Little Nicky: Difference between revisions

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=== This film contains examples of: ===

* [[A Hell of a Time]]: What happens when the two stoner metalheads die in a plane crash? They go to Hell. "They've never been happier."

** Then again said metalheads are [[Pals ~~With~~ Jesus|Pals With The Devil's Son]] so it makes sense that they'd get special treatment.

** Then again said metalheads are [[Pals with Jesus|Pals With The Devil's Son]] so it makes sense that they'd get special treatment.

* [[Adolf Hitler]]: See [[Ass Shove]] below.

* [[All Part of the Show]]: A demon can get away with all sorts of mischief and "special effects" at a Harlem Globetrotters game. Even when the basketball ''explodes'', this only results in an annoyed referee.

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'''Nicky''': Yes, they're furry.<br />

'''Demon''': Bunny, bunny, bunny, bunny! }}

* [[Celebrity Power]]: What ultimately defeats the [[Big Bad]]? {{spoiler|[[~~Ozzy Osbourne (Music)|~~Ozzy Osbourne]], who was summoned from an orb that was given to Nicky by ''God''}}.

* [[Celebrity Power]]: What ultimately defeats the [[Big Bad]]? {{spoiler|[[Ozzy Osbourne]], who was summoned from an orb that was given to Nicky by ''God''}}.

* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: "Are there ''boobs'' on my head?!" "Yeah, big ones."

* [[Deal ~~With~~ the Devil]]: Subverted. Dan Marino wants to sell his soul to Dad, but he's rejected because Dad thinks he's too much of a nice guy to go to Hell... and because he's a Jets fan.

* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Subverted. Dan Marino wants to sell his soul to Dad, but he's rejected because Dad thinks he's too much of a nice guy to go to Hell... and because he's a Jets fan.

* [[Death As Comedy]]: "I got hit by a bright light... that was attached to a lot of metal..."

* [[Death as Comedy]]: "I got hit by a bright light... that was attached to a lot of metal..."

* [[Detect Evil]]: The blind preacher can sense Nicky {{spoiler|and his son}}'s demonic presence, but doesn't seem to sense {{spoiler|their}} angel blood.

* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: See [[Celebrity Power]] above. Possibly one of the strangest Deus Ex endings in history.

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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Even with the sympathetic portrayal of the demons, it's the [[Big Bad]] Adrian who balks at seeing {{spoiler|[[Squick|Clint Howard in drag and dancing barechested]]}}.

{{quote| '''Adrian''': Well... maybe not that horrible... but still pretty bad.}}

* [[Everything's Worse ~~With~~ Bees]]: Henry Winkler is covered in bees... twice.

* [[Everything's Worse with Bees]]: Henry Winkler is covered in bees... twice.

* [[Eye Scream]]: "You got it right in the eye!"

* [[Female Angel, Male Demon]]: Parodied in that Nicky's father (Satan) is a bit of a [[Dirty Old Man]], while Nicky's mother (an angel) is a blonde [[Valley Girl]].

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* [[Product Placement]]: "Popeye's Chicken is fuckin' awesome!"

** Which had a very weird sort of censoring on network TV - any instances of "Popeye's Chicken" being uttered is either bleeped or, in the case of the giant tub it came in, ''redacted''.

* [[Double Standard Rape (Male On Male)]]: Satan + Hitler + Pineapple. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. [[Acceptable Targets|It's Hitler, so it's okay]].

* [[Double Standard Rape (Male on Male)]]: Satan + Hitler + Pineapple. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. [[Acceptable Targets|It's Hitler, so it's okay]].

* [[Satan Is Good]]: Satan only wants what's best for Nicky. He's fine with him living on Earth.

* [[Shapeshifter Showdown]]: Nicky and Adrian duel with their good and evil magic, with highlights including {{spoiler|Adrian turning a cute baby into a creepy midget}}.

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* [[Speech Impediment]]: Nicky. It's implied that this is due to [[Comedic Sociopathy|having his face smashed with a shovel]].

* [[Subliminal Seduction]]: Parodied. Nicky reveals a Satanic backwards message on a song by the soft-rock band Chicago.

** Funnily enough, the [[~~Ozzy Osbourne (Music)|~~Ozzy Osbourne]] record they listen to doesn't have any, because "the Blizzard always came straight with his messages".

** Funnily enough, the [[Ozzy Osbourne]] record they listen to doesn't have any, because "the Blizzard always came straight with his messages".

* [[Talking Animal]]: Mr. Beefy.

* [[Theme Naming]]: [[Those Two Guys]] are called John and Peter. Crosses into [[The Danza]] as they are credited as Jonathan Loughran and Peter Dante. Yes, [[The Divine Comedy|Dante]].

* [[They Killed Kenny]]: Nicky is killed ''seven'' times in the span of the ninety minute movie. Being a denizen of Hell, he can just walk right back out. Deaths include: Being hit by a train twice, being hit by a truck and a bus, attacked by a polar bear off-screen, drowned by his roomate and for the finale hit in the head with a large rock.

* [[Toilet Humour]]: After all, it ''is'' an Adam Sandler movie.

* [[What Could Have Been]]: Satan was originally going to be played by [[ACDC ~~(Music)~~|Angus Young]], but he had to cancel before shooting.

* [[What Could Have Been]]: Satan was originally going to be played by [[ACDC|Angus Young]], but he had to cancel before shooting.

** [[Dustin Hoffman]] was the first choice for Satan but turned it down.

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: At one point, Nicky's final fight with Adrian becomes a pillow fight.