Posted on Sep 12, 2021

25 Action Movies With Brilliant Hidden Details You've Never Noticed

Bruce Banner's reaction to Iron Man's new suit in Avengers: Infinity War is hilarious.

by Hope Lasater

BuzzFeed Staff

The ring is present in some scene and not others, including the finale scene

The President talking to a staff member, then the actor being credited as Future Postmaster General

There are thought bubbles on a whiteboard in the background that are framed around a police officer, so the words, like rude and late, look to be about him

4. In Furious 7, Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs) uses his old wrestling finisher, called The Rock Bottom, in a fight with Jason Statham (Shaw).

In Furious 7 Dwayne Johnson uses his old wrestling finisher, The Rock Bottom, on Jason Statham from MovieDetails

The two Wonder Womans wearing a similar dress

7. When walking though salt flats in Utah in Independence Day, Will Smith said, "And what the hell is that smell?" It was improvised. No one told him it would smell so bad.

In Independence Day (1996) they filmed Will Smith dragging the alien across the salt flats of Utah. Will Smith improvised the "And what the hell is that smell?" Nobody warned him of the horrible smell that sometimes comes of the Great Salt Lake due to billions of dead brine shrimp each year. from MovieDetails

Actors in the movie wearing actual Nazi uniforms

Stegosaurus is spelled S T E G A S A U R U S and Tyrannosaurus is spelled T Y R A N O S A U R U S

Tsuchiya in Tokyo Drift and in real life smiling with a thumbs up on a race track

13. When John Wick and an enemy are in a pool in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Wick moves about three feet away from his opponent's gun. This way, the bullets are ineffective underwater.

In John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019), John Wick and an enemy fall into a pool and Wick immediately moves roughly three feet away just before being fired upon. At this distance the bullets are rendered ineffective which is consistent with how a typical pistol round behaves underwater. from MovieDetails

Young Indiana Jones with a new, bleeding mark on his chin, and older Indiana Jones with a full scar

Someone praying with their fingers intertwined to form an x, which does look like the V8 engine

Nob, Bastard, Shit, and Fuck are all censored, but Cunt is written in full

Hammond holding a cheap glass even though the nicer ones are on the left

18. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Black Widow quickly saves the lives of both Captain America and Falcon.

Black Widow casually saves both Falcon's and Captain America's lives in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. from MovieDetails

Younger Etta Candy with Diana and older Etta Candy Diana

Tom Cruise hovering directly above the ground

Harrison Ford pointing and looking concerned

Rick Baker in full makeup next to Will Smith and Emma Thompson in a scene

What the display says when Hobbs attacks, and what the display says when Shaw attacks

24. In Avengers: Infinity War, Bruce Banner reacts perfectly to Iron Man's new suit.

(Infinity War) Bruce Banner's background reaction to Iron Man's new suit is priceless from MovieDetails

Howard holding the phone to his left ear

26. In Mission: Impossible – Fallout, before Lane gets submerged, he hyperventilates in order to bring more oxygen to his brain.

Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018) - Lane hyperventilates before being submerged, giving more oxygen to the blood/brain than a single deep breath, allowing him to stay conscious longer. from MovieDetails

The address says, 123 Here she is Avenue

Monica changing the colors on Carol's suit

31. There's a moment in Jurassic Park where you can see an operator grab the raptor's tail.

In Jurassic Park(1993), there is a scene where the raptor opens the door to the kitchen and you can spot an operator grab the raptor's tail. from MovieDetails

The sign is next to the publicans shooting and it says, '2 Shoots 4 the prince of 1,"

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25 Action Movies With Brilliant Hidden Details You've Never Noticed

1. "The debate regarding whether the ending of Inception was real or not can be ended by looking at the wedding ring Cobb's wearing. In the real world he has no ring, whereas the ring is present in the dreams. In the final scene he has no ring on, so the 'happy ending' is reality."

2. "In Air Force One, someone on the President's staff suggests sending a fax to get a message out. The President says if the plan works he will make her Postmaster General. The plan is successful, and in the credits, the actor is listed as 'Future Postmaster General'."

3. "Brilliant visual humor in Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz."

4. In Furious 7, Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs) uses his old wrestling finisher, called The Rock Bottom, in a fight with Jason Statham (Shaw).

5. "Wonder Woman's blue dress is a nod to the 1970s Wonder Woman series."

6. "In Die Hard, Alan Rickman’s petrified expression while falling was completely genuine. The stunt team said that they would drop him on the count of three, but instead they dropped him at one."

7. When walking though salt flats in Utah in Independence Day, Will Smith said, "And what the hell is that smell?" It was improvised. No one told him it would smell so bad.

8. Now, this one isn't really a fun definition of "cool," but it's certainly noteworthy: "In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the Nazi outfits are genuine World War II uniforms, not costumes."

9. "Although the scientists in Jurassic Park were skilled geneticists, they misspelled 'Stegosaurus' and 'Tyrannosaurus' on the cryogenic storage containers."

10. "In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Michelle (MJ) is reading a book titled Of Human Bondage. It's a story of an orphan boy sent to live with his aunt and uncle."

11. "In The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, one of the fishers despairing at Sean’s early attempts at drifting is the real-life 'Drift King' Keiichi Tsuchiya. Tsuchiya helped popularize the art, as well as Touge driving, which also features heavily in the film."

12. "In Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the familiar Pixar A113 Easter egg can be seen on the ring of an IMF Agent. Ghost Protocol was directed by former Pixar director and animator Brad Bird."

13. When John Wick and an enemy are in a pool in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Wick moves about three feet away from his opponent's gun. This way, the bullets are ineffective underwater.

14. "In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, young Indy gets trapped with a lion and uses a whip, which cuts his chin. Later in the film, present day Indy has a scar. Thought this was a pretty cool little detail."

15. "In Mad Max: Fury Road, the praying hand gesture resembles a V8 engine."

16. "In Hot Fuzz, all the swear box words are censored, except for 'cunt.'"

18. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Black Widow quickly saves the lives of both Captain America and Falcon.

19. "In Wonder Woman 1984, an elderly version of Etta Candy from the first film makes an appearance in one of the photographs in Diana's apartment. The actor, Lucy Davis, actually reprised the role in elderly makeup just to create the photo."

20. "During the vault scene in Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise kept hitting his head when attempting to hover inches off the floor, so he put English pound coins in his shoes to maintain his balance."

21. "In The Fugitive, Harrison Ford (who's playing the framed Dr. Kimble) was not provided a script for the interrogation scene. His answers and mounting frustration with the detectives were improvised in order to seem more genuine."

Here's the full interrogation scene.

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22. "In Men in Black 3, the alien with an exposed brain is played by legendary SFX artist Rick Baker. He worked on all three MIB movies."

24. In Avengers: Infinity War, Bruce Banner reacts perfectly to Iron Man's new suit.

25. "In Speed, Howard Payne, played by Dennis Hopper, always uses the phone by holding it to his left ear with his right hand. This is likely due to hearing loss in his right ear caused by the same accident that cost him his left thumb."

26. In Mission: Impossible – Fallout, before Lane gets submerged, he hyperventilates in order to bring more oxygen to his brain.

27. "In Mad Max: Fury Road, you can see where Furiosa stored food in the War Rig when she enters the rig from below."

28. "When David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) is looking for his ex-wife's phone number in Independence Day, the address is a little on the nose"

29. "In Die Hard, we catch Ellis doing cocaine in Holly's office. Later when Hans has Ellis talking to McClain over the radio, one of the terrorists brings him in a can of Coke. He obviously asked for some 'coke' and they misinterpreted him."

30. "In Captain Marvel, when Monica Rambeau is changing the color of Carol Danvers's suit, she first chooses a combination of red and gold, which are the same colors as DC's Shazam, who was previously known as Captain Marvel."

31. There's a moment in Jurassic Park where you can see an operator grab the raptor's tail.

32. "Look at the two shooters sign during the pub shootout in Hot Fuzz."

33. And finally, "For Mission: Impossible II, Tom Cruise suggested to John Woo to have this shot during the knife fight scene. No CGI was used and a steel cable was attached to the knife."

25 Action Movies With Brilliant Hidden Details You've Never Noticed

1. "The debate regarding whether the ending of Inception was real or not can be ended by looking at the wedding ring Cobb's wearing. In the real world he has no ring, whereas the ring is present in the dreams. In the final scene he has no ring on, so the 'happy ending' is reality."

2. "In Air Force One, someone on the President's staff suggests sending a fax to get a message out. The President says if the plan works he will make her Postmaster General. The plan is successful, and in the credits, the actor is listed as 'Future Postmaster General'."

3. "Brilliant visual humor in Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz."

4. In Furious 7, Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs) uses his old wrestling finisher, called The Rock Bottom, in a fight with Jason Statham (Shaw).

5. "Wonder Woman's blue dress is a nod to the 1970s Wonder Woman series."

6. "In Die Hard, Alan Rickman’s petrified expression while falling was completely genuine. The stunt team said that they would drop him on the count of three, but instead they dropped him at one."

7. When walking though salt flats in Utah in Independence Day, Will Smith said, "And what the hell is that smell?" It was improvised. No one told him it would smell so bad.

8. Now, this one isn't really a fun definition of "cool," but it's certainly noteworthy: "In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the Nazi outfits are genuine World War II uniforms, not costumes."

9. "Although the scientists in Jurassic Park were skilled geneticists, they misspelled 'Stegosaurus' and 'Tyrannosaurus' on the cryogenic storage containers."

10. "In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Michelle (MJ) is reading a book titled Of Human Bondage. It's a story of an orphan boy sent to live with his aunt and uncle."

11. "In The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, one of the fishers despairing at Sean’s early attempts at drifting is the real-life 'Drift King' Keiichi Tsuchiya. Tsuchiya helped popularize the art, as well as Touge driving, which also features heavily in the film."

12. "In Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the familiar Pixar A113 Easter egg can be seen on the ring of an IMF Agent. Ghost Protocol was directed by former Pixar director and animator Brad Bird."

13. When John Wick and an enemy are in a pool in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Wick moves about three feet away from his opponent's gun. This way, the bullets are ineffective underwater.

14. "In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, young Indy gets trapped with a lion and uses a whip, which cuts his chin. Later in the film, present day Indy has a scar. Thought this was a pretty cool little detail."

15. "In Mad Max: Fury Road, the praying hand gesture resembles a V8 engine."

16. "In Hot Fuzz, all the swear box words are censored, except for 'cunt.'"

18. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Black Widow quickly saves the lives of both Captain America and Falcon.

19. "In Wonder Woman 1984, an elderly version of Etta Candy from the first film makes an appearance in one of the photographs in Diana's apartment. The actor, Lucy Davis, actually reprised the role in elderly makeup just to create the photo."

20. "During the vault scene in Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise kept hitting his head when attempting to hover inches off the floor, so he put English pound coins in his shoes to maintain his balance."

21. "In The Fugitive, Harrison Ford (who's playing the framed Dr. Kimble) was not provided a script for the interrogation scene. His answers and mounting frustration with the detectives were improvised in order to seem more genuine."

Here's the full interrogation scene.

View this video on YouTube

22. "In Men in Black 3, the alien with an exposed brain is played by legendary SFX artist Rick Baker. He worked on all three MIB movies."

24. In Avengers: Infinity War, Bruce Banner reacts perfectly to Iron Man's new suit.

25. "In Speed, Howard Payne, played by Dennis Hopper, always uses the phone by holding it to his left ear with his right hand. This is likely due to hearing loss in his right ear caused by the same accident that cost him his left thumb."

26. In Mission: Impossible – Fallout, before Lane gets submerged, he hyperventilates in order to bring more oxygen to his brain.

27. "In Mad Max: Fury Road, you can see where Furiosa stored food in the War Rig when she enters the rig from below."

28. "When David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) is looking for his ex-wife's phone number in Independence Day, the address is a little on the nose"

29. "In Die Hard, we catch Ellis doing cocaine in Holly's office. Later when Hans has Ellis talking to McClain over the radio, one of the terrorists brings him in a can of Coke. He obviously asked for some 'coke' and they misinterpreted him."

30. "In Captain Marvel, when Monica Rambeau is changing the color of Carol Danvers's suit, she first chooses a combination of red and gold, which are the same colors as DC's Shazam, who was previously known as Captain Marvel."

31. There's a moment in Jurassic Park where you can see an operator grab the raptor's tail.

32. "Look at the two shooters sign during the pub shootout in Hot Fuzz."

33. And finally, "For Mission: Impossible II, Tom Cruise suggested to John Woo to have this shot during the knife fight scene. No CGI was used and a steel cable was attached to the knife."

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