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* DamselInDistress: Gets kidnapped by the alien near the end.



* DistressedDamsel: Gets kidnapped by the alien near the end.
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Hurting Hero is a disambiguation


* HurtingHero: His mother's death and father's ParentalNeglect didn't do him good for his emotional health.
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%%* OverprotectiveDad



* OverprotectiveDad
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* SinsOfOurFathers: Jack Lamb doesn't likes Joe being with her because she is the daughter of the drunken idiot who got Mrs. Lamb killed.

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* BareYourMidriff: Her usual outfit.



* MsFanservice: Due to her BareYourMidriff role.

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* %%* MsFanservice: Due to her BareYourMidriff role.
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%%* TheChick
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* IllBoy: He has a very weak stomach.
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* BaldOfAwesome
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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He sends his own men up against the Alien basically to serve as canaries down the mine, and when he's confronted he tries to escape by opening the cage he kept the kids in. Subverted in a personal KnowWhereToFoldEm, but DefiantToTheEnd moment when he chooses to FaceDeathWithDignity when he runs out of ammo.]]

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He sends his own men up against the Alien basically to serve as canaries down the mine, and when he's confronted he tries to escape by opening the cage he kept the kids in. Subverted in a personal KnowWhereToFoldEm, but DefiantToTheEnd moment when he chooses to FaceDeathWithDignity when he runs out of ammo. Also, his attempt to open the cage could be a PapaWolf PetTheDog to free the kids from his captivity so they could all escape from the Alien's wrath.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: From Joe; both have been through a trauma and feel alone in the world.
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* IJustWantToBeLoved: Part of the reason he takes his budding film career so seriously is that he's self-aware enough about how fat and ugly he is that he knows he needs to do something impressive with his life if Alice or any other girl is ever going to like him.
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* BerserkButton: The Dainards are this to him until the end of the film.


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* SupportingProtagonist: Some of Joe's and his friends' escapades are told from his viewpoint.

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* ChekhovsGunman

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* ChekhovsGunmanChekhovsGunman: His first scene establishes his crush on Jen, which Joe then uses to convince him to drive her brother and his friends back to town to save Alice.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGoldJerkWithAHeartOfGold: He actually treats the kids pretty respectfully and even shows some concern, despite being massively stoned at the time, when they all disappear on him after he passes out in the car.



* GoodParents: Undoubtedly the best example in the film.



* [[NiceGuy Nice Guy and Girl]]

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* [[NiceGuy Nice Guy and Girl]]Girl]]: They never say anything bad about anyone and are consistently kind and caring.
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/GlynnThurman

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->'''Played By:''' Creator/GlynnThurman
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->'''Played By:''' Glynn Thurman

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->'''Played By:''' Glynn Thurman
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->'''Played By:''' Brett Rice

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->'''Played By:''' Brett Rice
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->'''Played By:''' David Gallagher

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->'''Played By:''' David Gallagher
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->'''Played By:''' Joel [=McKinnon=] Miller & Creator/JessicaTuck

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->'''Played By:''' Joel [=McKinnon=] Miller Creator/JoelMcKinnonMiller & Creator/JessicaTuck



->'''Played By:''' Amanda Michalka

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->'''Played By:''' Amanda Michalka
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->'''Played By:''' Richard T. Jones

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->'''Played By:''' Richard T. Jones
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->'''Played By:''' Joel [=McKinnon=] Miller & Jessica Tuck

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->'''Played By:''' Joel [=McKinnon=] Miller & Jessica Tuck
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* {{Adorkable}}: Whenever Alice is around he can barely think.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Calls out his dad for making him stay away from Alice without getting to know her

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Calls out his dad for making him stay away from Alice without getting to know her her.



* TragicKeepsake: His Mom's locket.
* WouldHitAGirl: But hesitantly and only because it was the only way to wake her up [[spoiler:so that they could run for their lives.]]

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* TragicKeepsake: His Mom's mom's locket.
* WouldHitAGirl: But hesitantly and only because it was the only way to wake her up [[spoiler:so that they could run for their lives.]]lives]].



* LovableAlphaBitch

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* LovableAlphaBitchLovableAlphaBitch: She's snarky, blunt, and quite popular if the boys' opinion of her is anything to go by. But she's not actually a bad person, being friendly to Joe in particular and agreeing to play in Charles's film even though she's got no real reason to.
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->'''Played By:''' Joel Courtney

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->'''Played By:''' Joel Courtney
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->'''Played By:''' Riley Griffiths

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->'''Played By:''' Riley Griffiths
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->'''Played By:''' Ryan Lee

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->'''Played By:''' Ryan Lee
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->'''Played By:''' Gabriel Basso

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->'''Played By:''' Gabriel Basso
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->'''Played By:''' Zach Mills

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->'''Played By:''' Zach Mills
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* EverythingIsBetterWithExplosions

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* EverythingIsBetterWithExplosionsEverythingIsBetterWithExplosions: The script even makes a note that "this kid enjoyed the crash."
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The actor who played Donny in David Gallagher


->'''Played By:''' Kyle Gallagher

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->'''Played By:''' Kyle David Gallagher
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorldsWoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Yes, he goes on a deadly rampage and kills multiple people, but he's only doing so [[spoiler:because the military have captured and experimented on him for years. All he really wants to do is get home.]]
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* ControlFreak

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* ControlFreakControlFreak: He takes the production of his film VERY seriously.
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* LargeHam

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* LargeHamLargeHam: "GOD, MOM, I'M COMING!"



* OutOfFocus: He is left behind while the rest of the group sneak back into town. However in-universe he is the main protagonist of Charles's movie.

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* OutOfFocus: He is left behind while the rest of the group sneak back into town. However in-universe he is the main protagonist of Charles's movie.

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%%* MissingMom

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%%* MissingMomMissingMom: She died prior to the film and her loss has had a deeply effect on him.



* AbusiveParents: Of the neglectful, alcoholic kind.

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* AbusiveParents: Of the neglectful, alcoholic kind.kind, though her father does care about her.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He and Joe's friendship is strained through the movie, with Charles mostly the aggressor, but he ''does'' care for Joe. At the climax of the movie, when the group have to split up, Charles's immediate concern is whether Joe will be alright without him.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He and Joe's friendship is strained through the movie, with Charles mostly the aggressor, but he ''does'' care for Joe. At the climax of the movie, when the group have to split up, Charles's immediate concern is whether Joe will be alright without him. He also tries to calm Dr. Woodward after the train crash, at first believing it to be an accident.



* MaliciousMisnaming: Calls Martin Smartin, despite Martin telling him he doesn't like being called that.



* ButtMonkey

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* ButtMonkeyButtMonkey: Culminating in him breaking his leg in the climax.


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* OutOfFocus: He is left behind while the rest of the group sneak back into town. However in-universe he is the main protagonist of Charles's movie.
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%%* TheBigGuy
%%* ControlFreak
%%* DeadpanSnarker

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%%* * TheBigGuy
%%* * ControlFreak
%%* * DeadpanSnarker



%%* InsufferableGenius
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He and Joe's friendship is strained through the movie, with Charles mostly the aggressor, but he does care for Joe. At the climax of the movie, when the group have to split up, Charles's immediate concern is whether Joe will be alright without him.
%%* LargeHam
%%* PrimaDonnaDirector
%%* SirSwearsALot

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%%* * InsufferableGenius
%%* * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He and Joe's friendship is strained through the movie, with Charles mostly the aggressor, but he does ''does'' care for Joe. At the climax of the movie, when the group have to split up, Charles's immediate concern is whether Joe will be alright without him.
%%* * LargeHam
%%* * PrimaDonnaDirector
%%* * SirSwearsALot



* BracesOfOrthodonticOverkill

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* BracesOfOrthodonticOverkillBracesOfOrthodonticOverkill: Charles even calls him Chompers during an argument.



* NervousWreck:

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* NervousWreck:NervousWreck: While all the boys are shaken after the train crash, Martin is most obviously freaking out. He vomits due to terror at least twice during the film.

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%%* BigEater

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%%* BigEater* BigEater: Mocked by Cary.
--> '''Cary:''' Excuse me, can I have another order of fries? Because my friend here is fat.



%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGoldJerkWithAHeartOfGold: He and Joe's friendship is strained through the movie, with Charles mostly the aggressor, but he does care for Joe. At the climax of the movie, when the group have to split up, Charles's immediate concern is whether Joe will be alright without him.



* PyroManiac

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* PyroManiacPyroManiac: Has a fixation with fireworks and has taken them apart to make his own.



* TagalongKid

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* TagalongKid TagalongKid: He's the only one out of all of Joe's friends to enter the alien's lair with him to save Alice.



* NervousWreck

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* NervousWreckNervousWreck:
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->'''Played By:''' Kyle Chandler

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->'''Played By:''' Kyle Chandler
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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He sends his own men up against the Alien basically to serve as canaries down the mine, and when he's confronted he tries to escape by opening the cage he kept the kids in.]]

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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He sends his own men up against the Alien basically to serve as canaries down the mine, and when he's confronted he tries to escape by opening the cage he kept the kids in. Subverted in a personal KnowWhereToFoldEm, but DefiantToTheEnd moment when he chooses to FaceDeathWithDignity when he runs out of ammo.]]



* PunchClockVillain: He's following orders, and otherwise doesn't seem like all that bad a guy.

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* PunchClockVillain: He's following orders, and otherwise doesn't seem like all that bad a guy.guy with the exception of his KickTheDog moment when he confiscates Joe's TragicKeepsake and places in his uniform's breast pocket as though he now makes it his property after catching him and his friends at their middle school outside of the town's quarantine zone.

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