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Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.


"The chateaus have been here for three hundred years. Mieke's gone in 12 hours."

  • Cult Classic: While it was a dud at the box office, it gained a good following. It is also considered one of the better teen sex comedies aside from American Pie and Superbad.
  • Ear Worm: You'll have the song "Scotty Doesn't Know" stuck in your head for days after watching this movie.
  • Ensemble Darkhorse: The Absinthe Fairy played by Kenny Bania's actor sure is fun to watch.
  • Friendly Fandoms: Since they are from the same writers, The Cat in the Hat fans get along with this film.
  • Germans Love David Hasselhoff: It's no surprise that a good amount of Europeans loved this film.
  • Harsher in Hindsight: After Hostel came out in 2005, it can be a little hard to watch a movie that takes the idea of a sex-crazed American backpacker getting tortured while looking to get laid in Europe and plays it for laughs.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: The song "Scotty Doesn't Know" is all about...fucking Matt Damon.
  • Just Here for Godzilla: No few male viewers showed up to see Michelle Trachtenberg take her top off as teased in the trailers.
  • Memetic Molester: The Creepy Italian Guy, who likes nuzzling to the teens before saying "Mi scusi".
  • Memetic Mutation:
    • "Scotty Doesn't Know" became a meme of itself after a prankster put the song on loop at Scott Morrison's website in 2018 after the website didn't get its domain name renewed.
    • "This isn't where I parked my car!"
    • "Here's a fun fact. You made out with your sister, man!" This one became popular for Star Wars and Game of Thrones fans.
    • "Pretty good. Pretty damn good, lads!"
    • "Administer the testicle clamps!"
    • "Mi scusi!"
    • "Mail, motherfucker!"
  • Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales: While there are plenty of European and American stereotypes, they don't feel like stereotypes at all.
  • One-Scene Wonder: Matt Damon as Donny stole the show in the prologue.
  • Signature Song: "Scotty Doesn't Know".
  • Trailer Joke Decay: Some of the good jokes were shown in the trailer, diluting the effect.
  • Values Dissonance: A few characters casually use the word "retard". At least it wasn't bad in that department compared to future DreamWorks film Tropic Thunder.
  • Villain Song: "Scotty Doesn't Know", especially since the singer and Fiona are well aware Scotty is there and that they are giving him Too Much Information.
  • Win Back the Crowd: Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel and Alec Berg who had written The Cat in the Hat should be glad this film was released given that they are more comfortable with adult-oriented scripts than family-friendly ones.