Romantic comedies are a tried and true genre in the film world, and those with an Amazon Prime subscription were recently treated to Madelaine Petsch’s new release Maintenance Required. The Riverdale breakout star produced and stars as protagonist Frankie, in a modern take on Parfumerie. I loved the Notting Hill and You’ve Got Mail references throughout its runtime, and Petsch shared another easter egg that I totally missed.
While it might be a new release, Maintenance Required featured a number of moments that references some of the best romantic comedies of all time. A line is quoted from Notting Hill, and it also features some obvious similarities to previous Parfumerie adaptation You’ve Got Mail. As you can see in the video above, I asked Petsch if there were any other easter eggs that I missed. She cued me into one, revealing:
There’s actually a very specific scene reference in the date scene when we’re in the restaurant to Shop Around the Corner, which is the fifties movie. And if you watch that scene, you’ll see the blocking of our scene is, you know, trying to mimic to the best of our ability that blocking in that scene.
Amazon Prime movie are fans of the genre, and wanted to pay respect to the source material that’s inspired so many rom-coms throughout the years. That includes harkening back to a predecessor that came decades earlier.
Kevin Bacon, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, and more. It’s too bad that Petsch wasn’t able to sneak in an easter egg for that title in Maintenance Required.
Maintenance Required is out now on Amazon Prime subscription as part of the 2025 movie release list. And with The Strangers – Chapter 2 in theaters, there’s a rare opportunity to fans to do a double feature starring Madelaine Petsch.