Line #11 Film/Blended


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3	''Blended'' is a 2014 American film produced by Happy Madison Productions. It stars Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/DrewBarrymore.
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5	After a bad blind date at Hooters, two single parents, Jim (Sandler) and Lauren (Barrymore) who contrast in many ways, soon find themselves and their children on a vacation in a African resort.
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8	!!''Blended'' contains the following tropes:
9	* AdoptivePeerParent: Lampshaded when Jake tells Eddy that Ginger isn't his mom, because she would've been one when he was born.
10	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Both Lauren and Jim: Jim for treating his girls like most fathers would treat boys, Lauren for being overprotective and overly affectionate.
11	* BlendedFamilyDrama: The film is about single parents Jim and Lauren who wind up taking a "familymoon" together along with all their kids. During the trip, Jim and Lauren grow closer and bond with the others' children, who also begin to get along despite initial awkwardness. The film ends with the parents affirming their desire to be with each other (to the delight of their kids).
12	* ChildrenAreInnocent: Lauren and her boys get the parents' room in the suite, complete with fire pole (i.e. stripper pole), cherry pan-ties (read: edible underwear), and a box of costumes (bondage gear, complete with mask, gimp suit, and whip).
13	* CovertPervert: Brendan thinks he is this, perving on Ginger's [[FormFittingWardrobe cleavage and camel toe]]. He's actually not so covert about it.
14	* DisappearedDad: Mark, Lauren's ex-husband, clearly doesn't give a damn about his sons, and goes out of his way to travel for work rather than spend time with them. Their divorce was also triggered by him cheating on Lauren.
15	* EmbarrassingFirstName: Jim’s middle child is named Espn, after Jim's favorite network.
16	* EmbarrassingNickname: Jim's oldest is Hillary, but is getting rather annoyed with her father continuously calling her Larry.
17	* FeminineMotherTomboyishDaughter: Inverted. Jim's wife was a tomboy, so he expects his daughters to also be tomboys and treats them as such. He's surprised when Lauren gives Larry a feminine makeover, and she's a lot happier about how she looks.
18	* ImaginaryFriend: Espn is still overcoming the loss of her mother, and finds comfort in pretending that she's still around. She talks to her and holds seats at the table for her.
19	* IronicEcho: Hillary getting made up makes Lauren think up "I'm Every Woman", Jake [[Music/BoyzIIMen "I'll Make Love to You"]] and Jim [[Music/{{REM}} "It's the End of the World As We Know It"]]. Lauren's makeover in turn makes Hillary, Jim, and Brendan think of those same songs in that order (see ParentWithNewParamour).
20	* ItMakesSenseInContext: Lauren is rather annoyed that Jim chose to bring her to [[FanServiceWithASmile Hooters]] for their blind date. And considers him rather disgusting that he's apparently there enough for the waitresses to know him by name and for him to know theirs. She changes her mind when Hillary mentions offhand that her mother managed that particular restaurant before she died, realizing that it's someplace that both reminds him of his wife and feels comfortable.
21	* LadyLooksLikeADude: Larry and Espn both have pageboy haircuts and don't wear makeup, causing people to mistake them for boys, to both their consternations.
22	* TheLostLenore: Jim's wife died of cancer and he has a very hard time dealing with his growing feelings for Lauren because of it.
23	* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: Brendan's penchant for doing this to pictures of his babysitter's face taped to centerfolds squicks out his mom.
24	* MissingMom: Jim's wife passed away some time prior to the start of the film; this particularly still effects his middle child, Espn, who isn’t quite ready to let go of her mother.
25	* ParentWithNewParamour: Brendan is in denial about his parents' marriage being over, so he preemptively tries to drive away Jim in case he's a potential suitor for Lauren.
26	* RunningGag: Lauren bonking her younger son Tyler's head when he's passed out and she has to carry him to bed.
27	* ShipperOnDeck: Jim's daughters all like Lauren and push their dad to start a relationship. Lauren's boys take a bit longer to take a liking to Jim, but they come around.
28	* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: The choir led by Nickens has this tendency.
29	* TamponRun: Jim and Lauren run into each other at the pharmacy trying to buy tampons and magazines, respectively, for their children. They help each other pick out the right items and swap them at the checkout to avoid the awkwardness, but Jim blabs about the swap, defeating the purpose.
30	* ThatCameOutWrong: Brendan talks about how his mom is hot and has a "rockin' body". It [[{{Squick}} squicks out]] people who hear it.
31	--> '''Barber''': Hey, that's sick, man.\
32	'''Brendan''': That was out of context!\
33	'''Barber''': Was it?
34	* {{Tomboy}}: Jim's daughters. Larry turns into a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak in Africa.
35	* TomboyishName: Two of Jim's daughters are given more masculine nicknames - eldest daughter Hilary is referred to as "Larry" and youngest daughter Louise is "Lou".
36	* VerbalBackspace: Lauren, fed up with their first date, asks Jim which reason his wife left him. She has to apologize immediately when he mentions that the reason is [[MissingMom cancer]].
37	* VerbedTitle: ''Blended''.
38	* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Lauren's ex is rather flighty and often ditches his sons to work, even cancelling a planned trip that sets off the vacation part of the plot.

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