History Trivia / Looper

* AdLib: A very large, meta example with the plot; due to budget constraints around filming in France, the 2074 setting was restricted to either Shanghai or New Orleans as both were cheaper and easier, and China was chosen on the fly. Even notable with Joe learning french [[RedHerring for no real reason]], before it's {{lampshaded}} through a CreatorInJoke where Abe is really insistent Joe go to China instead, resulting in him changing his mind about France.

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/JosephGordonLevitt wore extensive makeup and green contacts to look more like a young Creator/BruceWillis.

* ThrowItIn: Kid Blue [[JugglingLoadedGuns drops his gun while twirling it]], which fits with the whole "previously shot himself in the foot" gag; however, it was the only take where Segan messed up, but it was kept in because it was too funny and fitting to leave out.

* WordOfGod: [[http://io9.com/5949973/ Rian Johnson answered a few questions on IO9]]. He notes the irony of him being irked by people saying the movie doesn't make sense after he spent two years working it out; he used to pick apart movies the same way.
** ShrugOfGod: He also danced around the theory of Abe being an older Kid Blue, simply saying that he liked it.

* ActorAllusion:
** Bruce Willis plays a character who [[Film/TwelveMonkeys travels back in time]] and at the end of the movie, [[spoiler: dies in front of his younger self.]]
** Bruce Willis' outfit at the end of this film is identical to his outfit at the end of ''Film/PulpFiction''. In addition, both films feature Willis' character returning to his apartment and just missing the hitmen waiting for him.
** Early in the film, Young Joe is shown in several scenes wearing [[Film/DieHard dress pants and a wifebeater]].
** In addition, when robbing a store for medical supplies he finally gets the aspirin he was asking for throughout ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''.
** Garret Dillahunt plays Jesse, a man who works for an organization that kills people who come from the future. In ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', he plays Cromartie, a character who goes back in time to kill people. [[spoiler:Both characters are killed by a child that will supposedly be important in the future.]]
** In the Disney live action film ''The Kid'', Bruce Willis is confronted by his much younger past self. Obviously, that movie was a little more family-friendly.
** [[Film/TheLookout Once again]], Creator/JeffDaniels plays a mentor to Creator/JosephGordonLevitt (though a radically different one).

** [[Film/TheLookout Once again]], Creator/JeffDaniels plays a mentor to CreatorJosephGordonLevitt (though a radically different one).

** [[Film/TheLookout Once again]], Jeff Daniels plays a mentor to JosephGordonLevitt (though a radically different one).

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/JosephGordonLevitt wore extensive makeup and green contacts to look more like a young BruceWillis.

** [[Film/TheLookout Once again]], Jeff Daniels plays a mentor to JosephGordon-Levitt (though a radically different one).

** [[Film/TheLookout Once again]], Jeff Daniels plays a mentor to CreatorJosephGordonLevitt (though a radically different one).

** Garret Dillahunt plays Jesse, a man who works for an organization that kills people who come from the future. In Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles, he plays Cromartie, a character who goes back in time to kill people. [[spoiler:Both characters are killed by a child that will supposedly be important in the future.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Of course your Looper organisation is going to go tits up with [[Film/DumbAndDumber either Dumb or Dumber]] in charge.
** Kid Blue is [[KaBlam Henry]].
** Sara ends up [[Film/EdgeOfTomorrow looping a bit herself]].
** Cid ends up in another field-heavy movie, [[Film/{{Tomorrowland}} as Casey Newton's brother]].

** EmilyBlunt dyed her hair a sun-bleached blonde and tanned to look like a farm worker.
* FakeAmerican: EmilyBlunt, a Brit, plays the Kansas farmgirl Sara.

* ThrowItIn:
** Kid Blue [[JugglingLoadedGuns drops his gun while twirling it]], which fits with the whole "previously shot himself in the foot" gag; however, it was the only take where Segan messed up, but it was kept in because it was too funny and fitting to leave out.
** One of the deleted scenes features Jesse, the gat man send to check the farm out, and Sara exploring the basement reached by the door under the stairs before cutting to the escape tunnel starting from there. It was cut for pacing, but they fortunately had a take where the actors forgot to walk back into the room while exploring the noise, which allowed changing the scene to instead involve the secret passage starting from that door.

* FakeAmerican: EmilyBlunt, a Brit, plays the Kansas farmgirl Sara.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Gordon-Levitt. Especially blatant considering they had to use prostheses and makeup to make him more like Bruce Willis.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Gordon-Levitt. Especially blatant considering they had to use prosthetics and makeup to make him more like Bruce Willis.

* ThrowItIn: Kid Blue [[JugglingLoadedGuns drops his gun while twirling it]], which fits with the whole "previously shot himself in the foot" gag; however, it was the only take where Segan messed up, but it was kept in because it was too funny and fitting to leave out.
** AdLib: A very large, meta example with the plot; due to budget constraints around filming in France, the 2074 setting was restricted to either Shanghai or New Orleans as both were cheaper and easier, and China was chosen on the fly. Even notable with Joe learning french [[RedHerring for no real reason]], before it's {{lampshaded}} through a CreatorInJoke where Abe is really insistent Joe go to China instead, resulting in him changing his mind about France.

* ShoutOut: Early in the film, Young Joe is shown in several scenes wearing dress pants and a wifebeater like [[Franchise/DieHard John McClane]], somewhat [[ActorAllusion alluding]] to Willis playing his older counterpart.
** The diner is called [[Film/{{Casablanca}} La Belle Aurore]].

** The name is called [[Film/{{Casablanca}} La Belle Aurore]].

* ShoutOut: Early in the film, Young Joe is shown in several scenes wearing dress pants and a wifebeater like [[Franchise/DieHard John McClane]].
** "La Belle Aurore" is also a club name in Film/{{Casablanca}}.

** A very large, meta example with the plot; Joe learns French because ''he was supposed to go to France.'' However, due to budget constraints around filming in France, the 2074 setting was restricted to either Shanghai or New Orleans as both were cheaper and easier, and China was chosen as the alternative. Even {{lampshaded}} through a CreatorInJoke where Abe is really insistent Joe go to China instead, resulting in him changing his mind about France.