History Trivia / LadyBird

** Greta Gerwig really wanted to shoot on Super 16 film, but had to shoot digitally due to budget constraints. In post-production, the footage was edited to add digital noise, so that it would resemble a photograph.

* FakeAmerican: Irish actress Saoirse Ronan plays the titular character, a teenage American girl.

* CreatorProvincialism: Greta Gerwig was born and raised in Sacramento where the film is set.

** Saoirse Ronan and Beanie Feldstein wore the same colour of nail polish by pure coincidence in the early scenes. They then decided that the characters would match their nails for the whole movie.

* ReferencedBy: In making ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', director Domee Shi has stated that the coming of age aspect was inspired by this movie and others like it.

* TypeCasting: Lucas Hedges plays [[spoiler: a boy confused about his sexuality]] in ''Boy Erased'' as well.

** Greta Gerwig really wanted to shoot on Super 16 film, but had to shoot digitally due to budget constraints. In post production, the footage was edited to add digital noise, so that it would resemble a photograph.

* BreakthroughHit: The film was Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut[[note]]She had co-directed previously[[/note]] and became a box office success, critical darling, winner of several big-name awards (including two UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe}}s) and recipient of further big-name nominations (among them five [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]], including Best Director for Gerwig).

* BreakthroughHit: Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut[[note]]She had co-directed previously[[/note]] was a box office success, critical darling and got her an Oscar nomination.

* BreakthroughHit: Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut[[note]]She had co-directed previously.[[/note]] was a Box Office success, critical favourite and got her an Oscar nomination.

* ProductionPosse: Greta Gerwig would direct Saoirse Ronan and Timothy Chalamet in ''Film/LittleWomen2019'' as well.
* TheRedStapler: The Sacramento filming locations became popular tourist attractions after the movie's success.

** Greta Gerwig really wanted to shoot on Super 16 film, but had to shoot digitally due to budget constraints. In post production, the footage was edited to add digital noise - so that it would resemble a photograph.

* ThrowItIn: The acne on Saoirse Ronan's face isn't makeup; her normally-clear skin underwent several breakouts due to high stress and lack of sleep leading up to the filming. The makeup artists and Greta Gerwig realized that, since she was playing a teenager, it made more sense for her to have acne, and thus decided not to conceal it.
* WriteWhatYouKnow[=/=]RomanAClef: The movie is loosely inspired by Creator/GretaGerwig's adolescent years.

* DawsonCasting: All four of the young stars are playing seniors in high school, so their characters are probably around seventeen or eighteen. Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) is 23; Beanie Feldstein (Julie) is the oldest at 24; Lucas Hedges (Danny) is the youngest at 21; and Timothee Chalamet (Kyle) is 22.
* ThrowItIn: The acne on Saoirse Ronan's face isn't makeup; her normally-clear skin underwent several breakouts due to high stress and lack of sleep leading up to the filming. The makeup artists and Greta Gerwig realized that, since she was playing a teenager, it made more sense for her to have acne, and thus decided not to conceal it.

* ThrowItIn: The acne on Saoirse Ronan's face isn't makeup; her normally-clear skin underwent several breakouts due to high stress and lack of sleep leading up to the filming. The makeup artists realized that, since she was playing a teenager, it made more sense for her to have acne, and thus decided not to conceal it.

* DawsonCasting: All four of the young stars are playing seniors in high school, so they're probably around seventeen or eighteen. Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) is 23; Beanie Feldstein (Julie) is the oldest at 24; Lucas Hedges (Danny) is the youngest at 21; and Timothee Chalamet (Kyle) is 22.