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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Describing something good as "money" is the catchphrase of the entire group.

* [[The Charmer]]: Trent, to the annoyance of Mike.

* [[Classically Trained Extra]]: Rob is a trained Shakespearean actor but fails to land a job playing Goofy at Disneyland.

* [[Classically-Trained Extra]]: Rob is a trained Shakespearean actor but fails to land a job playing Goofy at Disneyland.

* [[Covers Always Lie]]: Heather Graham is featured on the cover of the DVD, implying that she is one of the main characters in the film. In reality she only appears in a single scene.

* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Mike.

* [[Funny Answering Machine]]: Trent's imagines that his answering machine ties to console him.

* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Sue, in reference to the Johnny Cash song "Boy Named Sue."

* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]: [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] with Sue. He frequently loses his temper with the others, who yell right back at him rather than cowering; the one time he threatens violence, by pulling a gun after exchanging words with some wannabe thugs in a parking lot, his friends pull him away and immediately and realistically call him out for acting like an idiot.

* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] with Sue. He frequently loses his temper with the others, who yell right back at him rather than cowering; the one time he threatens violence, by pulling a gun after exchanging words with some wannabe thugs in a parking lot, his friends pull him away and immediately and realistically call him out for acting like an idiot.

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Trent.

* [[Homage Shot]]: Tons, to various movies beloved of the filmmakers.

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* [[Odd Couple]]: Mike and Trent.

* [[Odd Friendship]]: Mike finds Trent obnoxious and Trent finds Mike mopey and depressing, but they are close friends.

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Trent and Mike have similar backgrounds and personal and career goals, but very different approaches to life; neither is right all the time and the two tend to pull each other away from their own respective worst tendencies.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Trent and Mike have similar backgrounds and personal and career goals, but very different approaches to life; neither is right all the time and the two tend to pull each other away from their own respective worst tendencies.

* [[Shout Out]]: As with the [[Homage|homages]] listed above, there are quite a few, to ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[The Godfather (Film)|The Godfather]]'', ''American Graffiti'', and ''Rain Man'', among other movies, not to mention nods to Johnny Cash, ''NHL '94'' for the Sega Genesis, and ''You Bet Your Life''. Trent calling Mike "the guy behind the guy behind the guy" at a casino is an obscure reference to [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Things Change]]''.

* [[Star Making Role]]: The film helped launch the careers of Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Doug Liman.

* [[Star-Making Role]]: The film helped launch the careers of Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Doug Liman.

* [[Viva Las Vegas]]: Or as Trent puts it, 'Vegas, baby! Vegas!'

* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: What Trent thinks Mike needs to get over his breakup with his ex.