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  • Benedict's monologue near the end of the film:
    Benedict: (gun at the ready) Think of villains, Jack! You want Dracula? Dracoola? Hang on. (pulls out ticket stub) I'll fetch him. Dracula? (scoff; puts stub away) I can get King Kong! (BLAM!) We'll have a nightmare with Freddy Krueger! Have a surprise party for Adolf Hitler! Hannibal Lecter can do the catering. And then we'll all have a christening for Rosemary's Baby! (BLAM!) All I have to do is snap my fingers and they'll be here! They're lining up to get here, and do you know why Jack? Should I tell you why? Hmm? Because here, in this world, the Bad Guys can win!
  • And then one for Jack:
  • And earlier, him killing The Ripper again.
  • Whitney as a character in general. She takes very much after her father, wearing similar clothing (albeit more fanservice-y) to him and having a passion for firearms. Later in the movie, when you think she's just the damsel in distress, she proves just how capable she is by taking out a mook and stealing his gun in seconds. It makes you wonder just how cool the unaltered version of Jack Slater IV would have been like with her as the designated sidekick.
  • Jack wins a Game of Chicken even though he's in the real world because of Awesome by Analysis. He knew the model of his car had an airbag while his opponent's model didn't.
  • Despite being a Parody, the stuntwork in the film is as good as any other action film, even though much of it is Played for Laughs.
  • Danny's reaction to seeing the Grim Reaper himself seemingly come for Jack is to point Benedict's revolver at him and tell him that he can't take him.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger himself instantly tackling what he thinks is a spree shooter when Jack starts shooting at the Ripper in the movie theatre during the premiere of Jack Slater IV.

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