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* [[Adam Westing]]: Megan Fox as a celebrity who prostitutes herself to powerful world leaders. |
* [[Adam Westing]]: Megan Fox as a celebrity who prostitutes herself to powerful world leaders. |
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* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: Zoey teaches Aladeen how to do this, much to his joy. |
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* [[Arab Oil Sheikh]]: Aladeen, although not an Arab (or so he claims) and not actual sheikh, is really ostentatious in his displays of wealth and has the requisite Middle Eastern flavour. |
* [[Arab Oil Sheikh]]: Aladeen, although not an Arab (or so he claims) and not actual sheikh, is really ostentatious in his displays of wealth and has the requisite Middle Eastern flavour. |
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* [[Babies Ever After]]: {{spoiler|Zoey is revealed to be pregnant during the credits.}} |
* [[Babies Ever After]]: {{spoiler|Zoey is revealed to be pregnant during the credits.}} |
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* [[It's All About Me]] |
* [[It's All About Me]] |
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* '''[[Jerkass]]''' |
* '''[[Jerkass]]''' |
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** Of course, he eventually becomes the [[Jerk |
** Of course, he eventually becomes the [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] due to being somewhat humbled by his experience, but not by much. |
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* [[Lady Looks Like a Dude]]: A [[Running Gag]]. Aladeen keeps comparing Zoey to a boy. |
* [[Lady Looks Like a Dude]]: A [[Running Gag]]. Aladeen keeps comparing Zoey to a boy. |
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* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Compared to ''[[Borat]]'' and ''[[Bruno]]''. While those two films were R-rated (and very hard R's, at that), this one seems to play it on the safe side and with a few trims could have easily been a PG-13 (which was the studio's original plan). |
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Compared to ''[[Borat]]'' and ''[[Bruno]]''. While those two films were R-rated (and very hard R's, at that), this one seems to play it on the safe side and with a few trims could have easily been a PG-13 (which was the studio's original plan). |
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* [[Treacherous Advisor]]: Aladeen's uncle Tamir. |
* [[Treacherous Advisor]]: Aladeen's uncle Tamir. |
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* [[Villain Protagonist]] |
* [[Villain Protagonist]] |
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* [[X Meets Y]]: The film is basically ''[[ |
* [[X Meets Y]]: The film is basically ''[[Coming to America]]'' meets ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'' meets ''[[You Don't Mess With the Zohan]]''. |
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* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Aladeen is known for having people executed for extremely petty reasons. {{spoiler|Subverted in that everyone he has sentenced to death escaped execution and formed a resistance movement against him in New York.}} |
* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Aladeen is known for having people executed for extremely petty reasons. {{spoiler|Subverted in that everyone he has sentenced to death escaped execution and formed a resistance movement against him in New York.}} |
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* [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating]]: Aladeen pretty much as dictator of Wadiya. |
* [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating]]: Aladeen pretty much as dictator of Wadiya. |
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