Despicable Me 2/Trivia

Cultural references

 * The producers say that El Macho is related to a Mexican wrestler named El Santo. El Santo is a Mexican wrestler with a mask, cape, and suit that is coloured silver (like El Macho with his red and black clothing), only that El Santo isn't fat like El Macho.
 * While Lucy practices her Australian accent, she mentions Hugh Jackman, who is a real actor.
 * In one scene, Gru mentions Bruce Willis, who is a real actor.
 * Coincidentally, Gru's voice actor, Steve Carell, also co-starred with Bruce Willis in the 2006 DreamWorks film Over the Hedge.

Trivia

 * Despicable Me is the first Illumination film to become a franchise, followed by The Secret Life of Pets and Sing.
 * Despicable Me is also Universal's sixth animated film to become a franchise after An American Tail (franchise), The Land Before Time (franchise), Balto (film series) and Curious George.
 * Despicable Me 2 is the second Illumination film to be rated PG for rude humor and mild action by the MPAA, after Despicable Me.
 * This is the first Illumination film to feature the 2013 Universal Pictures logo.
 * The fourth Illumination film of 2010s to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, after Despicable Me, Hop and The Lorax.
 * The fourth Illumination film of 2010s to be rated PG by the MPAA, after Despicable Me, Hop and The Lorax.
 * The third Universal's animated film of 2010s to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, after Despicable Me and The Lorax.
 * The third Universal's animated film of 2010s to be rated PG by the MPAA, after Despicable Me and The Lorax.

Goofs

 * When Lucy used her Lipstick Taser on Gru, Gru dropped his Freeze Ray on the ground. However, in the next shot where Lucy is trying to carry Gru into her car, his freeze ray disappeared.
 * When Gru calls Dave and then Stuart during the ice cream party in Gru's Lab, Stuart reacts first while Dave is the second. It may be a mistake of the dialogue.
 * In the scene where Eduardo shows his chest, it has the Mexican flag, but after the scene, it is gone permanently.
 * Agnes's Unicorn toy is smaller than her in this movie. It is possible that Agnes had a growth spurt.
 * During the end credits, there is a grammatical error in the music listing for "Scream". It reads, "Produced Pharrell Williams".