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** The tense Drug Heist scene is scored by Night Ranger's "Sister Christian", Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl", and Nena's "99 Luftballons". This isn't helped by the young Chinese boy in the room, who is lighting and throwing firecrackers around.

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** The tense Drug Heist scene is scored by Night Ranger's Music/NightRanger's "Sister Christian", Rick Springfield's Music/RickSpringfield's "Jessie's Girl", and Nena's Music/{{Nena}}'s "99 Luftballons". This isn't helped by the young Chinese boy in the room, who is lighting and throwing firecrackers around.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Scotty J towards Dirk. Unlike most examples of this trope, however, [[spoiler: he doesn't turn psychotic when Dirk turns him down, just self-pitying]].

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* StalkerWithACrush: Scotty J towards Dirk. Unlike most examples of this trope, however, [[spoiler: he doesn't turn psychotic when Dirk turns him down, just self-pitying]].self-pitying. Also unlike most examples, Dirk wasn't disgusted or horrified at all, and made his best attempt to let Scotty down gently]].
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** Buck also gets this look during the donut store robbery, when he sees a would-be BadassBystander draw a gun while he (Buck) is ''standing right next to the robber''.
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** Also Eddie/Dirk's stepfather, a seemingly nice man who is implied to be powerless against his wife's brutal rages toward their son. During Dirk and his mom's argument, we see him sitting on his bed, quietly musing on what to do.

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** Also Eddie/Dirk's stepfather, father, a seemingly nice man who is implied to be powerless against his wife's brutal rages rage fits toward their son. During Dirk and his mom's argument, we see him sitting on his bed, quietly musing on what to do.do while tearing up.
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* AbusiveParents: Eddie/Dirk's parents. His mother subjects him to savage verbal abuse and calls him stupid for dropping out of high school, while his father does not lift a finger to interfere.

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* AbusiveParents: Eddie/Dirk's parents. His mother subjects him to savage verbal abuse and calls him stupid for dropping out of high school, school to the point of saying none of the stuff in his room is his because he didn't pay for it, all while his father does not lift a finger to interfere.



** Also Eddie/Dirk's father, a seemingly nice man who is implied to be powerless against his wife's brutal rages toward their son.

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** Also Eddie/Dirk's father, stepfather, a seemingly nice man who is implied to be powerless against his wife's brutal rages toward their son.son. During Dirk and his mom's argument, we see him sitting on his bed, quietly musing on what to do.



* UselessBystanderParent: Eddie/Dirk's stepfather. His mother is an alcoholic and emotional abuser, while he does nothing to help his step-son.

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* UselessBystanderParent: Eddie/Dirk's stepfather. His mother wife is an alcoholic and emotional abuser, abuser towards his step-son, while he does nothing to help his step-son.him.
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