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The filmmakers made a point of keeping many of the film's details secret so as to increase the mystery and hype surrounding it, seeking out unknown actors and using what was originally meant as a [[Working Title|placeholder]] title as the film's actual name. It has mostly gotten negative reviews from critics, though it turned out to be very profitable.
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Not to be confused with [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093793/ the 1987 movie] of the same name, which was about [[Matthew Broderick]] and a bunch of chimpanzees in the Air Force.
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* [[The Alleged Car]]: The minivan at the end of the film, which is missing two doors and has had most of its paint scorched off. Thomas' parents force him to drive it to school as punishment, though his friends think it looks [[Badass]].
* [[Based on a True Story]]: More specifically, based on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm61svN4U5g this guy.] Compare the ending of the film to that video, particularly the way that Costa is dressed. The opening of the film also claims that the events of the film actually happened in Pasadena, though the film itself is a work of fiction.
* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: Dax is often seen as the creepy trenchcoat teen who {{Spoiler|may or may not have killed his parents.}} However when with Thomas, Costa and J.B., he seems to not only get along with them and video tape their party; but also stand up for them regarding Rob's attempt to shut the party down. He mentions in a recording of himself that Thomas' birthday party was the first party he's ever been to, so the fact that they invited him in the first place shows why he doesn't express too much creeper tendencies around them.
* [[Big Man on Campus]]: Thomas becomes this at the end.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Remember the Santa statue that the main characters stole from T-Rick? {{spoiler|It was full of ecstasy. [[Oh Crap|And]] [[Chekhov's Gunman|T-Rick]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|wants it]] [[Kill It with Fire|back]].}}
* [[The Danza]]: All of the characters share the same first names as their actors.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|Thomas seemingly loses it and decides to stop caring when the helicopter passes above his house. He flips off the camera and proceeds to jump from his roof... right into the bouncy castle.}}
* [[Determinator]]: T-Rick. When he finds out that the four stole his Garden Gnome, he goes after them. Breaking their windshield with his bare hand and clinging on to the hood of the Van. When Thomas manages to get him off the car and drive away, they think they gave him the slip until he [[Jump Scare|runs up to their van]] from the next street. Thomas himself describing him like "The fucking Terminator." {{spoiler| Later on, long after the gnome is trashed and the ecstasy is all consumed, T-Rick shows up dressed in body armor and a welder's mask armed with a flame-thrower demanding his Gnome back, while burning the Neighborhood down. Even after the cops burn him by exploding his tank, he's still alive, carted off to an ambulance, shouting Costa's name in revenge.}}
{{Quote|'''T-Rick:''' GIVE ME BACK MY FUCKING GNOME!!!}}
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: The three lead actors were sent to Disneyland together and spent a weekend up at a cabin in Big Bear City so as to make a more believable friendship between them. Also, during filming of the party scenes, the music kept playing even when cameras weren't rolling so as to maintain the party atmosphere among the extras.
* [[The Faceless]]: Averted early on -- while the movie's camera-based POV would normally leave the cameraman Dax as an example, he takes a brief shot of a mirror so the audience gets a clear view of him.
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