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Same universe as American Ultra? (Spoiler-ish)

posted 8 years ago by daredream246
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I saw Mr. Right this afternoon, and when Roth's character referenced the American Ultra project that both he and Francis had been apart of prior to leaving the CIA, I wondered if it was just a coincidence or not. This was before I realized that they were both written by Max Landis.

I actually really enjoyed American Ultra, for probably the same reasons that I enjoyed Mr. Right, so I like that their was a quick nod to the two film's connection. Also, I think that it offers insight into Francis' background, without having to lay it all out on the table for the audience.

[–] Ronin-Trap 8 years ago

Let me start this with: don't take the stories and plots of both movies too seriously, fun over consistency, yada yada bla.

I think it was more of a throwback, rather then a genuine connection. Above the tongue-in-cheek humor, this movie had a lot of parody going on. They played the whole hit-man thing more like a superpower, as evidenced by Kendrik's character. To me it was a meta commentary on action movies in general.

But, who knows, maybe it was a solid connection.

[–] bringonthelucie 8 years ago

The Ultra program in AU seems to be loosely inspired by the mind control-oriented MK Ultra program from the US government in the 60s. Except that (from what I understand) that program was never intended to produce assassins.

So, in short, I don't know if the reference was intentional but at this point, I think we can assume that it was the same program. Although, really, like Ronin-Trap says it's likely that it's all tongue-in-cheek. I actually like the idea of American Ultra and Mr. Right taking place in the same universe. Should there ever be a sequel to either movie, I'd love to see Francis and Martha interact with Phoebe and Mike.

[–] trombleykyle 8 years ago

There was another reference in this film as well. The part where the dude was like "I'm Johnny *beep* Moon". That was Sam Rockwell's character in A Single Shot.. I think it's supposed to be just little humor points, but I could be totally wrong of course..

[–] thecalhouns 7 years ago

This makes me wonder, who would win in a fight, Francis or Mike Howell?