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* AcceptableReligiousTargets: ''Every single'' Christian character in this movie is portrayed in a negative light, whether it's Jam's overbearing bible-thumping mom, the hypocritical headmaster of the religious school who steals from the donation box to pay for his pizza, or the perverted priest who tries to get Jam to confess some steamy sex stories.
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* CultClassic: Despite the film's underwhelming box office numbers, it's quite well-liked by Kiss fans and fans of classic rock who view it as an underrated gem with lots of funny gags and a great soundtrack.

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* CultClassic: Despite the film's underwhelming box office numbers, it's quite well-liked by Kiss Music/{{KISS}} fans and fans of classic rock who view it as an underrated gem with lots of funny gags and a great soundtrack.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/MelanieLynskey (Beth) later plays an unpleasant, Bible-thumping, [[MoralGuardians moral guardian]] like Jam's mom in ''Series/MrsAmerica'' only the target being feminism and gay rights rather than rock n roll.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/MelanieLynskey (Beth) later plays an unpleasant, Bible-thumping, 1970s [[MoralGuardians moral guardian]] like Jam's mom in ''Series/MrsAmerica'' only the target being feminism and gay rights rather than rock n roll.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/MelanieLynskey (Beth) later plays an unpleasant, Bible-thumping, [[MoralGuardians moral guardian]] like Jam's mom in ''Series/MrsAmerica'' only the target being feminism and gay rights rather than rock n roll.
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* AcceptableReligiousTargets: Every single Christian character in this movie is portrayed in a negative light, whether it's Jam's overbearing bible-thumping mom, the hypocritical headmaster of the religious school who steals from the donation box to pay for his pizza, or the perverted priest who tries to get Jam to confess some steamy sex stories.

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* AcceptableReligiousTargets: Every single ''Every single'' Christian character in this movie is portrayed in a negative light, whether it's Jam's overbearing bible-thumping mom, the hypocritical headmaster of the religious school who steals from the donation box to pay for his pizza, or the perverted priest who tries to get Jam to confess some steamy sex stories.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Its worldwide gross was only $5,825,314 against an estimated $17 million budget.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Its worldwide gross was only $5,825,314 against an estimated $17 million budget.
* CultClassic: Despite the film's underwhelming box office numbers, it's quite well-liked by Kiss fans and fans of classic rock who view it as an underrated gem with lots of funny gags and a great soundtrack.
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** Although it should be noted that classic rock and heavy metal saw a resurgence in popularity from 2005 to the early-2010s due to the runaway successes of the ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' and ''VideoGame/RockBand'' video game franchises.
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* TheWoobie: Jam. His mom makes his life so miserable that it's impossible not to feel sorry for him.
* [[CaliforniaDoubling Toronto Doubling]]: Most of the movie was filmed in Toronto, despite being set in Detroit.

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* TheWoobie: Jam. His mom makes his life so miserable that it's impossible not to feel sorry for him.
* [[CaliforniaDoubling Toronto Doubling]]: Most of the movie was filmed in Toronto, despite being set in Detroit.
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* TheWoobie: Jam. His mom makes his life so miserable that it's impossible not to feel sorry for him.

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* TheWoobie: Jam. His mom makes his life so miserable that it's impossible not to feel sorry for him.him.
* [[CaliforniaDoubling Toronto Doubling]]: Most of the movie was filmed in Toronto, despite being set in Detroit.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The dark-haired disco girl in the Trans-Am is [[{{Entourage}} Sloan]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: The dark-haired disco girl in the Trans-Am is [[{{Entourage}} [[Series/{{Entourage}} Sloan]].
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* HarsherInHindsight: When the film was being hyped before release, there was a large uproar that this would be THE film to bring rock music back into the mainstream. It never happened. The film bombed, but even so, rock had lost popularity to rap and other genres of music throughout the 90s, and even to this day it's still not regained the mainstream appeal it had in the 60s through the 80s- likely made worse by the recent rise in Dubstep, [=EDM=] and many other formats.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The film's soundtrack includes a new KISS song: a syrupy love ballad called "Nothing Can Keep Me From You" which is strange considering that the film is a vulgar comedy and not a love story.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The dark-haired disco girl is [[{{Entourage}} Sloan]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: The dark-haired disco girl in the Trans-Am is [[{{Entourage}} Sloan]].
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* FridgeHorror: Trip's idiocy may be mild brain damage caused by his mom using psychoactive drugs while she was pregnant with him (Lex mentions near the start of the movie "At least my mom didn't give birth to me while she was on [=LSD=]" and Trip corrects him by saying "Shrooms!").
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* AcceptableLifestyleTargets: Every single Christian character in this movie is portrayed in a negative light, whether it's Jam's overbearing bible-thumping mom, the hypocritical headmaster of the religious school who steals from the donation box to pay for his pizza, or the perverted priest who tries to get Jam to confess some steamy sex stories.

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* AcceptableLifestyleTargets: AcceptableReligiousTargets: Every single Christian character in this movie is portrayed in a negative light, whether it's Jam's overbearing bible-thumping mom, the hypocritical headmaster of the religious school who steals from the donation box to pay for his pizza, or the perverted priest who tries to get Jam to confess some steamy sex stories.
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* AcceptableLifestyleTargets: Every single Christian character in this movie is portrayed in a negative light, whether it's Jam's overbearing bible-thumping mom, the hypocritical headmaster of the religious school who steals from the donation box to pay for his pizza, or the perverted priest who tries to get Jam to confess some steamy sex stories.



* RetroactiveRecognition: The dark-haired disco girl is [[{{Entourage}} Sloan]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: The dark-haired disco girl is [[{{Entourage}} Sloan]].Sloan]].
* TheWoobie: Jam. His mom makes his life so miserable that it's impossible not to feel sorry for him.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The film's soundtrack includes a new KISS song: a syrupy love ballad called "Nothing Can Keep Me From You" which is strange considering that the film is a vulgar comedy and not a love story.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The dark-haired disco girl is [[{{Entourage}} Sloan]].

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