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* AwardSnub: Averted when the film received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations – for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Editing, and Best Supporting Actress for Candy Clark – but played straight when it lost all five. Granted, it was the same year ''Film/TheSting'' and ''Film/TheExorcist'' came out. There's also Creator/RichardDreyfuss missing out on a Best Actor nomination.

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* AwardSnub: Averted when the The film received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations – for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Editing, and Best Supporting Actress for Candy Clark – but played straight when it lost all five. Granted, it was the same year ''Film/TheSting'' and ''Film/TheExorcist'' came out. There's also Creator/RichardDreyfuss missing out on a Best Actor nomination.
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Ask any fan who their favorite characters besides the four heroes (and maybe the blonde in the T-bird) are, and they will likely answer GiveGeeksAChance Debbie (who got the film’s only acting Oscar nomination), John’s rival drag racer Bob Falfa (a young Creator/HarrisonFord), helpful DJ Creator/WolfmanJack, AffablyEvil GreaserDelinquents leader Joe, and TagAlongKid Carol (all of whom, with the exception of Jack, were brought back for the sequel).

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* OnceOriginalNowCommon:
** Fifties nostalgia, now old hat, was still [[NostalgiaFilter a pretty novel subject]] for a film in 1973.
** The habit of movies [[TwoDecadesBehind looking back a decade or two]] with a nostalgic melancholy in general. ''Film/CooleyHigh'', ''Film/DazedAndConfused'', ''Film/BoogieNights'', a lot of ComingOfAge movies... it all started with this movie.
** This was also the first film to make its soundtrack basically another character, made up entirely of specifically chosen songs for each scene, which directors like Creator/MartinScorsese and Creator/QuentinTarantino have since made into its own artform.



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** Fifties nostalgia, now old hat, was still [[NostalgiaFilter a pretty novel subject]] for a film in 1973.
** The habit of movies [[TwoDecadesBehind looking back a decade or two]] with a nostalgic melancholy in general. ''Film/CooleyHigh'', ''Film/DazedAndConfused'', ''Film/BoogieNights'', a lot of ComingOfAge movies... it all started with this movie.
** This was also the first film to make its soundtrack basically another character, made up entirely of specifically chosen songs for each scene, which directors like Creator/MartinScorsese and Creator/QuentinTarantino have since made into its own artform.



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* ParodyDisplacement: The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue [[TropeCodifier which everyone has mimicked/spoofed]] since, originated with that film.
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* TearJerker: Finding out the fates of John Milner and Terry the Toad (unless you've seen the sequel) in the epilogue.

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* TearJerker: Finding out the fates of John [[spoiler:John Milner and Terry the Toad Toad]] (unless you've seen the sequel) in the epilogue.
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** Although his God-like voice is present throughout the movie as background chatter, Creator/WolfmanJack's actual appearance at the end - offering Popsicles and wisdom - counts. It was even more so at the time, as his appearance was the first time his legions of fans got to see what he looked like after two decades of his radio show.

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** Although his God-like voice is present throughout the movie as background chatter, Creator/WolfmanJack's actual appearance at the end - offering Popsicles and wisdom - to Curt – counts. It was even more so at the time, as his appearance was the first time his legions of fans got to see what he looked like after two decades of his radio show.
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* AwardSnub: Averted when it received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations - Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Editing, and Best Supporting Actress for Candy Clark - but played straight when it lost all five. Granted, it was the same year ''Film/TheSting'' and ''Film/TheExorcist'' came out. There's also Creator/RichardDreyfuss missing out on a Best Actor nomination.

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* AwardSnub: Averted when it the film received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations - – for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Editing, and Best Supporting Actress for Candy Clark - but played straight when it lost all five. Granted, it was the same year ''Film/TheSting'' and ''Film/TheExorcist'' came out. There's also Creator/RichardDreyfuss missing out on a Best Actor nomination.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Terry "Toad" Fields is an endearing nerd, who is socially awkward, wears large glasses, and wins the affections of the [[GiveGeeksAChance sweet popular girl]], to whom he spends an adventurous evening with.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Terry "Toad" Fields is an endearing nerd, who is socially awkward, wears large glasses, and wins the affections of the [[GiveGeeksAChance sweet popular girl]], to with whom he spends an adventurous evening with.evening.
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** The habit of movies looking back a decade or two with a nostalgic melancholy in general. ''Film/CooleyHigh'', ''Film/DazedAndConfused'', ''Film/BoogieNights'', a lot of ComingOfAge movies... it all started with this movie.

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** The habit of movies [[TwoDecadesBehind looking back a decade or two two]] with a nostalgic melancholy in general. ''Film/CooleyHigh'', ''Film/DazedAndConfused'', ''Film/BoogieNights'', a lot of ComingOfAge movies... it all started with this movie.
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* MagnficentBastard: The unnamed liquor store thief who an oblivious Terry tries to get to buy alcohol for Debbie and himself. He instantly sees through the lie before Terry can even tell it, but then agrees to buy a bottle of alcohol with the money Terry gives him. Instead of spending that money, he holds up the liquor store, getting in and out in less than twenty seconds, without firing a shot. He also bothers to snatch the bottle that Terry wanted and tosses it to his new acquaintance without missing a stride before escaping from the gun-toting storekeeper.

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* MagnficentBastard: MagnificentBastard: The unnamed liquor store thief who an oblivious Terry tries to get to buy alcohol for Debbie and himself. He instantly sees through the lie before Terry can even tell it, but then agrees to buy a bottle of alcohol with the money Terry gives him. Instead of spending that money, he holds up the liquor store, getting in and out in less than twenty seconds, without firing a shot. He also bothers to snatch the bottle that Terry wanted and tosses it to his new acquaintance without missing a stride before escaping from the gun-toting storekeeper.



** Although his God-like voice is present throughout the movie as background chatter, Wolfman Jack's actual appearance at the end - offering Popsicles and wisdom - counts. It was even more so at the time, as his appearance was the first time his legions of fans got to see what he looked like after two decades of his radio show.

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** Although his God-like voice is present throughout the movie as background chatter, Wolfman Jack's Creator/WolfmanJack's actual appearance at the end - offering Popsicles and wisdom - counts. It was even more so at the time, as his appearance was the first time his legions of fans got to see what he looked like after two decades of his radio show.
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** Creator/{{Universal}} thought so little of the film (not knowing how to market it, and certain that as it had no stars it would flop), that it sat on the shelf for six months before the studio finally decided to release it. To their great surprise, it became enormously successful at the box-office.

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** Creator/{{Universal}} thought so little of the film (not knowing how to market it, and certain that as it had no stars it would flop), that it sat on the shelf TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment for six months before the studio finally decided to release it. To their great surprise, it became enormously successful at the box-office.
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* MagnficentBastard: The unnamed liquor store thief who an oblivious Terry tries to get to buy alcohol for Debbie and himself. He instantly sees through the lie before Terry can even tell it, but then agrees to buy a bottle of alcohol with the money Terry gives him. Instead of spending that money, he holds up the liquor store, getting in and out in less than twenty seconds, without firing a shot. He also bothers to snatch the bottle that Terry wanted and tosses it to his new acquaintance without missing a stride before escaping from the gun-toting storekeeper.
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* FanonDiscontinuity: A lot of people try to disregard the SuddenDownerEnding WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue giving grim futures for [[spoiler:Terry and John]], who some fans consider the best characters in the movie.
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Adding some moments for Values Resonance but am not sure if Fair For Its Day is better.

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* ValuesResonance: The film is relatively progressive on the issue of avoiding DateRape.
** When Toad tries to kiss Debbie and she moves away, he doesn't refuse to take no for an answer and draws back, apologizing, before it turns out that Debbie just wanted to take off her jacket before the makeout session.
** While Steve is unhappy that Laurie changed her mind about having sex at the last minute and argues with her about it, he does immediately sit up and move away rather than insist on taking advantage of her initial consent.
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*** Additionally, Cindy Williams (Laurie) was one of the many actresses who auditioned to play Princess Leia!

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*** Additionally, Cindy Williams Creator/CindyWilliams (Laurie) was one of the many actresses who auditioned to play Princess Leia!
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* {{Adorkable}}: Terry "Toad" Fields is an endearing {{Nerd}}, who is socially awkward, wears large glasses, and wins the affections of the [[GiveGeeksAChance sweet popular girl]], to whom he spends an adventurous evening with.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Terry "Toad" Fields is an endearing {{Nerd}}, nerd, who is socially awkward, wears large glasses, and wins the affections of the [[GiveGeeksAChance sweet popular girl]], to whom he spends an adventurous evening with.

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