History YMMV / NotAnotherTeenMovie

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:

** Depending how you view it, the character Reggie Ray (The Fat Guy), regarding his weight and ''especially'' health (particularly the RunningGag about his concussions) can either now be looked at as cringe-worthy or [[HarsherInHindsight worse than before]] now that Ron Lester has passed on. Also just in general, because of it parodies how little sports programs cared about concussion. It took until the mid-2010s before it started being taken as the very serious, long term problem that it is.

* AccidentalAesop: There's no point in waiting for "the perfect moment", to the exclusion of all else. Even if such a moment ''does'' come along, chances are someone else will take advantage of it before you can.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The cover of "Tainted Love" by Music/MarilynManson.
** And the cover to "Don't You Forget About Me" by Sprung Monkey. You wouldn't expect to hear such passion in a song for a spoof movie.

** Depending how you view it, the character Reggie Ray (The Fat-Guy), regarding his weight and ''especially'' health (particularly the RunningGag about his concussions) can either now be looked at as cringe-worthy or [[HarsherInHindsight worse than before]] now that Ron Lester has passed on. Also just in general, because of it parodies how little sports programs cared about concussion. It took until the mid-2010s before it started being taken as the very serious, long term problem that it is.

*** Captain America dated [[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl's]] [[Creator/ChylerLeigh sister]]

** [[DepravedBisexual Catherine]] talking about her sex-life is this in-universe to everyone except Ox.

* HollywoodHomely: {{Parodied}}; when looking for a girl to turn into Prom Queen for their bet, Jake and Austin make the claim that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyler_Leigh Chyler Leigh]] in glasses, a ponytail, and messy overalls is uglier than a variety of other girls with intentionally exaggerated physical flaws.
* ManipulativeBastard: Austin, when he gets Jake to confess to making a bet over Janey using a pointlessly sneaky ruse. The next day, it's revealed that he managed to convince Janey to be his prom date despite his obvious jerkass attitude.

* FridgeLogic: The architecture of the school is a bit unusual. The girl's changing room and toilets are on the same floor as the basketball court, but there's at least one classroom beneath it. Unless the court has some ''very'' high foundations, this means that someone had the potentially life-threatening idea to put an arena-size room above several classrooms.

* HollywoodHomely: {{Parodied}}; when looking for a girl to turn into Prom Queen for their bet, Jake and Austin make the claim that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyler_Leigh Chyler Leigh]] in glasses, a ponytail, and messy overalls is somehow uglier than a pair of ConjoinedTwins.

** When Janey's brother accuses her of acting like a lesbian, their father tells them that "if Janey wants to be a rugmuncher, that's ''her'' choice". He may be TheAlcoholic, but damn if he isn't supportive - when he remembers, anyway.

** The rest of the soundtrack counts, as it's full of '80s covers from bands such as Music/TheSmashingPumpkins ("Never Let Me Down Again" by Music/DepecheMode), Orgy ("Blue Monday" by Music/NewOrder--the cover was a radio hit a couple of years prior to this film), Music/SystemOfADown ("The Metro" by Berlin--the cover was previously featured on the soundtrack to ''Film/Dracula2000''), Saliva ("Message of Love" by The Pretenders) and {{Music/Muse}} ("Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by Music/TheSmiths).

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a parody of ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou'', Jake tries serenading Janey with "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Janie's Got a Gun]]", and it predictably goes wrong. Nowadays, this seems more inappropriate, given the decade that followed had enough school shootings to force certain facilities to install metal detectors.

** When the siamese twins are crowned prom queen, Janey gives them the warmest smile.

** Three years before Mean Girls, Lacey Chabert played one of a three-girl, pink-wearing clique, following a blonde AlphaBitch.

** The wise janitor... played by Mr. T!
** Molly Ringwald as the flight attendant who tears apart Jake's romantic speeches to Janey.

* RewatchBonus: The props in the background are all references to teen films.
* VindicatedByHistory: It took a critical beatdown when it first came out, but after the increasing number of [[ShallowParody shallow parodies]] took over the genre in the mid/late-2000s, viewers have come to appreciate that ''NATM'' was making a sincere effort to be both funny and faithful to the genre and tropes it was skewering.

** Depending how you view it, the character Reggie Ray (The Fat-Guy), regarding his weight and ''especially'' health (particularly the RunningGag about his concussions) can either now be looked at as cringed-worthy or [[HarsherInHindsight worse than before]] now that Ron Lester has passed on. Also just in general, because of it parodies how little sports programs cared about concussion. It took until the mid-2010s before it started being taken as the very serious, long term problem that it is.

** Catherine talking about her sex-life is this in-universe to everyone except Ox.

** Amidst the insanity of the rest of the film, Music/GoodCharlotte [[TheCameo performs]] a very sincere, very sweet cover of "Put Your Head(s) On My Shoulder."

** Amidst the insanity of the rest of the film, Music/GoodCharlotte [[TheCameo performs]] a very sincere, very sweet cover of "Put Your Hands On My Shoulder."

** [[Series/TwentyFour Mandy]] apparently wasn't much better in high school.

* VindicatedByHistory: It took a critical beatdown when it first came out, but after a series of shallow parodies in the mid/late-2000s, viewers have come to appreciate that ''NATM'' was making a sincere effort to be both funny and faithful.

** In one scene, Janey's brother accuses of her being a lesbian. Janey's actress Creator/ChylerLeigh would later play openly lesbian Alex Danvers in ''Series/Supergirl2015'', fourteen years after the film came out.

* VindicatedByHistory: It took a critical beatdown when it first came out, but after a series of shallow parodies in the mid-late 2000s, viewers have come to appreciate that ''NATM'' was making a sincere effort to be both funny and faithful.

** Depending how you view it, the character Reggie Ray (The Fat-Guy), regarding his weight and ''especially'' health (particularly the RunningGag about his concussions) can either now be looked at as cringed-worthy or [[HarsherInHindsight worse than before]] now that Ron Lester has passed on. Also just in general, because of it parodies how little sports programs cared about concussion. It took until the mid 2010s before it started being taken as the very serious, long term problem that it is.

** Depending how you view it, the character Reggie Ray (The Fat-Guy), regarding his weight and ''especially'' health (particularly the RunningGag about his concussions) can either now be looked at as cringed-worthy or [[HarsherInHindsight worse than before]] now that Ron Lester has passed on. Also just in general, because of it parodies how little sports programs cared about concussion. It took until the mid 2010's before it started being taken as the very serious, long term problem that it is.

** Depending how you view it, the character Reggie Ray (The Fat-Guy), regarding his weight and ''especially'' health (particularly the RunningGag about his concussions) can either now be looked at as cringed-worthy or [[HarsherInHindsight worse than before]] now that Ron Lester has passed on.

** [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling Archer]] has a crush on the football coach.

** In one scene, Janey's brother accuses of her being a lesbian. Janey's actress Creator/ChylerLeigh would later play openly lesbian Alex Danvers in ''Series/{{Supergirl}}'', fourteen years after the film came out.

** When Janey's brother accuses her of acting like a lesbian, their father tells them that "if Janey wants to be a carpet muncher, that's ''her'' choice". Father of the year if ever there was one (relatively speaking).

** The rest of the soundtrack counts, as it's full of '80s covers from bands such as Music/TheSmashingPumpkins ("Never Let Me Down Again" by Music/DepecheMode), Orgy ("Blue Monday" by Music/NewOrder--the cover was a radio hit a couple of years prior to this film), Music/SystemOfADown ("The Metro" by Berlin--the cover was prevoisly featured on the soundtrack to ''Film/Dracula2000''), Saliva ("Message of Love" by The Pretenders) and {{Music/Muse}} ("Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by Music/TheSmiths).

** The rest of the soundtrack counts, as it's full of '80s covers from bands such as Music/TheSmashingPumpkins ("Never Let Me Down Again" by Music/DepecheMode), Orgy ("Blue Monday" by Music/NewOrder--the cover was a radio hit a couple of years prior to this film), Music/SystemOfADown ("The Metro" by Berlin--the cover was prevoisly featured on the soundtrack to ''Dracula2000''), Saliva ("Message of Love" by The Pretenders) and {{Music/Muse}} ("Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by Music/TheSmiths).

** The rest of the soundtrack counts, as it's full of '80s covers from bands such as Music/TheSmashingPumpkins ("Never Let Me Down Again" by Music/DepecheMode), Orgy ("Blue Monday" by Music/NewOrder--the cover was a radio hit a couple of years prior to this film), Music/SystemOfADown ("The Metro" by Berlin), Saliva ("Message of Love" by The Pretenders) and {{Music/Muse}} ("Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by Music/TheSmiths).

** Depending how you view it, the character Reggie Ray (The Fat-Guy), regarding his weight and ''especially'' health (particularly the RunningGag about his concussions) can either now be looked at as cringed-worthy or [[HarsherInHindsight worse than before]]--assuming that you know about the death of actor Ron Lester.