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* BathroomBreakOut: [[spoiler: When Randy escapes from a motel after he notices his last client is her mother.]]
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* BathroomBreakOut: [[spoiler: When Randy escapes from a motel after he notices his last client is her his mother.]]
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* CastingGag: The film is about Patrick Dempsey's character getting into relationships with older women. In 1987, two years before ''Loverboy'' came out, Dempsey married his manager Rocky Parker, who was over two decades older than him.
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* MadDoctor: Subverted with Dr. Palmer [[spoiler: when Randy has a nightmare involving cheated husbands who get a revenge on him. This leads to a scene where the doctor is about to pierce Randy with an electric drill]].
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* MadDoctor: Subverted with Dr. Palmer [[spoiler: when Randy has a nightmare involving cheated husbands who get a getting their revenge on him. This leads to a scene where the doctor is about to pierce Randy with an electric drill]].
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* OpenMindedParent: Randy's father wrongfully believes his son is gay. At the end of the film, he comes to terms with it and tells his son about how he supports him until Randy tells him he never was gay.
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* OpenMindedParent: Randy's father wrongfully believes his son is gay. He is upset by this at first, but Randy's mother is supportive and eventually manages to bring the dad around. At the end of the film, he comes to terms with it and tells his son about how he supports him until him, only for Randy tells to tell him he never was gay.
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Randy is in a dire situation: he broke up with his girlfriend Jenny, he flunked school much to his father's disappointment, and he now works as a pizza clerk in order to pay his college tuition. However, he happens to meet an older woman who is enamored by his looks and doesn't mind spending the night with him. Quickly, Randy becomes the love interest of many married older women who call for him by ordering a pizza delivery with extra anchovies. There are monetary benefits to this, but Randy might get himself into bigger trouble...
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Randy is in a dire situation: he broke up with his girlfriend Jenny, he flunked school much to his father's disappointment, and he now works as a pizza clerk in order to pay his college tuition. However, His life takes an unexpected turn when he happens makes a pizza delivery to meet an older woman who is enamored by his looks and doesn't mind spending the night with him. Quickly, Word about Randy gets around, and he quickly becomes the love interest lover and confidant of many married older women women, who call for him by ordering a pizza delivery with "with extra anchovies. anchovies". There are monetary (and, of course, carnal) benefits to this, but Randy might get himself into bigger trouble...
inevitably learns that there can be consequences for playing with MrsRobinson.
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** Later on, it plays to Randy's advantage when [[spoiler:the trio of cheated husbands almost give him a beating before one of them remembers he is a homo]].
* MrsRobinson: The many married women who are interested in Randy for a good time when their husbands aren't around (in some cases, sex isnt' involved and Randy is a confident or a shoulder to cry on).
* MrsRobinson: The many married women who are interested in Randy for a good time when their husbands aren't around (in some cases, sex isnt' involved and Randy is a confident or a shoulder to cry on).
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** Later on, it plays to Randy's advantage when [[spoiler:the trio of cheated husbands almost give him a beating before beating, suspecting he's the one who's been banging their wives, only for one of them remembers he is a homo]].
trio to dismiss him as the suspect due to his supposed homosexuality]].
* MrsRobinson: The many married women who are interested in Randy for a good time when their husbands aren't around (in some cases, sexisnt' isn't involved and Randy is a confident confidant or a shoulder to cry on).
* MrsRobinson: The many married women who are interested in Randy for a good time when their husbands aren't around (in some cases, sex
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* {{Slapstick}}: Some scenes involve this, especially if it involves Randy being in a hurry or trying to get away from a bad situation.
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* {{Slapstick}}: Some scenes involve this, especially if it involves Randy being in a hurry or trying to get away from escape being caught by a bad situation.cuckolded husband.
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* SurpriseIncest: Defied. [[spoiler: Randy is on his way to the last delivery he needs to do before getting the amount of money he needs, only to see that the woman he's supposed to have sex with is her mother. He runs away without her mother noticing him.]]
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* SurpriseIncest: Defied. [[spoiler: Randy is on his way to the last delivery he needs to do before getting the amount of money he needs, only to see discover to his horror that the woman he's supposed to have sex with is her his mother. He runs away without her his mother noticing him.]]
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* ThemeMobile: Señor Pizza's delivery car has a large sombrero on its roof.
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* ThemeMobile: Señor Pizza's delivery car has a large sombrero on its roof.roof.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Randy is reunited with Jenny towards the end of the film, she's understandably less than thrilled to learn that he earned his tuition by being a gigolo for cougars.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Randy is reunited with Jenny towards the end of the film, she's understandably less than thrilled to learn that he earned his tuition by being a gigolo for cougars.
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* HulaAndLuaus: The wedding anniversary party of Joe and Diane takes place at a hawaii-themed bar.
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Unrelated to the australian Australian short film from the same year starring Creator/NoahTaylor or the [[{{Film/Loverboy}} [[Film/Loverboy2005 2005 American drama]].
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--> '''Joe''' (looking at two women in the street): Oh, it's just two hookers.
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'''Joe''' (looking at two women in the street): Oh, it's just two hookers.
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'''Joe''' (looking at two women in the street): Oh, it's just two hookers.
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* MistakenForCheating: Constantly happens between Joe and Diane, the former being in situations involving adultery and saying the worst words in order to defend himself.
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* MistakenForCheating: Constantly happens between Joe and Diane, the former being in situations involving adultery and saying the worst words in order to defend himself.himself to the latter.
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--> '''Joe''' (looking at two women in the street): Oh, it's just two hookers.
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--> '''Joe''' (looking at two women in the street): Oh, it's just two hookers.
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* SurpriseParty: Happens at the beginning of the film in Randy's dormitory room, much to his unwillingness.
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* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: The AnimatedCreditsOpening shows a pink car wearing eyelashes.
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''Loverboy'' is a 1989 RomanticComedy directed by Joan Micklin starring a young Creator/PatrickDempsey in one of his first major roles.
Randy is in a dire situation: he broke up with his girlfriend Jenny, he flunked school much to his father's disappointment, and he now works as a pizza clerk in order to pay his college tuition. However, he happens to meet an older woman who is enamored by his looks and doesn't mind spending the night with him. Quickly, Randy becomes the love interest of many married older women who call for him by ordering a pizza delivery with extra anchovies. There are monetary benefits to this, but Randy might get himself into bigger trouble...
Unrelated to the australian movie starring Creator/NoahTaylor or the
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!!''This film contains examples of'':
* BathroomBreakOut: [[spoiler: When Randy escapes from a motel after he notices his last client is her mother.]]
* BurgerFool: Randy as an employee for Señor Pizza who is sometimes taunted by Jory.
* DelinquentHair: Randy sports a yellow-tainted spiky hairstyle before suddenly losing it when he works at Señor Pizza.
* {{Determinator}}: Tony [[spoiler:after he met Randy's mother and persists on romancing her, despite her refusal.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: Randy, who can't talk to his parents about Jenny or decline the advances of an older woman.
* EthnicMenialLabor: A hispanic maid works for the bodybuilder (she doesn't giving valuables when a break-in happens).
* ForcedKiss: Randy does one to Kyoko during their first meeting. She interrupts him by saying it's her husband's way.
* GratuitousItalian: Tony and his occasional spoken italian (usually for a romantic effect)
* GratuitousSpanish: Juan, an employee of Señor Pizza, only speaks spanish.
* HighDiveEscape: Randy escapes from a motel by breaking out of a bathroom window and landing on an inflated buoy.
* HulaAndLuaus: The wedding anniversary party of Joe and Diane takes place at a hawaii-themed bar.
* LatinLover: Tony, who brags about seducing many American women.
* MadDoctor: Subverted with Dr. Palmer [[spoiler: when Randy has a nightmare involving cheated husbands who get a revenge on him. This leads to a scene where the doctor is about to pierce Randy with an electric drill]].
* MagnificentMoustachesOfMexico: The employees of Señor Pizza have to wear a comically large moustache postiche, on top of wearing a small sombrero.
* MistakenForGay: Randy's father, after reading a complimentary note signed by Alex(andra), believes his son is a "fruit" and falsely interprets some details as hints to a gay lifestyle.
** Later on, it plays to Randy's advantage when [[spoiler:the trio of cheated husbands almost give him a beating before one of them remembers he is a homo]].
* MrsRobinson: The many married women who are interested in Randy for a good time when their husbands aren't around (in some cases, sex isnt' involved and Randy is a confident or a shoulder to cry on).
* NightmareSequence: Randy has one [[spoiler: where he is beaten up by a cheated husband and is later about to be drilled by a doctor who is also one of the cheated husbands]].
* OpenMindedParent: Randy's father wrongfully believes his son is gay. At the end of the film, he comes to terms with it and tells his son about how he supports him until Randy tells him he never was gay.
* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Randy's mother hears his son talking to his girlfriend Jenny yet interprets Randy as being a gay man who wants to be proud.
* PopStarComposer: Michel Colombier is actually known for his arrangement and producing work in the french music scene (having worked with Pop figures such as Michel Polnareff, Claude Nougaro and Music/SergeGainsbourg)
** Coincidentally, he was also an arranger for Music/TheBeachBoys album ''{{Music/Sunflower}}'' and this movie plays three songs by Music/BrianWilson.
* ProtagonistTitle: Randy, the (unfortunate) loverboy.
* {{Slapstick}}: Some scenes involve this, especially if it involves Randy being in a hurry or trying to get away from a bad situation.
* SouthOfTheBorder: Señor Pizza would normally be an italian-looking establishment (since it sells pizzas). However, the employees have to wear large Zapata-like fake moustaches and wear small sombreros (heck, even the delivery car has its own sombrero), on top of the "Señor" [[note]]spanish for Mister[[/note]] in the pizza place's name.
* SurpriseIncest: Defied. [[spoiler: Randy is on his way to the last delivery he needs to do before getting the amount of money he needs, only to see that the woman he's supposed to have sex with is her mother. He runs away without her mother noticing him.]]
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Tony.
* ThemeMobile: Señor Pizza's delivery car has a large sombrero on its roof.
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''Loverboy'' is a 1989 RomanticComedy directed by Joan Micklin starring a young Creator/PatrickDempsey in one of his first major roles.
Randy is in a dire situation: he broke up with his girlfriend Jenny, he flunked school much to his father's disappointment, and he now works as a pizza clerk in order to pay his college tuition. However, he happens to meet an older woman who is enamored by his looks and doesn't mind spending the night with him. Quickly, Randy becomes the love interest of many married older women who call for him by ordering a pizza delivery with extra anchovies. There are monetary benefits to this, but Randy might get himself into bigger trouble...
Unrelated to the australian movie starring Creator/NoahTaylor or the
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!!''This film contains examples of'':
* BathroomBreakOut: [[spoiler: When Randy escapes from a motel after he notices his last client is her mother.]]
* BurgerFool: Randy as an employee for Señor Pizza who is sometimes taunted by Jory.
* DelinquentHair: Randy sports a yellow-tainted spiky hairstyle before suddenly losing it when he works at Señor Pizza.
* {{Determinator}}: Tony [[spoiler:after he met Randy's mother and persists on romancing her, despite her refusal.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: Randy, who can't talk to his parents about Jenny or decline the advances of an older woman.
* EthnicMenialLabor: A hispanic maid works for the bodybuilder (she doesn't giving valuables when a break-in happens).
* ForcedKiss: Randy does one to Kyoko during their first meeting. She interrupts him by saying it's her husband's way.
* GratuitousItalian: Tony and his occasional spoken italian (usually for a romantic effect)
* GratuitousSpanish: Juan, an employee of Señor Pizza, only speaks spanish.
* HighDiveEscape: Randy escapes from a motel by breaking out of a bathroom window and landing on an inflated buoy.
* HulaAndLuaus: The wedding anniversary party of Joe and Diane takes place at a hawaii-themed bar.
* LatinLover: Tony, who brags about seducing many American women.
* MadDoctor: Subverted with Dr. Palmer [[spoiler: when Randy has a nightmare involving cheated husbands who get a revenge on him. This leads to a scene where the doctor is about to pierce Randy with an electric drill]].
* MagnificentMoustachesOfMexico: The employees of Señor Pizza have to wear a comically large moustache postiche, on top of wearing a small sombrero.
* MistakenForGay: Randy's father, after reading a complimentary note signed by Alex(andra), believes his son is a "fruit" and falsely interprets some details as hints to a gay lifestyle.
** Later on, it plays to Randy's advantage when [[spoiler:the trio of cheated husbands almost give him a beating before one of them remembers he is a homo]].
* MrsRobinson: The many married women who are interested in Randy for a good time when their husbands aren't around (in some cases, sex isnt' involved and Randy is a confident or a shoulder to cry on).
* NightmareSequence: Randy has one [[spoiler: where he is beaten up by a cheated husband and is later about to be drilled by a doctor who is also one of the cheated husbands]].
* OpenMindedParent: Randy's father wrongfully believes his son is gay. At the end of the film, he comes to terms with it and tells his son about how he supports him until Randy tells him he never was gay.
* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Randy's mother hears his son talking to his girlfriend Jenny yet interprets Randy as being a gay man who wants to be proud.
* PopStarComposer: Michel Colombier is actually known for his arrangement and producing work in the french music scene (having worked with Pop figures such as Michel Polnareff, Claude Nougaro and Music/SergeGainsbourg)
** Coincidentally, he was also an arranger for Music/TheBeachBoys album ''{{Music/Sunflower}}'' and this movie plays three songs by Music/BrianWilson.
* ProtagonistTitle: Randy, the (unfortunate) loverboy.
* {{Slapstick}}: Some scenes involve this, especially if it involves Randy being in a hurry or trying to get away from a bad situation.
* SouthOfTheBorder: Señor Pizza would normally be an italian-looking establishment (since it sells pizzas). However, the employees have to wear large Zapata-like fake moustaches and wear small sombreros (heck, even the delivery car has its own sombrero), on top of the "Señor" [[note]]spanish for Mister[[/note]] in the pizza place's name.
* SurpriseIncest: Defied. [[spoiler: Randy is on his way to the last delivery he needs to do before getting the amount of money he needs, only to see that the woman he's supposed to have sex with is her mother. He runs away without her mother noticing him.]]
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Tony.
* ThemeMobile: Señor Pizza's delivery car has a large sombrero on its roof.
