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

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 Gideon€™s limo. The specific track that€™s playing is €˜Under My Thumb,€™ providing a not-unsubtle ester egg for Scott Pilgrim-watchers who happen to be music fans €“ which, let€™s face it, is quite a lot of people.

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