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* HilariousInHindsight: The final scene shows Ray throwing a baseball with shockingly good accuracy and distance, prompting Jerry to think he might have potential. While Jonathan Lipnicki didn't become a baseball player, he did become a [[https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/jonathan-lipnicki/pictures/jonathan-lipnicki-pictures.html jacked]] MMA fighter.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The final scene shows Ray throwing a baseball with shockingly good accuracy and distance, prompting Jerry to think he might have potential. While Jonathan Lipnicki didn't become a baseball player, he did become a [[https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/jonathan-lipnicki/pictures/jonathan-lipnicki-pictures.html jacked]] MMA fighter.fighter and achieve a black belt in BJJ.



** Creator/EmilyProcter and Creator/HilarySwank have bit parts as two of Jerry's ex-girlfriends.

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** Creator/EmilyProcter Creator/EmilyProcter, Creator/LucyLiu and Creator/HilarySwank have bit parts as two some of Jerry's ex-girlfriends.
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** Website/EverythingIsTerrible's quest to collect as many VHS tapes of the film as possible, which has spiraled into an attempt to build a pyramid tomb housing theme.

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** Website/EverythingIsTerrible's ''Website/EverythingIsTerrible's'' quest to collect as many VHS tapes of the film as possible, which has spiraled into an attempt to build a pyramid tomb housing theme.
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** Everything Is Terrible's quest to collect as many VHS tapes of the film as possible, which has spiralled into an attempt to build a pyramid tomb housing theme.

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** Everything Is Terrible's Website/EverythingIsTerrible's quest to collect as many VHS tapes of the film as possible, which has spiralled spiraled into an attempt to build a pyramid tomb housing theme.
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* ConsolationAward: While Creator/CubaGoodingJr rightfully did deserve the Award for Best Supporting Actor, many viewers felt that the Oscars only gave him that award after they snubbed him from his ground-breaking performance in Film/BoyzNTheHood.

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* ConsolationAward: While Creator/CubaGoodingJr rightfully did deserve the Award for Best Supporting Actor, many viewers felt that the Oscars only gave him that award after they snubbed him from his ground-breaking performance in Film/BoyzNTheHood.''Film/BoyzNTheHood''.
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Say what you want about Cuba Gooding Jr. He didn't deserve to be snubbed from the Oscars for Boyz N The Hood. Same goes for Ice Cube.

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* ConsolationAward: While Creator/CubaGoodingJr rightfully did deserve the Award for Best Supporting Actor, many viewers felt that the Oscars only gave him that award after they snubbed him from his ground-breaking performance in Film/BoyzNTheHood.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The final scene shows Ray throwing a baseball with shockingly good accuracy, prompting Jerry to think he might have potential. While Jonathan Lipnicki didn't become a baseball player, he did become a [[https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/jonathan-lipnicki/pictures/jonathan-lipnicki-pictures.html jacked]] MMA fighter.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The final scene shows Ray throwing a baseball with shockingly good accuracy, accuracy and distance, prompting Jerry to think he might have potential. While Jonathan Lipnicki didn't become a baseball player, he did become a [[https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/jonathan-lipnicki/pictures/jonathan-lipnicki-pictures.html jacked]] MMA fighter.
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** "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"
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** Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'', ''Film/AFewGoodMen'', and ''Film/{{Outbreak}}'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.

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** Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'', ''Film/AFewGoodMen'', and ''Film/{{Outbreak}}'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.[[Film/StuartLittle George Little]] is Ray.
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** Creator/HilarySwank has a bit part as one of Jerry's ex-girlfriends.

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** Creator/EmilyProcter and Creator/HilarySwank has a have bit part parts as one two of Jerry's ex-girlfriends.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Summed up nicely at the very end of the movie.
--> '''Dicky Fox''': Hey, I don't have all the answers. In life, to be honest, I failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my wife. I love my life. And I wish you my kind of success.
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I think someone was troping while drunk, uh-oh


** Everything Is Terrible's quest to collect as many VHS tapes of the film as possible, which has spiralled into an attempt to build a pyramidtomb housing htem.

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** Everything Is Terrible's quest to collect as many VHS tapes of the film as possible, which has spiralled into an attempt to build a pyramidtomb pyramid tomb housing htem.theme.
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrxiDWyeVI hug that Jerry and Rod give each other]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVuXKypPs0 touchdown celebration Rod does]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of73UiXUvjA Rod's subsequent breakdown]] during his final interview are all heartwarming in the moment, but become even more so when one sees how Creator/CubaGoodingJr. perfectly emulated each of them during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCMqr1QRQw Oscar acceptance speech]].

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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrxiDWyeVI hug that Jerry and Rod give each other]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVuXKypPs0 touchdown celebration Rod does]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of73UiXUvjA Rod's subsequent breakdown]] during his final interview are all heartwarming in the moment, but become even more so when one sees how Creator/CubaGoodingJr. Creator/CubaGoodingJr perfectly emulated each of them during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCMqr1QRQw Oscar acceptance speech]].
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* {{Squick}}: In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Rod down a hallway in his house where a ''ton'' of ants are crawling on the wall. Yuck.

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* {{Squick}}: In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Rod walks down a hallway in his house where a ''ton'' of ants are crawling on the wall. Yuck.
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* SignatureScene: The Christmas party at the end, for giving us not one, but two of the most heartwarming movie quotes of all time.
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--> '''Dicky Fox''': Hey, I don't have all the answers. In life, to be honest, I failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my wife. I love my life. And I wish you my kind of success.

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--> '''Dicky Fox''': Hey, I don't have all the answers. In life, to be honest, I failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my wife. I love my life. And I wish you my kind of success.success.
* {{Squick}}: In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Rod down a hallway in his house where a ''ton'' of ants are crawling on the wall. Yuck.
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** Creator/DonalLogue also has a small part as one of Jerry's co-workers at SMI.
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** Everything Is Terrible's quest to collect as many VHS tapes of the film as possible, which has spiralled into an attempt to build a pyramidtomb housing htem.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: As with most Creator/CameronCrowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack. Special mention must go to "Shelter From the Storm" by Music/BobDylan over the end credits.



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As with most Creator/CameronCrowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack. Special mention must go to "Shelter From the Storm" by Music/BobDylan over the end credits.
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrxiDWyeVI hug that Jerry and Rod give each other]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVuXKypPs0 touchdown celebration Rod does]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of73UiXUvjA Rod's subsequent breakdown]] during his final interview are all heartwarming in the moment, but become even more so when one sees how Cuba Gooding, Jr. perfectly emulated each of them during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCMqr1QRQw Oscar acceptance speech]].

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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrxiDWyeVI hug that Jerry and Rod give each other]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVuXKypPs0 touchdown celebration Rod does]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of73UiXUvjA Rod's subsequent breakdown]] during his final interview are all heartwarming in the moment, but become even more so when one sees how Cuba Gooding, Jr.Creator/CubaGoodingJr. perfectly emulated each of them during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCMqr1QRQw Oscar acceptance speech]].

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As with most Cameron Crowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack. Special mention must go to "Shelter From the Storm" by Bob Dylan over the end credits.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As with most Cameron Crowe Creator/CameronCrowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack. Special mention must go to "Shelter From the Storm" by Bob Dylan Music/BobDylan over the end credits.


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* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'', ''Film/AFewGoodMen'', and ''Film/{{Outbreak}}'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.
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* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: Many, including "Help me help you", "You had me at 'hello'", "You complete me", and most notably "Show me the money".
** Two well-earned spots on AFI' s "100 Quotes" List, with the "hello" line ranked at #52 and the "money" line at #25.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As with most Cameron Crowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack.
** Special mention must go to "Shelter From the Storm" by Bob Dylan over the end credits.

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* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: Many, including "Help me help you", "You had me at 'hello'", "You complete me", and most notably "Show me the money".
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money". Two well-earned spots on AFI' s "100 Quotes" List, with the "hello" line ranked at #52 and the "money" line at #25.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As with most Cameron Crowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Ray for being an adorably precocious child, and getting a lot of great lines.


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* HilariousInHindsight: The final scene shows Ray throwing a baseball with shockingly good accuracy, prompting Jerry to think he might have potential. While Jonathan Lipnicki didn't become a baseball player, he did become a [[https://www.picsofcelebrities.com/celebrity/jonathan-lipnicki/pictures/jonathan-lipnicki-pictures.html jacked]] MMA fighter.
* MemeticMutation:
** "You had me at hello" usually as a response to some kind of offer. It's also sometimes turned around to "you ''lost'' me at hello."
** Ray's line about the weight of the human head to a lesser extent.
* NarmCharm: Some of the lines can be seen as {{Narm}}y due to constant parody and ShoutOut, but in the context of the film they're still rather sweet.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrxiDWyeVI hug that Jerry and Rod give each other]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVuXKypPs0 touchdown celebration Rod does]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of73UiXUvjA Rod's subsequent breakdown]] during his final interview are all heartwarming in the moment, but become even more so when one sees how Cuba Gooding, Jr. perfectly emulated each of them during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCMqr1QRQw Oscar acceptance speech]].

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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrxiDWyeVI hug that Jerry and Rod give each other]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVuXKypPs0 touchdown celebration Rod does]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of73UiXUvjA Rod's subsequent breakdown]] during his final interview are all heartwarming in the moment, but become even more so when one sees how Cuba Gooding, Jr. perfectly emulated each of them during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCMqr1QRQw Oscar acceptance speech]].
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrxiDWyeVI hug that Jerry and Rod give each other]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVuXKypPs0 touchdown celebration Rod does]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of73UiXUvjA Rod's subsequent breakdown]] during his final interview are all heartwarming in the moment, but become even more so when one sees how Cuba Gooding, Jr. perfectly emulated each of them during his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnCMqr1QRQw Oscar acceptance speech]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Boyz N' The Hood'', ''AFewGoodMen'', and ''Outbreak'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.
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** Two well-earned spots on AFI' s "100 Quotes" List, with the "hello" line ranked at #52 and the "money" line at #25.
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* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn - Many, including "Help me help you", "You had me at 'hello'", "You complete me", and most notably "Show me the money".
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome - As with most Cameron Crowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack.

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* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn - TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: Many, including "Help me help you", "You had me at 'hello'", "You complete me", and most notably "Show me the money".
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome - CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As with most Cameron Crowe films, it has an excellent and aptly-assembled soundtrack.



* RetroactiveRecognition - Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Boyz N' The Hood'', ''AFewGoodMen'', and ''Outbreak'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.

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* RetroactiveRecognition - RetroactiveRecognition: Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Boyz N' The Hood'', ''AFewGoodMen'', and ''Outbreak'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.
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* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn - Many, including "Help me help you", "You had me at 'hello'", "You complete me", and most notably "Show me the money".
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* RetroactiveRecognition - Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Boyz N' The Hood'', ''AFewGoodMen'', and ''Outbreak'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.

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* RetroactiveRecognition - Cuba Gooding Jr. had appeared in quite a few high-profile movies before this one, among them ''Boyz N' The Hood'', ''AFewGoodMen'', and ''Outbreak'', but this was the role that gave him actual name recognition.recognition.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Summed up nicely at the very end of the movie.
--> '''Dicky Fox''': Hey, I don't have all the answers. In life, to be honest, I failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my wife. I love my life. And I wish you my kind of success.

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