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[[File:poster_reign_over_me_1375.jpg|frame|Let In the Unexpected]]
[[File:poster_reign_over_me_1375.jpg|thumb|400px|Let In the Unexpected]]
One of [[Adam Sandler|Adam Sandler's]] first forays into a serious drama. ''[[Reign Over Me]]'' is a 2007 melodrama about two old friends who fell out of touch and are re-united in post-9/11 New York City.
One of [[Adam Sandler|Adam Sandler's]] first forays into a serious drama. ''[[Reign Over Me]]'' is a 2007 melodrama about two old friends who fell out of touch and are re-united in post-9/11 New York City.


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* [[Berserk Button]]: For most of the film, the idea of people forcing to see a shrink sets Charlie into a rage.
* [[Berserk Button]]: For most of the film, the idea of people forcing to see a shrink sets Charlie into a rage.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Charlie is like this for most of the film.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Charlie is like this for most of the film.
* [[Jerkass]]: Charlie's in-law's lawyer. The presiding judge even orders him at one point to "shut up." Granted, this was in the privacy of judge's chambers.
* [[Jerkass]]: Charlie's in-laws' lawyer. The presiding judge even orders him at one point to "shut up". Granted, this was in the privacy of judge's chambers.
* [[Pac-Man Fever]]: Averted. Charlie can be seen playing ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' and he plays it convincingly, and if you watch carefully, he's defeating the colossi in order.
* [[Pac-Man Fever]]: Averted. Charlie can be seen playing ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' and he plays it convincingly, and if you watch carefully, he's defeating the colossi in order.
** Then again, he calls it Shadow''s'' of the Colossus.
** Then again, he calls it "Shadow''s'' of the Colossus".
* [[Trauma Button]]: Anything that reminds Charlie of his deceased Wife and kids, will cause him to freak out. As well as put headphones on himself blasting "Reign O'er Me." By The Who, in an attempt to drown the trauma out. In an effort to prove he is legally insane, Charlie's In-law's lawyer leaves a photo of said wife and kids in front of him, knowing he'd flip out in court. While any court drama would use that as 100% proof to lock him up, it instead causes the Judge to sympathize with Charlie and berate the lawyer for pulling that stunt.
* [[Trauma Button]]: Anything that reminds Charlie of his deceased wife and kids will cause him to freak out. As well as put on headphones blasting "Reign O'er Me" by [[The Who]], in an attempt to drown the trauma out. In an effort to prove he is legally insane, Charlie's in-laws' lawyer leaves a photo of said wife and kids in front of him, knowing he'd flip out in court. While any court drama would use that as 100% proof to lock him up, it instead causes the judge to sympathize with Charlie and berate the lawyer for pulling that [[Courtroom Antic|stunt]].
* [[What the Hell, Hero?|What The Hell Lawyer]]: The judge has this reaction to the in-laws' lawyer in his chambers after witnessing him {{spoiler|place a picture of Charlie's dead family on the table in front of him during his "Love, Reign O'er Me" freak-out.}}
* [[What the Hell, Hero?|What The Hell, Lawyer?]]: The judge has this reaction to the in-laws' lawyer in his chambers after witnessing him {{spoiler|place a picture of Charlie's dead family on the table in front of him during his "Love, Reign O'er Me" freak-out.}}


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