Director Mike Rianda wrote a bit of himself into every character in The Mitchells Vs The Machines

Although Aaron is the only Mitchell that Mike Rianda lends his voice to, he claims to have left a part of himself in each member of the family (via The A.V. Club):

"I'm madly into almost every character [...] I'm a lot like Katie in the sense that I wanted to go to art school. My dad was like, 'I don't "I don't know, mate. You know, but with love. My dad looks exactly like Rick. My mom's like the nicest woman in the world, but she'll come at you like a freight train if she tries to get you. get into Mr. Frederick's third-grade class instead of Mrs. Holyfield's."

Where Aaron is the hyper-fixed dinosaur child, the rest of the family have their own identifiable quirks. Katie (Abbi Jacobson) is a talented young queer filmmaker who sees the world through her passion. Rick (Danny McBride) is more old-fashioned in his approach to doing things. He means well, even if he doesn't know how to adjust to Katie's connection to technology. Linda (Maya Rudolph) is the warm mediator you don't want to meet. And then there's Monchi (Doug the Pug), the canine enigma you can't help but love.

"The Mitchells Vs. the Machines" plays as a loving tribute to the people who brought Rianda to this moment, as these characters are so precise in their ways that it could only have come from someone who undermined his loved ones in the eyes of the world. I, for one, am grateful for the hilarious twist on what looks like a really cool house.

"The Mitchells vs. the Machines" is currently streaming on Netflix.