Line #15 Trivia/FiveHundredDaysofSummer


1	* ActorAllusion:
2	** Joseph Gordon Levitt previously hit it off with a girl called [[spoiler: Autumn]] on ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Both times his character is named Tom (or Tommy).
3	** Tom's line about how pretty girls get away with treating people badly mirrors Joseph Gordon Levitt's famous speech in ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou'' - where Cameron chews out Bianca for doing so.
4	* ActorInspiredElement:
5	** Zooey Deschanel chose the Music/NancySinatra song "Sugartown" for the karaoke scene.
6	** In the 'expectations vs reality' sequence, Summer's dress has a similar blue pattern to the wallpaper. She also wears a lot of blue throughout the film. This is because of Zooey Deschanel's memorably vivid blue eyes, and the wardrobe was designed to make them pop.
7	* AwesomeDearBoy: Joseph Gordon Levitt always wanted to lead a crowd dance.
8	* BreakthroughHit: Marc Webb had only directed music videos before this. After the film became a SleeperHit, he was given the job of directing ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.
9	* CareerResurrection: Provided one for Joseph Gordon Levitt. After ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' had ended, he slowly disappeared from acting and eventually took a hiatus. He returned to acting with a few other roles, but this put him back on the map.
10	* CowboyBeBopAtHisComputer: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqJUxqkcnKA Feminist Frequency]] listed Summer as a straight example of the ManicPixieDreamGirl, ignoring that the film subverts and outright challenges the trope. WordOfGod was that the intention was to deconstruct this naive idea of women.
11	* FandomNod: Joseph Gordon Levitt has given his approval of the fan theory that [[spoiler: Tom and Summer's final conversation on the bench didn't happen]], feeling it reflected more a moment of inner realisation for Tom than actual reality.
12	* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: Co-writer Scott Neustadter was inspired to first start writing while going through a bad break-up, and there was more emphasis on the drama and sadness. The other writer Michael H Weber was in a long-term relationship, and he described the different perspectives helped bring out more comedy to the material.
13	* OrphanedReference: Special attention is given to the teenage Summer cutting her hair in the prologue. This made a little more sense when the original plan for her was to have a pixie haircut (providing a VisualPun to the type of character she was). But since Zooey Deschanel wears her hair long, it just seems like an aspect of Summer's impulsive personality.
14	* PlayingWithCharacterType: Zooey Deschanel is often known for playing the ManicPixieDreamGirl. She does here - and deconstructs the whole relationship with one.
15	* TheRedStapler: Angel's Knoll, which was used for Tom's favourite spot in the film, became a popular tourist attraction afterwards.
16	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
17	** Summer was originally envisioned as a blonde to have a more obvious 'summer like' persona. She also had a pixie haircut.
18	** The studio never intended to include the love documentary in the film - even telling Marc Webb not to film it. This changed when test audiences reacted positively to it. The documentary also originally ran longer - with opinions from Rachel, Summer, Millie and Tom's mother.
19	** The first draft had the film set in San Francisco, rather than Los Angeles.
20	* WriteWhoYouKnow: The story is inspired by a real romance co-writer Scott Neustadter had. When he showed the script to the woman who inspired the character of Summer, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality she said she identified more with Tom.]]

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