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1. #001

   At the Comic Con 2020 Directors on Directing panel, Colin Trevorrow revealed that in the film's original ending the time machine did not work. Although the film had already been accepted by Sundance, Trevorrow felt the previous ending was not right and asked the actors to shoot the new, more fantastical ending just two weeks before the film's festival premiere.

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2. #002

   It was shot in 4 weeks. Due to scheduling conflicts, Mark Duplass shot all of his scenes in the first 2.

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3. #003

   Liz McHollis, the ex-girlfriend Jeff looks up in Ocean View, has a real Facebook page. The film's hairstylist and makeup artist Anne Sellery and Jennifer Popochock are two of her "friends." Her hometown is listed as Ocean Shores (a real town) rather than the non-existent Ocean View.

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4. #004

   The lead singer of The Lumineers (a Grammy-nominated band) is in the elevator at the beginning of the film as Darius goes to work.

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5. #005

   The screenwriter can be seen folding napkins in the background while Darius interviews the restaurant manager.

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6. #006

   When the time travel ad is first shown, it is surrounded by ads for a Datsun and a 1979 Hornet Wagon. Both of these cars appear when the magazine trio is in Ocean View. Kenneth drives a first-generation Datsun Z, and when Darius follows him to a "secure location" after he finishes his job, they are startled in the alley by a 1975-1977 Hornet Wagon, since AMC did not make a 1979 Hornet.

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7. #007

   When Darius gives Kenneth her phone number in writing, the number begins with the 206 area code, which covers Seattle and neighboring cities. The next three digits indicate Redmond, Washington, but per shooting rules her thumb covers the last two digits.

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8. #008

   When Jeff (Jake Johnson) approaches Kenneth (Mark Duplass) about the time travel ad, he says he wants to go back in time to see living dinosaurs. Kenneth later mentions to Darius (Aubrey Plaza) that he is a Star Wars fan. Director Colin Trevorrow's next film would be Jurassic World (2015), about an amusement park featuring living dinosaurs and starring Johnson. He was also the appointed director of Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) until he resigned in 2017 over creative differences.

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