Big Daddy (1999 film): Difference between revisions

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Corinne, at least as far as Sonny is concerned. Vanessa also looks like she might become this at one point, but it doesn't happen.

* [[Dissimile]]:

'''Nazo:''' Oh, yes. They make terrific pair. They went together like [[Foreign Queasine|lamb and tuna fish]].<br />

'''Tommy:''' "Lamb and tuna fish?"<br />

** Particularly shameless is when the homeless guy (who, being played by Steve Buscemi, is presumably Italian-American) thinks that the national dish of Nazo's homeland is not truly American - but that spaghetti and meatballs are ''perfectly'' American!

** There's also this exchange:

'''Lenny Koufax:''' You want my opinion? [[Abusive Parents|My son is a moron.]]<br />

'''Ted Castellucci:''' I withdraw my objection. Please proceed! }}

* [[Non-Specifically Foreign]]: Just where ''is'' Nazo from, anyway?

* [[Nothing Is the Same Anymore]]: Sonny missed the old days when he and his friends had lots of fun, but they're too busy with their own lives and careers. {{spoiler|Sonny's life has changed as well since meeting Julian.}}

* [[Noodle Incident]]:

** {{spoiler|Kevin's time in Toronto. He got wasted and slept with a girl named Jane who gave birth to Julian. Of course, he's forgotten all about it, but Jane didn't.}}

** Kevin, after he realizes that he's just confessed in front of the entire courtroom (including Corinne) that {{spoiler|he is [[Luke, I Am Your Father|Julian's biological father]] (and Corinne is not the mother)}}. But Corinne forgives Kevin, because [[Heroic Sacrifice|he confessed to save Sonny from jail]].

** Vanessa does it ''twice in a row'' at the beginning of the movie (when she realizes she's late for an appointment, no thanks to Sonny):

* [[Periphery Hatedom]]: In-story example: Sonny absolutely ''loathes'' a giant singing kangaroo on a children's video watched by Julian ("I can't take this shit."). The kangaroo is obviously supposed to be a [[Captain Ersatz]] for [[Barney and Friends|Barney the Dinosaur]], but oddly enough [[Celebrity Paradox|Barney, too, exists in the movie's universe]].

* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Okay, so he's not exactly a villain. But the homeless guy does mention O. J. Simpson "getting away with murder" when he's called to the witness stand at Sonny's trial - and then looks over at a black juror with a condescending, [[You Know What They Say About X...]] attitude.

** "Help me! I'm lost! [[Department of Redundancy Department|I don't know where I am!]]"

* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Beautiful|Screw The Rules, I'm Cute]]: Julian gets to win every card game he plays because he's a kid. His favorite "game," in fact, is called [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"I Win"]].

* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: When Sonny's lie is exposed by Arthur Brooks, the usually comical Nazo becomes a lot more serious, taking Sonny aside and telling them that he'd like to help, but "my status in this country is not exactly legal."

* [[Sink-or-Swim Fatherhood]]: Although Sonny has a bit more help than most thanks to Nazo (who, admittedly, is an even ''worse'' father figure), Phil and Tommy, and eventually Kevin when he returns from China.