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** The television director is played by Victor Spinetti, who played the mad scientist Foot in ''[[Help]]'', and also appeared in the Beatles' ''Magical Mystery Tour''.
** The girl with Paul's Grandfather at the casino is Margaret Nolan, who was Bond's girl Dink at the beginning of ''[[Goldfinger]]''.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: Paul's Grandfather's complaint that "So far, I've been in a train and a room, a car and a room, and a room and a room!" is based on actual complaints the Beatles had about touring.
** And Paul's appearance in disguise may have been based on his tendency, at least in the earlier days of Beatlemania, to do just that so he could wander the streets without being bothered.
* [[The Red Stapler]]: Demand for the Rickenbacker 360/12 12-string guitar skyrocketed after George Harrison used one throughout the movie.
* [[Throw It In]]: John wasn't meant to be in the bathtub when George was teaching Shake how to shave, but when Lester found Lennon already there, they decided to work it in.