Spider-Man: Homecoming

Trivia: When Spidey sits on a lamp post, behind him on a wall there is graffiti with the name "Bagley" on it - that's a reference to the Ultimate Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley.

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Trivia: Principal Morita of the school is a descendent of Jim Morita, seen in action in Captain America: The First Avenger. He also has a photo of him in his office.

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Trivia: Longtime actor Michael Keaton seems permanently attached to winged superhero roles. Keaton began the superhero phase of his career in 1989 as "Batman" in the original film and its first sequel. Keaton was nominated for an Academy Award for 2014's "Birdman," playing a washed-up actor who was once a flying superhero movie star. In "Spiderman: Homecoming," Keaton plays the high-flying villain Adrian Toomes (aka "Vulture").

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Trivia: Tony Revolori received death threats after he was cast in the role of Flash Thompson.

Trivia: Stan Lee makes a cameo as the guy who speaks with a lady from building to building.

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Trivia: Michelle has the same personality as Gwen Stacy from Marvel's Ultimate Universe.

Trivia: Phineas Mason is considerably younger here than his comics counterpart. In the comics, Mason, who goes by the codename Tinkerer, is an elderly man.

Phaneron

Trivia: Adrian Toomes is never referred to as "The Vulture" in the movie.

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Suggested correction: Not exactly true. After Spider-Man defeats Toomes at Coney Island and leaves him tied up for the authorities, the note he leaves that Happy reads refers to him as the "Flying Vulture Guy."

Phaneron

Trivia: While Spidey drives Flash's car, in the background there is graffiti with "McFarlane" on it as reference to Todd McFarlane, another comic artist.

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Trivia: In Peter's room there are two flags of the New York Mets. Peter is a huge fan of that baseball team in the comics.

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Trivia: When Happy is getting Stark's stuff on the plane, the Mark 42 armor from Iron Man 3 can be seen.

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Trivia: The license plate on Shocker's van is MAR4667, that's a reference to Amazing Spider-Man #46 from March 1967 which was his first appearance.

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Trivia: The license plate on aunt May's car has AMF1562 on it, a reference to Amazing Fantasy #15 from 1962.

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Trivia: The homemade suit of Spidey is inspired by the Scarlet Spider suit from the comics.

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Trivia: There is a mid credit scene with Toomes speaking with another villain.

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Trivia: The scene where Peter is trapped under the rubble of Vulture's lair and uses his spider strength to lift the concrete off himself and escape is a recreation of a famous scene from Amazing Spider-Man #33.

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Trivia: John Leguizamo was nearly cast as the Vulture before Michael Keaton finally accepted the role after multiple offers. Leguizamo stated on his Instagram account that the studio just used him as a pawn to get Keaton to accept the role, and that he could have sued if he wanted.

Phaneron

Factual error: After Toomes and his crew lose the cleanup contract and they are back in their shop, on the table is a Coors "stubby" Banquet beer bottle. This bottle was released in 2013 and the scene takes place earlier than that.

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Answer: Since Peter is her date, she doesn't want her Dad to go overboard with questioning him and potentially make Peter uncomfortable and their date awkward.

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