History Trivia / WreckItRalph

* ReferencedBy: ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' is a CampaignComic for {{Creator/Disney}} works, and this film is the second one covered (after ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'').

** Zangief here is voiced by director Rich Moore rather than Anthony Landor, his current voice actor in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken''.

** In the Japanese dub, no characters from the Japanese-developed games keep their original voice actors except Sonic The Hedgehog.

** Personality-wise, Calhoun is a somewhat more intense version of ''Series/{{Glee}}'''s Sue Sylvester with a PG-rated vocabulary and a fondness for cool/funny aphorisms.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Considering that the filmmakers wrote and even animated some scenes with cameo characters in mind, even before obtaining legal permission from their respective creators, this was bound to happen:
*** [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Wily]] was originally in the Bad-Anon support group, but he was removed from the final film for unknown reasons. A frequent speculation was that this was due to Capcom’s mass cancellation of ''Mega Man'' related works in 2011.
*** Mario was originally planned to have a cameo in the movie, but according to the director Rich Moore and screenwriter Phil Johnston, [[http://www.gamesradar.com/wreck-it-ralph-9-amazing-things-you-couldnt-possibly-know-about-movie/ they didn't know what to do with him]]. They thought Mario was too important for a sight gag, but couldn't come up with something that had more substance (it ''wasn't'' about the fact that using him in the movie would be expensive due to licensing fees: see GodNeverSaidThat).[[note]]However, it was rumored that Mario would appear in the sequel based on Moore offhandedly expressing a desire to include him in several interviews (thought he did ''not'' make any promises or confirmations, contrary to misleading headlines that accompanied the interviews and started rumors of Moore "promising" a cameo). This was complicated by whether or not Creator/{{Universal}} would decide to greenlight a ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' movie. In October 2018 [[https://insidethemagic.net/2018/10/ralph-breaks-the-internet-story-team-disney/ an interview with Inside the Magic]] revealed they do not have the rights to use Mario (most likely due to said Universal movie, which is now in development) -- meaning that the sequel's actual situation with Mario fit the first film's rumored situation. As well, Dr. Wily had also been rumored to appear, as well as Mega Man - though without any substantiation from the film's crew - but that did not come to pass, possibly since the film rights to those characters have been secured by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox.[[/note]] Mario ''does'' get mentioned in the movie.
---->'''Felix:''' I'll bet that's Mario! Fashionably late, per the norm.
** The eponymous Tron didn't make the cut, despite being a Disney character himself, [[http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_21905891/wreck-it-ralph-director-rich-moore-video-games largely for the same reason as the brothers]]. ''Film/{{Tron}}'' '''is''', however, one of the games accessible from Game Central Station. It's to be hoped that, if Tron appears in a speaking role in the sequel, they get Bruce Boxleitner to voice him.
** Originally, Felix was the lead character with Ralph as the supporting one. They were two video game sidekicks who traveled into the other games together in order to become heroes and Ralph himself was hairier and more Donkey Kong-esque. This shifted around as Ralph became a more interesting viewpoint for the story and they realized how Ralph and Vanellope's big brother/little sister dynamic might appear to be recycling ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''.
** Q*bert's role as a homeless character was originally written for Taizo Hori from ''VideoGame/DigDug'', but [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] took offense. Taizo still appears in the final film, getting out of Ralph's way in Game Central Station, which was also meant to be more grimy and run down, similar in appearance to the back alleys of Los Angeles, but the crew felt it be more appropriate if Game Central Station looked more like the real Grand Central Terminal in New York.
** King Candy was originally intended to have a slightly different role in earlier drafts. Though he would still attempt to stop Vanellope from racing [[spoiler:because he had usurped her throne, he and Turbo were different characters, with King Candy merely being TheDragon]]. According to deleted scene commentary [[spoiler:Candy was originally going to [[Main/HeelFaceTurn redeem himself once everything hit its worst]], leaving Turbo as the true BigBad]].
** A fourth game was proposed for the script called ''Extreme E-Z Livin' 2'', which would've been a mix of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' and ''VideoGame/TheSims''. Instead of going back to the ''Fix-It Felix Jr.'' game to show off his medal, Ralph would've gone there instead with a native of that game as his guide that he met while being in the ''Hero's Duty'' jail cell. While enjoying the recreational facilities in the sim game, Ralph realizes that Vanellope is more important than the medal, bails out, and heads back to ''Sugar Rush''. This sequence was even taken to the storyboard phase before the team eventually scrapped it because it seemed to drag the plot in an unnecessary direction, and added 20 minutes to the already-90-minute-long film. Moore hinted that they may include it if a sequel is produced.
** Sgt. Calhoun was originally planned as male, but Rich Moore thought that the character would be boring that way and thus the sarge became a woman.
** If going by the [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalized]] arcade machine back at that year's [=D23=] con, the design of Niceland Apartments was more bland, and Fix-It Felix Jr.'s design makes him look like a CaptainErsatz of Mario. By the time we saw the first trailer, the apartment's design became more intricate and Felix is redesigned to be a lot more distinct to the person who seems to have inspired him.
** Minor character Candlehead was initially named "Minty Zaki" before that name was given to another racer (initially named "Emmareld") later in development. [[http://pumpkinfishes.tumblr.com/post/36016807329/time-for-a-sugar-rush-name-puzzle Other racers' names were also changed around]], with Rancis Fluggerbutter's original intended name being ''"Peterbelly Buttercap"''.
** Disney asked for permission to use ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' characters, but Creator/DonBluth turned them down. The cabinet still appears in the arcade though. The Jawbreaker Canyon scene in the race is very reminiscent of a Dragon's Lair level, the one with the bowling balls.
** ''Joe Jump'' and ''Reboot Ralph'', the prototypes of the film, had more focus on game jumping and were apparently more like ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' (except for video games), though the main character's dissatisfaction for his role still persists.
** Concept art for the ''Tapper'' sequence features additional Nintendo references: [[VideoGame/PunchOut Glass Joe]] is seen as a customer in one drawing showing an early version of how Ralph hears about Hero's Duty and the Lost and Found box included the [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Master Sword]] and a Piranha Plant.
** There were numerous scrapped ''Sugar Rush'' racers from the concept art, including a witch racer who drove Gloyd's cart, a Girl Scout racer, and a baby racer driving a cart made from a slice of birthday cake. Among the unused concepts was a car driven by WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit of all people.
** In test screenings, it was Chun-Li acting as the DJ to the party instead of Skrillex.
** Dr. Eggman was supposed to speak during the villains' meeting; since Eggman's normal voice actor, Creator/MikePollock, was apparently not informed about Eggman's role here, Creator/JimCummings- who voiced Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''- recorded lines that were ultimately cut.
** Ralph originally looked more like a furry monster than a human, as seen [[http://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/3/4/182734_v1.jpg here]].
** King Candy was supposed to have a VillainSong, but this was cut.

* ImageSource:
** EarlyBirdCameo
** HugeGuyTinyGirl
** MonstersAnonymous
** PitbullDatesPuppy
** TheSquadette
** WeddingSmashers

* QuoteSource: For NecessarilyEvil.

* FanNickname: The four main characters are often called "the Core Four".

* DawsonCasting: 32 year-old Creator/SarahSilverman as 9 year-old Vanellope.

* ActorSharedBackground: Ralph and his pursuits to shed off the bad guy cred can draws parallels to his voice actor John C. Reilly's acting career as like Ralph, Reilly similarly initially garnered recognition by playing {{Mook}} henchmen in ''Film/CasualtiesOfWar'' and ''Film/TheRiverWild'', but later on undergo LeslieNielsenSyndrome in order to branch his ability to do other roles besides being just remembered for his initial roles, also what Ralph is trying to do.

%%* BigNameFan: Creator/MelBrooks called the film the best comedy of the year. High praise indeed!

** John C. Reilly, Creator/SarahSilverman, Jack [=McBrayer=] and Jane Lynch are among the featured voices, though Jack and Jane have done a good amount of voice work before.

*** Concept art of the ''Tapper's'' scene includes [[VideoGame/PunchOut Glass Joe]] as one of the patrons.

** King Candy was originally intended to have a slightly different role in earlier drafts. Though he would still attempt to stop Vanellope from racing [[spoiler:because he had usurped her throne, he and Turbo were different characters, with King Candy merely being TheDragon]]. According to deleted scene commentary [[spoiler:Candy was originally going to redeem himself once everything hit its worst, leaving Turbo as the true BigBad]].

*** [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Wily]] was originally in the Bad-Anon support group, but he was removed from the final film for unknown reasons. A frequent speculation was that this was due to Capcom’s mass cancellation of Mega Man related works in 2011.

* ActorSharedBackground: Ralph and his pursuits to shed off the bad guy cred can draws parallels to his voice actor John C Reilly's acting career as like Ralph, Reilly similarly initially garnered recognition by playing {{Mook}} henchmen in ''Film/CasualtiesOfWar'' and ''Film/TheRiverWild'', but later on undergo LeslieNielsenSyndrome in order to branch his ability to do other roles besides being just remembered for his initial roles, also what Ralph is trying to do.

* TroubledProduction: Averted in that after the film finally became a firm go at last, the production proved so smooth that Disney decided to shift the release to an earlier date because it was done ''ahead'' of schedule (Creator/DreamWorks's ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods'' took Disney's original spot for ''Wreck-It Ralph'').

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: The game characters are shown to travel between games via the electrical wires. This means, essentially, that data is being transferred through the power cord. While this may seem unrealistic to anyone moderately computer-savvy, even disregarding the nature of the "data" in question, it is actually very possible for electronics to communicate with each other through the electrical wiring, and there are real devices that do this.[[note]]The most well-known application is "Powerline" adapters, which extend a computer network over existing electrical wiring instead of running Ethernet cables or using less-reliable Wi-Fi. But this has been around longer than that, in the form of home automation devices utilizing the "X10" standard.[[/note]]
* BigNameFan: Creator/MelBrooks called the film the best comedy of the year. High praise indeed!

** [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]] is not brought in for Sonic's brief PSA cameo (given how the "Sonic Sez" segments were from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', where White voiced him[[note]]White also voiced Sonic in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' and ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground''[[/note]]), instead using Creator/RogerCraigSmith, Sonic's modern voice actor.

** In the European French dub, Sonic is voiced by Olivier Korol, reprising his role from the European French dub of [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog all three]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM American cartoons]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground from the 90's]].

** Dr. Eggman was supposed to speak during the villains' meeting; since Eggman's normal voice actor, Creator/MikePollock, was apparently not informed about Eggman's role here, Creator/JimCummings- who voiced Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' (and the workprint pilot of ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Adventures]]'')- recorded lines that were ultimately cut.

*** [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Wily]] was originally in the Bad-Anon support group, but he was removed from the final film for unknown reasons.

** The villainous King Candy[[spoiler:/Turbo]] is a far cry from Creator/AlanTudyk's usual heroic/anti-heroic roles. [[HilariousInHindsight Funnily enough]], he would end up getting TypeCast as that type of character in the [[Disney/{{Frozen}} following Disney]] [[Disney/BigHero6 movies after]] [[Disney/{{Zootopia}} this one]] [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil along with one TV show]] (and then came ''Disney/{{Moana}}'', where he voiced a dumb chicken sidekick; said movie came out just before his heroic role in Lucasfilm's ''Film/RogueOne: A Franchise/StarWars Story'').

* ReferencedBy: ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' is a CampaignComic for {{Creator/Disney}} works, and this film is the second one covered (after ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'').

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The first traces of the premise appeared as early as the late 1980s (during Katzenberg and Frank Wells' careers at Disney) when it had the WorkingTitle ''High Score''. Then it was revived in the 1990s, dropped again, and re-revived in the early 21st century into what it is now. It was supposed to be screened before ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', and then after it, and then it was {{Cancelled}}, and then UnCancelled and so on. Once production finally started, it zipped as fast as Sonic to get ahead of a 2013 release date (DWA and Katzenberg took the release date ''Wreck-It Ralph'' vacated for ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods'').

** In the Japanese dub, other than ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', no one of the characters from the Japanese-developed games keeps their original voice actors.

** FictionalVideoGame

* MamaBear:
** Interesting out-of-universe example. According to Jim Reardon (Head of Story), all the women on the film's story crew were ''very'' protective of the character of Vanellope throughout the entire developing process.
** An ''army'' of females in the film's fandom have passionately expressed their wish to protect/console Vanellope in some way.