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* OneSceneWonder: Sam Kinison's deranged professor left quite an impression despite being in two scenes.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Sam Kinison's homophobic, sexist and racist comedy makes his appearance uncomfortable today.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Sam Kinison's [[https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1991-03-23-2779601-story.html homophobic, sexist and racist comedy comedy]] makes his appearance uncomfortable today.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The title track to the movie; play that song on your first day of classes, and it's gonna be a good semester. "Dead Man's Party" by Music/OingoBoingo also qualifies.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V5-tD00cQA title track track]] to the movie; play that song on your first day of classes, and it's gonna be a good semester. semester; the tune is so catchy, it's RecycledTrailerMusic for upbeat comedy film trailers. "Dead Man's Party" by Music/OingoBoingo (composer Music/DannyElfman's band) also qualifies.
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** Thorton's advice to set money aside to pay off the teamsters and other mobsters in construction is now dated, as the Mafia no longer has a stranglehold on construction through the unions.
** Thorton's econ professor stops his lecture to find out who's typing in his class. Modern students do type their notes, but they use laptops, which are admittedly quieter.
** Thorton's advice to set money aside to pay off the teamsters and other mobsters in construction is now dated, as the Mafia no longer has a stranglehold on construction through the unions.
** Thorton's econ professor stops his lecture to find out who's typing in his class. Modern students do type their notes, but they use laptops, which are admittedly quieter.
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** Valerie Desmond of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' has a role.
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** Valerie Desmond of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' has a role.is another future Trekker --[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Jadzia Dax]].
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** Thorton's econ professor stops his lecture to find out who's typing in his class. Modern students do type their notes, but they use laptops, which are admittedly quieter.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: At first glance, the film might look like a funny family comedy about an old man (played by Rodney Dangerfield) who goes back to college. It isn't rated PG-13 for nothing.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: At first glance, the film might look like a funny family comedy about an old man (played by Rodney Dangerfield) who goes back to college. It isn't rated PG-13 for nothing.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A guy in his upper 60s going to college? That's nothing; the 2015 documentary ''Clarence'' featured a guy in his mid ''80s'' going to college for the first time.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Creator/RobertPicardo The guy who Thorton catches his wife with]] [[Series/StarTrekVoyager should look familiar to Star Trek fans.]]
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* DirectorDisplacement: Creator/HaroldRamis was a co-writer and producer on the film.
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** And then there's that [[Creator/RobertDowneyJr funny friend of Jason's]]...
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** Keith Gordon stopped acting not long after this film and started directing TV, including ''Series/WildPalms'' and ''Series/{{Dexter}}''.
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** Keith Gordon stopped acting not long after this film and started directing TV, including ''Series/WildPalms'' and ''Series/{{Dexter}}''. Most folks remember him as an actor as the lead of ''Film/{{Christine}}''.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The entire dinner party sequence, early in the film.
** "I know you! [=You're 'Tall & Fat'!=]" "[=Oh, yeah? Well, you're short and ugly!=]"
** The 'Tall & Fat' commercial shown at the beginning, mercilessly mocking the entire concept of body image. With Thornton closing "If you wanna look thin, you hang around fat people!"
-->'''Thornton''' (turning off the ad): So whadda ya think, Lou?\\
'''Lou''': You could lose a few pounds.\\
'''Thornton''' (shaking his head): [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I gotta hire bigger actors...]]
** The OneSceneWonder moment of Creator/SamKinison going nuclear as a whacked-out history professor, forcing Rodney to get as berserk as he is just to get out of the room ''alive''.
--->'''Thornton:''' Good teacher. He really seems to care. '''''About what I have no idea.'''''
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** "You're '''perfect!'''"
** "I know you! [=You're 'Tall & Fat'!=]" "[=Oh, yeah? Well, you're short and ugly!=]"
** The 'Tall & Fat' commercial shown at the beginning, mercilessly mocking the entire concept of body image. With Thornton closing "If you wanna look thin, you hang around fat people!"
-->'''Thornton''' (turning off the ad): So whadda ya think, Lou?\\
'''Lou''': You could lose a few pounds.\\
'''Thornton''' (shaking his head): [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I gotta hire bigger actors...]]
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** Everybody gets at least one. Unlike many modern comedians, Dangerfield was more than willing to let other people be funny in his movies
** "You're '''perfect!'''"
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Thornton recites "Do not go gentle into that good night" from memory as part of his English final. What does that poem mean to him? It means ''he don't take shit from '''nobody!'''''
** Also, the Triple Lindy dive he pulls off that wins the competition for his school.
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--->'''Thornton:''' Good teacher. He really seems to care. '''''About what I have no idea.'''''
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The guy who Thorton catches his wife with [[Series/StarTrekVoyager should look familiar to Star Trek fans.]]
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The guy who Thorton catches his wife with [[Series/StarTrekVoyager should look familiar to Star Trek fans.]]]]
** As will [[StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Valerie Desmond]].
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** "I know you! [=You're 'Tall & Fat'!=]" "[=Oh, yeah? Well, you're short and ugly!=]"
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** "I know you! [=You're 'Tall & Fat'!=]" "[=Oh, yeah? Well, you're short and ugly!=]" ugly!=]"
** The 'Tall & Fat' commercial shown at the beginning, mercilessly mocking the entire concept of body image. With Thornton closing "If you wanna look thin, you hang around fat people!"
-->'''Thornton''' (turning off the ad): So whadda ya think, Lou?\\
'''Lou''': You could lose a few pounds.\\
'''Thornton''' (shaking his head): [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I gotta hire bigger actors...]]
** The OneSceneWonder moment of SamKinison going nuclear as a whacked-out history professor, forcing Rodney to get as berserk as he is just to get out of the room ''alive''.
** The 'Tall & Fat' commercial shown at the beginning, mercilessly mocking the entire concept of body image. With Thornton closing "If you wanna look thin, you hang around fat people!"
-->'''Thornton''' (turning off the ad): So whadda ya think, Lou?\\
'''Lou''': You could lose a few pounds.\\
'''Thornton''' (shaking his head): [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I gotta hire bigger actors...]]
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* NarmCharm: The guy pulling off the Triple Lindy dive is so obviously ''not'' Rodney, that it's actually kind of funny.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The guy who Thorton catches his wife with [[StarTrekVoyager should look familiar to Star Trek fans.]]
