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The fifth film by [[Broken Lizard]], directed by Kevin Heffernan.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion "[[
The wait staff includes: '''Nuts''' (Jay Chandresekhar), a heavily medicated man, who becomes "Zongo" when he doesn't take his meds; '''Connor''' (Steve Lemme), a former waiter who has returned after a failed acting career; '''Donnie Kinogie''' (Paul Soter), busboy-turned-waiter in order to meet the Champ's demands; '''Guy Metdrapedes''' (Eric Stolhanske), the most arrogant and underhanded of them all; '''Tara''' (Cobie Smulders), who is working her way through med school; and '''Mia''' (April Bowlby), who is saving to enroll in a ballet academy.
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* [[Acting for Two]]: Paul Soter plays both Donnie, and his twin brother, head chef Dave.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: The Champ proudly boasts that he overcame his [[The Green Mile|fear of the dark]].
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* [[The Chew Toy]]: Mia {{spoiler|first she has boiling soup accidentally tossed in her face, then has a ''fireball'' go off in her face.}} And that's just the beginning.
* [[Crazy Cultural Comparison]]: The Champ racked up his gambling debt playing Japan's number-one new sport -- albino hunting.
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* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: With the exception of his sister, no-one calls the Champ by his given name.
** Nuts/Zongo's real name is never mentioned.
* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Rich lets the champ walk all over him. His toast at Rich's wedding to his sister was nothing but gloating over what a puss he is.
* [[Foreign Queasine]]: The Champ meets with a Japanese businessman who is interested in marketing a candy bar with a salmon center.
* [[For the Lulz]]: Connor telling Donnie that every time he breaks something, he has to do a shot of liquor.
* [[Hey,
** [[Saturday Night Live|Will Forte]] plays "The Lone Diner"
** [[Aliens|Bishop]] plays the producer of the show that Connor was fired from.
** [[Jim Gaffigan]] plays a resort manager.
** [[Kill Bill|Vernita Greene]] plays a pop diva {{spoiler|who screws Tara out of a very large check}}.
** [[Street Fighter (
** The [[Super Troopers|German tourist]]/[[Beerfest|Beerfest emcee]] plays a customer, using his natural British accent.
** [[How I Met Your Mother|Robin]] apparently waited tables in Miami at some point.
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** Nutella when she {{spoiler|stiffs Tara for a tip}}.
* [[Malaproper]]: The Champ.
* [[Meaningful Name]]/[[Only Known
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'''Nuts:''' Because I'm crazy.
'''Donnie:''' ''[chuckles]'' You don't look crazy.
'''Nuts:''' Oh, I'm insane. }}
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: The Champ calls Donnie "Dave 2", and pronounces Metdrapedes as "[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Meat Drapes]]."
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: As time winds down, Donnie discovers he is currently in last place and attempts to make a run for it. The Champ intercepts him outside.
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* [[Sanity Slippage]]: Due to Daylight Savings Time, Nuts misses his medication time by an hour, and slowly morphs into "Zongo."
* [[Scary Black Man]]: It ''is'' Michael Clark Duncan.
* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: The Champ.
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* [[Shout
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