History Trivia / TickTickBoom

** An early draft had Carolyn as just an offscreen character who is said to have designed Susan's green dress. Rewrites expanded her role, to have her now played by MJ Rodriguez.

** The voice of Susan's roommate Deborah, who takes a message from Jonathan on the phone, is provided by Vanessa Nadal. She is Lin-Manuel Miranda's wife in real life.

** Chip Ziehn and Joanna Gleason were supposed to cameo in the "Sunday" sequence, as a nod to ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'', but they couldn't make it due to COVID-19 restrictions. This resulted in Lin-Manuel Miranda cameoing himself.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Within the film, Jonathan is a music genius while his best friend Michael is stated (by Michael himself) to be a mediocre actor and singer, which is part of why he moved into the business sector before the start of the story. Jon thinks that Michael is being modest and tells anyone who will listen that Michael is one of the best actors he's known. In real life, Jonathan's actor ''Creator/AndrewGarfield'' had no professional music training or experience before being cast in the role while Michael's actor, Robin de Jesús, is a Broadway musical theater veteran of many years.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Within the film, Jonathan is a music genius while his best friend Michael is stated (by Michael himself) to be a mediocre actor and singer, which is part of why he moved into the business sector before the start of the story. In real life, Jonathan's actor ''Creator/AndrewGarfield'' had no professional music training or experience before being cast in the role while Michael's actor, Robin de Jesús, is a Broadway musical theater veteran of many years.

* CutSong: "Boho Days" was cut from the final version..

* MeaningfulAppearance: Most of the Broadway legends in the "Sunday" sequence have some element of their wardrobe inspired by a show they were in (Goldsberry and Soo are dressed in the same colors as Angelica and Eliza; Bebe Neuwirth is dressed in a black outfit inspired by ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'', Andre De Shields wearing a carnation like they hand out in ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'', Chita Rivera raising a glass a la "The Ladies Who Lunch" from ''Theatre/{{Company}}'', Beth Malone wearing her outfit from ''Theatre/FunHome''...).
** Perhaps most of all, Daphne Rubin-Vega wears both her original shoes from ''Rent'' and a hoodie worn and gifted to her by Jonathan Larson himself.

* RealLifeRelative: The voice of Susan's roommate Deborah, who takes a message from Jonathan on the phone, is provided by Vanessa Nadal. She is Lin-Manuel Miranda's wife in real life.

* ProductionPosse: A ton of Broadway talent shows up in the film (especially in "Sunday") but special attention should be paid to the Theatre/{{Hamilton}} and Theatre/InTheHeights alumni.

* RealLifeRelative: The voice of Susan's roommate Deborah, who takes a message from Jonathan on the phone, is provided by Vanessa Nadal. She is Lin Manuel Miranda's wife in real life.

** Chip Ziehn and Joanna Gleason were supposed to cameo in the "Sunday" sequence, as a nod to ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'', but they couldn't make it due to COVID-19 restrictions. This resulted in Lin Manuel Miranda cameoing himself.

* WriterRevolt: David Auburn, playwright of the off Broadway version, felt knowing about Jonathan's impending death cheapened the effect of the story on stage. Lin Manuel Miranda however felt that audiences unfamiliar with him should be "on the same page" as the filmmakers about his ticking clock - resulting in the documentary style BookEnds contextualising his career.

** Longtime Miranda collaborator Creator/UtkarshAmbudkar cameos as one of the advertising focus group members.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The specter of Larson's untimely death looms over the whole film, but Miranda slips in a direct reference in the actual narrative: during the scene where Larson attempts to write "Come to Your Senses", he leaves a tea kettle on the stove to boil. [[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/theater/theather-the-seven-year-odyssey-that-led-to-rent.html Larson was discovered]] by his roommate collapsed on the floor in front of his stove, sometime after setting a kettle to boil: the flame was still on and melting the enamel on the empty kettle.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: New scenes were added into the film after extensive research into Jonathan Larson's life.

** Creator/ChristopherJackson, Creator/PhilippaSoo, and Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry all appear.

** Robin de Jesus, the original Broadway Sonny, is Michael.
** Christopher Jackson, Philippa Soo, and Renee Elise Goldsberry all appear.

* CutSong: "Boho Days".
** Restored in the film. The film does cut "Green Green Dress" aside from it playing on the radio in one scene and over the end credits.

** Restored in the film. The film does cut Green Green Dress aside from it playing on the radio in one scene.

* DescendedCreator: Director Creator/LinManuelMiranda is a cook in the Moondance Diner.

* ProductionPosse: A ton of Broadway talent shows up in the film (especially in ''Sunday'') but special attention should be paid to the Theatre/{{Hamilton}} and Theatre/InTheHeights alumni.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The specter of Larson's untimely death looms over the whole film, but Miranda slips in a direct reference in the actual narrative: during the scene where Larson attempts to write "Come to Your Senses", he leaves a tea kettle on the stove to boil. [[[[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/theater/theather-the-seven-year-odyssey-that-led-to-rent.html Larson was discovered]] by his roommate collapsed on the floor in front of his stove, sometime after setting a kettle to boil: the flame was still on and melting the enamel on the empty kettle.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The specter of Larson's untimely death looms over the whole film, but Miranda slips in a direct reference in the actual narrative: during the scene where Larson attempts to write "Come to Your Senses", he leaves a tea kettle on the stove to boil. Larson was discovered by his roommate collapsed on the floor in front of his stove, sometime after setting a kettle to boil: the flame was still on and melting the enamel on the empty kettle.[[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/theater/theather-the-seven-year-odyssey-that-led-to-rent.html]]

* ProductionPosse: A ton of Broadway talent shows up in the film (especially in Sunday) but special attention should be paid to the Theatre/{{Hamilton}} and Theatre/InTheHeights alumni.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The specter of Larson's untimely death looms over the whole film, but Miranda slips in a direct reference in the actual narrative: during the scene where Larson attempts to write "Come to Your Senses", he leaves a tea kettle on the stove to boil. Larson was discovered by his roommate collapsed on the floor in front of his stove, sometime after setting a kettle on the stove: the flame was still on and melting the enamel on the empty kettle.[[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/17/theater/theather-the-seven-year-odyssey-that-led-to-rent.html]]