* ActingForTwo: Creator/BenStiller plays Tony and near the end, his father.
* CreatorBacklash: Creator/KenanThompson admitted in his memoir that, while he doesn't ''hate'' the film, he feels he and the other overweight child actors were exploited for too many fat jokes and that the film should've been more clear about the unhealthy aspects of being overweight in its resolution.
* DeletedScene: The Blu-Ray release has over an hour of them, some of which explicitly explain things that were only hinted at in the final film, such as [[spoiler:Camp MVP protesting Camp Hope's victory because they discovered Camp Hope stole their boat engine for Gerry's go-kart]].
* DuelingWorks: Released the same year/season as ''Film/MajorPayne'' and features a loosely similar plot.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/JuddApatow and the rest of the crew ''[[https://twitter.com/juddapatow/status/982854448727769088?lang=en hated]]'' the poster that was made featuring Lars in a hot dog bun (as seen on the main page). The marketing team ignored their protests and used it anyway.
* RealLifeRelative: Creator/JerryStiller, Creator/AnneMeara, and Creator/BenStiller.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete Danny]] [[Series/AllThat Tamberelli]] screen-tested for the film, but [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/wc33h/comment/c5c2kf4/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 the creators decided that he wasn't overweight enough to be cast]].
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