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* AManIsAlwaysEager: Simon will take whatever is available no matter what his real interest level is. He agrees to attend Beth's family dinner when she bribes him with the promise of a blowjob. Even when he's just a few minutes from receiving it, however, he lets himself be seduced by Beth's mother, causing a scene that eliminates both possibilities. When he's with Patty, he pursues her even though he finds her weird and isn't particularly attracted to her. The trope is ultimately subverted when Patty actually propositions him, and he's too beat up to do anything but sleep.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Simon, as he shows during the pair's RoaringRampageOfRevenge. "Buckle up! I drive fucking ''nuts!''"
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* AuteurLicense: The film was written, directed and edited by Adam Carter Rehmeier.
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"Dinner in America" is a 2020 American coming of age dark comedy film written, directed, and edited by Adam Carter Rehmeier.
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"Dinner in America" is a 2020 American coming of age romantic dark comedy film written, directed, and edited by Adam Carter Rehmeier.
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* {{Blackmail}}: Simon gets revenge on the bullies by taking a picture of them [[spoiler:unconscious and naked with the corpse of a cat]]. He promises to circulate the pictures if they ever bother Patty again,
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* DecoyProtagonist: The film seems to be setting up some sort of weird romance between Simon and Beath, who meet while drugged up in a trial research program. But then Simon runs away, and Beth is never seen again. He meets the female lead a few scenes later.
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* DecoyProtagonist: The film seems to be setting up some sort of weird romance between Simon and Beath, Beth, who meet while drugged up in a trial research program. But then Simon runs away, and Beth is never seen again. He meets the female lead a few scenes later.
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* GilliganCut: The two jocks who bully Patty confront her on the bus, only for Simon to intervene, and attempt to defend her. They challenge him, and he instantly pulls the cord. [[spoiler: Smash cut to him getting his ass kicked]].
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* GilliganCut: The two jocks who bully Patty confront her on the bus, only for Simon to intervene, and attempt to defend her. They challenge him, and he instantly pulls the cord. [[spoiler: Smash cut to him [[spoiler:him getting his ass kicked]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Simon is aggressive, impulsive and angry. Patty is passive and withdrawn. By the end, they've helped each other come a bit closer to the center, with Simon learning to mellow out a bit and Patty being more assertive.
* TapOnTheHead: Simon knocks the tracksuit bullies unconscious with a blow to the head. They wake up a few minutes later none the worse for wear.
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* VomitIndiscretionShot: Within the first few minutes of the movie we see Simon, nauseous from the medication given to him in a drug trial he is participating in for a quick buck, vomit onto his plate.
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* VomitIndiscretionShot: Within the first few minutes of the movie we see Simon, nauseous Nauseous from the medication given to him in a drug trial he trial, Simon is participating in for served a quick buck, vomit dubious dinner and instantly vomits onto his plate.tray.
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"Dinner in America" is a 2020 American coming of age dark comedy film written, directed, and edited by Adam Carter Rehmeier, starring Creator/KyleGallner as punk rocker and sometimes petty drug dealer Simon, and Emily Skeggs as young, awkward, outcast Patty. On the run from the police, Simon runs into Patty, who lets him into her uptight, boring, middle-class home, and also reveals her secrets appreciation for the punk band PSYOPS, and its perpetually masked singer, John Q.
The only problem being, of course, that Simon secretly is John Q. Hijinks ensue, of course, as Simon slowly falls for Patty, and Patty learns to stand up for herself, and take no shit.
The only problem being, of course, that Simon secretly is John Q. Hijinks ensue, of course, as Simon slowly falls for Patty, and Patty learns to stand up for herself, and take no shit.
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"Dinner in America" is a 2020 American coming of age dark comedy film written, directed, and edited by Adam Carter Rehmeier, starring Rehmeier.
Creator/KyleGallner stars aspunk rocker and sometimes petty drug dealer Simon, and Emily Skeggs as young, awkward, outcast Patty. On the run from the police, Simon runs into Patty, who lets him into her uptight, boring, middle-class home, and also reveals her secrets appreciation for the an aggressive punk band PSYOPS, and its perpetually masked singer, John Q.
The only problem being, of course, that Simon secretly is John Q. Hijinks ensue, of course, as Simon slowly fallson a warpath for Patty, and quick cash. A brush with the law leads him to hide out with Patty learns to stand up for herself, (Emily Skeggs), a young and take no shit.
sheltered outcast. The pair forge an unlikely duo as they realize that they have more in common than either expected.
Creator/KyleGallner stars as
The only problem being, of course, that Simon secretly is John Q. Hijinks ensue, of course, as Simon slowly falls
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* ColorMotif: Red, white and blue. This is dinner in ''America'', after all. The credits are all in red, white and blue. There are a number of American flags displayed throughout the film, and Patty wears an outfit with an American flag theme for a portion of the film. The net of her basketball hoop is red, white, and blue.
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* DecoyProtagonist: The film seems to be setting up some sort of weird romance between two misfits who meet while drugged up in a trial research program. But then the guy runs away, and the girl is never seen again. He meets the female lead a few scenes later.
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* DecoyProtagonist: The film seems to be setting up some sort of weird romance between two misfits Simon and Beath, who meet while drugged up in a trial research program. But then the guy Simon runs away, and the girl Beth is never seen again. He meets the female lead a few scenes later.
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* HiddenDepths:
** The first indication we get that there's more to Simon than just an irreverent hooligan is when Patty recalls that he took the same art appreciation class as her. Later, he's able to come up with a SeamlessSpontaneousLie using specific knowledge of church terms and African cuisine.
** Patty is a sheltered, naive and seemingly dim-witted young woman, but Simon is surprised that she's such a good kisser and is shocked by her talent for lyrics and vocals.
** The first indication we get that there's more to Simon than just an irreverent hooligan is when Patty recalls that he took the same art appreciation class as her. Later, he's able to come up with a SeamlessSpontaneousLie using specific knowledge of church terms and African cuisine.
** Patty is a sheltered, naive and seemingly dim-witted young woman, but Simon is surprised that she's such a good kisser and is shocked by her talent for lyrics and vocals.
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** The first indication we get that there's more to Simon than just an irreverent hooligan is when Patty recalls that he took the same art appreciation class as her. Later, he's able to come up with a SeamlessSpontaneousLie using specific knowledge of church terms and African cuisine.
** Patty is a sheltered, naive and seemingly dim-witted young woman, but Simon is surprised that she's such a good kisser and is shocked by her talent for lyrics and vocals.
** The first indication we get that there's more to Simon than just an irreverent hooligan is when Patty recalls that he took the same art appreciation class as her. Later, he's able to come up with a SeamlessSpontaneousLie using specific knowledge of church terms and African cuisine.
** Patty is a sheltered, naive and seemingly dim-witted young woman, but Simon is surprised that she's such a good kisser and is shocked by her talent for lyrics and vocals.
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* HiddenDepths: The first indication we get that there's more to Simon than just an irreverent hooligan is when Patty recalls that he took the same art appreciation class as her. Later, he's able to come up with a SeamlessSpontaneousLie using specific knowledge of church terms and African cuisine.
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* HiddenDepths: HiddenDepths:
** The first indication we get that there's more to Simon than just an irreverent hooligan is when Patty recalls that he took the same art appreciation class as her. Later, he's able to come up with a SeamlessSpontaneousLie using specific knowledge of church terms and Africancuisine.cuisine.
** Patty is a sheltered, naive and seemingly dim-witted young woman, but Simon is surprised that she's such a good kisser and is shocked by her talent for lyrics and vocals.
** The first indication we get that there's more to Simon than just an irreverent hooligan is when Patty recalls that he took the same art appreciation class as her. Later, he's able to come up with a SeamlessSpontaneousLie using specific knowledge of church terms and African
** Patty is a sheltered, naive and seemingly dim-witted young woman, but Simon is surprised that she's such a good kisser and is shocked by her talent for lyrics and vocals.
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* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Patty is often seen drinking from juice boxes due to being a female ManChild.
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* ManChild: Patty is a rare female example. She's 20 years old but dresses and behaves like a high schooler. She lives under the thumb of her parents and asks their permission to go on activities. In the final scene, [[spoiler:she's wearing some makeup and looks more mature, showing her character development]].
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* ManChild: Patty is a rare female example. She's 20 years old but dresses and behaves like a high schooler.am adolescent, even drinking from juice boxes with lunch. She lives under the thumb of her parents and asks their permission to go on activities. In the final scene, [[spoiler:she's wearing some makeup and looks more mature, showing her character development]].
* SheCleansUpNicely: Simon is rudely frank when he tells Patty that she might be attractive if she ditched her glasses, ponytail, and work smock. He has her model for him and decides that he's interested. Patty keeps wearing her glasses but otherwise follows his advice.
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* ToiletHumor: While taking a break in the alley behind the pet shop, Patty is forced to watch a homeless man take a giant dump on the sidewalk.
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** While taking a break in the alley behind the pet shop, Patty is forced to watch a homeless man take a giant dump on thesidewalk.sidewalk.
** Simon excuses himself to the bathroom, sneaks out of Patty's house, and stays out for hours. When he gets back, he finds that Patty has stacked a little pyramid of toilet paper for him outside the door, apparently guessing that he's having bowel issues.
** While taking a break in the alley behind the pet shop, Patty is forced to watch a homeless man take a giant dump on the
** Simon excuses himself to the bathroom, sneaks out of Patty's house, and stays out for hours. When he gets back, he finds that Patty has stacked a little pyramid of toilet paper for him outside the door, apparently guessing that he's having bowel issues.
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* {{Motif}}: As the name suggests: dinners. Simon eats five dinners through the course of the film.
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* {{Motif}}: As the name suggests: dinners. Simon eats five six dinners through the course of the film.film: at the clinical trial (which he barfs on), at Beth's house (which he uses to bludgeon Beth's brother), at Patty's house (prepared by an implied LethalChef), at the burger joint (which Simon says is crap food), at his family's house (which gets disrupted by mayhem), and finally [[spoiler:in prison]], which is the only food he enjoys.
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* LethalChef: Patty's mom is implied to be a bad cook. Nobody in the family is enthusiastic about her salad in spite of her attempts to sell it, and her husband complains that it's spicy, which confuses her. When Simon compliments her chicken cordon bleu to ingratiate himself, the family is nonplussed, and Kevin asserts it was bought premade. Later, Simon says the family's coffee is terrible, and Patty admits that it's instant.
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* TheSilentBob: PSYOPS's drummer never speaks a word through the whole film, though he casts his vote for Simon during a band meeting and commiserates with him over refusing to sell out.
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* TheSilentBob: PSYOPS's drummer never speaks a word through the whole film, though he casts his vote for Simon during a band meeting and commiserates with him over refusing to sell out. He's on quaaludes.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: You wouldn't expect that a punk like Simon would have taken an art appreciation course in college, but then we find out that [[spoiler:he's a musician from a rich family]].
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* CuteClumsyGirl: Patty is terrible at basketball and trips on her stairs. One telling note that Simon has started to care for her is when she smacks herself on his drum set, nearly knocking it over, and he winces and asks if she's alright rather than get mad about his drums.
