Antman Movie Trivia
Memorable Movie Quotes
Scott Lang: Pick on someone your own size!
Trivia
At first, the film was meant to focus on the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym. However, Pym developed several personalities, one of whom abused his girlfriend, and producers decided he was not family friendly. Instead, the focus shifted to Scott Lang, with Pym as a mentor and supporting character.
When Paul Rudd told his nine-year-old son he was going to be Ant-Man, his son said, “Wow, I can’t wait to see how stupid that’ll be.”
The Falcon’s role in the plot came about after Adam McKay and Paul Rudd went to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and fell in love with the character. They casually suggested working him into the plot, and Kevin Feige informed them that it would actually make perfect sense since Falcon was now living at the New Avengers compound as of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Edgar Wright wanted the film to be completely stand-alone, with no references to the other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This plan did not match the studio plan for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This, among other factors, led to Wright leaving.
The Yellowjacket armor is based on the G.I. Ant-Man armor from the “Irredeemable Ant-Man” comic. The suit’s helmet also incorporates the facial features of Hank Pym’s villainous robot Ultron.
The tank used in the film is a fully functioning Soviet T-34-85 that was sent to the US in 1991 as a goodwill gift by Mikhail Gorbachev. It was loaned to the movie set by the curators of the Military Veterans Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The tank was used for nineteen days of filming, but a scene where it was shown being shrunk was later cut from the film; the real tank only appears for around nine seconds of the final product.
Stan Lee: (at around 1h 45 mins) the bartender who says a woman looks “crazy stupid fine.”
Goofs
Most surfaces Ant-Man is seen on when he’s shrunken (earth, concrete, wood, tin, glass) couldn’t sustain a body 1/4 inch in size and 180 pounds in weight, without sustaining dents, cracks and holes. The pressure would be simply too big, especially when he starts running around.
Scott and Darren’s voices remain the same when shrunk to insect size. Sound waves create a higher pitch when moved through a small area, and a deeper pitch in a larger area. The infamous “voice cracking” during puberty takes place because the throat is now larger. As frequently depicted in cartoons about shrinking, both characters should have high-pitched voices.
Several characters are supposedly bitten by bullet ants but carry on as if it had been regular ant bites without the debilitating pain. “The pain caused by this insect’s sting is reported to be greater than that of any other insects and according to some victims, equal to being shot. It is described as causing “waves of burning, throbbing, all-consuming pain that continues unabated for up to 24 hours”.
Ant-Man is repeatedly told that his mass does not change upon miniaturization. This means, however, that no ant or group thereof–crawling or flying–could support him.
In The Credits
There is a scene at the end of the closing credits: Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson have Bucky Barnes in their custody, and debate on what to do. This leads into Captain America: Civil War (2016).
Mid credits scene: Hank Pym talks to his daughter, showing her a secret room in his basement, containing a prototype Wasp suit that was never completed. The two decide to resume work on it for her use. This leads into Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
Box Office Info In USA
Budget: $130,000,000
Opening Weekend: $57,225,526 (May 4, 1997)
Gross: $180,202,163
Filming Locations
Pinewood Atlanta Studios, 461 Sandy Creek Road, Fayetteville, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Peachtree City, Georgia, USA
Conzelman Road, Marin Headlands, California, USA (Returning from San Quentin)
Tenderloin, San Francisco, California, USA
Buena Vista Park, San Francisco, California, USA
840 Clemont Dr NE Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Maggie & Cassie Lang’s house)
St. Cecilia, 3455 Peachtree Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Hope meets with Darren Cross)