History Trivia / KickAss

** While Big Daddy questioning Hit-Girl on Creator/JohnWoo was in the comics, it helps that Nicolas Cage starred in one John Woo directed film, ''Face/Off''.

* TheDanza: Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays Chris D'Amico.

** The entire reason [[spoiler:Red Mist]] survives the end of ''Kick-Ass 2'' is because when Mark Millar told Jeff Wadlow (director and writer of the second movie) of the character's death, he argued that they couldn't kill the character off as he's one of the series' staple characters & they couldn't really do ''Kick-Ass 3'' without the character.
* FakeAmerican: Creator/AaronJohnson (Dave) and Mark Strong (Frank D'Amico) are both English. Also, Jason Flemyng and Dexter Fletcher, who play two of D'Amico's henchmen.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: When questioned about Hit Girl's foul language, Grace replied, "If I ''ever'' uttered [[CountryMatters one word]] that I said in ''Kick-Ass'', I would be grounded for years! I'd be stuck in my room until I was 20! I would never in a million years say that. I'm an average, everyday girl."
* NoStuntDouble: Matthew Vaughn said that Chloe Moretz did "an amazing amount" of her own stunts, training for a month with a Toronto circus school before she even got on set, and then training some more. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqUk9g5zrFo Behind-the-scenes video]] tends to confirm this.

* NamesTheSame: Johnny G is not the guy from Film/{{Memento}}.

** In the film, Big Daddy [[spoiler: [[Film/TheWickerMan was a cop and burns to death]]]]. Keep in mind, neither of these things happened in the comic when Creator/NicolasCage wasn't involved.

* ContestWinnerCameo: Kind of, but going a bit beyond it: Dave Lizewski, winner of a charity auction and contest to name the main character, named him after ''himself.'' Which is rather fortunate because he could have named the character anything from [[KungPow Betty]] to Captain Ass if he wanted to.

* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/{{Defendor}}''.

!!! Both Versions

!!! [[ComicBook/KickAss The Comic]]

!!! [[Film/KickAss The Film]]

** In the film, Big Daddy [[spoiler: [[Film/TheWickerMan was a cop and burns to death]]]]. Keep in mind, neither of these things happened in the comic when NicolasCage wasn't involved.

** While Big Daddy questioning Hit-Girl on JohnWoo was in the comics, it helps that he starred in one JohnWoo directed film, ''Face/Off''.

* PlayingAgainstType:
** [[{{Superbad}} Christopher Mintz-Plasse]] normally plays the PluckyComicRelief -- here, he's a LonelyRichKid desperately seeking a WellDoneSonGuy, and when he [[spoiler: doesn't, he becomes the world's first masked supervillain]].
** The Sequel takes it further with JimCarrey playing Colonel Stars and Stripes - a no-nonsense former Mafioso-turned-Superhero with a thick Brooklyn accent.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=45426 According to this interview]], [[spoiler:Chris]] was supposed to die at the end of ''Kick-Ass 2.''

* DuelingMovies: With ''{{Defendor}}''.

* HeyItsThatGuy
** Red Mist is [[Film/{{Superbad}} McLovin]]. Also [[Film/FrightNight2011 Evil Ed]].
** Frank D'Amico is [[{{Film/SherlockHolmes}} Lord Blackwood]].
** Ralph D'Amico is [[Series/GameOfThrones Ser Jorah Mormont]].
** Mrs. D'Amico is [[Series/{{Witchblade}} Sara Pezzini]].
** Kick Ass is the guy from ''Film/{{Savages}}''.
*** He's also [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Quicksilver]]; his friend is also [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast Quicksilver]].
** Hit Girl is Film/{{Carrie|2013}} and Isabelle from ''Film/{{Hugo}}''.
** Marty also appeared in ''Film/{{Superbad}}'', and recently played Jacob in ''Film/HotTubTimeMachine'' and Clark in TheOffice.
** Two of D'Amico's {{Mooks}} are played by [[Film/XMenFirstClass Azazel]] and [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Agent Clay]]/[[Series/DoctorWho Henry Van Statten]]- see FakeAmerican.
*** Another one is [[Series/BandOfBrothers Sgt. Martin]].
** Katie is [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Ted Mosby's daughter]].
** Todd ([[TheOtherDarrin The first one, anyway]]) is [[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse Tate Langdon]].
** And now after the fact, you might've already recognized that Katie is Alex from ''Series/{{Nikita}}'', but what about Percy playing another corrupt official - police officer this time.
* HeyItsThatVoice: In the Japanese dub:
** Kick-Ass is [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Caesar Antonio Zepelli]] and [[Anime/GundamBuildFighters Tatsuya Yuuki]].
** [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Hit-Girl is]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Cammy]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Carl Clover]] and [[Anime/DiGiCharat Puchiko]].
** [[AnriKatsu Red Mist is]] [[Anime/DogDays Isuka Makishima]].
** [[Creator/NaoyaUchida Big Daddy is]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Madara Uchiha]].
** [[Creator/KoichiYamadera Colonel Stars and Stripes]] is [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel]].
** [[Creator/{{Kujira}} Mother Russia]] is [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Orochimaru]].

* MagnumOpus: For Creator/MarkMillar.

** [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Hit-Girl is]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Cammy]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Carl Clover]] and [[DiGiCharat Puchiko]].

** The entire reason [[spoiler:Red Mist]] survives the end of ''Kick-Ass 2'' is because when Mark Millar told Jeff Wadlow (Director & writer of the second movie) of the character's death, he argued that they couldn't kill the character off as he's one of the series' staple characters & they couldn't really do ''Kick-Ass 3'' without the character.

** Kick Ass is the guy from ''{{Savages}}''.

* TheRedStapler: Hit Girl's dual Benchmade 42 butterfly knives.[[note]]Because of the popularity of Hit-Girl and her specific mention of the Benchmade 42 balisong/butterfly knife, combined with the fact that Benchmade had stopped producing the model a few years prior, and the fact it was already a somewhat sought-after knife in collecting communities, demand for the knives far exceeded the supply. Prices for an as-new model nearly tripled what they had been months earlier. Because of this spike in demand Benchmade actually retooled and produced a very small number of new limited edition BM42s, which sold for over $1000 each. To this day, 1/10/2015, even used, Benchmade 42 butterfly knives still command much higher prices than they did before the movie.[[/note]]

* TheRedStapler: hit Girl's dual Benchmade 42 butterfly knives.[[note]]Because of the popularity of Hit-Girl and her mention of the Benchmade 42 balisong/butterfly knife, combined with the fact that Benchmade had stopped producing the model a few years prior, and the fact it was already a somewhat sought after knife in collecting communities, the demand far exceeded the supply. Prices for the knife used were nearly triple what they had been months prior for a like new knife. Because of this incredible spike in demand Benchmade actually retooled and produced a very small number of new limited edition BM42 knives, these sold for over $1000 each. To this day, 1/10/2015, even used, Benchmade 42 butterfly knives still command much higher prices than they did before the movie.[[/note]]

* NamesTheSame: [[spoiler: Hit Girl's]] civilian identity, Mindy [=McCready=], is the name of a country singer.

* NamesTheSame: [[spoiler: Hit Girl's]] civilian identity, Mindy [=McCready=], is the name of a country singer

** [[Creator/KoichiYamadera Colonel Stars and Stripes]] is [[Anime/CowboyBepop Spike Spiegel]].

** [[Creator/NaoyaUchida Big Daddy is]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Tobi/Obito]]

* It seems that before ending up in Lionsgate Studios, the producers of the movie tried several other studios who all had the same ultimatum: "We'll take it, if you drop Hit-Girl or make her 19." Thankfully, they didn't.
* The entire reason [[spoiler:Red Mist]] survives the end of ''Kick-Ass 2'' is because when Mark Millar told Jeff Wadlow (Director & writer of the second movie) of the character's death, he argued that they couldn't kill the character off as he's one of the series' staple characters & they couldn't really do ''Kick-Ass 3'' without the character.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The entire reason [[spoiler:Red Mist]] survives the end of ''Kick-Ass 2'' is because when Mark Millar told Jeff Wadlow (Director & writer of the second movie) of the character's death, he argued that they couldn't kill the character off as he's one of the series' staple characters & they couldn't really do ''Kick-Ass 3'' without the character.

** Kick-Ass is [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Caesar Antonio Zepelli]].

** [[MiyukiSawashiro Hit-Girl is]] [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Cammy]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Carl Clover]] and [[DiGiCharat Puchiko]].

** [[NaoyaUchida Big Daddy is]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Tobi/Obito]]