Edgar Wright: The Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References

By Edward Owen / July 30, 2013

When Ramona foreshadows that Gideon is controlling her with a mind-chip after the concert, Wright and the team manage to stuff in a cheeky musical reference to her enforced mental submission by playing the Rolling Stones in Gideons limo. The specific track thats playing is Under My Thumb, providing a not-unsubtle ester egg for Scott Pilgrim-watchers who happen to be music fans which, lets face it, is quite a lot of people.

Authored by Edward Owen

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Posted On: 30th Jul 2013

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