Fun with dick and jane tvtropes

This entry is trivia, which is cool and all, but not a trope. On a work, it goes on the Trivia tab. So, let's say we've got at least two actors, with about the same level of success and popularity. They might be interested in making similar projects, have starred in similar roles, or may even be buds and want to make a film together; in any case, it is certain that people will love to see these two in a movie together to watch them go at it. Thus, we get a Dueling Stars Movie, a film whose entire reason for being and the main reason to see it is to see "those guys" together. It should be noted that a film starring two bankable actors doesn't automatically qualify as a DSM.

Judd Apatow born December 6, is an American screenwriter turned TV writer turned screenwriter turned director turned "mayor of comedy. His career really exploded, however, after the runaway success of The Year-Old Virgin , to the point where it's hard to find a recent mainstream comedy that isn't in some way associated with him or influenced by his brand of comedy. As John Hughes was to The '80s , Apatow is to present day comedy. Apatow is inordinately fond of improv full scenes are often entirely improvised by the cast , profanity , stoner humor , sex jokes, and gratuitous nudity male nudity , more often than not. His characters are usually average Joes who learn to connect with either women or their male buddies, leading some people to call these films romantic comedies for men — "bromances," if you will.

Some lines are so good even the humorless can't help cracking up. Occasionally, even the target of the insult can admire the sheer comedy value of the joke, in which case it can border on Insult Backfire. May go hand-in-hand with Self-Deprecation jokes. See also Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales.

Dick and Jane Harper are married yuppies, an aerospace engineer and a dedicated homemaker. Dick makes a handsome salary, and both of them spend it as fast as possible one of Dick's lunches costs a thousand dollars. Dick knows all his colleagues are engaged in bribery, but he's honest enough not to break the law himself.