Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

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[carl]

The film is heavily inspired by and features numerous references to Nintendo, such as the use of names, imagery, sound effects and music from classic Nintendo games, and scenes featuring various Nintendo video game consoles. Ironically, the video game adaptation of the film, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (2010), was only released for Playstation 3 and XBOX 360.

[bessie]

At least four actors in the movie have been in comic-book- and/or superhero-themed movies and/or TV series. Mary Elizabeth Winstead played Gwen Grayson in Sky High (2005) and The Huntress in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020). Michael Cera was the voice of Robin in the Lego Batman series. Chris Evans played The Human Torch in Fantastic Four movies and Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Brandon Routh was Superman in Superman Returns (2006) and the Atom in the Arrowverse. Brie Larson was Captain Marvel in the MCU. Aubrey Plaza played Lenny Busker in Legion (2017). Nelson Franklin played bit roles in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Many Heads, One Tale (2015) and Captain Marvel (2019). Mae Whitman is the voice of Batgirl, Wonder Girl, and Stephanie Brown in DC Super Hero Girls. Thomas Jane played the title role in The Punisher (2004).

[carl]

Each time Ramona's hair and clothes change color so does Scott's color scheme. When he first meets her at Julie's party her hair is pink and her shirt is pink with blue accent, he's standing next to her wearing pink tee showing beneath a blue outer shirt. The night she shows up at the apartment with blue hair and blue shirt under her coat, shortly after when they go meet Wallace at Lucas Lee's shoot Scott is standing next to her again wearing a blue inner jacket and later when they are walking down the street together with coffee her outer coat is blue and so is his. Then one final time when she's been taken by Gideon her hair and shirt are green, when Scott suits up to rescue her he's wearing a green shirt with green and white wristbands.

[gabriel]

The logo for Lucas Lee's skateboard company, that is tattooed on his chest, resembles an upside down Toronto city flag. It also can be seen as two letter "L"s (one of them backwards), over a board.

[charlie]

When Scott tells Ramona that "everything is peaches and gravy," he is referencing two of Beck's songs: "Peaches and Cream" and "Nicotine and Gravy," both from the 'Midnite Vultures' album.

[gabriel]

Author Bryan Lee O'Malley gave Mary Elizabeth Winstead a list of personal information about Ramona. One item on the list is that Ramona's younger brother died in childhood, and she wears one of his shoelaces around her neck as a memorial. This is mentioned nowhere in the film, and O'Malley has stated that it is not canonical to the books.

[jesse]

Knives speculates derisively that Ramona is probably 25. Ellen Wong (Knives) really was 25 during filming.

[alyssa]

When Scott opens the door to receive his package, Michael Cera actually did throw the package over his shoulder into the bin after 33 takes (most of which are seen on the "outtakes" of the DVD). In a film with so much CGI and SFX, director Edgar Wright wanted the throw to be real for the authenticity. However, the signature shown on-screen was a visual effect superimposed onto the paper.

[melinda]

Edgar Wright told his casting director not to hire any English actors as this was his first North American film. Satya Bhabha, who played Matthew Patel, successfully passed the audition with a non-English accent. Bhabha later revealed he was from London, England.

[cameron]

Matthew Patel (Evil Ex Number#1) sings the song "Slick" to taunt Scott. This differs from the comic book, in which the song is actually a "duel", some parts sung by Scott and Sex Bob-Omb in reply to Patel.

[gerald]

Brie Larson wanted to be in the film because she was a huge Edgar Wright fan. She hadn't read any of the Scott Pilgrim books, but saw a drawing of Envy Adams. Larson decided to watch the Adult Video Awards to get inspiration. Most of the female stars shown were acting very vain, so Larson based her voice and body language on the models.

[elmer]

Before going to the after party, text on the screen uses the word "e-x-p-l-o-d-e". This is a reference to the trailer of Akira (1988).

[victoria]

Lucas Lee's mentioning of letting his stunt double do the wide shots while he gets "blazed" in his winnie is based on the antics caused by Wesley Snipes during the making of Blade: Trinity (2004), which was done in Canada. According to sources, including co-star Patton Oswalt, Snipes frequently held up shooting by staying in his trailer smoking weed. This led to director David S. Goyer having to use stand ins and digital effects to add Snipes into scenes.

[alyssa]

Like the graphic novel, Scott Pilgrim is seen wearing a t-shirt with the letters "SP" in a heart. While these are Scott's initials, the design is the logo for the band Smashing Pumpkins, an influence of creator Bryan Lee O'Malley. Scott is also seen wearing a "Zero" t-shirt, an iconic shirt often worn by Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan. Additionally, one of the film's acts is titled "The Infinite Sadness" which is a reference to the Smashing Pumpkins' 1995 album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

[brent]

The 8-bit Universal logo at the beginning of the film was Edgar Wright's idea; it was then designed by his brother Oscar Wright, the concept designer and storyboard artist on the film. The logo seen in the final film was actually only a first-draft. It was not yet considered finished when test screenings began, but audiences reacted so positively to it that it was decided that no further work need be done.