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* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: Charlie is just said to be "emotionally disturbed". |
* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: Charlie is just said to be "emotionally disturbed". |
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]] |
* [[Bittersweet Ending]] |
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* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Charlie picks ''the worst'' possible time to invoke this when asked in a Truth or Dare game to {{spoiler|"kiss the prettiest girl." He kisses Sam.}} |
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Charlie picks ''the worst'' possible time to invoke this when asked in a Truth or Dare game to {{spoiler|"kiss the prettiest girl." He kisses Sam.}} |
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* [[California Doubling]]: Averted. Most of the locations for the movie, right down to the theater where they see ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror]]'', are filmed in their original locations in [[Pittsburgh]]. |
* [[California Doubling]]: Averted. Most of the locations for the movie, right down to the theater where they see ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror]]'', are filmed in their original locations in [[Pittsburgh]]. |
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* [[Cool Teacher]]: Charlie's English teacher Bill. |
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Charlie's English teacher Bill. |
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* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]]: averted by the nightmares {{spoiler|Charlie}} suffers after being sexually abused. |
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]]: averted by the nightmares {{spoiler|Charlie}} suffers after being sexually abused. |
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* [[Dysfunction Junction]] |
* [[Dysfunction Junction]] |
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* [[First Kiss]]: Sam to Charlie. She specifies that even though she has a boyfriend and sees Charlie strictly as a friend, she want his first kiss to be with someone he loves ({{spoiler|see [[Rape as Backstory]]}}). |
* [[First Kiss]]: Sam to Charlie. She specifies that even though she has a boyfriend and sees Charlie strictly as a friend, she want his first kiss to be with someone he loves ({{spoiler|see [[Rape as Backstory]]}}). |
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* {{spoiler|[[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]}}: Averted by {{spoiler|Charlie's sister.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]}}: Averted by {{spoiler|Charlie's sister.}} |
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* [[Jerk Jock]]: Brad has shades of this, and pretty much evolves into a full-fledged one {{spoiler|when his dad catches him and Patrick and beats the shit out of him.}} |
* [[Jerk Jock]]: Brad has shades of this, and pretty much evolves into a full-fledged one {{spoiler|when his dad catches him and Patrick and beats the shit out of him.}} |
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* [[May-December Romance]]: while Charlie was held back a couple grades and should have been a junior, he's still a freshman dating a senior (Mary Elizabeth). |
* [[May-December Romance]]: while Charlie was held back a couple grades and should have been a junior, he's still a freshman dating a senior (Mary Elizabeth). |
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* [[No Name Given]]: Charlie's sister never has a name mentioned out loud, nor do his parents or brother. And for that matter, there's hints that "Charlie" is a pen name adopted for reasons of anonymity. (Charlie's sister has been named "Candace" in the film, probably for reasons of practicality.) |
* [[No Name Given]]: Charlie's sister never has a name mentioned out loud, nor do his parents or brother. And for that matter, there's hints that "Charlie" is a pen name adopted for reasons of anonymity. (Charlie's sister has been named "Candace" in the film, probably for reasons of practicality.) |
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* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. Charlie's English teacher, Bill, shares a name with the limo driver for prom (Billy). |
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. Charlie's English teacher, Bill, shares a name with the limo driver for prom (Billy). |
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* [[Rape as Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Sam was molested, if not outright raped, as a young girl by a friend of her father.}} Also, Charlie's aunt was raped as a young girl, which [[Freudian Excuse|led to her having serious psychological issues]], which is why {{spoiler|she herself molested Charlie.}} |
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: {{spoiler|Sam was molested, if not outright raped, as a young girl by a friend of her father.}} Also, Charlie's aunt was raped as a young girl, which [[Freudian Excuse|led to her having serious psychological issues]], which is why {{spoiler|she herself molested Charlie.}} |
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* [[Their First Time]]: Both versions are played straight: an unanticipated tryst is interrupted by something. |
* [[Their First Time]]: Both versions are played straight: an unanticipated tryst is interrupted by something. |
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* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Past]]: Published in 1999, takes place over the '91-92 school year. |
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Past]]: Published in 1999, takes place over the '91-92 school year. |