YMMV / Dude, Where's My Car?

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Jesse cheated on Wanda with Christie Boner during the night that he got completely wasted. The signs seem pretty obvious that Christie had the hots for Jesse. So much so that the next day after the forgotten night, she was perfectly comfortable with giving him a nice kiss on the lips, and leading his hand to grope her breast. Both of which was Christie possibly hoping that such actions would jog Jesse's memory of their "night" together.
  • How interested was Christie Boner in Jesse? Did she actually develop feelings for him because of Single Woman Seeks Good Man? Was she a bit of a Gold Digger believing that Jesse was rich after he gave her 500$ to see her breasts? Or was she just using him as an excuse to try to get away from her seemingly abusive boyfriend, Tommy?
• Awesome Music: A great set of pop punk songs of the 90s.
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: The jacuzzi scene and following Ho Yay scene afterwards.
• Best Known for the Fanservice: Outside of being a Fountain of Memes, there are a lot of fans who watch it to see Jodi Ann Paterson as a giantess stomping around in a purple bra and miniskirt with lots of panty shots.
• Cliché Storm: This film is simply a quintessence of youth comedies from the 90s. However, this only makes it even more beautiful.
• Critical Dissonance: Critics often didn't get it, but it was well received by the general public and continues to be so years after its release.
• Cult Classic: Thanks to its light humor and late 90s/early 2000s nostalgia, it's a go-to movie selection for parties and hang-outs.
• Fair for Its Day:
  • Tania the transgender stripper. On the one hand she's on the receiving end of an over-the-top Unsettling Gender-Reveal and some jokes are made about her deep voice and her strength. On the other hand she's not treated as disparagingly as a lot of the other cast, and is one of the few characters to get a happy ending running away with the stolen money and her boyfriend, who is a transgender man, which for a Stoner Flick made in 2000 is pretty damn good.
  • While some more prudish viewers might take issue with the fact that most of the female cast is heavily sexualized, they can at least take solace in the fact that one of the women devours a guy who was sexualizing her.
• Ho Yay:
  • The scene where the two main characters actually make out solely to "beat" another driver in some sort of "bad ass" competition during a red light. No to mention when Chester said " I know your body." to Jesse.
• It's Not Supposed to Win Oscars: Fans will not argue with detractors who say that this is a stupid, stupid movie, but also admit that it was never supposed to be anything but a silly, aimless romp for no greater purpose than cheap laughs.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • "Dude, where's my car?" "Where's your car, dude?" or "Dude, Where's My ______."
  • ZOLTAN!
    • Became Hilarious in Hindsight after Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative.
  • "And then?"
  • "Dude!" "Sweet!" and the ensuing Overly Long Gag.
  • "I wanna ride on that ride!" "Me too."
  • Tommy asking the alien giantess "Do you spit or swallow?"
• Nightmare Fuel: While the Super Hot giant Alien is mostly Played for Laughs and titillation, things take a turn when she proves to be a Literal Maneater and devours Tommy right in front of his muscle head friends.
• Retroactive Recognition: Jesse's girlfriend is a young Jennifer Garner when she was an unknown during her early film years. She became a lot more recognized world-wide a year later once Alias got rolling.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: Where Jesse and Chester's car eventually ended up after it was stolen from the French ostrich owner is left a complete mystery.
• Watch It for the Meme: The movie is such a Fountain of Memes (just look above for a few examples) that it some people watch it just to see where they all came from.

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