History Trivia / DontLookUp

** The original mid-credits scene has [[spoiler:the elites realizing that the labor force they brought with them to the alien planet were among the journey's many casualties. Being completely unwilling to even entertain the notion of doing the grunt work of putting together this new civilization themselves, they all foolishly try to bribe each other to build houses and the like]].

* AllStarCast: A-listers Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio and Creator/JenniferLawrence headline a cast that also includes Creator/RobMorgan, Creator/JonahHill, Creator/MarkRylance, Creator/TylerPerry, Creator/TimotheeChalamet, Creator/RonPerlman, Music/ArianaGrande, Creator/ScottMescudi, Creator/CateBlanchett, Himesh Patel, Creator/MatthewPerry, Creator/ChrisEvans, Tomer Sisley, Creator/MelanieLynskey, Creator/MichaelChiklis, Creator/PaulGuilfoyle, and Creator/MerylStreep. The trailer revels in listing its cast's Oscar and Grammy credentials.

* DearNegativeReader: Following [[SoOkayItsAverage middling reviews from critics]], director Adam [=McKay=] and co-writer David Sirota have [[https://twitter.com/GhostPanther/status/1476269416123830280 made]] [[https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/1476288917062107137 tweets]] insinuating that the more negative minded critics disliked the movie due to indifference towards climate change or the [[TakeThat criticisms the movie makes]] against the media.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Possibly as a minor CastingGag, Creator/MerylStreep is a famously outspoken critic of Creator/DonaldTrump, while her character, President Orlean, is more-or-less a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed {{Gender Flip}}ped {{Trumplica}} (at least in a presidential capacity).

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Possibly as a minor CastingGag, Creator/MerylStreep is a famously outspoken critic of Creator/DonaldTrump, while her character, President Orlean, is more-or-less a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed {{Trumplica}}.

* BigNameFan: ''Film/Parasite2019'' director Creator/BongJoonHo mentioned this film as [[https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/2/fiyboqfj28pk2jg0iks1iid6tepggh one of his favorites of 2021]].

** The original mid-credits scene has [[spoiler:the elites realizing that the labor force they brought with them to the alien planet were among the journey's many causalities. Being completely unwilling to even entertain the notion of doing the grunt work of putting together this new civilization themselves, they all foolishly try to bribe each other to build houses and the like]].

* CaliforniaDoubling: When Mindy gets out of his car, disrupting traffic, and spots the comic, he calls Kate. He says he's in Lansing, Michigan, but the street sign behind him is of Petronelli Way, in Brockton, Massachusetts.

* ActorInspiredElement: Randall's live breakdown was added due to a request from Leonardo [=DiCaprio=] who wanted to deliver a speech akin to Creator/PeterFinch's "Mad as Hell" monologue from ''Film/Network''. Adam [=McKay=] initially opposed adding it because he thought it wound wind up sounding preachy but relented when [=DiCaprio=] said that they could undermine the speech with comedy.

** Creator/JenniferLawrence utterly ''loathed'' her opening scene in the movie that consisted of her rapping "Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" by Music/WuTangClan, citing the experience as utterly horrendous and the worst day of her life.