Trivia: The scene when Ramona delivers the package to Scott and he signs for it, he takes the package and throws it over his shoulder into the trash can, some several feet behind him. In the outtakes reel, they show that no special effects were used. Michael Cera made the shot over his shoulder on his 33rd attempt.
Trivia: At the beginning of the movie, Olive wonders why her life can't be more like an '80s movie, including Sixteen Candles. In the car with Todd, when they're - SPOILER ALERT! - talking about kissing each other, the song playing in the car is a rendition of "If You Were Here," the song playing near a similarly romantic scene in Sixteen Candles.
Trivia: Originally, Kevin Greutert, who edited the first five "Saw" movies and also directed "Saw VI" and "Saw 3D," was attached to direct. However, Lionsgate enacted a contractual clause to remove him from the film. While an exact reason was never given, it has been widely speculated that this was done because the "Paranormal Activity" movies were the only direct competition for the "Saw" series at the box office.
Trivia: Christopher Plummer won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role as Hal Fields. At the age of 82, Plummer became the oldest winner in Oscar history.
Trivia: Of all people, famed director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, etc.) is reportedly a huge fan of the character and this film, and would constantly quote jokes from it on the set of "The Dark Knight Rises." He almost attended the cast table-read for the 2021 sequel series on streaming service Peacock, but was unable to. He sent the director an e-mail to read before the table reading, jokingly saying that the world was "watching" and "waiting" for more MacGruber.
Trivia: At the beginning of the movie Markus Kane is watching TV with a woman, the show that he is first watching is Death Race 2000 before changing the channel. Death Race 2000 is what the Death Race movies are based off of.