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* PlayingAgainstType: The director previously won an Oscar for writing ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' (an inspirational drama).

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* PlayingAgainstType: The director CreatorKiller: Tom Schulman previously won an Oscar MediaNotes/AcademyAward for writing ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' (an inspirational drama).and continued to have a decent screenwriting career afterwards. Then this film, which was also his directorial debut, bombed badly, whittling his career down. ''Film/WelcomeToMooseport'' was the last film he had any significant involvement in for nearly two decades after it flopped as well in 2004.



** Creator/KristySwanson saw the damage to her career after ''Film/{{The Phantom|1996}}'' exacerbated further with this film's failure. Both flops combined facilitated her decline into smaller parts on screen, though she did land a small put pivotal role in the Creator/AdamSandler comedy ''Film/BigDaddy''.

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** Creator/KristySwanson saw the damage to her career after ''Film/{{The Phantom|1996}}'' exacerbated further with this film's failure. Both flops combined facilitated her decline into smaller parts on screen, though she did land a small put but pivotal role in the Creator/AdamSandler comedy ''Film/BigDaddy''.

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* PlayingAgainstType: The director had previously won an Oscar for writing ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' (an inspirational drama).

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* PlayingAgainstType: The director had previously won an Oscar for writing ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' (an inspirational drama).drama).
* StarDerailingRole: This flop killed the careers of three actors.
** Creator/JoePesci was pretty successful early in TheNineties after winning an MediaNotes/AcademyAward for ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'': following it with the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' sequels, the first two ''Film/HomeAlone'' films, ''Film/MyCousinVinny'', and ''Film/{{Casino}}''. Pesci's star power was then extinguished in 1997 when ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' bombed, followed by the equally disastrous ''Film/GoneFishin'' the same year. After ''Film/LethalWeapon4'' the next year, he retired from acting barring a few occasional gigs (notably, his Oscar-nominated role in ''Film/TheIrishman'', though coaxing him into coming out of retirement was reportedly a struggle, and he didn't even bother attending the ceremony).
** Creator/AndyComeau was an up-and-coming actor before this film flopped. He worked sporadically on the screen in the following years afterwards, notably in season 4 of ''Series/{{House}}'' on a guest run. However, this was the only film where he played a lead role.
** Creator/KristySwanson saw the damage to her career after ''Film/{{The Phantom|1996}}'' exacerbated further with this film's failure. Both flops combined facilitated her decline into smaller parts on screen, though she did land a small put pivotal role in the Creator/AdamSandler comedy ''Film/BigDaddy''.
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** The character of Tommy Spinelli is obviously indebted to Creator/JoePesci's many [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]] mobster characters. In fact, a gag credit at the end of the film lists "Tommy Devito" (Pesci's character in ''[=GoodFellas=]'') as a bodyguard for Spinelli.
** Also, this is hardly the first time that Creator/KristySwanson [[Film/TheChase1994 has had a rich idiot father and gone vacationing in Mexico]].
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** Also, this is hardly the first time that Creator/KristySwanson [[Film/TheChase has had a rich idiot father and gone vacationing in Mexico]].

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** Also, this is hardly the first time that Creator/KristySwanson [[Film/TheChase [[Film/TheChase1994 has had a rich idiot father and gone vacationing in Mexico]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Creator/KristySwanson Movie!Buffy]] is on vacation in Mexico with her dad George Hamilton? And since when did [[Film/HomeAlone Harry]] join the Mafia?
* PlayingAgainstType: The director had previously won an Oscar for writing ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' (an inspirational drama).

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Creator/KristySwanson Movie!Buffy]] is on vacation in Mexico with her dad George Hamilton? And since when did [[Film/HomeAlone Harry]] join the Mafia?
* PlayingAgainstType: The director had previously won an Oscar for writing ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' (an inspirational drama).

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Movie!Buffy is on vacation in Mexico with her dad George Hamilton? And since when did [[HomeAlone Harry]] join the Mafia?

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* ActorAllusion:
** The character of Tommy Spinelli is obviously indebted to Creator/JoePesci's many [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]] mobster characters. In fact, a gag credit at the end of the film lists "Tommy Devito" (Pesci's character in ''[=GoodFellas=]'') as a bodyguard for Spinelli.
** Also, this is hardly the first time that Creator/KristySwanson [[Film/TheChase has had a rich idiot father and gone vacationing in Mexico]].
* HeyItsThatGuy: Movie!Buffy [[Creator/KristySwanson Movie!Buffy]] is on vacation in Mexico with her dad George Hamilton? And since when did [[HomeAlone [[Film/HomeAlone Harry]] join the Mafia?Mafia?
* PlayingAgainstType: The director had previously won an Oscar for writing ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'' (an inspirational drama).
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Movie!Buffy is on vacation in Mexico with her dad George Hamilton? And since when did [[HomeAlone Harry]] join the Mafia?

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