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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Although not strictly a hero, as his career rapidly takes a dive-plunge straight down the crapper Simon Foster ends up in the U.N Mediation Room frantically eating mints, [[Thousand-Yard Stare|staring blankly into space]] and remarking that his internal thoughts seem to be an endless loop of him shouting "Oh, shit!" at himself in a distant voice "like a car alarm in the middle of the night".
* [[Homage Shot]]: "Don't raise your voice. This is a sacred place." Linton reminds Malcolm that you can't fight in here, this is the Meditation Room.
** The US [https://web.archive.org/web/20130708135659/http://www.ifcfilms.com/videos/in-the-loop-trailer trailer] and [http://media.ifcfilms.com/images/films/film-media-movie-poster-large/in-the-loop-poster_280x415.jpg poster] also reference ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'', as did many critics making favorable comparisons.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: At one point, Simon assures Malcolm that he didn't become a minister by screwing up every public appearance he makes; however, in pretty much every public or official appearance that we see him make he's inarticulate, incompetent and only manages to bollocks things up for himself and everyone.
** Paul Michaelson: "Am I calm? I'm fucking ZEN!"
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