History Film / NothingInCommon

* {{Counting to T|hree}}en: When David tries telling Woolridge he can't be at the final presentation because Max will be in surgery, Woolridge threatens David by telling him he's giving him until the count of ten to change his mind. [[{{Understatement}} David does not take this well]], screaming "'''''TEN!!!!!'''''" when Woolridge gets to it. (See PrecisionFStrike below).

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Charlie doesn't quote anything specific from Literature/TheBible, but when he tries to make David feel better by telling him about his own troubles with his father (Charlie put his father in a nursing home because he was starting to go senile, and at the end, his father didn't even recognize Charlie), and David says he thought Charlie was the perfect son, Charlie gently replies, "[[{{Jesus}} They told me there was only one of those guys.]]"

* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: The movie takes place in Chicago and its suburbs.

* NoExceptYes: David does this twice; when he's bed with the stewardess, she asks him if she's involved with someone, and he responds, "No. Yes. Well; does self-involved count?" Later, Cheryl asks if she's coming on too strong to him, and he replies, "No. No. Well, not for a sumo wrestler."

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* RecycledTheSeries: A {{Sitcom}} adaptation ran on Creator/{{NBC}} in 1987, with the enviable slot after ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', but failed to catch on and was canceled after a handful of episodes.

* SpinOff: A brief NBC {{Sitcom}} ran in 1987, with the enviable slot after ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', but it failed.

->''Tomorrow, I'm doing a commercial about a family that loves each other, cares for each other. I'm faking it.''
->'''''David Basner'''''

''Nothing In Common'' is a 1986 comedy/drama directed by Creator/GarryMarshall and starring Creator/TomHanks, Jackie Gleason (in his final role), Eva Marie Saint, Sela Ward, Barry Corbin and Bess Armstrong.

* {{Expy}}: Max is highly reminiscent of [[DeathOfASalesman Willy Loman]].

* MoodWhiplash: The chief complaint from RogerEbert and other critics - the comedic and serious stories clashed.

''Nothing In Common'' is a 1986 comedy/drama directed by Creator/GarryMarshall and starring Creator/TomHanks, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]] (in his final role), [[Film/NorthByNorthwest Eva Marie Saint]], [[Series/OnceAndAgain Sela Ward]], [[NorthernExposure Barry Corbin]] and [[MySoCalledLife Bess Armstrong]].

->''[[CallingTheOldManOut Tomorrow, I'm doing a commercial about a family that loves each other, cares for each other. I'm faking it]].''

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''Nothing In Common'' is a 1986 comedy/drama directed by Creator/GarryMarshall and starring Creator/TomHanks, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]] (in his final role), [[Film/NorthByNorthwest Eva Marie Saint]], [[OnceAndAgain Sela Ward]], [[NorthernExposure Barry Corbin]] and [[MySoCalledLife Bess Armstrong]].

* ProductionPosse: Hector Elizondo, who has appeared in just about every movie Garry Marshall has ever directed, plays Charlie, David's boss.

* SocietyMarchesOn: One of the airline pitch ideas has a man confessing to a evangelist preacher that not only does he not have enough room in his seat in a rival airline, but there's ''no place to smoke'' on the plane.

-->'''David:''' Now where did I learn that? Your best friend is *your* dick!

-->'''Lorraine:''' (''after Charlie runs off because he's uncomfortable with Lorraine staring at him'') That rug is the *worst*! Do you think he realizes it?

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Charlie doesn't quote anything specific from Literature/TheBible, but when he tries to make David feel better by telling him about his own troubles with his father (Charlie put his father in a nursing home because he was starting to go senile, and at the end, his father didn't even recognize Charlie), and David says he thought Charlie was the perfect son, Charlie gently replies, "[[{{Jesus}} They told me there was only one of those guys]]."

* [[CountingToThree Counting To Ten]]: When David tries telling Woolridge he can't be at the final presentation because Max will be in surgery, Woolridge threatens David by telling him he's giving him until the count of ten to change his mind. [[{{Understatement}} David does not take this well]], screaming "'''''TEN!!!!!'''''" when Woolridge gets to it. (See PrecisionFStrike below).
* DeadpanSnarker: David fits this trope pretty well, and Donna and Max also qualify. Cheryl Ann, who otherwise DoesNotUnderstandSarcasm, even has one moment of this near the end as well, which astonishes David.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Donna chides David for not showing up at her experimental theater show; David counters he was trying to conduct an experiment of seeing if he could enjoy the show without actually going.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted; there are two maintenance men at the building David works in, both named Manny (naturally, David [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this).

* {{Spinoff}}: A brief NBC {{Sitcom}} ran in 1987, with the enviable slot after ''{{Cheers}}'', but it failed.

* WhamShot: The shot of [[spoiler: Max's diabetes-ravaged feet.]]

** Max responds that [[ParalyzingFearOfSexuality Lorraine was completely frigid.]]

* [[spoiler: FirstGirlWins: Strongly implied at the ending.]]

* WhamLine: Not a ''line'', but the shot of [[spoiler: Max's diabetes-ravaged feet.]]

* TheWindyCity: The movie takes place in Chicago and its suburbs.

''Nothing In Common'' is a 1986 comedy/drama directed by Creator/GarryMarshall and starring TomHanks, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]] (in his final role), [[Film/NorthByNorthwest Eva Marie Saint]], [[OnceAndAgain Sela Ward]], [[NorthernExposure Barry Corbin]] and [[MySoCalledLife Bess Armstrong]].

** Also, when David first sees Cheryl Ann and immediately becomes attracted to her, he asks if she knows what time it is (she tells him), and then he quotes a line from WoodyAllen's ''Everything You've Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid To Ask)'' ("Before you know it, TheRenaissance will be here and we'll all be busy painting"). [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure She doesn't get it]].

* [[Spoiler: FirstGirlWins: Strongly implied at the ending.]]

''Nothing In Common'' is a 1986 comedy/drama directed by Creator/GarryMarshall and starring TomHanks, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/NorthByNorthwest Eva Marie Saint]], [[OnceAndAgain Sela Ward]], [[NorthernExposure Barry Corbin]] and [[MySoCalledLife Bess Armstrong]].