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Despicable Me 4
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- #001
Near the end of the film, all the villains from Despicable Me (2010), Despicable Me 2 (2013), Despicable Me 3 (2017), Minions (2015) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) can be seen imprisoned in the AVL prison.
- #002
When Lucy is fired from the store by Melora, the score is taken from the Terminator films, specifically Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
- #003
Elastic Minion saves a train with some comical effects, much like Tobey Maguire did in Spider-Man 2 (2004).
- #004
As in Despicable Me 3 (2017), Agnes is once again redesigned because of age requirements.
- #005
Miranda Cosgrove was 17 years old when she voiced Margo in the first film. By the time the fourth film went into production, she was 31.
- #006
When Gru and his family enter the castle, the sign on the table reads Principal Übelschlecht. The word literally translates as "Principal Mega Bad".
- #007
Costing 100 million dollars, this is the most expensive film in the series.
- #008
Gru's brother Dru makes a cameo at the end of the film.
- #009
Steve Carell (Gru), Miranda Cosgrove (Margo), Dana Gaier Ellis (Edith) and Pierre Coffin (The Minions) are the only cast members to voice their characters in all four main films. Although Kristen Wiig (Lucy) appeared in the first film, she voiced a different character, Miss Hattie.
- #010
The Mega Minions are Dave (super strength), Gus (a flying Minion with a blue cape and a banana head), Tim (taller than the rest of the group, with a stretching ability), Mel (laser eyes) and Jerry (a rock body with the ability to eat anything).
- #011
In the scene where the Minions eat in the AVL break room, a news program is playing on the televisions in the background. After Mega Minion Mel destroys a satellite in space with his giant laser, all the televisions show black static, presumably because they have lost the signal connected to the now-broken satellite.
- #012
Gru's license plate is 09/07/10, the release date of the first Despicable Me (2010) film. DM is presumably short for Despicable Me.
- #013
Despite not speaking, Gru's mother makes a cameo at the end of the film.
- #014
The final shot of Maxime Le Mal and Gru in prison before the musical number is taken from the music video for Tears for Fears: Head Over Heels (1985) (at 1 minute 48 seconds).
- #015
This film marks the longest gap between Despicable Me films. The gap between Despicable Me (2010) and Despicable Me 2 (2013) was 3 years, between Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Despicable Me 3 (2017) was 4 years, and between Despicable Me 3 (2017) and this film was 7 years.
- #016
In this film, Dr. Nefario was recast with Romesh Ranganathan. Russell Brand had voiced Dr. Nefario in the first 2 films but was recast due to sexual assault allegations.
- #017
Minion Jerry, in his Mega Minion form, pays tribute to the Marvel superhero Ben Grimm/The Thing.
- #018
Romesh Ranganathan (who voices Dr. Nefario) can be seen playing tennis at 1:05:57.
- #019
Tim's stretching power in his Mega Minion form is inspired by two superheroes: Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man from DC and Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic from Marvel.
- #020
Poppy's pet cat and the dog in the gas station scene appear to use the same models as Chloe and Max in The Secret Life of Pets (2016), though the dog has longer, darker fur and the cat is white instead of grey.
- #021
In the film of the same name released the same year as the first Despicable Me (2010), Megamind was voiced by Will Ferrell, who voices Maxime Le Mal. Megamind (2010) also features a supervillain whose plot arc turns him good.
- #022
Similarity to The Incredibles (2004): in both films the villain kidnaps his enemy's child, and the child ultimately fights against the villain.
- #023
Character animation and computer graphics were completed by Illumination Studios Paris.
- #024
Tara Strong, the actress behind Gru Jr., has voiced many well-known characters, including Bubbles in The Powerpuff Girls (1998), Timmy Turner in The Fairly OddParents (2001) and Dil Pickles in Rugrats (1991). Her first role, at age 13, was in Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theatre (1987).
- #025
It remains the only Despicable Me film that does not contain a single Wilhelm Scream.
- #026
After Shrek Forever After (2010), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), Toy Story 4 (2019), Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022) and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024), it is the fourth theatrically released film of an animated film series of all time (not counting spin-offs).
- #027
The Minions appeared in Regal's famous roller-coaster policy trailer that began in June 2024.
- #028
The film's characters appeared in a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas commercial.
- #029
It is Stephen Colbert's third animated film after Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) and Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), and also his first animated film not from DreamWorks Animation.
- #030
The appearance of Valentina, voiced by Sofía Vergara, bears a strong resemblance to the Spanish actress and model Rossy de Palma.
- #031
The janitor guarding Lycee Pas Bon is based on the janitor in the game Kindergarten 2.
- #032
This is the second film starring Steve Carell that features Cameo's song "Word Up".
- #033
The actress who plays the mother of his character, Chloe Fineman, is 11 years older than Joey King.
- #034
It is Sofía Vergara's fourth animated film after Happy Feet Two (2011), Escape from Planet Earth (2013) and The Emoji Movie (2017).
- #035
With this film, the Despicable Me series' global box office gross passed 5 billion dollars. It was the first animated film series to reach that milestone.
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