History Trivia / ParaNorman

** Early in production, Creator/TommMoore, director of WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells, was invited to Creator/{{Laika}} to offer some input on the visual look of the film.

** Creator/KodiSmitMcPhee seems to have made a name for himself as a kid in danger with the unknown.
** Creator/JodelleFerland is playing [[spoiler:a little girl who curses a town after its residents wrongfully try and execute her for witchcraft. [[Film/SilentHill Sound familiar?]]]]

* Early in production, Creator/TommMoore, director of WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells, was invited to Creator/{{Laika}} to offer some input on the visual look of the film.

** Kodi Smit-[=McPhee=] seems to have made a name for himself as a kid in danger with the unknown.

** Once again, Creator/AnnaKendrick [[spoiler:loses the object of her affections to [[ScottPilgrimVersusTheWorld the gay community]]]]
* Early in production, Tomm Moore, director of TheSecretOfKells, was invited to Laika to offer some input on the visual look of the film.

* FakeAmerican: The Australian Kodi Smit-[=McPhee=] as Massachusetts native Norman.
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[MonstersInc John Goodman]] as Uncle Penderghast

** Mitch is part of [[OceansEleven a crew of expert thieves]].
** Alvin spent his previous life [[Film/HowToTrainYourDragon as a Viking geek]]. And in the life before that, [[Film/{{Superbad}} McLovin, the 25-year-old Hawaiian organ donor.]]

** Norman's father Perry is [[WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} captain of the Axiom]].

** Before being married and having Courtney and Norman, Sandra was rescued by her [[TheCableGuy boyfriend from a lonely stalker with a crush]].

** [[SkeletonWarriors Aracula]] has become a low-grade movie zombie.

** Nicholas Guest ([[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold The Question, Martian Manhunter]]) is the hippie guest and the greaser ghost.

** Swedish Courtney is [[WreckItRalph Taffyta Muttonfudge]].
** Hungary and Italy: Neil is [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Gumball Watterson]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who is best known for playing nerdy outcasts in movies like ''Film/{{Superbad}}'' and ''RoleModels'', voices the ''school bully'' in this one.

* FakeAmerican: The Australian Kodi Smit-McPhee as Massachusetts native Norman.

*** In fact, Italy sends Salma, Neil, and Aggie to [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Pahkitew Island]], as Sky, Save, and Samey.

*** In fact, Italy sends Salma, Neil, and Aggie to [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Pahkitew Island]], as Sky, Save, and Amy.

** [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Theoden]] is Judge Hopkins when he's not making zombie noises.

** [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn]] is one of Alvin's cronies.

** Nicholas Guest ([[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold The Question, Martian Manhunter]]) is the hippie guest and the greaser ghost.

** Alvin spent his previous life [[Film/HowToTrainYourDragon as a Viking geek]].

** Courtney is [[ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld Stacey Pilgrim]].

** When not cursing those who wronged her, [[spoiler:Agatha/Aggie]] is either a ghost of murdered girl [[KingdomHospital Mary Jenson]] who's haunting a fictional hospital in Lewiston, Maine or human turned vampire [[TheTwilightSaga Bree Tanner]], created by Victoria as a part of the newborn army.

** Courtney is [[ScottPilgrimVSTheWorld Stacey Pilgrim]].

** Alvin spent his previous life [[Film/HowToTrainYourDragon as a Viking geek.]]
** [[Film/TheLordoftheRings Theoden King]] is Judge Hopkins when he's not making zombie noises.

*** She's also Alessa Gillespie.
** [[Film/DaddyDayCare Best friends with Charlie Hinton]], Norman's father Perry is [[WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} captain of the Axiom]].
** Who woulda thought that Norman's grandmother is the mother-in-law of {{Jane Fonda}}'s character who sets out to [[Film/MonsterInLaw destroy the relationship]] between her surgeon son and {{Jennifer Lopez}}?
*** Yeah I need help with this one . . .
*** Okay, how about this: [[Series/ThirtyRock Jack's mom]] got a lot nicer after she died.

** Alvin is secretly the [[AntiVillain anti-villain]] [[{{Film/Kick-Ass}} Red Mist]].
** Neil trades his kite with [[{{Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks}} another Alvin]] for [[FoodAsBribe a plate of donuts]] while vacationing on the Carnival Dream cruise ship.
** [[SkeletonWarriors Aracula]] has become a [[BMovie low-grade movie zombie]].

** Neil trades his kite with [[{{Film/AlvinandtheChipmunks}} another Alvin]] for [[FoodAsBribe a plate of donuts]] while vacationing on the Carnival Dream cruise ship.

*** Okay, how about this: [[ThirtyRock Jack's mom]] got a lot nicer after she died.

** Who woulda thought that Norman's grandmother is the mother-in-law of {{Jane Fonda}}'s character who sets out to [[MonsterInLaw destroy the relationship]] between her surgeon son and {{Jennifer Lopez}}?

** [[DaddyDayCare Best friends with Charlie Hinton]], Norman's father Perry is [[WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} captain of the Axiom]].

*** Okay, how about this: [[30Rock Jack's mom]] got a lot nicer after she died.

**** Yeah I need help with this one . . .

** Norman's father Perry is not only [[WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}} captain of the Axiom]], but is [[DaddyDayCare best friends with Charlie Hinton]].