* TheDanza: A last-name variation of this as Rory Thayer is played by actress ''Maria'' Thayer.
* DawsonCasting: Half the cast:
** Creator/JustinLong was 27 when he filmed the movie and he's playing a 17/18-year-old.
** Creator/JonahHill was 22 at the time.
** Columbus Short, who portrayed Hands, was 23.
** Creator/MariaThayer, who played Rory, was 30 at the time of filming.
** Averted with Creator/BlakeLively who actually was 17 or 18 during production.
* StockScream: A WilhelmScream can be overheard when a skateboarder wipes out offscreen (shortly after the "Holiday" montage).
* VindicatedByCable: Did alright enough at the box office, but it got more fans thanks to re-airings on Creator/ComedyCentral.
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