History Trivia / WhiteHouseDown

* NamesTheSame:
** The head of the Secret Service shares his name with the protagonist of ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'', Martin Walker. What's interesting is that they both become villains by using extreme methods in overzealous pursuit of a righteous goal. ''White House Down'' Walker wants to avenge his son's death and end war with the Middle East by nuking the entire region. ''Spec Ops'' Walker ends up killing lots of American soldiers in trying to meet up with his hero, John Konrad, and evacuate Dubai. They could be considered {{Foils}} for each other, as one realises how monstrous he has become, and the other doesn't.
** And of course, there's [[Music/VelvetUnderground John Cale]].
** The same goes for [[Film/TheHuntForRedOctober Skip Tyler]].
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Let's just say that Joey King actually looks like she could be the daughter of Channing Tatum and Rachelle Lefevre, the actress who plays her mother.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Let's just say that Joey King actually looks like she could be the daughter of Channing Tatum and the actress who plays her mother.

* ApprovalOfGod: Barack Obama apparently found the movie very entertaining.

* ThrowItIn: Donnie's comments on the location where the White House was blown up in ''Film/IndependenceDay'' was not scripted. The director had to cut to stop laughing and decided to keep the ad-lib as a ShoutOut.

** And of course, there's [[Music/VelvetUnderground John Cale]]...
** How about [[Film/TheHuntForRedOctober Skip Tyler]]?

* ActorAllusion:
** Director Allusion - tour guide Donnie makes a reference to the White House being destroyed in ''Film/IndependenceDay'' -- which was directed by ''White House Down'''s director Creator/RolandEmmerich.
** John Cale is an Iraq war veteran. Channing Tatum had played a soldier in the Iraq war in ''Film/StopLoss''. In the latter, he also splits up from his fiancee.

* CastingGag: President Sawyer is played by Creator/JamieFoxx. The First Lady is played by the same actress who played his love interest in ''Series/TheJamieFoxxShow''.

** The head of the Secret Service shares his name with the protagonist of ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'', Martin Walker. What's interesting is that they both become villains by using extreme methods in overzealous pursuit of a righteous goal. ''White House Down'' Walker wants to avenge his son's death and end war with the Middle East by nuking the entire region. ''Spec Ops'' Walker ends up killing lots of American soldiers in trying to meet up with his hero, John Konrad, and evacuate Dubai.

* [[ActorAllusion Director Allusion]]: Tour guide Donnie makes a reference to the White House being destroyed in ''Film/IndependenceDay'' -- which was directed by ''White House Down'''s director Creator/RolandEmmerich.

* NamesTheSame: The head of the Secret Service shares his name with the protagonist of ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'', Martin Walker. What's interesting is that they both become villains by using extreme methods in overzealous pursuit of a righteous goal. ''White House Down'' Walker wants to avenge his son's death and end war with the Middle East by nuking the entire region. ''Spec Ops'' Walker ends up killing lots of American soldiers in trying to meet up with his hero, John Konrad, and evacuate Dubai.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Andreas Apergis (Ritter) and Vincent LeClerc (Agent Todd) are both well-known to [[CanadaEh Quebecois television fans]]. [[{{Series/House}} Taub]] and [[Series/HouseOfCards Gavin Orsay]] show up as well.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Emily's Mom is [[Series/UnderTheDome Julia Shumway]]!
** [[TheDarkKnight Rachel Dawes]] is in charge of hiring White House security.
** The Vice-President also [[BatmanReturns ran against a circus freak for mayor]] and [[Film/XMenTheLastStand wanted to "cure" mutants]].

** The Vice-President also [[BatmanReturns ran against a circus freak for mayor]] and [[XMenTheLastStand wanted to "cure" mutants]].

* CastingGag: President Sawyer is played by Creator/JamieFoxx. The First Lady is played by the same actress who played his love interest in ''Series/TheJamieFoxxShow''.

* CastingGag: President Sawyer is played by Creator/JamieFoxx. The First Lady is played by the same actress who played his love interest in ''Series/TheJamieFoxxShow''.

* [[ActorAllusion Director Allusion]]: Tour guide Donnie a makes reference to the White House being destroyed in ''Film/IndependenceDay'' -- which was directed by ''White House Down'''s director Creator/RolandEmmerich.

** How about [[Film/TheHuntForRedOctober Skip Tyler]]?

** And of course, there's [[Music/VelvetUnderground John Cale]]...

* NamesTheSame: The head of the Secret Service shares his name with the protagonist of ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'', Martin Walker. What's interesting is that they both [[spoiler:become villains by using extreme methods in overzealous pursuit of a righteous goal. ''White House Down'' Walker wants to avenge his son's death and end war with the Middle East by nuking the entire region. ''Spec Ops'' Walker ends up killing lots of American soldiers in trying to meet up with his hero, John Konrad, and evacuate Dubai.]]

* NamesTheSame: The head of the Secret Service shares his name with the protagonist of ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'', Martin Walker. What's interesting is that they both [[spoiler:become villains by using extreme methods in overzealous pursuit of a righteous goal. ''White House Down'' Walker wants to avenge his son's death and end war with the Middle East by nuking the entire region. ''Spec Ops'' Walker ends up killing lots of American soldiers in trying to meet up with his hero, John Konrad, and evacuate Dubai.]]