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* JerkassWoobie: Ruben. He's a huge douchebag towards Stevie, but lives in poverty with an [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]].

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Ruben. He's a huge douchebag towards Stevie, but lives in poverty with an [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]].
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* {{Squick}}: The sex scene between Stevie and Estee (thankfully mostly off-screen). It was already questionable due to the characters' respective ages, but the fact that Sunny Suljic was around twelve at the time while Alexa Demie was more like ''twenty-six'' makes it ''really'' uncomfortable.
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: All of the skaters are marvelously played by first-time actors ([[CastTheExpert all of whom are real skaters]]), with one of the most notably acclaimed roles being that of Na'Kel Smith as Stevie's [[NiceGuy cool and kind mentor figure]] Ray.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: The first time Stevie and the audience first come across his eventual group of friends, they're going over ''insanely'' messed up "Would You Rather?" scenarios, most notably asking whether they'd rather suck off their dad or eat out their mom. Already disgusted by the idea, Fuckshit takes it ''way'' too far by stating that he'd have to [[BlackComedyRape drug and rape]] one of his parents to do such a thing. Everyone is understandably disturbed while at the same time slightly amused.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: The [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first time Stevie and the audience first come across his eventual group of friends, friends]], they're going over ''insanely'' messed up "Would You Rather?" scenarios, most notably asking whether they'd rather suck off their dad or eat out their mom. Already Ray is unsurprisingly disgusted by the idea, but Fuckshit takes it ''way'' too far by stating that he'd have to [[BlackComedyRape drug and rape]] one of his parents to do such a thing. Everyone is understandably disturbed while at the same time [[ActuallyPrettyFunny slightly amused.amused]].

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: The first time Stevie and the audience first come across his eventual group of friends, they're going over ''insanely'' messed up "Would You Rather?" scenarios, most notably asking whether they'd rather suck off their dad or eat out their mom. Already disgusted by the idea, Fuckshit takes it ''way'' too far by stating that he'd have to [[BlackComedyRape drug and rape]] one of his parents to do such a thing. Everyone is understandably disturbed while at the same time slightly amused.



* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: When Ray gives Stevie a brand new board for free. Later on, [[spoiler:there's his talk with Stevie and showing how much he cares and seems to see Stevie as a surrogate little brother]].

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Later on, [[spoiler:there's there's his talk with Stevie and showing how much he cares and seems [[spoiler:seems to see Stevie as a surrogate little brother]].brother]].
** Proving they're true friends, [[spoiler:they all wait in the hospital for Stevie and eventually keep him company in his room.]]
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* NightmareFuel: Most of the movie will pretty much be this [[AdultFear for parents]], but some moments that stand out include:

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* NightmareFuel: Most of the movie will pretty much be this [[AdultFear for parents]], parents, but some moments that stand out include:
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* NightmareFuel: Most of the movie will pretty much be this [[AdultFear for parents]], but some moments that stand out include:
** Stevie failing the roof jump and landing right on his face. The impact causes his head to bleed profusely.
** Stevie [[spoiler: attempting to asphyxiate himself with the cord of a game controller.]]
** Not one but ''two'' [[JumpScare Jump Scares]] revealing [[spoiler: a massive car accident that all the boys get in.]]
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** Any of the main cast could count, as they’re all rude or disrespectful in one way or another but have [[DarkAndTroubledPast hard enough lives]] that keep them sympathetic.


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* {{Narm}}: While the scene itself is [[NightmareFuel tense and pretty disturbing]], [[spoiler: Ian [[VillanousBreakdown throwing a childish tantrum]]]] after getting in a fight with Stevie can probably take some audience members out due to how comically sudden it occurs.

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* MemeticMutation: A popular fan-title given to this film is: "[[{{Film/Kids}} Kids: The West Coast Version]]."

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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: When Ray gives Stevie a brand new board for free. Later on, [[spoiler:there's his talk with Stevie and showing how much he cares and seems to see Stevie as a surrogate little brother]].
* MemeticMutation: A popular fan-title given to this film is: "[[{{Film/Kids}} Kids: The West Coast Version]].""
* TheWoobie: Stevie, considering how he lives on the lower end of the economic ladder with a single mother who's implied to be rather promiscuous and a jerk of a BigBrotherBully and is just looking for somewhere to belong.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Gyöngyhajú lány" by Omega, as famously sampled by Music/KanyeWest in "New Slaves"[[note]] specifically pitched down to the way it appeared in the Kanye song[[/note]], appears in the film's trailer.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Gyöngyhajú lány" by Omega, as famously sampled by Music/KanyeWest in "New Slaves"[[note]] specifically pitched down to the way it appeared in the Kanye song[[/note]], appears in the film's trailer.trailer.
* JerkassWoobie: Ruben. He's a huge douchebag towards Stevie, but lives in poverty with an [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]].
* MemeticMutation: A popular fan-title given to this film is: "[[{{Film/Kids}} Kids: The West Coast Version]]."

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Gyöngyhajú lány" by Omega, as famously sampled by Music/KanyeWest in "New Slaves"[[note]] specifically pitched down to the way it appeared in the Kanye song[[/note]], appears in the film's trailer.
* ValuesDissonance: Very intentionally invoked by the film. [[WordOfGod Hill has gone on record]] as saying that in making the film, he prioritized actuality over comfort, and while this hasn't made the film InternetBackdraft-proof, it does make for a more realistic portrait of [=90s=] culture.
** There are multiple scenes of his characters using racist, misogynistic, and homophobic language -- as was par for the course at the time.
** In some instances, the film doesn't even paint cases like [[spoiler:[[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Stevie hooking up with a considerably older girl at a party]]]] or [[spoiler:Fuckshit being allowed to drive a car while drunk and high]] in a negative overtone, relying on the change of the public consensus towards these things to sway the audience's opinion on the matters.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Gyöngyhajú lány" by Omega, as famously sampled by Music/KanyeWest in "New Slaves"[[note]] specifically pitched down to the way it appeared in the Kanye song[[/note]], appears in the film's trailer.
* ValuesDissonance: Very intentionally invoked by the film. [[WordOfGod Hill has gone on record]] as saying that in making the film, he prioritized actuality over comfort, and while this hasn't made the film InternetBackdraft-proof, it does make for a more realistic portrait of [=90s=] culture.
** There are multiple scenes of his characters using racist, misogynistic, and homophobic language -- as was par for the course at the time.
** In some instances, the film doesn't even paint cases like [[spoiler:[[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Stevie hooking up with a considerably older girl at a party]]]] or [[spoiler:Fuckshit being allowed to drive a car while drunk and high]] in a negative overtone, relying on the change of the public consensus towards these things to sway the audience's opinion on the matters.
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* ValuesDissonance: Very intentionally invoked by the film. Hill has gone on record as saying that in making the film, he prioritized actuality over comfort, and while this hasn't made the film InternetBackdraft-proof, it does make for a more realistic portrait of [=90s=] culture.

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* ValuesDissonance: Very intentionally invoked by the film. [[WordOfGod Hill has gone on record record]] as saying that in making the film, he prioritized actuality over comfort, and while this hasn't made the film InternetBackdraft-proof, it does make for a more realistic portrait of [=90s=] culture.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Gyöngyhajú lány" by Omega, as famously sampled by Music/KanyeWest in "New Slaves"[[note]] specifically pitched down to the way it appeared in the Kanye song[[/note]], appears in the film's trailer.
* ValuesDissonance: Very intentionally invoked by the film. Hill has gone on record as saying that in making the film, he prioritized actuality over comfort, and while this hasn't made the film InternetBackdraft-proof, it does make for a more realistic portrait of [=90s=] culture.
** There are multiple scenes of his characters using racist, misogynistic, and homophobic language -- as was par for the course at the time.
** In some instances, the film doesn't even paint cases like [[spoiler:[[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Stevie hooking up with a considerably older girl at a party]]]] or [[spoiler:Fuckshit being allowed to drive a car while drunk and high]] in a negative overtone, relying on the change of the public consensus towards these things to sway the audience's opinion on the matters.

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