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* CanadaEh: The films play with the stereotypes Canadians have about themselves and one another. For example, the plot of the first film revolves around hockey, and the two main characters are living embodiment's of how their people are often seen by the other group:
** David the Québecois is in an overly emotional, anger-prone man with no respect for authority with a low-to-middle-class appearance.
** Martin the Ontarian is neat, by the rules, traditional and boring while projecting an upper-class "better than you" image.
** The sequel adds Canadian stereotypes about the United States of America into the mix, showing the Maine cops that arrest David to be generally afraid of criminals and incompetent at applying police procedure; overly stressful about terrorism (justified considering [[spoiler:David arrived in Maine in a car that then exploded]]); and [[GlobalIgnorance seemingly unaware that]] [[EskimosArentReal there's such a thing as French Canadians]].
** David the Québecois is in an overly emotional, anger-prone man with no respect for authority with a low-to-middle-class appearance.
** Martin the Ontarian is neat, by the rules, traditional and boring while projecting an upper-class "better than you" image.
** The sequel adds Canadian stereotypes about the United States of America into the mix, showing the Maine cops that arrest David to be generally afraid of criminals and incompetent at applying police procedure; overly stressful about terrorism (justified considering [[spoiler:David arrived in Maine in a car that then exploded]]); and [[GlobalIgnorance seemingly unaware that]] [[EskimosArentReal there's such a thing as French Canadians]].
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* MooseAndMapleSyrup: The films play with the stereotypes Canadians have about themselves and one another. For example, the plot of the first film revolves around hockey, and the two main characters are living embodiment's of how their people are often seen by the other group:
** David the Québecois is in an overly emotional, anger-prone man with no respect for authority with a low-to-middle-class appearance.
** Martin the Ontarian is neat, by the rules, traditional and boring while projecting an upper-class "better than you" image.
** The sequel adds Canadian stereotypes about the United States of America into the mix, showing the Maine cops that arrest David to be generally afraid of criminals and incompetent at applying police procedure; overly stressful about terrorism (justified considering [[spoiler:David arrived in Maine in a car that then exploded]]); and [[GlobalIgnorance seemingly unaware that]] [[EskimosArentReal there's such a thing as French Canadians]].
** David the Québecois is in an overly emotional, anger-prone man with no respect for authority with a low-to-middle-class appearance.
** Martin the Ontarian is neat, by the rules, traditional and boring while projecting an upper-class "better than you" image.
** The sequel adds Canadian stereotypes about the United States of America into the mix, showing the Maine cops that arrest David to be generally afraid of criminals and incompetent at applying police procedure; overly stressful about terrorism (justified considering [[spoiler:David arrived in Maine in a car that then exploded]]); and [[GlobalIgnorance seemingly unaware that]] [[EskimosArentReal there's such a thing as French Canadians]].
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* TheLastDance: [[spoiler: in the second film, due to his disease, Martin wants to end his career with the case]].
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler: In the second movie, Martin suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease, a degenerative illness]].
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:The Tattoo Killer gets blown up by his own bomb after Martin slips it into his pocket.]]
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** The SQ Chief is particularly [[LargeHam fun]] -- imagine DaChief, with ''RAGE'' [[UpToEleven set on eleven]], looking like he's about to have five simultaneous heart attacks from yelling "TABARNAK!!!" almost loud enough to rip his vocal cords, and with plenty of [[GratuitousEnglish Franglish]] to boot.
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** The SQ Chief is particularly [[LargeHam fun]] -- imagine DaChief, with ''RAGE'' [[UpToEleven set on eleven]], eleven, looking like he's about to have five simultaneous heart attacks from yelling "TABARNAK!!!" almost loud enough to rip his vocal cords, and with plenty of [[GratuitousEnglish Franglish]] to boot.
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* PunkInTheTrunk: Complete with a lesson on how to swear in Québécois French.
** Michel in the sequel too, but Martin wastes no time KOing him with the trunk door. [[CallBack "I learned from the best!"]]
** Michel in the sequel too, but Martin wastes no time KOing him with the trunk door. [[CallBack "I learned from the best!"]]
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* PunkInTheTrunk: David shoves Luc into the trunk of his car along with with [[PoliceBrutality generous beatings]]. Complete with a lesson on how to swear in Québécois Quebec French.
** [[BrickJoke Happens later to another suspect]], who complains about this treatment and how they can't put him in the trunk of a car, leading to David dropping this gem:
--> "Oh yes we can, it's a Quebec tradition!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] During the [[UsefulNotes/CanadianHistory October Crisis of 1970]], the [[WesternTerrorists FLQ]] (''Front de Libération du Québec'', Quebec's Liberation Front, a far-left terrorist group advocating Quebec independence) kidnapped Pierre Laporte, Quebec's minister of labour at the time, murdered him and left his body to be found in the trunk of a car.[[/labelnote]]
** Michel in the sequel too, but Martin wastes no timeKOing [=KO=]ing him with the trunk door. [[CallBack "I learned from the best!"]]
** [[BrickJoke Happens later to another suspect]], who complains about this treatment and how they can't put him in the trunk of a car, leading to David dropping this gem:
--> "Oh yes we can, it's a Quebec tradition!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] During the [[UsefulNotes/CanadianHistory October Crisis of 1970]], the [[WesternTerrorists FLQ]] (''Front de Libération du Québec'', Quebec's Liberation Front, a far-left terrorist group advocating Quebec independence) kidnapped Pierre Laporte, Quebec's minister of labour at the time, murdered him and left his body to be found in the trunk of a car.[[/labelnote]]
** Michel in the sequel too, but Martin wastes no time
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** David especially in the first film serves as a deconstruction of the type. His boss can't stand him, his CoolCar has turned into TheAllegedCar due to all its wear and tear, his marriage ended and despite the fact his family loves him, he clearly can't prioritize them in his life.
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--> '''David''': Ça fait pas très classe. (Not very classy.)
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--> '''David''': '''Martin''': Ça fait pas très classe. (Not very classy.)
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%%* [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe You Gotta be Fucking Kidding Me]]
%%** More or less how the Montreal chief reacts when he is the only one not speaking English.
%%** More or less how the Montreal chief reacts when he is the only one not speaking English.
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* [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe You Gotta be Fucking Kidding
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** More or less how the Montreal chief reacts when he is the only one not speaking English.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: MC in the sequel. Loud, obnoxious, eccentric, but an incredibly skilled tech whiz. Ward describes her as "real fucking weird... but awesome!".
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* BilingualBonus: The movie is best appreciated with a proper understanding of both English and Quebec French, since the subtitles tend to have problems showing the colorful Quebec swearing. [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9U72QVCgh_Q See the language course scene.]]
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* BilingualBonus: The movie is best appreciated with a proper understanding of both English and Quebec French, since the subtitles tend to have problems showing the colorful Quebec swearing. [[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9U72QVCgh_Q See the language course scene.]]]] DVD viewers have the option of English subtitles, French subtitles or, for those who truly are bilingual, ''no subtitles at all''.
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* OhCrap: David gets a few. One when he realizes he's late for his daughter's ballet recital, [[spoiler: and two when he realizes that the Tattoo Killer has made it personal by kidnapping her after his accomplice attacks Martin in his own home.]]
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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** David gets a few. One when he realizes he's late for his daughter's ballet recital, [[spoiler: and two when he realizes that the Tattoo Killer has made it personal by kidnapping her after his accomplice attacks Martin in his own home.]]]]
** The killer has one when he realizes [[spoiler:Martin slipped him [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his own bomb]] in his pocket seconds before it's about to explode]].
-->'''Tattoo Killer:''' You've got to be [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] kidding me...
** David gets a few. One when he realizes he's late for his daughter's ballet recital, [[spoiler: and two when he realizes that the Tattoo Killer has made it personal by kidnapping her after his accomplice attacks Martin in his own home.
** The killer has one when he realizes [[spoiler:Martin slipped him [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his own bomb]] in his pocket seconds before it's about to explode]].
-->'''Tattoo Killer:''' You've got to be [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] kidding me...
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* ActorAllusion: When David mocks Martin by drawing out an exaggerated pronunciation of WAAAAAAAAAAAARD, he completely obliterates the subtle difference between the normal pronunciation of Ward and that of Huard (the actor's own real-life surname), adding a layer of irony to David's anti-English rant. Patrick Huard was also one of the film's writers.
