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- Counterpart Comparison:
- George with Jay Gatsby. Both are wealthy, lovelorn, temperamental and unpredictable. George thankfully has none of Gatsby's criminal background.
- Ira with Nick Carraway. Both are drawn into a mysterious wealthy man's lifestyle and save him from obscurity. Ira has none of Nick's repressed homosexuality, or any of his prejudices. And while Nick cared about Gatsby to the end, Ira becomes disillusioned with George.
- Clark with Tom Buchanan; Like Tom, Clark is a boisterous jock, although he's not nearly as mean and nasty, and isn't an adulterer.
- Laura with Daisy Buchanan; Laura shares Daisy's role of being the leading man's old flame, but she has a job, while Daisy is a careless socialite.
- Daisy with Jordan Baker; Like Jordan, Daisy is a cool, enigmatic girl. Unlike Jordan, Daisy doesn't know Laura and isn't superficial in any way.
- Padding: It seems to continue the trend of Apatow's films getting longer and longer and him beating his editor more savagely each time he says "Hey we should cut this stuff that doesn't add to the film thematically." Especially the Great Gatsby-inspired love triangle in the third act.