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* AlliterativeName: Justin, Brandon, and Eddie are collectively known as "the Pennsylvania Posse."
** The guys host events called "Margarita Madness" and "Pool Party Paradise."



* BadGirlSong: "Wish Upon a Star"



* TheBigDamnKiss: Between Eddie and Lizzie when they finally meet after failing to find each other all week.

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* TheBigDamnKiss: Between Justin and Kelly.
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Between Eddie and Lizzie when they finally meet after failing to find each other all week.



* CrowdSong: "The Bounce" and "That's The Way (I Like It)"
* CutSong: Two: a CrowdSong involving separate choruses of guys and girls, and a SongOfSolace by Justin.
* DanceOfRomance: How Justin and Kelly meet.

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* CoverVersion: Music/RebaMcEntire's "I Won't Stand in Line" in the opening scene, "Vacation" by Music/TheGoGos in the next scene, and KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way (I Like It)" in the finale.
* CrowdSong: "The Bounce" Luv (The Bounce)" and "That's The Way (I Like It)"
It)", which both feature SpontaneousChoreography.
* CutSong: Two: a A CrowdSong involving separate choruses of guys and girls, and a SongOfSolace by Justin.
* DanceOfRomance: How Justin and Kelly meet."It's Meant to Be"



* GibberishOfLove: Kaya, DistractedByTheSexy, babbles for quite a while upon meeting Carlos.



* IHatePastMe: Justin insists he no longer lives up to his hard-partying reputation, and is only sticking with his and Brandon's party-planning business [[IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney to pay for college]].



* IWantSong: "Madness"



* MrFanservice: Brandon.
* MsFanservice: All eight contestants in Justin and Brandon's whipped cream bikini contest, and anyone seen wearing a real bikini.
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Justin likes that Kelly is "not a party girl," [[ImStandingRightHere much to Alexa's chagrin]].



* NutritionalNightmare: Kelly orders a bacon cheeseburger and mutters "triple bypass" to herself.

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* NotLikeOtherGirls: After meeting Kelly, Justin declares "This one's special."
* NutritionalNightmare: Kelly orders a bacon cheeseburger and cheeseburger, then mutters "triple bypass" to herself.



* OnlyOneName: None of the main characters have surnames, although early reviews of the movie indicated that Kelly and Justin's surnames were, respectively, "Taylor" and "Bell."



* SillyLoveSongs: "Timeless" and "Anytime"



* VillainSong: "Wish Upon a Star".

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** Played straight with Officer Cutler, who undoes her TomboyishPonytail for the final pool party.



** Played straight with Officer Cutler, who undoes her TomboyishPonytail for the final pool party.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: After dancing together once, Kelly and Justin go in search of one another while singing that each "could be forever part of me."
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* FunnyAfro: Justin's hairstyle. Luke even compares him to Sideshow Bob.
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* CutSong: Two: a CrowdSong involving separate choruses of guys and girls, and a SongOfSolace by Justin.
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* LatinLover: Carlos.
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* MeetCute: Between Kelly and Justin (an awkward chance encounter in a public bathroom), Kaya and Carlos (he helps her out after she spills punch on herself), and Brandon and Officer Cutler (she tickets him after he [[Mooning moons the girls]] at the end of his rap).

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* MeetCute: Between Kelly and Justin (an awkward chance encounter in a public bathroom), Kaya and Carlos (he helps her out after she spills punch on herself), and Brandon and Officer Cutler (she tickets him after he [[Mooning moons [[{{Mooning}} moons]] the girls]] girls at the end of his rap).
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* MeetCute: Between Kelly and Justin (an awkward chance encounter in a public bathroom), Kaya and Carlos (he helps her out after she spills punch on herself), and Brandon and Officer Cutler (she tickets him after he [[Mooning moons]] the girls at the end of his rap).

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* MeetCute: Between Kelly and Justin (an awkward chance encounter in a public bathroom), Kaya and Carlos (he helps her out after she spills punch on herself), and Brandon and Officer Cutler (she tickets him after he [[Mooning moons]] moons the girls girls]] at the end of his rap).
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* MeetCute: Between Kelly and Justin (an awkward chance encounter in a public bathroom), Kaya and Carlos (he helps her out after she spills punch on herself), and Brandon and Officer Cutler (she tickets him after he raps in public).

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* MeetCute: Between Kelly and Justin (an awkward chance encounter in a public bathroom), Kaya and Carlos (he helps her out after she spills punch on herself), and Brandon and Officer Cutler (she tickets him after he raps in public).[[Mooning moons]] the girls at the end of his rap).
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* UmbrellaDrink: In any scene requiring alcohol, standard tropical drinks like margaritas and piña coladas abound.
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* JoinOrDie: A playful example when Kaya and Alexa try to persuade Kelly to come with them to Miami.
-->'''Alexa''': Just imagine relaxin' on a gorgeous beach...
-->'''Kaya''': Sippin' piña coladas with your two best friends...
-->'''Alexa''': And if you don't come...
-->'''Kaya and Alexa''': We'll kill ya.
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* GoshDangItToHeck: The dirtiest word in the movie is "hell."

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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: [[spoiler: Alexa says this of Justin and Kelly's relationship after her efforts to keep them apart fail]].
-->[[spoiler: It's fate. You two belong together.]]
* BetaCouple: Kaya and Carlos.
* TheBigDamnKiss: Between Eddie and Lizzie when they finally meet after failing to find each other all week.



* CompeteForTheMaidensHand: Justin and Luke do this by playing [[FictionalSport hovercraft basketball]].



* EmbarrassinglyPainfulSunburn: Eddie gets one.



* ForcefulKiss: Alexa plants one on Justin.
** Luke plants one on Kelly.



* GreenEyedMonster: Alexa tries to steal Justin from Kelly because she's jealous about how Kelly and Kaya both found love.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Alexa tries to steal Justin from Kelly because she's jealous about how that Kelly and Kaya both found love.love.
* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Eddie.


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* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Gender-flipped. Eddie finds himself becoming the RomanticWingman for a lovelorn man whose never-seen girlfriend [[YourCheatingHeart had been flirting with Brandon]].


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* JerkAss: Mr. O'Mara, who manages the restaurant where Carlos works.


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** Played straight with Officer Cutler, who undoes her TomboyishPonytail for the final pool party.

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** '''Justin''': Girl, my hair won't even fit through [the bathroom window].
** '''Kelly''': I'm from Texas. I've seen bigger.

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** '''Justin''': -->'''Justin''': Girl, my hair won't even fit through [the bathroom window].
** '''Kelly''': -->'''Kelly''': I'm from Texas. I've seen bigger.bigger.
* EvilIsBigger: Brandon [[RunOrDie runs away]] twice from a rather large gentleman who is annoyed with him.


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* GratuitousRap: Performed by Brandon.
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* BromanticFoil: Brandon, to Justin.


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* NeverSayDie: The word "sex" is never spoken in the movie, and the characters often use "party" as a substitute.


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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Kelly sounds more distinctly Texan in the movie's opening scene, but lets this affectation fade away.


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* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Alexa wears string bikinis and miniskirts on multiple occasions, while Kelly only wears a bikini top once and wears full-length pants multiple times.
* SlutShaming: Kaya unfavorably compares Alexa to Kelly, in that the former is a "party girl" and the latter is a good girl. Insulted, Alexa suggests she has HiddenDepths, making Kaya and Kelly laugh derisively.


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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Almost all of Brandon's scenes show him wearing either an open shirt or no shirt.
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Several involving Kaya and Alexa.

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* AlmostKiss: After returning from their boat ride, Kelly and Justin pause at the entrance to Kelly's hotel and stand silently for a long moment before... shaking hands.



* {{Bookends}}: Kelly asks "Come here often?" when she and Justin first introduce themselves. He asks the same question moments before they officially get together.
* BoyMeetsGirl: The basic premise of the movie.



* EverythingIsBigInTexas:
**'''Justin''': Girl, my hair won't even fit through [the bathroom window].
**'''Kelly''': I'm from Texas. I've seen bigger.
* ForgedMessage: Alexa gave Justin her own phone number, telling him it was Kelly's number, allowing her to send him several of these by text.



* JustFriends: Kelly repeatedly tells local cowboy Luke that they are this, but he is undeterred. After some chicanery from Alexa, Kelly is forced to pull a gender-flipped SheIsNotMyGirlfriend on him, followed by a LikeBrotherAndSister, which is enough to make him drop his pursuit.
* LettingHerHairDown: Inverted. Kelly's hair is down for most of the movie, but she wears a crazy updo [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange when she decides it's time to "unclench" and party]].
* MeetCute: Between Kelly and Justin (an awkward chance encounter in a public bathroom), Kaya and Carlos (he helps her out after she spills punch on herself), and Brandon and Officer Cutler (she tickets him after he raps in public).
* MissedHimByThatMuch: Kelly and Justin during a musical number, and Eddie and Lizzie in several scenes.
* NutritionalNightmare: Kelly orders a bacon cheeseburger and mutters "triple bypass" to herself.



* RuleOfPool: A fully clothed Justin falls right in during his and Brandon's "Pool Party Paradise" party.



* StrawFeminist: Kelly. She objects very strongly to the many degrading aspects of spring break in Miami, but ultimately this leads only to her smearing whipped cream in Justin's face.
* TheKlutz: Eddie, who is prone to ThePratfall.
** Alexa, after walking into a waitress and having an entire tray of bright red margaritas spilled on her.
** Kaya, after spilling some punch into her lap, allowing her to meet Carlos.
** Justin, after spilling an entire bottle of hot sauce onto Kelly's lap.



* VillainSong: "Wish Upon a Star".

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* UptightLovesWild: A recurring theme in the movie is the fundamental difference between the uptight Kelly and Justin, "the mayor of spring break."
* VillainSong: "Wish Upon a Star".Star".
* WTHCostumingDepartment: For the scene in which she finally decides to "unclench" and start partying, Kelly wears a skirt made of men's ties.
* YouSaidYouCouldntDance: Kaya tells Carlos she has no idea how to dance the Rueda. She manages to do it perfectly within seconds.

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''From Justin to Kelly'' is 2003 film that is a '''VERY''' loose adaptation of ''Series/AmericanIdol''.

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''From Justin to Kelly'' is a 2003 film that is a '''VERY''' loose adaptation of ''Series/AmericanIdol''.



* BlackBestFriend: Kaya to Kelly and Alexa.



* BlackBestFriend: Kaya to Kelly and Alexa.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Alexa. At one point, Kaya even point-blank asks Kelly: "Why are we friends with her again?"
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Luke, a cowboy from Kelly's hometown, has a crush on her, despite her repeatedly telling him he only likes him as a friend.

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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Luke, a cowboy from Kelly's hometown, has a crush on her, despite her repeatedly telling him he she only likes him as a friend.


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* CrowdSong: "The Bounce" and "That's The Way (I Like It)"
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Luke, a cowboy from Kelly's hometown, has a crush on her, despite her repeatedly telling him he only likes him as a friend.


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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Alexa has one toward the end of the movie and tells Justin about all that she had done, leading to him and Kelly officially making up]].


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* IJustWantToBeYou: Alexa reveals that her motivation for trying to sabotage Kelly and Justin's relationship was because she wanted guys to see her the way guys saw her (I.e. See her for who she is and not just a hot party girl)


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* RunningGag: Eddie and Brandon each have their own: Eddie continually failing to meet up with a girl he was dating online and Brandon getting tickets from the same police officer for his party antics.
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* DanceOfRomance: How Justin and Kelly both meet and fall in love. At the same time.

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* DanceOfRomance: How Justin and Kelly both meet and fall in love. At the same time.meet.
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* TokenBlackFriend: Kaya to Kelly and Alexa.

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* TokenBlackFriend: BlackBestFriend: Kaya to Kelly and Alexa.
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* TokenBlackFriend: Kaya to Kelly and Alexa.
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* IdiotPlot: The whole tension of the story is that Justin lost Kelly's number and Alexa gave him the wrong one when he asked her for it (rather than just asking Kelly for it again). Somehow Alexa thought this would work out for her.
** Ironically, Justin was ready to dump Kelly for not returning his texts, so maybe it would have...

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* AllWomenArePrudes: Kelly almost washes her hands off Justin after finding out he runs a party service and set up a whipped cream bikini contest.

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* AllWomenArePrudes: Kelly almost washes her hands off of Justin after finding out he runs a party service and set up a whipped cream bikini contest.contest.
* DanceOfRomance: How Justin and Kelly both meet and fall in love. At the same time.


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* IdiotPlot: The whole tension of the story is that Justin lost Kelly's number and Alexa gave him the wrong one when he asked her for it (rather than just asking Kelly for it again). Somehow Alexa thought this would work out for her.
** Ironically, Justin was ready to dump Kelly for not returning his texts, so maybe it would have...


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!!This Movie Shows Examples Of:

* AllWomenArePrudes: Kelly almost washes her hands of Justin after finding out he runs a party service and set up a whipped cream bikini contest.

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!!This Movie Shows Examples Of:

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* AllWomenArePrudes: Kelly almost washes her hands of off Justin after finding out he runs a party service and set up a whipped cream bikini contest.



* InformedAttribute: Kelly and Justin apparently fell in love at first, which the film does a rather poor job of showing. For example, during their love song duet they're about eight feet away from one another and don't even look at each other.

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* InformedAttribute: Kelly and Justin apparently fell in love at first, first sight, which the film does a rather poor job of showing. For example, during their love song duet duet, they're about eight feet away from one another and don't even look at each other.
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* TheDanza: Justin and Kelly playing Justin and Kelly. Furthermore, their character's last names belong to Justin and Kelly's respective father and stepfather.



* TheyJustDidntCare: Let's just say that Kelly Clarkson dislike of the film isn't hard to see. Furthermore, the movie is riddled with costume and scene continuity errors and at one point the entire set crew can be seen.
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''From Justin to Kelly'' is 2003 film that is a '''VERY''' loose adaptation of ''Series/AmericanIdol''.

After the first season of ''American Idol'' proved a massive success, the network executives began to think of other ways to milk the brand for all it was worth. What they decided to do was adapt what is essentially a karaoke talent show into a [[NonSequitur musical beach comedy film]] starring the contractually obligated winner and runner up of ''American Idol's'' first season, Music/KellyClarkson and Justin Guarini. Clarkson plays Kelly Taylor, a cautious Texan waitress going to Florida for spring break with her two friends. Guarini plays Justin Bell, a "[[BadButt wild]]" college student from Pennsylvania who, with his two friends, run a party service and are also going to Florida for spring break. Justin and Kelly meet and quickly fall in love but struggle with their differences and the manipulations of Kelly's jealous friend.

Subplots include Justin's friend Eddie trying to find a girl he met on the internet, Kelly's friend Kaya falling for a local busboy, and Justin's friend Brandon constantly getting in trouble with a policewoman.

Regarded as one of the worst movies ever made, the film failed miserably with both the box office and with critics, so much that the studio got in trouble with theaters due to how fast they tried to put the film on home video. Additionally, the film's soundtrack was never officially released due to how poor the reception was.

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!!This Movie Shows Examples Of:

* AllWomenArePrudes: Kelly almost washes her hands of Justin after finding out he runs a party service and set up a whipped cream bikini contest.
* TheDanza: Justin and Kelly playing Justin and Kelly. Furthermore, their character's last names belong to Justin and Kelly's respective father and stepfather.
* GreenEyedMonster: Alexa tries to steal Justin from Kelly because she's jealous about how Kelly and Kaya both found love.
* HollywoodNerd: Eddie for liking the internet and using it to meet a girl.
* InformedAttribute: Kelly and Justin apparently fell in love at first, which the film does a rather poor job of showing. For example, during their love song duet they're about eight feet away from one another and don't even look at each other.
* TheyJustDidntCare: Let's just say that Kelly Clarkson dislike of the film isn't hard to see. Furthermore, the movie is riddled with costume and scene continuity errors and at one point the entire set crew can be seen.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Alexa.
* VillainSong: "Wish Upon a Star".

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