Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

To keep plot details under wraps before the trailer was released, the official IMDb synopsis read "a woman tries to do her taxes".

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

In Evelyn's reality where she's a movie star, real footage of Michelle Yeoh on the red carpet is used, including that of the premiere for Crazy Rich Asians (2018).
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

When Joy approaches Evelyn in the forest, her weapon cycles through multiple variations. For a split second, she can be seen holding an Oscar.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

When Evelyn obtains a googly eye on her forehead in the final fight, this is symbolism for her being able to open her 'mind's eye'. Where she can now see the true world, and truly connect with her spirit. It also serves as a direct reference to her husband's kindness, which has allowed her to see meaning in a world where 'nothing matters'.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

When Evelyn obtains a googly eye on her forehead in the final fight, this is symbolism for her being able to open her 'mind's eye'. Where she can now see the true world, and truly connect with her spirit. It also serves as a direct reference to her husband's kindness, which has allowed her to see meaning in a world where 'nothing matters'.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

When Alpha-Waymond speaks to Evelyn and says, "Your clothes never wear as well the next day, your hair never falls in quite the same way" this is an allusion to the Nine Days song "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" which features the same lyrics. The underlying plot of the movie aligns with this song


Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

After Evelyn acquires ultra strong pinkie fingers, she hits one attacker causing them to fly upward. The sound effect used is from the game Super Smash Brothers when achieving a critical hit, such as when Jigglypuff falls asleep causing victims to fly far off the game map.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

When Evelyn is torn between two realities in the janitor's closet, the film's subtitles appear fragmented as well.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

The Bagel and the googly eye are inverted colors; the Bagel being a black ring around a white circle and the googly eye being a white ring around a black circle. So when Evelyn turns the bullet into a googly eye and places it on her forehead it is the opposite of all of the Alphaverse attackers who have a black ring on their foreheads. Since it was Waymond who had been putting googly eyes on inanimate objects to try and lighten life around their house it shows Evelyn's acceptance of his plea to show love, which allows her to defeat the Alphaverse attackers by healing them/giving them what they need.

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Ke Huy Quan delivers a reference to his Indiana Jones character Short Round when yelling at Evelyn to "snap out of it!" This scene plays out exactly the same in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) when Indy is under a spell by Mola Ram.