Had the same thing with a 7 year old last month, cowlick right at the crown and clippers just kept lifting it. Went straight scissors over comb on the sides and it laid down flat first try. Finer hair just doesn't have the weight to hold down with a guard, so I stopped forcing it.

My buddy did the exact same thing with The Room last year and had like 6 people bail during the lame sex scenes lol. He started handing out a little cheat sheet at the door after that, just a paper saying "yes it's bad on purpose, the good stuff starts at minute 50." Crowd stayed way longer once they knew what they were in for.

Did your friend also find random stuff like a solo sock in box nine?