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Role Models

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45 feature instances
10 referencing feature instances

Role Models	type	TVTItem
Role Models	label	Role Models
Role Models	page	RoleModels
Role Models	comment	Role Models is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Wain about two energy drink salesmen who are ordered to perform 150 hours of community service as punishment for various offenses. For their service, the two men work at a youth mentoring program designed to pair kids with adult role models. The film stars Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb EJ Thompson, Jane Lynch, Ken Jeong, and Elizabeth Banks.
Role Models	fetched	2024-04-15T03:17:00Z
Role Models	parsed	2024-04-15T03:17:00Z
Role Models	isPartOf	DBTropes
Role Models / int_14ed6ab7	type	Does This Remind You of Anything?
Role Models / int_14ed6ab7	comment	Does This Remind You of Anything?: Paraphrased in an actual line by Gail and her magical bagel dog.
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Role Models	hasFeature	Role Models / int_14ed6ab7
Role Models / int_1b70ccc6	type	The Cynic
Role Models / int_1b70ccc6	comment	The Cynic: Danny has become incredibly jaded by his work, which has unfortunately bled into his social interactions by the start of the movie. Him learning to loosen up and see the positive side of things is his character arc.
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Role Models / int_20860a0e	type	Punch-Clock Villain
Role Models / int_20860a0e	comment	Punch-Clock Villain: The Cassadonian armies. Special mention to Davith of Glencracken, The Dragon of King Argotron. He unfailingly follows Argotron's orders, indulges in his King's lies and schemes, and, when in character, is cruel and heartless. The moment he "dies", he is immensely affable.
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Role Models / int_266755d4	type	Watch It Stoned
Role Models / int_266755d4	comment	Watch It Stoned: When Wheeler and Connie overdose on Ambien and try to have sex.
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Role Models / int_2764d432	type	Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Role Models / int_2764d432	comment	Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Augie's parents at first seem like decent enough people who just don't quite understand their son's passion. After Augie is banned from LARPing, however, they reveal themselves to be very selfish, judgmental, and highly dismissive of their son and his interests. It doesn't help that one is a stepdad who clearly sees him as unwanted baggage. They do start to come around in the end after seeing their son participate in a full-scale LARPing session in the climax of the movie.
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Role Models / int_2b5ea43c	type	Bland-Name Product
Role Models / int_2b5ea43c	comment	Bland-Name Product: Minotaur, an obvious stand-in for Red Bull.
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Role Models / int_38d02d44	type	Batman Gambit
Role Models / int_38d02d44	comment	Batman Gambit: Danny and Augie pull this off during the Battle Royale. Danny pretends to be wounded, knowing King Argotron will want to finish him personally. Augie takes this opportunity to eliminate the rest of Argotron's guards and face him one-on-one.
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Role Models / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
Role Models / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: Seann William Scott plays a sex-obsessed, rowdy guy who goes on a last name basis, and said last name ends in "-er". Subverted a bit in that Stifler is a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, while Wheeler is a pretty good guy at face value (unlike Danny, he tries to make the best of his time with Ronnie from the start) and even likes his job of telling kids to stay off drugs, even if he doesn't abide by it himself.
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Role Models / int_3b113b7	type	Character Development
Role Models / int_3b113b7	comment	Character Development: Danny becomes more willing to do stuff he doesn't normally do and starts to enjoy his life, Wheeler becomes more responsible as a person, Augie becomes more confident, and Ronnie becomes less of a foul mouthed douche.
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Role Models / int_41d0640b	type	Hello, Attorney!
Role Models / int_41d0640b	comment	Hello, Attorney!: Played by Elizabeth Banks. Hello, indeed.
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Role Models / int_45007296	type	Metaphorgotten
Role Models / int_45007296	comment	Gail is a wannabe but most of her snark attempts end up as Metaphorgotten.
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Role Models / int_4781adbb	type	Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Role Models / int_4781adbb	comment	Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Danny. The "jerk" part is definitely shown in the coffee shop scene, where he insults the barista who undoubtedly didn't come up with the names. Gail as well â€” despite being arrogant and authoritative, she still sees the best in Danny and Wheeler. A more subtle example might be the King Of Laire. He takes Laire too seriously (to the point of cheating), but does allow Augie to fight in the Battle Royale, and is also Nice to the Waiter in the diner he frequents. It's probable that a decent amount of his jerkish tendencies are derived from his Laire character.
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Role Models / int_5e2e55e4	type	The Casanova
Role Models / int_5e2e55e4	comment	The Casanova/Lovable Sex Maniac: Wheeler. Ronnie is a junior version of this.
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Role Models / int_6439de78	type	Heroic Sacrifice
Role Models / int_6439de78	comment	Heroic Sacrifice: Wheeler dives in front of Danny to save him in the battle royale.
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Role Models / int_6b35bdff	type	Serious Business
Role Models / int_6b35bdff	comment	Serious Business: LAIRE is the epitome of this trope.
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Role Models / int_7febc23b	type	Establishing Character Moment
Role Models / int_7febc23b	comment	Establishing Character Moment: Danny and Wheeler verbally dismantling a kid who heckles them shows you exactly what kind of adults they are.
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Role Models / int_823c6e3e	type	Large Ham
Role Models / int_823c6e3e	comment	Large Ham: Gail Sweeney, the head of Sturdy Wings. She's a pompous, no-nonsense alcoholic who holds her head high and delivers a condescending speech to Danny and Wheeler.
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Role Models / int_8411ab92	type	Red Oni, Blue Oni
Role Models / int_8411ab92	comment	Red Oni, Blue Oni: Wheeler and Ronnie are the red to Danny and Augie's blue.
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Role Models / int_9dd2cbc2	type	CloudCuckooLander
Role Models / int_9dd2cbc2	comment	Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Gail Sweeney.
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Role Models / int_a00c13e0	type	Awesome Moment of Crowning
Role Models / int_a00c13e0	comment	Awesome Moment of Crowning: Subverted. Augie is "king" for about thirty seconds, before Lady Esplin (Sarah) "kills" him and becomes queen instead. Reverted when she asks him to be her king.
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Role Models / int_a39d6056	type	Nice to the Waiter
Role Models / int_a39d6056	comment	A more subtle example might be the King Of Laire. He takes Laire too seriously (to the point of cheating), but does allow Augie to fight in the Battle Royale, and is also Nice to the Waiter in the diner he frequents. It's probable that a decent amount of his jerkish tendencies are derived from his Laire character.
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Role Models / int_a45651a4	type	Ironic Birthday
Role Models / int_a45651a4	comment	Ironic Birthday
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Role Models / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
Role Models / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Danny. He's played by Paul Rudd, what did you expect? Gail is a wannabe but most of her snark attempts end up as Metaphorgotten.
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Role Models / int_bd08288f	type	Mouthy Kid
Role Models / int_bd08288f	comment	Mouthy Kid: Ronnie, a middle school boy of hilarious retorts and apparently vast cinematographic knowledge.
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Role Models / int_c6cde986	type	Friendship Denial
Role Models / int_c6cde986	comment	Friendship Denial: And then later with Danny and Wheeler:
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Role Models / int_c868a42a	type	Freudian Excuse
Role Models / int_c868a42a	comment	Freudian Excuse: Ronnie, somewhat. Wheeler uses this to his advantage to bond with him.
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Role Models / int_ca6e23c7	type	Bromantic Comedy
Role Models / int_ca6e23c7	comment	Bromantic Comedy: Not so much between the main characters, but moreover between their respective kids they have to look after.
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Role Models / int_d1affec1	type	That Came Out Wrong
Role Models / int_d1affec1	comment	That Came Out Wrong: A running gag is that a character will say something that sounds perverse. Some examples include:
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Role Models / int_d308cbb0	type	Character Catchphrase
Role Models / int_d308cbb0	comment	Character Catchphrase: "Game Face!"
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Role Models / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
Role Models / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Danny and Wheeler get so many of these it's not funny. The biggest one is when Wheeler took Ronnie to a party and left him with a guy playing Xbox to get laid, then Ronnie left and walked all the way home.
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Role Models / int_d6707631	type	Waxing Lyrical
Role Models / int_d6707631	comment	Waxing Lyrical: A character trait of Danny's, with movie quotes and songs. While it is used for a few gags, it seems to be something he defaults to when he can't think of something more honest and real to say in a given situation, like when he's trying to win his girlfriend back or apologize to the King of LAIRE on Augie's behalf.
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Role Models / int_dbfe8427	type	Intercourse with You
Role Models / int_dbfe8427	comment	Intercourse with You: Wheeler teaches Ronnie what the songs of KISS are all about.
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Role Models / int_de7b7cbf	type	Drugs Are Bad
Role Models / int_de7b7cbf	comment	Drugs Are Bad: The purported Public Service Announcement behind Minotaur's school marketing campaign. Predictably subverted when we see Wheeler privately smoking a joint.
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Role Models / int_e0aed924	type	No Antagonist
Role Models / int_e0aed924	comment	No Antagonist: While King Argotron is considered an antagonist, at least some of his nastiness is him roleplaying. The other characters in the film all have redeeming qualities too.
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Role Models / int_e13156e1	type	Mama Bear
Role Models / int_e13156e1	comment	Mama Bear: Ronnie's mother describes herself as one of these to Wheeler after Ronnie walked all the way home from a party Wheeler took him to.
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Role Models / int_e28f88b8	type	Last-Name Basis
Role Models / int_e28f88b8	comment	Last-Name Basis: Wheeler. It's mentioned when he is introduced to Ronnie that Wheeler's first name is "Anson."
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Role Models / int_e313b4e7	type	Manchild
Role Models / int_e313b4e7	comment	Manchild: Both Danny and Wheeler are this to some extent. Wheeler is in his 30s and is more interesting in partying hard and having sex than anything else. Danny is an emotionally immature and impulsive slacker whose bitterness over the fact that he's been on a rut for 10 years makes him unable to appreciate his life and those around him.
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Role Models / int_e5446db8	type	LARP
Role Models / int_e5446db8	comment	LARP: Despite the running cracks by the other characters not involved with LARP until the royale, it is portrayed as a good, if niche and nerdy, way of social interaction, especially for someone like Augie who doesn't fit in elsewhere.
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Role Models / int_f10d3363	type	Distracted by the Sexy
Role Models / int_f10d3363	comment	Distracted by the Sexy: One thing Wheeler and Ronnie have in common.
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Role Models / int_f548c926	type	Suck E. Cheese's
Role Models / int_f548c926	comment	Suck E. Cheese's: Chipmunk Charlieâ€™s.
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Role Models / int_f64a9cf7	type	Earn Your Happy Ending
Role Models / int_f64a9cf7	comment	Earn Your Happy Ending: Danny won his girlfriend back after he finally began to enjoy his life, Wheeler has a "little brother" of sorts, Augie beat the king of LAIRE and got to be with the girl he liked (who throughout the movie has been getting more and more exasperated in her attempts to be with him), and Ronnie finally has someone to look up to who won't walk out of his life like his dad did. Oh, and neither Danny or Wheeler have to go to jail because Gail used to give the judge assigned to their case blowjobs for drugs.
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Role Models / int_f6f2ff1	type	Insult Backfire
Role Models / int_f6f2ff1	comment	Insult Backfire: Danny and Wheeler react to Gail's attempts at abuse more with bemusement than anything else.
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Role Models / int_f9f2c33	type	Running Gag
Role Models / int_f9f2c33	comment	Running Gag: "Love take me down to the streets..." The constant gay jokes about the guys who play LAIRE. Ronnie repeatedly calling Danny "Ben Affleck." Gail taking every opportunity in every conversation to spuriously work in a reference to her cocaine addiction.
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Role Models / int_ff5a74c8	type	Talking Is a Free Action
Role Models / int_ff5a74c8	comment	Talking Is a Free Action: Quite a lot during the battle royale.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Role Models	hasFeature	Friendship Denial / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Hello, Attorney! / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Implausible Deniability / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	LARP / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Let's Dance / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Mondegreen Gag / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Mouthy Kid / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Mundane Ghost Story / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book / int_1835717a
Role Models	hasFeature	Suck E. Cheese's / int_1835717a

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