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Misuse. Made back its budget.


* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $31 million. Box office, $24,756,177 (domestic), $41,067,311 (worldwide).

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* ActorAllusion: Mason Gamble, who most people remember getting into careless accidents as Film/DennisTheMenace, starts this movie injuring his hand with a firecracker.



* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The premise is heavily tied to the post-Oklahoma City bombing but pre-9/11 period. More exactly the suspicion that others were involved in that incident and the general fear of militia types that existed.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The premise is heavily tied to the post-Oklahoma City bombing but pre-9/11 period. More exactly the suspicion that others were involved in that incident and the general fear of militia types that existed.----
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* ChannelHop: This movie was originally set to be distributed by Creator/{{PolyGramFilmedEntertainment}}, but following its acquisition by Creator/UniversalPictures, this film was sold to Creator/SonyPictures, who made it their second release under their rechristened Creator/ScreenGems label.
* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The movie was pushed back to July 9, 1999 from its original May 14, 1999 release date, due to the UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} High School shootings, although with the studio claimed they wanted to avoid competition from Film/ThePhantomMenace, which came out the following weekend of Arlington Road's original release date.

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* ChannelHop: This movie was originally set to be distributed by Creator/{{PolyGramFilmedEntertainment}}, Creator/{{PolyGram Filmed Entertainment}}, but following its acquisition by Creator/UniversalPictures, this film was sold to Creator/SonyPictures, who made it their second release under their rechristened Creator/ScreenGems label.
* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The movie was pushed back to July 9, 1999 from its original May 14, 1999 release date, due to the UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} High School shootings, although with the studio claimed they wanted to avoid competition from Film/ThePhantomMenace, ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', which came out the following weekend of Arlington Road's original release date.

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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: It was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the film was pushed back. This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).
* UncreditedRole: Creator/TiffanyGrant appears as an uncredited graduate student.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $31 million. Box office, $24,756,177 (domestic), $41,067,311 (worldwide).
* ChannelHop: This movie was originally set to be distributed by Creator/{{PolyGramFilmedEntertainment}}, but following its acquisition by Creator/UniversalPictures, this film was sold to Creator/SonyPictures, who made it their second release under their rechristened Creator/ScreenGems label.
* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: It was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the film The movie was pushed back. This also led back to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second July 9, 1999 from its original May 14, 1999 release ever).
date, due to the UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} High School shootings, although with the studio claimed they wanted to avoid competition from Film/ThePhantomMenace, which came out the following weekend of Arlington Road's original release date.
* UncreditedRole: Creator/TiffanyGrant appears as an uncredited graduate student.student.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The premise is heavily tied to the post-Oklahoma City bombing but pre-9/11 period. More exactly the suspicion that others were involved in that incident and the general fear of militia types that existed.
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* TooSoon: It was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the film was pushed back. This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).

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* TooSoon: DistancedFromCurrentEvents: It was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the film was pushed back. This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).
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* TooSoon: It was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the film was pushed back. This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).

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* TooSoon: It was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the film was pushed back. This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).ever).
* UncreditedRole: Creator/TiffanyGrant appears as an uncredited graduate student.

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* TooSoon: Was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the movie was pushed back.
** This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).

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* TooSoon: Was It was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the movie film was pushed back.
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back. This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).
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* ActorAllusion: Mason Gamble, who most people remember getting into careless accidents as Film/DennisTheMenace, starts this movie injuring his hand with a firecracker.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision.


* HeyItsThatGuy: Film/DennisTheMenace finally went too far when he played with firecrackers.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Film/DennisTheMenace finally went too far when he played with firecrackers.
* TooSoon: Was due to come out in the Spring of 1999 but then the Columbine shootings happened and the movie was pushed back.
** This also led to a distribution change. Initially, Polygram was to have released the film and even had trailers and posters out. After being delayed, Polygram was reorganized (eventually being merged with October Films and later becoming Focus Features) and the film was sold to Screen Gems (who made it their second release ever).

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