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

The World's End - Andy During Gary€™s original round-up of his friends, you don€™t know the name of the company€™s they€™re working for. Peter appears to work for his Dad in a car dealership, Steven builds houses and Oliver is an estate agent. The only company you actually catch the name of is Andy€™s corporate lawyer firm €“ Beckingham Davies Knightley LLB. Beckingham is a reference to Simon Pegg€™s actual surname. He got rid of his original moniker on account of it sounding too posh €“ it sounds incredibly similar to the Queen€™s residence, Buckingham Palace €“ and would therefore ruining his appeal as an everyman character.
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