- When shooting scenes outside the high school, although everyone who walked into the camera was wearing a hat, a thick jacket or a coat, the temperature at that time was almost 27 degrees Celsius. Between shooting, the extras ran under the parasol prepared by the main actor to cool themselves down.
- Not only did the film’s creative inspiration come from the Beatles’ song, but even the names of most of the characters, such as Jude, Mr. Kate, Dr. Robert and Lucy, also included the title.
- U2 members of the band Bono, actors Salma Hayek, Eddie Izard and singer Joe Cook all guest perform in the film.
- Ninety percent of the songs in the film were recorded at the same time at the shooting site, and were not synthesized by the film company during post-production.
- Evan Moore sang the song "If I Fell" live during filming, and passed it only once.
- The early script mentioned a prison guard named Sergeant Paber, from the Beatles song "Sergeant Paber's Lonely Club", but was later deleted.
- Salma Hayek specifically asked director Taymor to give herself a role in the film.
- An employee of the shipyard gave his salary to Jude, saying that he hoped to do something different at the age of 64. This part of the plot happened to insinuate the song "When I was 64".
- Prudence entered an apartment through the window, referring to the Beatles song "She came in through the bathroom window."
- When Max and Jude saw their apartment for the first time, Saidi commented that Max was a man who seemed innocent but had the courage to kill with a silver hammer; in another scene, Max really held a hand in his hand. Silver Hammer is a tribute to the song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", and his name also comes from this song.
- Saidi and her band's performance in the cave area alludes to the "Cave Club" where the Beatles performed for the first time.
- The Apple company founded by the Beatles will also appear in the film in an alternative form. Jude tried to draw a green apple, then cut it in half and painted it again, so the Apple logo appeared.
- The concert on the roof at the end of the film refers to the last public performance of the Beatles on the roof of Apple’s building.
- Before Jude found out that Lucy had left, he was talking to Jojo on the street, with the background being exactly the same as the cover of the Beatles' "Abby Road" album.
- In the background music of "With a Little Help From My Friends", a prominent Brigitte Bardot poster appeared, referring to John Lennon's long-standing fascination with her.
- When the song "A Day in Life" sounded, Jude was reading a newspaper, implying the lyrics of the song "I read the news today, oh boy".
- The building called "Building 9" where the rooftop concert is held in the film refers to the song "Revolution 9" from The Beatles' "White Album".
- Jojo’s role was inspired by guitarist Jimi Hendrix. The guitar playing styles of the two are also very similar. Jojo’s purple shirt and bandanna are also one of Hendrix’s well-known stage costumes. one.
- The siblings of Lucy and Max were created based on the brother and sister of director Taymor, and Julie is the little girl named Julia in the film .
Across the Universe behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Mr. Kite: Have you seen it? It's great! They've got... stuff!
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Cop: You two, scram! You're defacing city property!
Jude: Oh, shit!
Lucy: What are you talking about? This was just a crappy wall, and now it's a work of art.
Cop: Do you want me to come down there?
Jude: Yeah, Please do come down. You'll scuff up them shiny black boots.
Lucy: Shit! You don't wanna get in trouble with the law, Jude!
[Jude and Lucy start running]