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Best friends Mitch ([[Norm MacDonald]]) and Sam ([[Mad TV|Artie]] [[Howard Stern|Lange]]) need $50,000 to get Sam's father a life-saving heart operation. Problem is, both are completely incompetent when it comes to holding down a job. That is, until they figure out they can make a living out of the one thing they're actually good at: Revenge! |
Best friends Mitch ([[Norm MacDonald]]) and Sam ([[Mad TV|Artie]] [[Howard Stern|Lange]]) need $50,000 to get Sam's father a life-saving heart operation. Problem is, both are completely incompetent when it comes to holding down a job. That is, until they figure out they can make a living out of the one thing they're actually good at: Revenge! |
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Co-written by MacDonald, and directed by [[Bob Saget]]. Yes, the star of ''[[Full House]]'' and ''[[ |
Co-written by MacDonald, and directed by [[Bob Saget]]. Yes, the star of ''[[Full House]]'' and ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''! |
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==== Tropes ==== |
==== Tropes ==== |
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* [[Mushroom Samba]]: Mitch has this after eating tainted brownies. |
* [[Mushroom Samba]]: Mitch has this after eating tainted brownies. |
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{{quote| [[Satan|We eat the pig, and then together we BURN!]]}} |
{{quote| [[Satan|We eat the pig, and then together we BURN!]]}} |
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* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: ''[[Men in Black ( |
* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]] Who Like To Have Sex With Each Other'' |
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* [[Rape Discretion Shot]]: [[Played for Laughs]] with the [[Prison Rape]] scene. Not only is the rape itself not shown, but Mitch's reaction is comically understated. |
* [[Rape Discretion Shot]]: [[Played for Laughs]] with the [[Prison Rape]] scene. Not only is the rape itself not shown, but Mitch's reaction is comically understated. |
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* [[Running Gag]]: Mitch's Notes to Self; actually becomes a plot point. |
* [[Running Gag]]: Mitch's Notes to Self; actually becomes a plot point. |
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Oh, God, is that a hand grenade?<br /> |
Oh, God, is that a hand grenade?<br /> |
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''*Loud Explosion*'' }} |
''*Loud Explosion*'' }} |
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* [[Trapped by Gambling Debts]]: Dr. Farthing is demanding $50,000 because he needs to pay off his bookie. |
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* [[Urine Trouble]]: |
* [[Urine Trouble]]: |
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{{quote| Sam, are you pissing off the side of the building?<br /> |
{{quote| Sam, are you pissing off the side of the building?<br /> |