Trivia: Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright was partially inspired by his own obsession with the "Swinging Sixties" growing up, as he would listen to his parents tell him stories about the decade. However, he also always knew that the decade wasn't perfect by any means, and sought to make the film also a warning about the dangers of having too much nostalgia, stating: "In a way, the film is about romanticizing the past and why it's... wrong to do that."