Shack, who somehow make Vanilla Ice sound good(ish).
* DullSurprise: All over the place, but mostly from Kathy's father.
* FlippantForgiveness: Kathy's fiancee watches her dance with Vanilla Ice at a party, and afterward takes her aside and forgives her for it. This is meant to be seen by the audience as evidence that he's a pompous asshole and she'd be better off dumping him for Ice.
* HehHehYouSaidX
-->'''Kathy:''' Okay, I know I had it when I left work, because when I left work I put my check in it. And then I went straight to Nick's house and I didn't touch it at Nick's house...
-->'''Tommy:''' Haha!
-->'''Kathy:''' Shut up.
* IAmNotLeonardNimoy
* IdiotBall: Way to show up on television while you're in the Witness Relocation Program, Mr. Winslow.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The movie seems to be trying to portray Ice as one. Whether it succeeds is up to interpretation.
* MusicVideoCreditsSequence: Both opening and closing credits; this is a vehicle for Vanilla Ice, after all.
* ObviouslyEvil: The two crooks, to an absolutely laughable extent.
* PacManFever: Averted; Kathy's little brother is occasionally seen playing various NES games, none of which involve wild controller mashing or Atari sound effects.
* PlotHole: Where to start...
** People randomly end up with each other's possessions. It's...possible that Ice might have picked Kathy's wallet out of her purse, but how the ''hell'' did she get his driver's license?!
** Where does an elementary school kid get a motorcycle helmet?
** How'd Ice get that ice cube into her room without it melting all over his hands?
* RummageSaleReject: Ice wears all sorts of absurd outfits throughout the movie.
* SceneryPorn: It's one of the best looking bad movies in existence. The cinematographer would later [[SchindlersList win]] [[SavingPrivateRyan two]] Oscars.
* StalkerWithACrush: Ice comes across as one of these; most notably, he sneaks into Kathy's room one morning and wakes her up with (what else?) ice. Of course, since this movie is out of touch with reality, she finds this charming as opposed to horrifying.
* StrawLoser: Pretty much everyone in the town is one of these, to try and make Vanilla Ice look cool. Particular mention goes to the...characters performing at the Sugar Shack.
* StupidCrooks: The aforementioned bad guys decide to kidnap Kathy. To do this, they stalk her in their car -- in the middle of an empty street at night, with their headlights on, following her from only 5 meters away, while driving at 4 mph. Did we mention that Kat is ''walking'' down the street? Real stealthy, bad guys.
* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: "The People's Choice".
* TotallyRadical: Doesn't even begin to describe it.
* {{Tsundere}}: The [[EpilepticTrees only conceivable explanation]] for why Kathy acts the way she does; aka, randomly falling in love with a guy who's done nothing but be a {{Jerkass}} to her.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: It just screams early [[TheNineties 90s]].
* WeCare: [[XtremeKoolLetterz "b kool stay n skool"]] in the credits. Ouch.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Kathy was originally offered to Gwyneth Paltrow, whose father Bruce forbade her from accepting it, because of the sexuality in the screenplay. Judging from how hard the film bombed and how [[{{Emma}} many]] [[ShakespeareInLove great]] [[TheRoyalTenenbaums films]] [[Film/IronMan and]] [[{{Glee}} shows]] Paltrow's starred in since, she probably owes her father a huge favor.
* WholePlotReference: Oddly enough the film lifts the plot and names of various characters from the 1950s Counter-Culture Classic ''Film/TheWildOne''. What did ''MST3K'' say about mentioning a good movie in your bad movie?
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[[caption-width-right:275:And he dances, too.]] A very strange 1991 film starring Music/VanillaIce.
In it, Ice is the leader of a biker gang who falls in love with a pretty honors student. Her family is in hiding from [[ObviouslyEvil bad guys]] (don't expect this to be adequately explained). Her father assumes Ice is one of them just because... well, just because he ''is'' Vanilla Ice, basically. But Ice eventually saves the day and all is well in the end.
Oh, and Naomi Campbell makes a cameo in the opening credits.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* CatchPhrase: "Yup yup."
* ChekhovsGun: The noisy machinery at the construction site. Don't expect this to make sense.
* CoolBike
* CoolOldGuy / CoolOldLady: The two old people in the bizarre house are probably the most interesting characters in the movie.
* DancePartyEnding
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The house belonging to the [[CoolOldGuy Cool Old People]]. It's just the cherry on top of the [=WTF=] sundae that is this movie.
** But it ''is'' the fricking cherry!
* DreadfulMusician: The 'performers' at the Sugar Shack, who somehow make Vanilla Ice sound good(ish).
* DullSurprise: All over the place, but mostly from Kathy's father.
* FlippantForgiveness: Kathy's fiancee watches her dance with Vanilla Ice at a party, and afterward takes her aside and forgives her for it. This is meant to be seen by the audience as evidence that he's a pompous asshole and she'd be better off dumping him for Ice.
* HehHehYouSaidX
-->'''Kathy:''' Okay, I know I had it when I left work, because when I left work I put my check in it. And then I went straight to Nick's house and I didn't touch it at Nick's house...
-->'''Tommy:''' Haha!
-->'''Kathy:''' Shut up.
* IAmNotLeonardNimoy
* IdiotBall: Way to show up on television while you're in the Witness Relocation Program, Mr. Winslow.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The movie seems to be trying to portray Ice as one. Whether it succeeds is up to interpretation.
* MusicVideoCreditsSequence: Both opening and closing credits; this is a vehicle for Vanilla Ice, after all.
* ObviouslyEvil: The two crooks, to an absolutely laughable extent.
* PacManFever: Averted; Kathy's little brother is occasionally seen playing various NES games, none of which involve wild controller mashing or Atari sound effects.
* PlotHole: Where to start...
** People randomly end up with each other's possessions. It's...possible that Ice might have picked Kathy's wallet out of her purse, but how the ''hell'' did she get his driver's license?!
** Where does an elementary school kid get a motorcycle helmet?
** How'd Ice get that ice cube into her room without it melting all over his hands?
* RummageSaleReject: Ice wears all sorts of absurd outfits throughout the movie.
* SceneryPorn: It's one of the best looking bad movies in existence. The cinematographer would later [[SchindlersList win]] [[SavingPrivateRyan two]] Oscars.
* StalkerWithACrush: Ice comes across as one of these; most notably, he sneaks into Kathy's room one morning and wakes her up with (what else?) ice. Of course, since this movie is out of touch with reality, she finds this charming as opposed to horrifying.
* StrawLoser: Pretty much everyone in the town is one of these, to try and make Vanilla Ice look cool. Particular mention goes to the...characters performing at the Sugar Shack.
* StupidCrooks: The aforementioned bad guys decide to kidnap Kathy. To do this, they stalk her in their car -- in the middle of an empty street at night, with their headlights on, following her from only 5 meters away, while driving at 4 mph. Did we mention that Kat is ''walking'' down the street? Real stealthy, bad guys.
* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: "The People's Choice".
* TotallyRadical: Doesn't even begin to describe it.
* {{Tsundere}}: The [[EpilepticTrees only conceivable explanation]] for why Kathy acts the way she does; aka, randomly falling in love with a guy who's done nothing but be a {{Jerkass}} to her.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: It just screams early [[TheNineties 90s]].
* WeCare: [[XtremeKoolLetterz "b kool stay n skool"]] in the credits. Ouch.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Kathy was originally offered to Gwyneth Paltrow, whose father Bruce forbade her from accepting it, because of the sexuality in the screenplay. Judging from how hard the film bombed and how [[{{Emma}} many]] [[ShakespeareInLove great]] [[TheRoyalTenenbaums films]] [[Film/IronMan and]] [[{{Glee}} shows]] Paltrow's starred in since, she probably owes her father a huge favor.
* WholePlotReference: Oddly enough the film lifts the plot and names of various characters from the 1950s Counter-Culture Classic ''Film/TheWildOne''. What did ''MST3K'' say about mentioning a good movie in your bad movie?
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