Fanboys Trivia

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The "Fanboys" theatrical release poster (the unidentified male in a knit shirt looking toward his right shoulder in a Darth Vader helmet, against an orange sunburst background) is a spoof of the theatrical release poster for The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) (with 'Steve Carrell' appearing in similar clothing and posing against a similar background), the idea being conveyed that fan boys are the quintessential "40-year-old virgins". (imdb.com)

Jay Baruchel's hairstyle and eyeglasses are meant to evoke George Lucas' appearance in the 1970s. (imdb.com)

The passenger side door of the van has the word "fanboys" written on it in the 'Star Wars' Aurebesh alphabet and mirrored. (imdb.com)

When dedicating the statue of Captain Kirk versus Kahn, Linus jokes that it looks nothing like either of them, to which Seth Rogen's character states "Yes, thank you for pointing that out. Unfortunately the whores at Viacom threatened to sue if we used their likenesses..." This is an in-joke, due to the fact that none of the "Trekkies" wear official Star Trek clothing and the Star Fleet symbol looks nothing like the one from Star trek. (imdb.com)

Cameo: [Billy Dee Williams] Judge Reinhold, played Lando Calrissian. (imdb.com)