History YMMV / ToughGuysDontDance

%%* WatchItForTheMeme: Guess which one.

* BillingDisplacement: Isabella Rossilini is sold as the female romantic lead, both in terms of billing (she's second from Ryan O'Neal) and promotional images. The fact is that she has a fairly small role and of the main characters, probably the least impact on the plot. John Bedford Lloyd has more impact, and leaves more of an impression, than she does. The lead is Debra Sandlund, and the Razzies, of all groups, got it right, nominating Sandlund for Worst Actress and Rossilini for Worst Supporting Actress.

* {{Narm}}: "OH GOD! OH MAN!" It's supposed to signal the character having a breakdown, but the acting doesn't held it up.

* WatchItForTheMeme: Guess which one.

* UnusualEuphemism: It's pretty clear Madeline means sex when she talks about how often she and her husband "make out". It comes of as just "we tongue-kiss passionately five times a night."

** Nearly ''every actor'' in the movie performs in a ridiculously over-the-top manner that it only adds to the enjoyment. Special credit must go to Wings Hauser, who leaves no inch of scenery without toothmarks, and Debra Sandlund in her first film role, whose performance (and accent) couldn't be worse if she was the producer's daughter given a role to make her daddy happy. But even the skilled actors with good work on their resumes come off utterly ridiculous. There is, of course, Ryan O'Neal's infamous exclamation (see above), but to give one example, in the voiceover during the infamous "Oh god, oh man!" scene, Creator/IsabellaRossellini (Madeleine) manages to read the letter in such a stilted way that, as several comments across the several videos of the scene online can attest, the part where she says "…unless you're prepared to kill them." [[JustForFun/IHeardThatAs sounds like]] "…unless ''your pet'' killed them."

** Nearly ''every actor'' in the movie performs in a ridiculously over-the-top manner that it only adds to the enjoyment. To give one example, in the voiceover during the infamous "Oh god, oh man!" scene, Creator/IsabellaRossellini (Madeleine) manages to read the letter in such a stilted way that, as several comments across the several videos of the scene online can attest, the part where she says "…unless you're prepared to kill them." [[JustForFun/IHeardThatAs sounds like]] "…unless ''your pet'' killed them."

** Related to the same scene, Creator/IsabellaRossellini (Madeleine) manages to read the letter in such a stilted way that, as several comments across the several videos of the scene online can attest, the part where she says "…unless you plan to kill them." [[{{Mondegreen}} sounds like]] "…unless ''your pet'' killed them."[[note]]Or even "As your pet, kill him."[[/note]] This led to several jokes about how lethal Tim's pet must be.

** Nearly ''every actor'' in the movie performs in a ridiculously over-the-top manner that it only adds to the enjoyment. To give one example, in the voiceover during the infamous "Oh god, oh man!" scene, Creator/IsabellaRossellini (Madeleine) manages to read the letter in such a stilted way that, as several comments across the several videos of the scene online can attest, the part where she says "…unless you're prepared to kill them." [[{{Mondegreen}} sounds like]] "…unless ''your pet'' killed them."

** Related to the same scene, Creator/IsabellaRossellini (Madeleine) manages to read the letter in such a stilted way that, as several comments across the several videos of the scene online can attest, the part where she says "…unless you're prepared to kill them." [[{{Mondegreen}} sounds like]] "…unless ''your pet'' killed them."[[note]]Or even "As your pet, kill him."[[/note]] This led to several jokes about how lethal Tim's pet must be.

** Related to the same scene, Creator/IsabellaRossellini (Madeleine) manages to read the letter in such a stilted way that, as several comments across the several videos of the scene online can attest, the part where she says "…unless you're prepared to kill them." [[{{Mondegreen}} sounds like]] "…unless ''your pet'' killed them." This led to several jokes about how lethal Tim's pet must be.

* MemeticMutation: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg "OH MAN! OH GOD!"]] scene gained a life of his own, becoming known as the "Worst Line Reading Ever" and making the rounds in various comedy shows, from ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'' to ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
* {{Narm}}: "OH MAN! OH GOD!" It's supposed to signal the character having a breakdown, but the acting doesn't held it up.

* SoBadItsGood: Creator/RyanONeal's delivery of the infamous "oh god, oh man!" line.
** Nearly ''every actor'' in the movie performs in a ridiculously over-the-top manner that it only adds to the enjoyment.

* SoBadItsGood: Ryan O'Neal's delivery of the infamous "oh god, oh man!" line.

* WatchItForTheMeme: Guess which one.

* WatchItForTheMeme: Guess which one.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: In most scenes, Patty Laraine’s accent sounds like an exaggerated southern Belle type voice. In others, particularly the scene where she first meets Tim, the accent is closer to “stroke victim.” In fact, there is a stroke victim in this film who is more intelligible.

* [[SignatureScene]]: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg "Oh god, oh man, oh god, oh man!"]]

* MemeticMutation: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg "OH MAN! OH GOD!"]] scene gained a life of his own, becoming known as the "Worst Line Reading Ever" and making the rounds in various comedy shows, from ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'' to ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart''.

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: In ‘ost scenes, Patty Laraine’s accent sounds like an exaggerated southern Belle type voice. In others, particularly the scene where she first meets Tim, the accent is closer to “stroke victim.” In fact, there is a stroke victim in this film who is more intelligible.

* {{Narm}}: "OH MAN! OH GOD!" It's supposed to signal the character having a breakdown, but the acting doesn't held it up.

* MemeticMutation: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg "OH MAN! OH GOD! OH MAN! OH GOD!"]] scene gained a life of his own, becoming known as the "Worst Line Reading Ever" and making the rounds in various web videos, such as becoming a RunningGag on ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob''.
* {{Narm}}: "OH MAN! OH GOD! OH MAN! OH GOD!" It's supposed to signal the character having a breakdown, but the acting doesn't held it up.