Even if you have 20/20 vision and you’ve been watching the silver screen since you were a kid, chances are that you’ve missed plenty of hidden details in movies. For instance, did you know that R2-D2 from Star Wars made a surprise cameo in Raiders of the Lost Ark? And Star Trek? I’ll bet that got your attention.
Buckle in, dear movie-lovers, our team has collected the definitive list of Easter eggs and other not-so-obvious references sprinkled throughout films for you to enjoy from the extremely popular Movie Details subreddit with over 1.7 million members. Remember to upvote your fave details and let everyone in the comments know which ones blew your mind the most! Give r/MovieDetails a visit when you have a chance, too, and read on for Bored Panda’s interview with one of the subreddit’s moderators!
We know how much you enjoy finding hidden movie details, dear Pandas. So when you’re done with this list, check out our posts about other movie details you probably didn’t notice, as well as the awesome Easter eggs hidden in the Harry Potter films and the Toy Story animations. You’ll be real hits at movie nights then.
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#1 In “A Grand Day Out” (1989), The Creators Had Wallace Say “Wensleydale” Because It Made His Face Look Nice And Toothy. They Did Not Realize The Factory Where Wensleydale Cheese Is Made Was About To Declare Bankruptcy. This Film’s Success Brought The Factory Back From The Brink
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#2 After Steven Spielberg Screened Schindler’s List (1993) For John Williams To Compose The Score, Williams Was So Moved He Had To Walk Outside For Several Minutes. Upon Returning Williams Said That The Movie Needed A Better Composer Than Him To Which Spielberg Replied “I Know, But They’re All Dead”
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#3 In Die Hard (1988), Alan Rickman’s Petrified Expression While Falling Was Completely Genuine. The Stunt Team Instructed Him That They Would Drop Him On The Count Of 3 But Instead Dropped Him At 1
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#4 In Thor: The Dark World (2013), Natalie Portman Couldn’t Make It To Reshoot The Final Kiss Scene. When Asked To Choose From A Lineup Of Women To Take Her Place. Chris Hemsworth Instead Brought In His Wife , Who Wore Natalie’s Clothes And Wig To Shoot The Final Kiss
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#5 In “Hercules” (1997) Hades Says “Guys, Relax. It’s Only Half-Time” Exactly At The 46-Minute Mark, The Halfway Point Of The 92-Minute Movie
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#6 In Big Hero 6 (2014), This Happens
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#7 In Up (2009), Dug Is The Only Dog To Successfully Track Down The Tropical Bird Because He Is The Only Hunting Dog (Golden Retriever). All The Others Are Guard Dog Breeds
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#8 Titanic – 1997 The Couple Shown In Bed Together Having Accepted Their Fate Is Isador And Ida Straus. They Were The Co Owners Of Macy’s. Ida Refused To Leave His Side When He Refused A Life Boat Spot B/C There Were Still Women And Children On Board. They Were Last Seen Walking Arm And Arm Together
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#9 Brad Bird Was In Part Inspired To Make This Movie (The Iron Giant 1999) As A Memorial To His Sister Susan, Who Died At The Hands Of Her Husband By Gun Violence. His Pitch Was This: “What If A Gun Had A Soul And Didn’t Want To Be A Gun?”
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#10 This Design Of The Back Of This Ambulance In Joker (2019) Looks Familiar
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#11 Steven Spielberg Filmed E.t. In Chronological Order In Order To Help The Child Actors And To Capture The Most Real Emotions During The Ending, Since It Would Be The Last Time They’d All Be Together
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#12 Kid Notices Something That Most Of Us Wouldn’t Have: Up(2009), Cars 2 (2011)
Home with a sick kid today watching Up. Suddenly the 7 year old says, “Mom, wait. I’ve seen this scene before in another movie!’ We pause and I take a picture of it (pic below), and within seconds he navigates to Cars 2 and pauses the screen on this exact scene (pic 2 below). What?!! They’re the same. How in the world did he notice this? Unbelievable.
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#13 Incredibles (2004) Elastagirl’s Original Suit Was Red And Mr. Incredible’s Suit Was Blue, Their First Child’s Name? Violet
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#14 In Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), All The Wide Shots Of Luke Flying Across Tatooine In His Speeder Were Achieved By Placing A Mirror Underneath A Version Of The Prop With A Motor And Wheels
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#15 In The Beginning Of Joker (2019) There’s A Familiar Face In The Mirror
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#16 In Ant-Man (2015) Actor Garrett Morris Makes A Brief Appearance In A Scene. Morris Was The First Person To Ever Portray Ant-Man In A 1979 Saturday Night Live Skit Called Superhero Party
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#17 In Coraline, The “Welcome Home” Cake Features A Double Loop On The O. According To Graphology, A Double Loop On A Lower Case O Means That The Person Who Wrote It Is Lying. There Is Only One Double Loop, Meaning She Is Welcome But She Is Not Home
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#18 In Finding Nemo (2003), Gill Is A Moorish Idol. This Species Is Known To Not Handle Captivity Well, So Him Being The One Who Constantly Comes Up With Escape Plans Makes Sense
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#19 Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” (2002) Used Watercolor Backgrounds, Exclusively. The Studio Had Some Financial Failures And Was Doing Ambitious Things Elsewhere, So They Left The Filmmakers To Their Own Devices, Off At The Florida Studio. The Only Other Watercolor Films Are Dumbo And Snow White
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#20 In Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, Professor Lupin Sleeps Through Most Of The Train Ride To Hogwarts. The Date Is The 1st Of September, 1993. There Really Was A Full Moon The Previous Night; He Was Exhausted Because He’d Transformed The Night Before
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#21 In Man Of Steel (2013), Henry Cavill (Superman) Was Asked To Shave His Chest For The Collapsing Oil Rig Scene, However He Refused Saying That Superman Had Chest Hair, Citing The Famous “Death Of Superman” Graphic Novel As A Reference
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#22 In The Incredibles 2, The Painting In Helen’s Hotel Room Is An Illustration Of Her Seperation From The Family
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#23 The Poster For The Movie Legend (2015) Mocked One Of Its Negative Reviews By Hiding The Two Star Review Between The Kray Twins Heads
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#24 In Lord Of The Rings You Can See That Gandalf Carries His Pipe In His Staff
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#25 In The Truman Show, We See Truman Taking High Dose Vitamin D At Breakfast Time. This Is To Counteract The Deficiency He Would Have Becouse There Is No Real Sunlight In The Constructed World He Inhabits
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#26 It. Pennywise Secretly Watched His Victims Throughout The Whole Film. Sometimes, He Appears In The Most Unexpected Places. Neither The Characters Nor The Viewers Notice This
#27 In Avatar (2009), The Evil Imperialists’ Room Is Shaped Like An American Flag
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#28 In “The Return Of The King (2003)”, During The Epic Scene Of The Rohirrim Charge Peter Jackson Requested That Only Extras Who Have Read The Novel And Could Recite The Scene, To Be Placed In The Front Lines As They Are Aware Of The Importance Of This Moment. It’s How He Ended Up With This Epic Rider
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#29 In Tangled(2010) Mother Gothel Says “I Love You The Most” , While Kissing Rapunzel’s Hair Instead Of Her Forehead
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#30 In Inside Out, The Pizza Toppings Were Changed From Broccolis To Bell Peppers In Japan, Since Kids In Japan Don’t Like Bell Peppers. Pixar Localised The Joke
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#31 Joker. Every Clock In This Film Is Set To 11:11. Fans Have Many Theories About This. One Of Them Says That The Clock Doesn’t Move Because Everything Is Happening In Arthur’s Head
#32 In Interstellar On The Water Planet, The Soundtrack In The Background Has A Prominent Ticking Noise. These Ticks Happen Every 1.25 Seconds. Each Tick You Hear Is A Whole Day Passing On Earth
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#33 In Lotr The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001), After Boromir’s Death Aragorn Puts On His Bracers As A Way To Honor Him. He’ll Wear Them For The Rest Of The Trilogy
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#34 Mulan (1998) Only Has Musical Numbers For The First Half, Until The Characters Find The Destroyed Village. From There On Songs Were Avoided Because The Tone Was Meant To Be Darker
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#35 Bill Murray Falling Over On His Way Out Of The Restaurant In Scrooged (1988) Was Not Scripted. He Slipped On The Water He Just Threw On The Waiter
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#36 In The Opening Scene Of Wall-E (2008) There Are Wind Turbines And Nuclear Plants Built On Top Of Trash Mounds To Imply That Mankind Didn’t Convert To Clean Energy Until It Was Too Late
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#37 Giant Ring Used For Close-UPS In ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring’ (2001)
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#38 In Avengers: Endgame When Captain America Is Going Off To Return The Stones, The Rest Are Expecting Him To Return. Bucky Says His Goodbye Knowing Steve Is Not Returning To His Timeline, A Testament To Their Friendship!
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#39 In Home Alone (1990) When They Counted The People For The Trip They Say There’s 17 People In Total. An Odd Number Between Two Vans Means They Will Be Split 8/9. Since Kevin Was Missing Both Vans Had 8 People Instead, Making Each Group Assume They Were On The 8-People Van, Not Suspecting A Thing
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