Old School (film)

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Old School is a 2003 frat comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and made by DreamWorks Pictures. Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson play three thirty-something year old men who start a fraternity. It was a critical and financial success.

Tropes used in Old School (film) include:
  • Above the Influence: Frank "the Tank" Ricard spends the movie trying to ditch alcohol.
  • Berserk Button: Frank doesn't like it when there is no ice in his lemonade.
  • Big Bad: Dean Gordon "Cheese" Pritchard.
  • Big Yes:
    • Peppers says this when the dart landed on Frank's neck.
    • Frank says this at the end.
  • The Cameo:
    • Snoop Dogg appears at the Mitch-a-Palooza.
    • The director Todd Phillips appears to Mitch's house and says "I'm here for the gangbang."
  • Catchphrase: Frank's "We're going streaking!"
  • Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: Dean Pritchard talks about his plans, which was secretly recorded by Megan so she can help the fraternity stop Pritchard.
  • Politically-Incorrect Villain:
    • Dean Pritchard calls Megan Chang as "Huang".
    • The cab driver tells Mitch to stop being such a "faggot".
  • Product Placement:
    • A U-Haul van is seen.
    • KFC and Olive Garden were mentioned by Frank.
  • Sophisticated As Hell: The Dan Band sings an F-bomb laced version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
  • The Stinger: Dean Gordon Pritchard gets killed by a car crashing into him as Blue is singing "Dust in the Wind" at Heaven.
  • Think of the Children: Beanie says the word "earmuffs" near his children where they cover their ears before he starts swearing.
  • Tranquillizer Dart: Frank accidentally shoots himself in the neck with this.