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Chili Palmer is a Hollywood producer who has grown jaded with the movie industry, and who wants to try his hand at the music business. He finds his chance when he meets Linda Moon, a gifted young singer whose talents are going to waste under her current manager. Certain that she can become a superstar, Chili takes Linda under his wing and introduces her to Edie Athens, the widow of an old friend (who Chili saw murdered just the day before) who now has full control of her former husband's record company.

 

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* [[Actor Allusion]]: These are peppered throughout, as the film has fun with its [[Ensemble Cast]].

** A prime example is [[Dwayne Johnson]], who plays gay bodyguard and wannabe-movie star Elliot Wilhelm, and who's perhaps best known as "The Rock" from his former pro-wrestling career.

* [[Adorkable]]: Elliot, the sweet, sensitive and bumbling gay-bodyguard played by [[Dwayne Johnson]].

* [[Adult Child]]: Elliot and his wigga-wannabe boss Raji.

* [[Batter Up]]: Gangsta wanna-be Raji Lowenthal uses this method to get even with another character who insulted his manner of speech... only after said character was already incapacitated, of course.

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Elliot again.

* [[I Never Got Any Letters]]: Raji has been deleting Elliot's answering machine when he finds out that Chili has been getting him acting auditions. Chili proves his treachery when he teaches Elliot to check the messages on his cell phone, where he finds duplicates of the deleted messages.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: This is seen with several of the characters in the film.

* [[Nice Guy]]: Elliot, too nice to be a bodyguard in the first place, much less for a jerk like Raji.

* [[Playing Against Type]]: [[Dwayne Johnson]] absolutely endears himself to audiences and finally showcases his acting versatility by playing a sweet, clumsy, sensitive and [[Adorkable]] gay bodyguard.

* [[Stop Being Stereotypical]]: Invoked by celebrity music producer Sin LaSalle, who chastises his cousin Dabu when the latter pulls up to Sin's house in a big black Hummer, with spinning rims and rap music blasting from the stero.

 

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