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• Alternate Character Interpretation: At first glance Ethan just seems like a well-intentioned idiotic Manchild; however, there are moments throughout the movie that suggest he is more aware of his own actions then he lets on and is actually a selfish, narcissistic Jerkass.
• Awesome Music: The entire film, really, but special props go to playing Pink Floyd when Peter and Ethan got stoned.
• Base-Breaking Character: Much like Alan from The Hangover, Ethan is either hilarious or downright unbearable. The fact that he has kept Peter's wallet from him the whole time to make him join in on the trip hasn't done any favors.
• Catharsis Factor: Brief as it is, Peter attacking Ethan after finding out that the latter had selfishly kept his wallet from him the whole time is quite cathartic for those who dislike Ethan.
• Crosses the Line Twice: About 80% of the movie does this.
• Ho Yay: Ethan is somewhat effeminate, but he seems to be asexual at the very least. He only masturbates to make himself sleepy, and when Peter gives him a platonic smooch on the cheek - his reaction is akin to an immature boy still grossed out by cooties.
• Jerkass Woobie: Although Peter isn't exactly benevolent, it's hard not to feel bad for him as he gets constantly humiliated no thanks to Ethan's incompetence.
• Shocking Moments: It starts with "Did that guy on the plane just shoot Robert Downey Jr?!" and just gets even crazier as the movie continues.
• Squick:
  • On two accounts: one, the scene in the car before Ethan goes to sleep; two, when Peter, Ethan, and Darryl accidentally ingest Ethan's father.
  • The fact that Ethan is the one cutting the baby's umbilical cord (while Peter is passed out from loss of blood) is quite cringeworthy. In what world would any doctor (or mother) actually allow a creepy Manchild like Ethan to do such a thing?!
• They Copied It, So It Sucks!: In the same way that Rat Race is It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, except less creative and without all the famous comedians, this film is often passed up as Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but more cynical and without the famous comedians.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: On the one hand, Ethan is a Manchild who is going through the loss of his father and is clearly carrying a lot of pain and sorrow over it. On the other hand, he repeatedly breaks the law, endangers Peter's life, disregards Peter's feelings, abandons him to get arrested, allows him to be assaulted, and is an all-around idiot who seems barely able to function. After The Reveal that he's been holding onto Peter's wallet all along after he stole it so Peter would have to ask him for a ride, because Ethan wanted the company on his trip, it becomes almost impossible to sympathize with him.