Reported earlier casting included Vince Vaughn with Zooey Deschanel, Mark Wahlberg as Pat and Anne Hathaway as Tiffany; the panel doubts these alternatives could match the final pairing.
Lawrence’s toughness and partly goth styling are essential to avoiding cuteness; Vaughn might make a functional but lesser film, while Rob McElhenney and Kat Dennings are joking alternatives.
The title; Kat Dennings; the poster; the loaded cast; Michael McDonald credits apology; Six Million Dollar Man action-figure reference; opening credits; smoking pot out of an apple; Lionel Richie 'Hello' scene; condom scene; Seth Rogen's shirts; the music; Stormy Daniels
A great title that tells you everything about the movie in five words and is also funny; it made a great poster.
The cast is loaded with 12 people who became part of a comedy renaissance.
Michael McDonald and Best Buy; the credits apologize to him so as not to hurt his feelings.
Kat Dennings: a sarcastic 15-year-old daughter who is not a wet blanket, in a role that often goes wrong; she went on to a hit sitcom, and her 'no car and does magic' line is compared to D from What's Happening.
The action figures, including Oscar from the $6 million man, are a stealth mid-70s TV reference.
Opening credits that actually try, rather than running graphics of names.
Smoking pot out of an apple, which Rogen seems to have really done.
The Lionel Richie 'Hello' masturbation scene, a home run in 2005 though maybe lost on anyone under 25, is put in both aged best and aged worst.
The condom scene, where he goes through 10 condoms, the daughter and boyfriend walk in, and the boyfriend asks to be taught.
Seth Rogen's shirts: Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Public Enemy and Liquid Swords.
The music: a Joe Walsh song over the opening credits, Asia in the chase sequence, and Age of Aquarius.
