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It also featured prominent performances from [[Jessica Alba]], [[Justin Timberlake]] (as the aforementioned rival), Verne Troyer, [[Stephen Colbert]] and even Sir Ben Kingsley, but none of it spared this largely [[Dead Baby Comedy|scatological]] comedy from being condemned by both audiences and critics. Despite expectations that the film would revive Myers' career -- he hadn't toplined a live-action film since 2003's ''The Cat in the Hat'' -- it became one of 2008's biggest flops and nominated for a whopping seven Razzies. It won three, for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay.
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=== Tropes: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Ben Kingsley, best known as ''Gandhi'', in the role of Pitka's master.
* [[Biggus Dickus]]: This is the defining attribute of Jacques "le Coq" Grandé.
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{{quote|'''Guru Pitka:''' Rajneesh, I'd like an alligator soup, and make it snappy! Because alligators are snappy, and at the same time, I want it prompt. (grins)}}
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]
* [[Groin attackAttack]]: Three:
** First:
{{quote|'''Coach Cherkoff:''' andAnd Pitka!
'''Maurice Pitka/Love Guru:''' (excitedly) yes?
'''Coach Cherkoff:''' What's the capital of thailandThailand?
'''Pitka:''' Bangkok? (shrugs)
'''Coach Cherkoff:''' Exactly!}}
::Cherkoff punches Pitka in crotch, Pitka instantly covers himself and hunches over moaning while Jane gasps and the team groans in sympathy. nextNext he is doubled over grabbing himself and he exclaims. " Omar Shariff, MY BALLS!" and moans. then Then he drops to the floor and cries "my BALLS", you prick" then mumbles the f word and; Cherkoff tells him, "stay down, bitch."
 
** Pitka is shown hitting himself in the groin with a mallet.
** The dinner scene -- he reacts as if it's his nuts being smashed and dipped in hot water. He moans A-I-E-O-U then exclaims Geronimo which is the safe word for his assistant to stop.
* [[Heroic Blue Screen of Death]]: Happens to Darren towards the end of the movie.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Oh look, it's Daniel Tosh, playing a...redneck who starts a bar fight. Yep.