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* HilariousInHindsight: Certain revelations in ''First Day of Camp'' add to the fun in a rewatch, like [[spoiler:Lindsey being an adult who's undercover for a magazine article, and the talking can actually being real rather than part of Gene's weirdness.]]

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* HilariousInHindsight: Certain revelations in ''First Day of Camp'' add to the fun in a rewatch, like [[spoiler:Lindsey being an adult who's undercover for a magazine article, and the talking can actually being real rather than part of Gene's weirdness.]]
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* CultClassic: Initially a flop, it's now regarded my many as one of the best comedies of its time.

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* CultClassic: Initially a flop, it's now regarded my by many as one of the best comedies of its time.
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** Really, almost the entire cast is this to some degree. Wiki/TheOtherWiki even makes a point of mentioning that the film is notable specifically because so many of its stars are now extremely famous and successful.

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** Really, almost the entire cast is this to some degree. Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki even makes a point of mentioning that the film is notable specifically because so many of its stars are now extremely famous and successful.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: ''Many'' jokes, but special mention goes to Andy's scene with the van. Letting a kid drown on his watch? Not that funny. Dumping the kid who witnessed it out of a moving vehicle? Funny. The exact same events happening again later in the film? Hilarious.
* CultClassic: Initially a flop, it's now regarded my many as one of the best comedies of its time.
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* MoodWhiplash: Aw, this'll be funny. Look, they're going into town, I wonder what hijinks they'll get into? Heh, heh, the director caught them smoking and then joins in! Oh, this is so cute. Ha ha, the dudes are smoking weed now! What scamps! They'd better not get caught. And look, he...[[spoiler: just stole a woman's purse. And...knocked her down. Uh...now they're at a crack house and...oh dear god...]] It actually sets up how this movie will switch back and forth between a charming teen comedy in the vein of ''Film/AmericanPie'' straight into BlackComedy crossed with a Zucker-style farce.

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** Really, almost the entire cast is this to some degree. Wiki/TheOtherWiki even makes a point of mentioning that the film is notable specifically because so many of its stars are now extremely famous and successful.



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** Creator/BradleyCooper gets this to the point that in the sequel his involvement is drawing a lot of attention.
** Really, almost the entire cast is this to some degree. Wiki/TheOtherWiki even makes a point of mentioning that the film is notable specifically because so many of its stars are now extremely famous and successful.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Gerald has no idea what girls are attracted to, but we love him for it.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Nearly all of the camp counselors, actually, who were mainly unknown actors prior to doing the film. Much of the cast went on to become super famous, including (but not limited to) Creator/AmyPoehler, Creator/BradleyCooper, Creator/PaulRudd, and Creator/ElizabethBanks, and frequent viewers of ''[[Series/LateNight Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' will recognize A.D. Miles as that show's head writer. Creator/BradleyCooper is Oscar-nominated Hollywood royalty nowadays, to the point that a lot of people were surprised he actually came back for the prequel (though they did have to film all of his scenes in one day to work around his schedule).
** [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Bob Belcher]] is Mitch the Can of Vegetables.
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** While it's arguably [[DeliberateValuesDissonance deliberate]], the movie's gratuitous use of homophobic slurs like "dyke" and "fag" is still pretty shocking to a modern audience. This aspect is quietly done away with in ''First Day of Camp'', which avoids having characters use slurs as insults.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The "trip to town", which pushes the film into a new realm of outrageous absurdity and kind of sets a new tone for it. Essentially the story revealing its true colours, it also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The "trip to town", which pushes the film into a new realm of outrageous absurdity and kind of sets a new tone for it. Essentially the story revealing its true colours, it also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfFunny.SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole soundtrack and score, packed with cheesy, late-'70s-to-very-early-'80s hits, easily qualifies, but the true Crowning Music has to be the tailor-made '80s-movie-training-montage original song "Higher and Higher".



* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The windy portion of the talent show. [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Elliot Stabler]] humping the fridge. Take your pick.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The whole soundtrack and score, packed with cheesy, late-'70s-to-very-early-'80s hits, easily qualifies, but the true Crowning Music has to be the tailor-made '80s-movie-training-montage original song "Higher and Higher".



* HeartwarmingMoments: Coop proclaiming his love for Katie in a passionate if nonsensical speech, and her running out on the talent show to return those feelings. [[spoiler:If only it had lasted.]]

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* HeartwarmingMoments: SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Coop proclaiming his love for Katie in a passionate if nonsensical speech, and her running out on the talent show to return those feelings. [[spoiler:If only it had lasted.]]


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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: The windy portion of the talent show. [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Elliot Stabler]] humping the fridge. Take your pick.
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** Really, almost the entire cast is this to some degree. TheOtherWiki even makes a point of mentioning that the film is notable specifically because so many of its stars are now extremely famous and successful.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: BradleyCooper gets this to the point that in the sequel his involvement is drawing a lot of attention.
** Really, almost the entire cast is this to some degree. TheOtherWiki even makes a point of mentioning that the film is notable specifically because so many of its stars are now extremely famous and successful.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The windy portion of the talent show. [[LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Elliot Stabler]] humping the fridge. Take your pick.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The windy portion of the talent show. [[LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Elliot Stabler]] humping the fridge. Take your pick.
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* FanDisservice: The only actual sex scene in the movie is man-on-man, and it's pretty intense. Although some people will consider this to be {{Fanservice}}.
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* MoodWhiplash: Aw, this'll be funny. Look, they're going into town, I wonder what hijinks they'll get into? Heh, heh, the director caught them smoking and then joins in! Oh, this is so cute. Ha ha, the dudes are smoking weed now! What scamps! They'd better not get caught. And look, he...[[spoiler: just stole a woman's purse. And...knocked her down. Uh...now they're at a crack house and...oh dear god...]] It actually sets up how this movie will switch back and forth between a charming teen comedy in the vein of ''Film/AmericanPie'' straight into BlackComedy crossed with a Zucker-style farce.
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** While it's arguably [[DeliberateValuesDissonance deliberate]], the movie's gratuitous use of homophobic slurs like "dyke" and "fag" is still pretty shocking to a modern audience. This aspect is quietly done away with in ''First Day of Camp'', which avoids having characters use slurs as insults.
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* HeartwarmingMoments: Coop proclaiming his love for Katie in a passionate if nonsensical speech, and her running out on the talent show to return those feelings. [[spoiler:If only it had lasted.]]
** [=McKinley=] and Ben have a fair number of these.
*** Their wedding (which made Beth cry) and J.J. and Gary's subsequent acceptance of their friend's sexuality.
*** Their sex scene is surprisingly tender, especially since it could have easily just been another punchline.
*** After the performance of "Day by Day" in the talent show, they're the only people not booing the kids.
*** It didn't end up in the final cut, but originally, [[TheStinger the flashforward to 1991]] had a shot showing that they were still together and had a son. It's still visible in the making-of documentary ''Hurricane of Fun''.
** Sure, they've known each other all of one day, but Beth and Henry [[spoiler:expecting a baby]] at the end of the movie is heartwarming in its own weird way.
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* MemeticMutation: "THE PHONE! THE PHONE! '''WHERE'S THE FUCKING PHONE?!'''"
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* RetroactiveRecognition: BradleyCooper gets this to the point that in the sequel his involvement is drawing a lot of attention.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: BradleyCooper gets this to the point that in the sequel his involvement is drawing a lot of attention.attention.
** Really, almost the entire cast is this to some degree. TheOtherWiki even makes a point of mentioning that the film is notable specifically because so many of its stars are now extremely famous and successful.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Certain revelations in ''First Day of Camp'' add to the fun in a rewatch, like [[spoiler:Lindsey being an adult who's undercover for a magazine article, and the talking can actually being real rather than part of Jonas' weirdness.]]

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* HilariousInHindsight: Certain revelations in ''First Day of Camp'' add to the fun in a rewatch, like [[spoiler:Lindsey being an adult who's undercover for a magazine article, and the talking can actually being real rather than part of Jonas' Gene's weirdness.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Certain revelations in ''First Day of Camp'' add to the fun in a rewatch, like [[spoiler:Lindsey being an adult who's undercover for a magazine article, and the talking can actually being real rather than part of Jonas' weirdness.]]
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* TheWoobie: Coop. He's a classic case of "nice guys finish last", especially at the very end.

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* TheWoobie: Coop. He's a classic case of "nice guys finish last", especially at the very end.end.
* RetroactiveRecognition: BradleyCooper gets this to the point that in the sequel his involvement is drawing a lot of attention.
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* ValuesDissonance: Parodied. The film features a gay wedding, which nobody finds odd or remarkable. In 1981. The two counselors who you think are going to bully the new couple [[AnachronismStew actually go out and buy them a wedding gift from Crate & Barrel.]]

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* ValuesDissonance: Parodied. The film features a gay wedding, which nobody finds odd or remarkable. In 1981. The two counselors who you think are going to bully the new couple [[AnachronismStew actually go out and buy them a wedding gift from Crate & Barrel.]]]]
* TheWoobie: Coop. He's a classic case of "nice guys finish last", especially at the very end.
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* FanDisservice: The only actual sex scene in the movie is man-on-man, and it's pretty intense. Although some people will consider this to be {{Fanservice}}.
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