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* [[Not My Driver]]: "Oh man, y'all got a white driver!" BANG!
* [[Not Using the Zed Word]]: Nobody in the film ever says "heroin".
* [[One -Scene Wonder]]: [[Chris Mac Donald]] as the "JUICE" infomercial/motivational speaker Tappy Tibbons, whose program Sara watches and she believes she's getting invited to as a "contestant". They filmed an entire presentation of the "JUICE" program one day with MacDonald improvising most of it. At the end of the shoot, ''everyone'' in attendance gave him a standing ovation.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Marlon Wayans (Tyrone) is best known for his comedic work.
* [[Recycled Trailer Music]]: The movie's most memorable piece, "Lux Aeterna," was remixed and used as trailer music for ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]: The Two Towers''. This version is usually called "Requiem for a Tower."
* [[Say My Name]]: Done by Harry using a couple of variations of the trope. He wakes up from his dream of trying to meet Marion on the dock by screaming her name as he falls. When he wakes up the first thing he does is quietly whisper her name.
* [[Scare 'Em Straight]]
* [[Seasonal Baggage]]: Used with the seasons summer, fall, and winter to represent the three act structure of the movie, as well as a parallel for the destruction that drugs are doing to the lives of the characters.
* [[Shout Out]]:
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* Throw it In: Harry's nurse, toward the end of the film, sticks out her tongue as she prepares the hypodermic shot. The director kept it.
* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Subverted. Though Tyrone is a black drug addict played by Marlon Wayans who displays some wacky behavior early on, he develops into a very serious and tragic character.
* [[The Un -Reveal]]: Tappy Tibbons never says the third part of his self-help program. Eagle-eyed viewers, however, can spot it on the board behind him: {{spoiler|No Orgasm}}.
* [[The Un -Smile]]: Marion's smile, as she holds her stash at the end.
* [[Vicious Cycle]]: Marion's [[Fate Worse Than Death]]. Drugs are the only thing that gives her solace, but to acquire them she has to perform deeds of such degradation that she needs drugs to forget about them.
* [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot]]: Happens to Marion after she has sex with her psychiatrist in exchange for money. Tyrone gets one as he does prison labor during the [[Madness Montage]].
* [[Where Da White Women At?]]: Big Tim the pimp admits to being specifically attracted to white women, and takes advantage of Marion's addiction to supply her drugs in exchange for sexual favors.
 
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