| 1 | * AbilityOverAppearance: The Big Guy was originally written as a man. |
| 2 | * AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/SigourneyWeaver jumped at the chance to appear in the film as she felt it was a love letter to science fiction fans and a genre that has been very good to her in her career. |
| 3 | * PlayingAgainstType: |
| 4 | ** Creator/NickFrost for once not playing TheDitz. It can be argued that Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost are ''both'' the ManChild in this case, as where normally for an Creator/EdgarWright film it's one or the other. |
| 5 | ** Creator/BillHader as a semi-serious special agent who goes a bit AxCrazy, rather than a funny guy. |
| 6 | * ProductionPosse: This is the fourth project Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost have starred in together, following the TV show ''Series/{{Spaced}}'' and the films ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' and ''Film/HotFuzz''. |
| 7 | * RealitySubtext: At the end, Pat tells Ruth that she would look even better with her clothes off. The actress who plays her, Creator/JaneLynch, is a lesbian. |
| 8 | * StillbornFranchise: A sequel for the film, entitled ''Pauls'', was considered until prohibitive costs ruled it out. |
| 9 | * VoiceOnlyCameo: Creator/StevenSpielberg is heard on the answerphone talking to Paul. |
| 10 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
| 11 | ** Pegg and Frost had wanted Creator/YeardleySmith for the role of The Big Guy, but she turned them down. |
| 12 | ** They had also originally imagined Creator/DannyDeVito as Paul. They originally felt an older actor like Creator/JackNicholson or Creator/RipTorn would be ideal for the voice, but when the studio suggested Creator/SethRogen they liked the idea, due to Rogen's distinguishable voice. |
| 13 | ** Creator/EdgarWright was supposed to direct, but he had to drop out in order to direct ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. |
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