In the epilogue sequence, when they are walking through Paris, the camera focuses on the clock which shows the time as 12:00, a gentle nod to the film Midnight in Paris (2011) starring Owen Wilson. This is also where we question the reality of what has happened in the film, just like we do with Midnight in Paris (2011). Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling's co-star in The Notebook (2004), also starred in Midnight in Paris (2011).