Pitch Perfect - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Pitch Perfect or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Pitch Perfect

[tammy]

Beca's spring break movie-education includes Say Anything (1989), Animal House (1978), ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Schindler's List (1993), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Rocky (1976), Jaws (1975), The Thing (1982), and Scarface (1983).

[lynn]

The role of Gail was originally written for Kristen Wiig but she declined due to scheduling conflicts. Elizabeth Banks, one of the film's producers, eventually took the role.

[jeffrey]

While earlier competition pieces by the Barden Bellas are classified as medleys, their final performance is a mashup containing elements of five songs, at times performed simultaneously. Those songs are 'Price Tag' by Jessie J, 'Don't You' by Simple Minds, 'Give Me Everything' by Pitbull, 'Party in the USA' by Miley Cyrus, and 'Turn the Beat Around' by Gloria Estefan.

[jim]

In the first five minutes of the film, pre-credits, the announcer, John, says, "the women typically cannot hit the low notes, which really round out an arrangement, thrill the judges, and that can really hurt them in competition." In the climax, after Chloe has her node surgery, her voice changes dramatically. Cynthia Rose suggests she can really "hit the bass notes" now. The girls then go on to win the final competition, with Beca's new arrangement and Chloe's new deep bass voice.

[ivan]

Baloney Barb is seen in the BU Harmonics.

[francisco]

Ben Platt, who plays Benji, was given a leading role in the Chicago production of The Book of Mormon musical after the producers of that show saw this movie. Here, Benji is a genuinely nice guy who is unfairly mocked and excluded by his peers. This parallels how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are often mocked and ridiculed by other Christians and the producers of the musical.

[scarlett]

The second collaboration between Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins, the first being Fred Claus (2007), where they played Elves.

[kenzi]

Adam Devine (Bumper) accidentally hit a cameraman with one of the burritos he had to throw out of the bus.

[willard]

Freddie Stroma, who played Luke, also starred in A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011) as Luke. This movie marks the second consecutive time Stroma stars as a character named Luke.

[dustin]

When the Bellas ditch their uniforms for the final performance, each member incorporates the gold scarf into their new outfits: Becca, Amy, Cynthia Rose, Jessica and Ashley wear the scarf on their wrist; Aubrey and Denise tie it around their necks and Lilly and Chloe appear to have extras as Lilly has one tied around her microphone and in her back pocket and Chloe wears the scarf as a belt (which appears to be two scarves tied together).

[nicholas]

In addition to the 'Pitch Perfect' films, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Elizabeth Banks all appeared together in 'What to Expect When You're Expecting'.

[bessie]

The same poster for Empress Hotel is seen both at the radio station and in Beca's dorm room.

[manuel]

During the orientation before their first practice, Aubrey tells the Bellas they will practice 'at least two hours a day, seven days a week.' The schedule on the whiteboard behind her, however, says for Sunday 'No practice! Enjoy it!'

[victoria]

Jason Mitchell auditioned for the role of Donald.

[alyssa]

The gas station the girls' bus stops at is actually a Kean's dry cleaners in Baton Rouge, LA. The Dean's has since closed.

[albert]

Anna Kendrick said on the Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #20.19 (2012) that she learned her audition song "You're Going to Miss Me When I'm Gone" performed with the plastic cup from a viral video. It was incorporated into the movie after the producers learned she already knew how to do it.

[chris]

The scene in which Fat Amy is hit in the chest with a burrito took five takes as Rebel Wilson had to fabricate an appropriately disgusted facial expression when the burrito hit her.

[lonnie]

In real life, Skylar Astin (Jesse) married Anna Camp (Aubrey). They were married September 10, 2016 but divorced in 2019.

[cameron]

During the scene when the Bellas sing "Party in the USA", Chloe hums "Dancing Queen" before she starts singing "Party in the USA"