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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Played with - while neither Sandy nor Judith are overtly amazon-like, Sandy is ''[[WaifFu quite]]'' [[WaifFu strong]], and Judith has an aggressive personality, and the pair [[spoiler: marry Darren and Wayne, respectively]].
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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Played with - -- while neither Sandy nor Judith are overtly amazon-like, Sandy is ''[[WaifFu quite]]'' [[WaifFu strong]], and Judith has an aggressive personality, and the pair [[spoiler: marry Darren and Wayne, respectively]].
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The story involves our two loser heroes, Wayne (Zahn) and J.D. (Black), trying to prevent the impending marriage of their friend Darren (Dugan) (Biggs) and his ControlFreak fiancee Judith (Peet), due to Darren's high school crush [[TheOneThatGotAway Sandy]] (Amanda Detmer) coming back into town. To this end, they kidnap Judith, fake her death, and try to hook Darren up immediately after giving him the "sad news". But will Darren get over Judith's supposed death before she exposes his friends' plan to get rid of her?
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** She later [[LysistrataGambit punishes him by withholding sex]], clarifying that this means [[ItsAllAboutMe he's not allowed to go down on her for a month]].
--->'''Judith''': Don't ''make'' me take away your masturbation privileges!
--->'''Judith''': Don't ''make'' me take away your masturbation privileges!
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''Saving Silverman'' is a 2001 romantic comedy BlackComedy film directed by Creator/DennisDugan, starring Creator/JasonBiggs, Creator/SteveZahn, Creator/JackBlack, and Amanda Peet.
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''Saving Silverman'' is a 2001 romantic comedy directed by Creator/DennisDugan, starring Jason Biggs, Creator/JasonBiggs, Creator/SteveZahn, Creator/JackBlack, and Amanda Peet.
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'''''Saving Silverman''''' is a 2001 romantic comedy starring Jason Biggs and Amanda Peet. The story involves our two loser heroes (Creator/JackBlack and Creator/SteveZahn) trying to prevent the impending marriage of their friend Darren and his ControlFreak fiancee, Judith, due to Darren's high school crush [[TheOneThatGotAway Sandy coming back into town]]. To do this, they kidnap Judith, fake her death, and try to hook Darren up immediately after giving him the "sad news". But will Darren will get over her supposed death before Judith exposes his friends' plan to get rid of her?
Nothing to do with Creator/SarahSilverman.
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The story involves our two loser
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-->'''Wayne''': We knew him first!\\
'''J.D.''': ''Fuck you'', replacement friends!
'''J.D.''': ''Fuck you'', replacement friends!
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Coach Norton tells the guys to stay away from women, and not give them any of their "man-juice." This makes sense when you realize that, [[spoiler: he's actually gay.]]
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Nothing to do with Creator/SarahSilverman.
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Saving Silverman is a 2001 romantic comedy starring Jason Biggs and Amanda Peet. The story involves our two loser heroes (Creator/JackBlack and Creator/SteveVahn) Creator/SteveZahn) trying to prevent the impending marriage of their friend Darren and his ControlFreak fiancee, Judith, due to Darren's high school crush [[TheOneThatGotAway Sandy coming back into town]]. To do this, they kidnap Judith, fake her death, and try to hook Darren up immediately after giving him the "sad news". But will Darren will get over her supposed death before Judith exposes his friends' plan to get rid of her?
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Judith, as part of her role as ControlFreak, tries to dissociate Darren from his crass friends and set him up with new ones.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Judith, as part of her role as ControlFreak, tries to dissociate Darren from his crass friends and [[https://youtu.be/y1SmdxP72_I set him up with new ones.]]
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** [[HeManWomenHater Coach Norton]]'s speech about how women distract you from sports (and encouraging ADateWithRosiePalms) near the start of the movie makes a lot more sense [[spoiler: when it's revealed that he's actually gay]].
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** [[HeManWomenHater [[HeManWomanHater Coach Norton]]'s speech about how women distract you from sports (and encouraging ADateWithRosiePalms) near the start of the movie makes a lot more sense [[spoiler: when it's revealed that he's actually gay]].
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** [[HeManWomenHater Coach Norton's Norton]]'s speech about how women distract you from sports (and encouraging ADateWithRosiePalms) near the start of the movie makes a lot more sense [[spoiler: when it's revealed that he's actually gay]].
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** Judith's late-fiancee fit the Hercules mold more strongly, having died [[Film/BloodSport kickboxing match]].
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** Judith's late-fiancee fit the Hercules mold more strongly, having died g a [[Film/BloodSport kickboxing match]].
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-->'''Wayne''': ''(While [[spoiler: he and Judith [[MasochismTango strangle each other]])'' I'm the strong-willed, assertive man that you need, and you're the hardcore bitch I've always dreamed of!]]
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-->'''Wayne''': ''(While [[spoiler: he and Judith [[MasochismTango strangle each other]])'' other]]]])'' [[spoiler: I'm the strong-willed, assertive man that you need, and you're the hardcore bitch I've always dreamed of!]]
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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Played with - while neither Sandy nor Judith are overtly amazon-like, but Sandy is ''quite'' strong, and Judith has an assertive personality, and the pair [[spoiler: marry Darren and Wayne, respectively]].
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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Played with - while neither Sandy nor Judith are overtly amazon-like, but Sandy is ''quite'' strong, ''[[WaifFu quite]]'' [[WaifFu strong]], and Judith has an assertive aggressive personality, and the pair [[spoiler: marry Darren and Wayne, respectively]].
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Saving Silverman is a 2001 romantic comedy starring Jason Biggs and Amanda Peet. The story involves our two loser heroes (Creator/JackBlack and Creator/SteveVahn) trying to prevent the impending marriage of their friend Darren and his ControlFreak fiancee, Judith, due to Darren's high school crush [[TheOneThatGotAway Sandy coming back into town]]. To do this, they kidnap Judith, fake her death, and try to hook Darren up immediately after giving him the "sad news". But will Darren will get over her supposed death before Judith exposes his friends' plan to get rid of her?
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* AllAmazonsWantHercules: Played with - while neither Sandy nor Judith are overtly amazon-like, but Sandy is ''quite'' strong, and Judith has an assertive personality, and the pair [[spoiler: marry Darren and Wayne, respectively]].
-->'''Wayne''': ''(While [[spoiler: he and Judith [[MasochismTango strangle each other]])'' I'm the strong-willed, assertive man that you need, and you're the hardcore bitch I've always dreamed of!]]
-->'''Wayne''': ''(While [[spoiler: he and Judith [[MasochismTango strangle each other]])'' I'm the strong-willed, assertive man that you need, and you're the hardcore bitch I've always dreamed of!]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: Judith and Wayne are evenly matched as far as physical strength goes, and trade punches in the mouth, each spitting out a tooth afterward. By the end of the film, they're both sporting "hockey grins."
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* WatchingTheReflectionUndress: After falling into water, Silverman watches the girl dress in a laundromat dryer door reflection.
* WouldHitAGirl: Judith and Wayne are evenly matched as far as physical strength goes, and trade punches in the mouth, each spitting out a tooth afterward. By the end of the film, they're both sporting "hockey grins.""
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* WouldHitAGirl: Judith and Wayne are evenly matched as far as physical strength goes, and trade punches in the mouth, each spitting out a tooth afterward. By the end of the film, they're both sporting "hockey grins.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Wayne and J.D. show up at Darren's after Judith escapes, he punches Wayne through a glass door and on top of Sandy's car, then throws J.D. with him.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Presented in chart form by Wayne and J.D. when trying to get Darren to hang out with them more.
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-->'''Wayne:''' She didn't like the way his ass looked. Made him get butt-cheek implants.
-->'''J.D.:''' I ''thought'' his ass looked tighter!
-->'''Wayne:''' She didn't like the way his ass looked. Made him get butt-cheek implants.
-->'''J.D.:''' I ''thought'' his ass looked tighter!
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-->'''J.D.:''' I ''thought'' his ass looked tighter!
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-->'''J.D.:''' I ''thought'' his ass looked tighter!
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* PrisonRape: Invoked by Wayne and J.D. to get Coach Norton to bail them out.
-->'''Coach Norton''': [[BigWhat What!?]] They're corn-holin' ya?!/[[{{Bowdlerise}} They're making you wear dresses in there?!]]
-->'''Coach Norton''': [[BigWhat What!?]] They're corn-holin' ya?!/[[{{Bowdlerise}} They're making you wear dresses in there?!]]
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* LadyInRed: Judith in her first appearance.
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Saving Silverman is a 2001 romantic comedy starring Jason Biggs and Amanda Peet. The story involves our two loser heroes trying to prevent the impending marriage of their friend Darren and his ControlFreak fiancee, Judith, due to Darren's high school crush [[TheOneThatGotAway Sandy coming back into town]]. To do this, they kidnap Judith, fake her death, and try to hook Darren up immediately after giving him the "sad news". But will Darren will get over her supposed death before Judith exposes his friends' plan to get rid of her?
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* AbuseIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale
-->'''Wayne:''' She didn't like the way his ass looked. Made him get butt-cheek implants.
-->'''J.D.:''' I ''thought'' his ass looked tighter!
* TheAce: Judith.
* AffablyEvil: Judith, most of the time.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Both Darren and Judith (JewishAndNerdy in the first case, MatzoFever in the second).
* BigEater: J.D.
* BlatantLies: They tell Coach Norton that they [[IAmAHumanitarian ate Judith. Alive.]]
-->'''Coach Norton:''' My hat goes off to you, you boys are smart! That's the perfect crime.
* BrickJoke: The quote from J.D. under [[spoiler: SuddenlySexuality]] gets brought back when Wayne, after having some mind-games played on him by Judith, [[spoiler: is seen naked with his back on the floor, butt over his head, and the book on Yoga in his hand]].
** Coach Norton's speech about how women distract you from sports (and encouraging ADateWithRosiePalms) near the start of the movie makes a lot more sense [[spoiler: when it's revealed that he's actually gay]].
* TheCameo: Neil Diamond.
* CloudCuckoolander: Coach Norton.
* ControlFreak: Judith. Big time. She makes Darren burn all of his Neil Diamond albums, makes him wax her legs, and she threatens to revoke his masturbation privileges.
* DarkActionGirl: Unlike most female villains in movies of this type, Judith almost never [[TheVamp relies on her sexuality as a weapon]], preferring instead to utilize physical strength, athleticism, and her impressive intellect. That just might be the reason she's increasingly portrayed as a NobleDemon as the film goes along, and [[spoiler: in the end experiences a HeelFaceTurn]].
* DeathByCameo: The ref who Coach Norton kills is played by director Creator/DennisDugan.
* {{Dissimile}}: Wayne claims to work in a related field to Judith's. She's a psychologist - he's in pest and rodent removal.
-->'''Judith:''' [[LampshadeHanging How is that related?]]
-->'''Wayne:''' *[[{{Beat}} beat]]* We both help people.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Happens to Wayne, thanks to an overwhelming amount of FoeYay.
-->'''Judith:''' It took balls. ''Big'' balls.
* ExtremeDoormat: Darren agrees to take Judith's last name and even gets ass implants at her request.
* FascinatingEyebrow: J.D.
* FreudianExcuse: Judith [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian psychoanalyzes]] herself at Wayne's request, explaining that she feels compelled to completely dominate Darren because her former boyfriend was a self-assured, macho, athletic type who got kicked to death in a brutal martial-arts competition.
* HeManWomanHater: Coach Norton in spades. Just look at his EstablishingCharacterMoment, and keep in mind that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEmL8ITrg38 this was a speech he gave]] to the football team of a High School.
-->'''Norton:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Stay. Away. From women!]] All they want from ya is your man-juice!
* [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Boyfriend]]: Darren.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The incident that landed Coach Norton in jail. He grabbed the down marker, and threw it at the ref. [[MadeOfPlasticine It goes right through him.]]
* LadyInRed: Judith in her first appearance.
* LameComeback: This exchange.
-->'''Judith''': Loser.\\
'''Wayne''': Skank.\\
'''Judith''': Eunuch.\\
'''Wayne''': [[BuffySpeak Stealer... of... my friend!]]
* LoonyFan: While all three of the main men are ''huge'' fans of Neil Diamond (going so far as to be a cover band dressed as him), J.D. manages to get a restraining order slapped on all of them by giving Neil TheGlomp. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint They later framed and hung it up in the front hallway]].
-->'''J.D.''': Neil! I wanna party with you... '''I wanna party with you'''!
* TheLostLenore: Judith serves as this to Darren, which makes it far less comfortable when Wayne keeps trying to push him into hooking up with Sandy.
-->'''Darren''': Come on Wayne. When are you gonna forget about the idea that I'll go out with Sandy?\\
'''Wayne''': When you go out with Sandy!
* [[MamaBear Mama Raccoon]]: Wayne, as an [[InformedAttribute Animal Control Specialist]], should know better than to handle a baby animal when its mother might be around.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Judith is the queen of this trope.
* MsFanservice: [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Sandy]], who shows quite a bit of skin through the course of the movie despite training to become a nun. Judith may also qualify.
* NunsAreFunny / NunTooHoly: A frequent source of Sandy's humor comes from the convent she wants to join having a ''very'' well-equipped (and used!) weight room. And while the nuns themselves are perfectly amenable when Sandy explains she's leaving to be with Darren, we quickly find out that they're more disappointed than they let on.
-->'''Mother Superior:''' Damn! Lost another one!
-->'''Nun #1''': [[PrecisionFStrike Son of a bitch.]]
* PairTheSpares: Wayne and Judith, and [[spoiler: J.D. and Coach Norton]] at the end.
* PoisonousCaptive: Judith.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Aside from the avoided jail-time for kidnapping a woman, Coach Norton was in jail for the first half of the movie due to killing a referee [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice with a football flag.]]
-->'''Wayne''': So, Coach, how's your parole coming?\\
'''Coach Norton''': Not good. The victim's whiny family keeps complaining.\\
'''J.D.''': God! What is their ''problem''?
* ShockCollar: Utilized by Wayne to help Darren get over Judith quicker... in the form of electric shocks remotely applied to Darren's nipples when he mentions her name.
* SlapSlapKiss: Judith and Wayne at the end.
-->'''Wayne''': Admit it! Aah! I'm the strong-willed, assertive man you need... and you're the hardcore bitch I've always dreamed of!
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Judith gets ShotInTheAss and punched in the mouth.
* SmugSnake: Judith.
* StreetPerformer: Darren, Wayne, and J.D. perform in a Neil Diamond cover band on the boardwalk.
* [[spoiler: SuddenlySexuality]]: J.D, although it's after Judith gives him therapy and helps him realize it. A more [[{{Pun}} straight]] example would be [[spoiler: Coach Norton]].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Judith, as part of her role as ControlFreak, tries to dissociate Darren from his crass friends and set him up with new ones.
* TooMuchInformation: Wayne is confused about why J.D. won't answer the door because he's eating, leading to this exchange.
-->'''Wayne:''' Is there anything else you wanna tell me?
-->'''J.D.''': I got three balls.
-->'''Wayne:''' [[NoJustNoReaction Shut up! God!]]
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Darren and Sandy.
* WouldHitAGirl: Judith and Wayne are evenly matched as far as physical strength goes, and trade punches in the mouth, each spitting out a tooth afterward. By the end of the film, they're both sporting "hockey grins."
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* AbuseIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale
-->'''Wayne:''' She didn't like the way his ass looked. Made him get butt-cheek implants.
-->'''J.D.:''' I ''thought'' his ass looked tighter!
* TheAce: Judith.
* AffablyEvil: Judith, most of the time.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Both Darren and Judith (JewishAndNerdy in the first case, MatzoFever in the second).
* BigEater: J.D.
* BlatantLies: They tell Coach Norton that they [[IAmAHumanitarian ate Judith. Alive.]]
-->'''Coach Norton:''' My hat goes off to you, you boys are smart! That's the perfect crime.
* BrickJoke: The quote from J.D. under [[spoiler: SuddenlySexuality]] gets brought back when Wayne, after having some mind-games played on him by Judith, [[spoiler: is seen naked with his back on the floor, butt over his head, and the book on Yoga in his hand]].
** Coach Norton's speech about how women distract you from sports (and encouraging ADateWithRosiePalms) near the start of the movie makes a lot more sense [[spoiler: when it's revealed that he's actually gay]].
* TheCameo: Neil Diamond.
* CloudCuckoolander: Coach Norton.
* ControlFreak: Judith. Big time. She makes Darren burn all of his Neil Diamond albums, makes him wax her legs, and she threatens to revoke his masturbation privileges.
* DarkActionGirl: Unlike most female villains in movies of this type, Judith almost never [[TheVamp relies on her sexuality as a weapon]], preferring instead to utilize physical strength, athleticism, and her impressive intellect. That just might be the reason she's increasingly portrayed as a NobleDemon as the film goes along, and [[spoiler: in the end experiences a HeelFaceTurn]].
* DeathByCameo: The ref who Coach Norton kills is played by director Creator/DennisDugan.
* {{Dissimile}}: Wayne claims to work in a related field to Judith's. She's a psychologist - he's in pest and rodent removal.
-->'''Judith:''' [[LampshadeHanging How is that related?]]
-->'''Wayne:''' *[[{{Beat}} beat]]* We both help people.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Happens to Wayne, thanks to an overwhelming amount of FoeYay.
-->'''Judith:''' It took balls. ''Big'' balls.
* ExtremeDoormat: Darren agrees to take Judith's last name and even gets ass implants at her request.
* FascinatingEyebrow: J.D.
* FreudianExcuse: Judith [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian psychoanalyzes]] herself at Wayne's request, explaining that she feels compelled to completely dominate Darren because her former boyfriend was a self-assured, macho, athletic type who got kicked to death in a brutal martial-arts competition.
* HeManWomanHater: Coach Norton in spades. Just look at his EstablishingCharacterMoment, and keep in mind that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEmL8ITrg38 this was a speech he gave]] to the football team of a High School.
-->'''Norton:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Stay. Away. From women!]] All they want from ya is your man-juice!
* [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Boyfriend]]: Darren.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The incident that landed Coach Norton in jail. He grabbed the down marker, and threw it at the ref. [[MadeOfPlasticine It goes right through him.]]
* LadyInRed: Judith in her first appearance.
* LameComeback: This exchange.
-->'''Judith''': Loser.\\
'''Wayne''': Skank.\\
'''Judith''': Eunuch.\\
'''Wayne''': [[BuffySpeak Stealer... of... my friend!]]
* LoonyFan: While all three of the main men are ''huge'' fans of Neil Diamond (going so far as to be a cover band dressed as him), J.D. manages to get a restraining order slapped on all of them by giving Neil TheGlomp. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint They later framed and hung it up in the front hallway]].
-->'''J.D.''': Neil! I wanna party with you... '''I wanna party with you'''!
* TheLostLenore: Judith serves as this to Darren, which makes it far less comfortable when Wayne keeps trying to push him into hooking up with Sandy.
-->'''Darren''': Come on Wayne. When are you gonna forget about the idea that I'll go out with Sandy?\\
'''Wayne''': When you go out with Sandy!
* [[MamaBear Mama Raccoon]]: Wayne, as an [[InformedAttribute Animal Control Specialist]], should know better than to handle a baby animal when its mother might be around.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Judith is the queen of this trope.
* MsFanservice: [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Sandy]], who shows quite a bit of skin through the course of the movie despite training to become a nun. Judith may also qualify.
* NunsAreFunny / NunTooHoly: A frequent source of Sandy's humor comes from the convent she wants to join having a ''very'' well-equipped (and used!) weight room. And while the nuns themselves are perfectly amenable when Sandy explains she's leaving to be with Darren, we quickly find out that they're more disappointed than they let on.
-->'''Mother Superior:''' Damn! Lost another one!
-->'''Nun #1''': [[PrecisionFStrike Son of a bitch.]]
* PairTheSpares: Wayne and Judith, and [[spoiler: J.D. and Coach Norton]] at the end.
* PoisonousCaptive: Judith.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Aside from the avoided jail-time for kidnapping a woman, Coach Norton was in jail for the first half of the movie due to killing a referee [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice with a football flag.]]
-->'''Wayne''': So, Coach, how's your parole coming?\\
'''Coach Norton''': Not good. The victim's whiny family keeps complaining.\\
'''J.D.''': God! What is their ''problem''?
* ShockCollar: Utilized by Wayne to help Darren get over Judith quicker... in the form of electric shocks remotely applied to Darren's nipples when he mentions her name.
* SlapSlapKiss: Judith and Wayne at the end.
-->'''Wayne''': Admit it! Aah! I'm the strong-willed, assertive man you need... and you're the hardcore bitch I've always dreamed of!
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Judith gets ShotInTheAss and punched in the mouth.
* SmugSnake: Judith.
* StreetPerformer: Darren, Wayne, and J.D. perform in a Neil Diamond cover band on the boardwalk.
* [[spoiler: SuddenlySexuality]]: J.D, although it's after Judith gives him therapy and helps him realize it. A more [[{{Pun}} straight]] example would be [[spoiler: Coach Norton]].
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Judith, as part of her role as ControlFreak, tries to dissociate Darren from his crass friends and set him up with new ones.
* TooMuchInformation: Wayne is confused about why J.D. won't answer the door because he's eating, leading to this exchange.
-->'''Wayne:''' Is there anything else you wanna tell me?
-->'''J.D.''': I got three balls.
-->'''Wayne:''' [[NoJustNoReaction Shut up! God!]]
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Darren and Sandy.
* WouldHitAGirl: Judith and Wayne are evenly matched as far as physical strength goes, and trade punches in the mouth, each spitting out a tooth afterward. By the end of the film, they're both sporting "hockey grins."
