History WesternAnimation / TheMitchellsVsTheMachines

* UnflinchingWalk: Katie wants to invoke this by leaving the mall dramatically in slow motion with the building in flames behind them. Rick points out how that would be incredibly dangerous and a waste of time. Cut to [[GilliganCut the Mitchells leaving the mall dramatically in slow motion with the building in flames behind them]] ''and'' "[[Film/KillBill Battle Without Honor or Humanity]]" blaring in the background. Bonus points for DisturbedDoves flying behind them at the same time. Of course, this doubles as a PowerWalk.

The film was released on Creator/{{Netflix}} on April 30th, 2021, and on Digital, Blu-Ray and DVD on December 14th, 2021, alongside a [[ReCut Director's Cut]] of the film (titled [[ExcitedShowTitle "Katie’s Extended Cinematic Bonanza Cut!"]]).

** At the Mall of the Globe, when Aaron points out the group of Roombas heading towards them, Rick can be seen shooting a toaster with a bow and arrow. When the arrow hits the toaster, it pops out a piece of toast with a cartoony dead face on it.

*** Averted when Rick's cell is next to Mark's: Pal does it to taunt Mark.

* CurbStompBattle: Linda vs. the PAL Max Primes. The robots don't even stand a chance against her MamaBear UnstoppableRage.

** In the Bonanza Cut during the deleted scene where Katie and Rick argue while the Mitchells infiltrate the casino in Las Vegas (before the location was changed to Silicon Valley) after he sees the surveillance footage of Katie telling Aaron about abandoning Rick, Katie suddenly shouted "You know what? I’D RATHER BE ANYTHING THAN END UP LIKE YOU!", which not only breaks his father’s heart, but also [[SoMuchForStealth gets them caught by the PAL bots]].

* AnimationLeadTime: The film was originally set to release in 2020, but was pushed back due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. As a result, the film is visually set in the fall of 2020 (as seen on devices like the camera), not its actual release year of 2021.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The creators put the World’s Largest Furby into the movie because they “thought it would be funny to include it”. They didn’t know that one [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UOKafyXRXhw actually existed]], though it was smaller and only for a promotional video for Furby Babies.

* ReedRichardsIsUseless: PAL labs evidently has tech for lifting heavy things built into the robots. They have magnetic conveyors in the headquarters. [[LikeRealityUnlessNoted NONE of this tech is seen in use in the outside world]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler:Mark ends up being this thanks to the apocalypse. He was InnocentlyInsensitive to how PAL was feeling, but objects to her taking out her pain on humanity saying that she should be angry only with him. When he sees Rick, he compliments how his daughter's videos kept him going, so he wouldn't lose hope, and gives him instructions on how his screwdriver can undo the prison. When the dust has settled, he sincerely thanks the Mitchells for saving his life, and stopping PAL.]]

** When Katie uploads her film on the college website, we can see that the file name ends with "THIS IS THE FINAL ONE", and her Internet browser is filled with so many tabs that only the icons are seen. Both of these are common amongst real-life young creatives.

** The film overall shows a greater understanding of Internet culture than most modern pop culture, from the Posey family's Instagram posts to Katie's [=YouTube=] channel and memes. They all look like things real people post in the TheNew20s.

** Similarly, Abby mentions that all of the dinosaurs at the road stop should have feathers, while looking at the model of a ''Brachiosaurus'' So far, it's only theropods (namely coelurosaurs) and small ornithischians that are known to have had feathers.

** A rare case in which the artistic license is from an actual attempt to be accurate, with all the dinosaur models at the road stop being at least 100 years outdated by modern standards.
** In one scene Aaron and Abby remark the ''T. rex'' on Aaron's shirt should have feathers. But [[https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/liaoning-diorama/a-feathered-tyrant while some of its relatives were feathered]][[note]]basal relatives such as Dilong, and Guanlong, with Yutyrannus being the largest feathered dinosaur known[[/note]], we have [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W-VikBM6cdo/WT6PZUH0UvI/AAAAAAAACuU/1Pqb2VrxBUIehblh5W-DQGUqcTHSPy7WgCK4B/s1600/Tyrant%2Bskin%2BWitton%2B2017.jpg only recovered scaled skin impressions]] from fossils of ''T. rex'' itself. But [[https://www.sciencealert.com/chubby-naked-t-rex-most-accurate-painting-to-date it is still heavily disputed]] whether or not ''UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex'' [[http://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2017/06/revenge-of-scaly-tyrannosaurus.html really did have feathers]].

The cast includes Abbi Jacobson (Katie Mitchell), Creator/DannyMcBride (Rick Mitchell), Creator/MayaRudolph (Linda Mitchell), Mike Rianda (Aaron Mitchell), Creator/EricAndre (Mark Bowman), and Creator/OliviaColman ([=PAL=]).

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:PAL's are "No! Not a glass of '''WOTAAAH!'''" before she glitches out and dies after being dropped in a glass of water.]]

** When the Mitchells infiltrate PAL's headquarters, Rick notes that the place looks like the cover of a Music/{{Journey}} album.

** The [[https://cdni.fancaps.net/file/fancaps-movieimages/5772703.jpg photo that Linda tries to fix with filters]] features Rick with [[https://indianmemetemplates.com/wp-content/uploads/Derp.jpg a Derp rage face]] while Aaron sports a [[https://www.ragefaces.memesoftware.com/faces/large/happy-i-see-what-you-did-there-l.png I See What You Did There]] one.