I Love You, Man: Difference between revisions

* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: Peter's dad lives this trope.

* [[Angrish]]: Sydney's reaction to being hit in the leg with a golf ball.

* [[Adorkable]]: Peter is a textbook example (though he's more socially awkward than nerdy), as pretty much ''anything'' he says in an attempt to be cool is a combo of hilarious, embarrassing and clumsy.

'''Peter''': (beat) What did I just say? }}

* [[As Himself]]: [[The Incredible Hulk|Lou Ferrigno]], as Peter's big real estate account. He's only on-screen for a little while, but the movie gets a lot of millage out of Ferrigno's [[Self-Deprecation|former role]].

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Peter's groomsmen include his father, gay brother, the man dates...and Lou Ferrigano

* [[Romantic Comedy]]: Averted, but just barely. Between the date montages, awkward phone message (including message rehearsal), and worrying about the "rules" of man-dating, a lot of the movie's humor comes from playing with [[Rom Com]] tropes we all know, just transplanted to an unusual context.

* [[Running Gag]]: Peter's awkwardness around Sydney lasts quite a while, bordering on schoolboyish infatuation. The resulting gag is Peter's utter inability to think up a half decent, or even intelligible, nickname for Sydney.

* [[Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace]]: Played with as Sydney isn't trying to steal Peter from Zooey but is showing his love for Peter. If you listen closely Sydney arrives as the priest says "If anyone can show just cause why they should not marry."

* [[Title Drop]]

** Parodied when their proclamations of (platonic) love escalate. Rapidly.

'''Peter''': I love you, muchacho. }}