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* LifeImitatesArt: In the film, which premiered on June 12, 1986, when police surround Ken, Sam gloats, ''"they're from the government, they're here to help you!"'' Two months ''to the day'' later, on August 12, 1986, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan gave a press conference and delivered his now-famous quip, ''"I've always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'"''

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* LifeImitatesArt: In the film, which premiered on June 12, 1986, when police surround Ken, Sam gloats, ''"they're from the government, they're here to help you!"'' Two months ''to '''to the day'' day''' later, on August 12, 1986, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan gave a press conference and delivered his now-famous quip, ''"I've always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'"''
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* LifeImitatesArt: In the film, which premiered on June 12, 1986, when police surround Ken, Sam gloats, ''"they're from the government, they're here to help you!"'' Two months ''to the day'' later, on August 12, 1986, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan gave a press conference and delivered his now-famous quip, ''"I've always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'"''
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: "Por fin me la quité de encima" (I finally got rid of her) in Latin America and "¡Por favor, maten a mi mujer!" (Please, Kill My Wife!") in Spain.

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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: "Por fin me la quité de encima" (I finally got rid of her) in Latin America and "¡Por favor, maten a mi mujer!" (Please, ("Please, Kill My Wife!") in Spain.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: "Por fin me la quité de encima" (I finally got rid of her) in Latin America and "¡Por favor, maten a mi mujer!" (Please, Kill My Wife!") in Spain.
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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Judge Reinhold and Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.

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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Judge Reinhold Creator/JudgeReinhold and Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Bill Pullman as Earl. His first major role would be in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' before being in ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist''.
* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Judge Reinhold and Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Bill Pullman as Earl. His first major role would be in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' before being in ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist''.
* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Judge Reinhold and Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.kidnappers.
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* PlayingAgainstType: The only film directed by the entire Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker trio to be a more traditional, story-driven comedy rather than their [[RapidFireComedy hundred-joke-a-minute]] {{screwball comed|y}}ies they were known for. It was also the last hurrah for the three-man directing team itself, as all their future cooperations would only have one of them directing.

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* PlayingAgainstType: The only film directed by the entire Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker Creator/ZuckerAbrahamsAndZucker trio to be a more traditional, story-driven comedy rather than their [[RapidFireComedy hundred-joke-a-minute]] {{screwball comed|y}}ies they were known for. It was also the last hurrah for the three-man directing team itself, as all their future cooperations would only have one of them directing.
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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Creator/JudgeReinhold and Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.

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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Creator/JudgeReinhold Judge Reinhold and Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.
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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Creator/JudgeReinhold Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.

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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Creator/JudgeReinhold and Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.
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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.

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* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater Creator/JudgeReinhold Creator/HelenSlater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Bill Pullman as Earl. His first major role would be in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' before being in ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: The first film directed by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker trio to be a more traditional, story-driven comedy (and their only "normal" movie to be directed by all three) rather than their [[RapidFireComedy hundred-joke-a-minute]] {{screwball comed|y}}ies they were known for.

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* PlayingAgainstType: The first only film directed by the entire Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker trio to be a more traditional, story-driven comedy (and their only "normal" movie to be directed by all three) rather than their [[RapidFireComedy hundred-joke-a-minute]] {{screwball comed|y}}ies they were known for.for. It was also the last hurrah for the three-man directing team itself, as all their future cooperations would only have one of them directing.
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* PlayingAgainstType: The first film directed by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker trio to be a more traditional, story-driven comedy (and their only "normal" movie to be directed by all three) rather than their [[RapidFireComedy hundred-joke-a-minute]] {{screwball comedies}} they were known for.

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* PlayingAgainstType: The first film directed by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker trio to be a more traditional, story-driven comedy (and their only "normal" movie to be directed by all three) rather than their [[RapidFireComedy hundred-joke-a-minute]] {{screwball comedies}} comed|y}}ies they were known for.
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* PlayingAgainstType: The directorial variant - this was the first non-''Film/{{Airplane}}'' style comedy by Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker film, a more traditional comedy.

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* PlayingAgainstType: The directorial variant - this was the first non-''Film/{{Airplane}}'' style comedy film directed by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker film, trio to be a more traditional comedy.traditional, story-driven comedy (and their only "normal" movie to be directed by all three) rather than their [[RapidFireComedy hundred-joke-a-minute]] {{screwball comedies}} they were known for.
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* {{Parody}}: Music/WeirdAlYankovic did a parody of the title song called "Toothless People", expecting the film to be a smash hit. It was, but the title song itself wasn't.
* PlayingAgainstType: The directorial variant - this was the first non-''Film/{{Airplane}}'' style comedy by Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker film, a more traditional comedy.
* TypeCasting: You couldn't get two more vanilla actors in Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater to play the milquetoast kidnappers.

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