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* [[Parody Sue]]: Most of the other characters are affected by Chance's '''being there'''; it's just that the traits they cherish in him are ones they ''believe'' he has based on their own assumptions. Also, in the book, he's described by a character as resembling a cross between Ted Kennedy and Cary Grant. |
* [[Parody Sue]]: Most of the other characters are affected by Chance's '''being there'''; it's just that the traits they cherish in him are ones they ''believe'' he has based on their own assumptions. Also, in the book, he's described by a character as resembling a cross between Ted Kennedy and Cary Grant. |
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* [[Peter Sellers]]: And how! |
* [[Peter Sellers]]: And how! |
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* [[Playing Against Type]]: Sellers had such range that saying he had one type isn't accurate, but audiences knew him best as [[Large Ham]] [[Funny Foreigner]] [[The Pink Panther|Inspector Clouseau]] by 1979 due to the role dominating his career comeback. This ''much'' more serene character and story certainly was a change of pace. |
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* [[Prophetic Name]]: Two. |
* [[Prophetic Name]]: Two. |
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** ''Chance'' was named such, according to the book, because "he was born by chance." The [[Meaningful Name]] becomes prophetic when his ''chance'' encounter with Eve and the series of subsequent misunderstandings bring him to power. |
** ''Chance'' was named such, according to the book, because "he was born by chance." The [[Meaningful Name]] becomes prophetic when his ''chance'' encounter with Eve and the series of subsequent misunderstandings bring him to power. |
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