History Film / TheSlamminSalmon

* ForTheLulz: Connor telling Donnie that every time he breaks something, he has to do a shot of liquor.

* SiblingSenioritySquabble: When Dave is referred to as Sonnie's older brother, Donnie scowls and points out that ''he'' is eight hours older.

* BigDamnKiss: [spoiler: Tara gives one to Donnie after he gives her the table that wins her the contest. Unfortunately, it's Dave pretending to be him.]

* FakeTwinGambit: [spoiler: Dave poses as Donnie when Tara gives him a BigDamnKiss at the end.]. She figures it out when he starts getting ''too'' into it.

* ShoutOut: [[GlengarryGlenRoss "Strawberry daiquiris are for closers!!"]]

->''"You must dominate the swordfish. Only then can you saute it."''

* TheChewToy: Mia [[spoiler: first she has boiling soup accidentally tossed in her face, then has a ''fireball'' go off in her face.]] And that's just the beginning.

** Another character is a television executive specializing in crime shows, named [[Creator/DickWolf Dick]] [[GratuitousSpanish Lobo]].

* ActingForTwo: Paul Soter plays both Donnie, and his twin brother, head chef Dave.
* ActorAllusion:
** The Champ proudly boasts that he overcame his [[Film/TheGreenMile fear of the dark]].
** At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: Guy]] is duct-taped to a punching bag as punishment for coming in last place. A woman suffered a similar fate at the hands of [[TheLegendOfChunLi Balrog]].

** Guy at times

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: The Champ calls Donnie "Dave 2", and pronounces Metdrapedes as "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Meat Drapes]]."

** The Champ proudly boasts that he overcame his [[TheGreenMile fear of the dark]].

The fifth film by BrokenLizard, directed by Kevin Heffernan.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: With the exception of his sister, no-one calls the Champ by his given name.
** Nuts/Zongo's real name is never mentioned.

* JerkAss: Guy at times, but the Champ ''all'' the times.

* {{Malaproper}}: The Champ.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]OnlyKnownByTheirNickname

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: The Champ calls Donnie "Dave 2", and pronounces Metdrapedes as "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Meat Drapes]]."

* ActorAllusion: The Champ proudly boasts that he overcame his [[TheGreenMile fear of the dark]].

* [[AsHimself As Herself]]: Morgan Fairchild as Morgan Fairchild

Former world heavyweight boxing champion "[[RedBaron Slammin']]" Cleon Salmon (MichaelClarkeDuncan) is the owner of one of Miami's most popular seafood restaurants, dubbed ''"The Slammin' Salmon."'' When he racks up a $20,000 gambling debt to the {{Yakuza}}, he tells the restaurants manager, Rich (Kevin Heffernan), that they need to take in twenty grand in one night, since his own extravagant lifestyle has left him unable to pay. Hoping to motivate the wait staff (and avoid the Champ's wrath), Rich begins offering prizes out of his own pocket to whoever the top seller is by the end of the night. When this does not work as well as expected. The Champ issues his own ultimatum: whoever is the lowest seller by the end of the night, is getting a "broken rib sandwich." The staff then begins to one-up and sabotage each other hoping to come out on top.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion "[[RedBaron Slammin']]" Cleon Salmon (MichaelClarkeDuncan) is the owner of one of Miami's most popular seafood restaurants, dubbed ''"The Slammin' Salmon."'' When he racks up a $20,000 [[spoiler: actually Yen, or about $170]] gambling debt to the {{Yakuza}}, he tells the restaurants manager, Rich (Kevin Heffernan), that they need to take in twenty grand in one night, since his own extravagant lifestyle has left him unable to pay. Hoping to motivate the wait staff (and avoid the Champ's wrath), Rich begins offering prizes out of his own pocket to whoever the top seller is by the end of the night. When this does not work as well as expected. The Champ issues his own ultimatum: whoever is the lowest seller by the end of the night, is getting a "broken rib sandwich." The staff then begins to one-up and sabotage each other hoping to come out on top.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Where to begin?
** [[SaturdayNightLive Will Forte]] plays "The Lone Diner"
** [[{{Aliens}} Bishop]] plays the producer of the show that Connor was fired from.
** JimGaffigan plays a resort manager.
** [[KillBill Vernita Greene]] plays a pop diva [[spoiler: who screws Tara out of a very large check]].
** [[Film/StreetFighter E. Honda]] plays one of the Miami Dolphins, who Mia serves.
** The [[SuperTroopers German tourist]][=/=][[{{Beerfest}} Beerfest emcee]] plays a customer, using his natural British accent.
** [[HowIMetYourMother Robin]] apparently waited tables in Miami at some point.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion "[[RedBaron Slammin']]" Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan) is the owner of one of Miami's most popular seafood restaurants, dubbed ''"The Slammin' Salmon."'' When he racks up a $20,000 [[spoiler: actually Yen, or about $170]] gambling debt to the {{Yakuza}}, he tells the restaurants manager, Rich (Kevin Heffernan), that they need to take in twenty grand in one night, since his own extravagant lifestyle has left him unable to pay. Hoping to motivate the wait staff (and avoid the Champ's wrath), Rich begins offering prizes out of his own pocket to whoever the top seller is by the end of the night. When this does not work as well as expected. The Champ issues his own ultimatum: whoever is the lowest seller by the end of the night, is getting a "broken rib sandwich." The staff then begins to one-up and sabotage each other hoping to come out on top.

-->''[after Donnie collides with him]]'' "Let me tell you a little story, Dave 2, before you get back to work. Back when I was training for the Dispute in Beirut, I used to run 10 miles a day with a baby camel strapped to my back. So you can see why I find it so [[{{Malaproper}} bemusing]] that you'd think you can run from me."

-->''Champ'': I am so sorry, but her soupface scared the shit out of me. My voice is not that high.

!This film includes examples of the following tropes:

* MixedMarriage: Rich and the Champ's sister.