Steve Carell and Nancy Carell, who play husband and wife briefly in this film, are husband and wife in real life.
According to the date on News Today's final issue hanging in the news stand near the beginning of the movie, the film takes place around March 24, 2021.
Throughout the film, the characters are shown listening to a radio station at the FM frequency of 107.2 MHz.
In the US, FM broadcast stations are only assigned to odd frequencies, such as 107.1 MHz.
This isn't a goof, it's a conceit used to avoid inadvertent correlation with an actual radio station.
In the US, FM broadcast stations are only assigned to odd frequencies, such as 107.1 MHz.
This isn't a goof, it's a conceit used to avoid inadvertent correlation with an actual radio station.
According to the expiration date on Linda's cough medicine, 2-12-21, which is a year after issue, the film takes place in the year 2020.
The title of the movie was taken from lyrics in the Chris Cornell song, "Preaching the End of the World", off of his Euphoria Mourning album.