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* ExactWords: Kyle sends a recording of Pat to be on TV in an attempt to learn Pat's gender, but after a few things he expected to reveal it end up not revealing (such as Kyle looking at Pat's drivers license, which a dog chewed on, putting a hole in the spot that lists Pat's gender), Kyle tells Pat that the show requires people who appear on the show to send them a photo of themselves in the nude. Pat remarks that Pat hasn't had one taken ''recently'', and Kyle assures Pat that any picture is fine. The picture ends up being a baby picture, obscuring whether Pat has a penis.
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''It's Pat!'' is one of many ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' spin-off movies. This one, released in 1994, features Pat Riley (Julia Sweeny), and as in the sketches, revolves around the fact that nobody can tell [[AmbiguousGender whether Pat is a man or woman]]. Among them is Pat's neighbor Kyle (Charles Rocket), who obsesses over Pat's gender to the point of stalking. In addition to that plot and various scenes with characters wanting to know what Pat is, the movie also involves Pat's struggling relationship with Chris (David Foley), desire to be famous, and difficulty holding on to a job.

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''It's Pat!'' is one of many ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' spin-off movies. This one, released in 1994, features Pat Riley (Julia Sweeny), Sweeney), and as in the sketches, revolves around the fact that nobody can tell [[AmbiguousGender whether Pat is a man or woman]]. Among them is Pat's neighbor Kyle (Charles Rocket), who obsesses over Pat's gender to the point of stalking. In addition to that plot and various scenes with characters wanting to know what Pat is, the movie also involves Pat's struggling relationship with Chris (David (Dave Foley), desire to be famous, and difficulty holding on to a job.
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'''''It's Pat!''''' is one of many ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' spin-off movies. This one, released in 1994, features Pat Riley (Julia Sweeny), and as in the sketches, revolves around the fact that nobody can tell [[AmbiguousGender whether Pat is a man or woman]]. Among them is Pat's neighbor Kyle (Charles Rocket), who obsesses over Pat's gender to the point of stalking. In addition to that plot and various scenes with characters wanting to know what Pat is, the movie also involves Pat's struggling relationship with Chris (David Foley), desire to be famous, and difficulty holding on to a job.

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'''''It's Pat!''''' ''It's Pat!'' is one of many ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' spin-off movies. This one, released in 1994, features Pat Riley (Julia Sweeny), and as in the sketches, revolves around the fact that nobody can tell [[AmbiguousGender whether Pat is a man or woman]]. Among them is Pat's neighbor Kyle (Charles Rocket), who obsesses over Pat's gender to the point of stalking. In addition to that plot and various scenes with characters wanting to know what Pat is, the movie also involves Pat's struggling relationship with Chris (David Foley), desire to be famous, and difficulty holding on to a job.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Once Pat hears that Kyle sent a video of Pat singing karaoke to be shown on TV, Pat gets excited, then fame goes further to Pat's head when Ween, after recognizing Pat from the TV appearance, invites Pat to be in one of their music videos. Ween only wanted Pat to be in one music video, but Pat thinks he's now a regular part of the group, disappointed to learn otherwise. Pat's attitude over this "fame" is what leads Pat and Chris to break up.

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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Once Pat hears that Kyle sent a video of Pat singing karaoke to be shown on TV, Pat gets excited, then fame goes further to Pat's head when Ween, after recognizing Pat from the TV appearance, invites Pat to be in one of their music videos. Ween only wanted Pat to be in one music video, but Pat thinks he's their now a regular part of the group, disappointed to learn otherwise. Pat's attitude over this "fame" is what leads Pat and Chris to break up.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, Kyle is just more curious than others about what Pat is, becoming more and more obsessed with knowing. He starts crossing the line by stalking Pat (by using binoculars to see Pat in his bathroom and informing Pat that a picture of Pat in the nude is needed before video footage of Pat can be accepted for a TV show), then goes further by stealing Pat's diary and finding out the password, and by the climax Kyle has finally snapped and chases after Pat. [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot All because he didn't just ask Pat what Pat's gender is.]]

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, Kyle is just more curious than others about what Pat is, becoming more and more obsessed with knowing. He starts crossing the line by stalking Pat (by using binoculars to see Pat in his bathroom and informing Pat that a picture of Pat in the nude is needed before video footage of Pat can be accepted for a TV show), then goes further by stealing Pat's diary and finding out the password, and by the climax Kyle has finally snapped and chases after Pat. [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot All because he didn't just ask Pat what Pat's gender is.]]

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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Pat constantly changes jobs throughout the movie, with such occupations as grocery store clerk, mail carrier, cook at a chinese restaurant, and radio call-in host.
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* ModestyTowel: Pat shows up at Kathy's house when she is dressed only in a towel. Kathy points this out and then asks Pat if she should be embarrassed.
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* InnocentInnuendo: Pat makes all sorts of this, intended to sound as if Pat's gender has finally been revealed, before Pat quickly shows what Pat actually meant.
-->'''Pat:''' (after falling down the stairs) "I just crushed my nuts!(takes bag of nuts out of pocket) There goes my afternoon snack."
-->'''Pat:''' (after appearing in a music video for the band Ween) "I played with the Ween! I played with the Ween!"
** The scene where Pat goes to the store to buy "personal items" is a good example of this.
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* MakeoverMontage: At one point, Pat goes to a hair stylist and asks to look more like Pat's own gender. This montage includes giving Pat a specific female hairstyle, a specific male hairstyle, and even making Pat bald, before Pat settles on Pat's old hair style.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Once Pat hears that Kyle sent a video of Pat singing karaoke to be shown on TV, Pat gets excited, then fame goes further to Pat's head when Ween, after recognizing Pat from the TV appearance, invites Pat to be in one of their music videos. Ween only wanted Pat to be in one music video, but Pat thinks he's now a regular part of the group, disappointed to learn otherwise. Pat's attitude over this "fame" is what leads Pat and Chris to break up.


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* CelebrityIsOverrated: Pat decides this after [[spoiler:an entire audience at a Ween concert sees Pat pants-less.]]
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* KaraokeBox: Pat sings karaoke at Pat and Chris' pre-wedding party. Kyle records it and sends it to be on a TV show showcasing home videos, making Pat a minor celebrity.
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* CreepyDoll: Kyle has a Pat doll.


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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, Kyle is just more curious than others about what Pat is, becoming more and more obsessed with knowing. He starts crossing the line by stalking Pat (by using binoculars to see Pat in his bathroom and informing Pat that a picture of Pat in the nude is needed before video footage of Pat can be accepted for a TV show), then goes further by stealing Pat's diary and finding out the password, and by the climax Kyle has finally snapped and chases after Pat. [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot All because he didn't just ask Pat what Pat's gender is.]]
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* TheUnreveal: See spoiler text under ShaggyDogStory.
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* AsHimself: Kathy Griffin and Ween appear as themselves in this.

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* AsHimself: Kathy Griffin Creator/KathyGriffin and Ween Music/{{Ween}} appear as themselves in this.
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* ShaggyDogStory: At one point, Pat finds out that some people don't know what gender Pat is and goes to Pat's hair stylist asking to look like its own gender, with the clueless stylist giving Pat both a specifically male and specifically female hairstyle, both of which Pat rejects. When the stylist gives Pat its original hair style again, Pat exclaims "it's me!"

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* ShaggyDogStory: At one point, Pat finds out that some people don't know what gender Pat is and goes to Pat's hair stylist asking to look like its their own gender, with the clueless stylist giving Pat both a specifically male and specifically female hairstyle, both of which Pat rejects. When the stylist gives Pat its their original hair style again, Pat exclaims "it's me!"
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'''It's Pat!''' is one of many ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' spin-off movies. This one, released in 1994, features Pat Riley (Julia Sweeny), and as in the sketches, revolves around the fact that nobody can tell [[AmbiguousGender whether Pat is a man or woman]]. Among them is Pat's neighbor Kyle (Charles Rocket), who obsesses over Pat's gender to the point of stalking. In addition to that plot and various scenes with characters wanting to know what Pat is, the movie also involves Pat's struggling relationship with Chris (David Foley), desire to be famous, and difficulty holding on to a job.

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'''It's Pat!''' '''''It's Pat!''''' is one of many ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' spin-off movies. This one, released in 1994, features Pat Riley (Julia Sweeny), and as in the sketches, revolves around the fact that nobody can tell [[AmbiguousGender whether Pat is a man or woman]]. Among them is Pat's neighbor Kyle (Charles Rocket), who obsesses over Pat's gender to the point of stalking. In addition to that plot and various scenes with characters wanting to know what Pat is, the movie also involves Pat's struggling relationship with Chris (David Foley), desire to be famous, and difficulty holding on to a job.
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* TheMaidenNameDebate: At Pat and Chris's engagement party, they are asked about the wife changing her last name. Pat and Chris say that they'd decided that they'd both keep their last name after being married.
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* {{Diary}}: Pat has a computer diary, which Kyle steals in the hopes of finding out Pat's gender. Of course, that ends up being the one thing about Pat not mentioned in the diary.


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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Pat constantly changes jobs throughout the movie, with such occupations as grocery store clerk, mail carrier, cook at a chinese restaurant, and radio call-in host.
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* AsHimself: Kathy Griffin and Ween appear as themselves in this.
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* HallOfMirrors: The climax begins in one.

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** Also Pat's elementary school Valentine, Terry (or is it Teri?).



* StalkerWithACrush: Despite not knowing what gender Pat is, Kyle seems to have a crush on Pat. He even goes so far as to tape a picture of Pat's face over his wife's face on their wedding photo.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Despite not knowing what gender Pat is, Kyle seems Kyle's obsession with Pat causes him to have develop a crush on Pat.crush. He even goes so far as to tape a picture of Pat's face over his wife's face on their wedding photo.

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* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Pat.

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* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Pat.Pat.
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* ShaggyDogStory: At one point, Pat finds out that some people don't know what gender Pat is and goes to Pat's hair stylist asking to look like its own gender, with the clueless stylist giving Pat both a specifically male and specifically female hairstyle, both of which Pat rejects. When the stylist gives Pat its original hair style again, Pat exclaims "it's me!"
** Fans who expected [[spoiler: Pat's gender to finally be revealed in this movie]] probably view this movie to be one.
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* A Minor Kidroduction: As modern Pat narrates, the beginning shows Pat's birth and a day in school.

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* A Minor Kidroduction: AMinorKidroduction: As modern Pat narrates, the beginning shows Pat's birth and a day in school.
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* A Minor Kidroduction: As modern Pat narrates, the beginning shows Pat's birth and a day in school.
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* OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe: Kyle asks Pat, "Is that a banana in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" It's a banana.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Despite not knowing what gender Pat is, Kyle seems to have a crush on Pat. He even goes so far as to tape a picture of Pat's face over his wife's face on their wedding photo.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Despite not knowing what gender Pat is, Kyle seems to have a crush on Pat. He even goes so far as to tape a picture of Pat's face over his wife's face on their wedding photo.photo.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Pat.
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'''It's Pat!''' is one of many ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' spin-off movies. This one, released in 1994, features Pat Riley (Julia Sweeny), and as in the sketches, revolves around the fact that nobody can tell [[AmbiguousGender whether Pat is a man or woman]]. Among them is Pat's neighbor Kyle (Charles Rocket), who obsesses over Pat's gender to the point of stalking. In addition to that plot and various scenes with characters wanting to know what Pat is, the movie also involves Pat's struggling relationship with Chris (David Foley), desire to be famous, and difficulty holding on to a job.

==Tropes==
* AmbiguousGender: Pat and Chris
*StalkerWithACrush: Despite not knowing what gender Pat is, Kyle seems to have a crush on Pat. He even goes so far as to tape a picture of Pat's face over his wife's face on their wedding photo.

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