Posted on Nov 23, 2022

34 Smart Vs. Sloppy Movie Moments That Prove Hollywood Is Really Just All Over The Place

Nope (2022) might be one of the smartest movies of all time.

BuzzFeed Staff

Warning: Movie spoilers ahead! 🚨

1. A super smart movie: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

In “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (2022), there are boxes of Cap’n Crunch and Raisin Bran in Al’s apartment, which are the two cereals mentioned in the lyrics of Weird Al’s song Eat It. from MovieDetails

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2. A super messy movie: Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

In Hocus Pocus (2022) the Apple Homepod is incorrectly called Alexa from MovieMistakes

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3. A super smart movie: Blonde (2022)

In Blonde (2022) you can see the actor who plays Norma Jean's father standing just behind her as she's looking around for him at the premiere of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. from MovieDetails

4. A super messy movie: Pretty Woman (1990)

Pretty Woman was a big hit in the ’90s.Few may have noticed that when they have breakfast together at the hotel, Roberts’ character takes a croissant from the table, which shortly after, at minute 32:10, mysteriously transforms into a pancake. from MovieMistakes

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5. A super smart movie: Nope (2022)

in Nope (2022), the Haywoods have posters for Duel at Diablo (1966) & Buck and the Preacher (1972) - both are westerns starring Sidney Poitier. Jordan Peele says Nope shares their spirit: highlighting Black cowboys, whose existence was whitewashed from history (thanks, in large part, to Hollywood) from MovieDetails

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6. A super messy movie: Causeway (2022)

Causeway (2022) - A character's line delivered in ASL is visible in the reflection of a glass pane, and the captions get it wrong. from MovieMistakes

A24/Apple Studios

7. A super smart movie: Do Revenge (2022)

In Do Revenge (2022), you can see a sign for "Horowitz Hall". This is a reference to Clueless (1995), specifically Cher Horowitz. Do Revenge is heavily inspired by 90s teen movies. from MovieDetails

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8. A super messy movie: Never Been Kissed (1999)

Never Been Kissed- the math group has the wrong number for Pi (pi is 3.14159265...) from MovieMistakes

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9. A super smart movie: Elvis (2022)

In Elvis (2022) when he enters his mother's room there is a picture of him when he was 2 years old. This same photo was used on an album cover. from MovieDetails

Picture of baby Elvis in "Elvis" vs. album cover for "Elvis Country"

10. A super messy movie: House of Gucci (2021)

In House of Gucci (2021) Patrizia Reggianni (Lady Gaga) writes her number on Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) motorcycle glass. After a change of frame, not only the numbers are rewritten from the original handwrite but also changed in order. 364 -> 634 from MovieMistakes

11. A super smart movie: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937), the symbols surrounding the Magic Mirror are the twelves zodiac signs. from MovieDetails

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Zodiac signs surrounding the magic mirror

12. A super messy movie: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

In Hotel Transylvania Transformer (2022), Maevis, a vampire, is clearly exposed to sunlight for God knows how long without burning to a crisp. from MovieMistakes

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13. A super smart movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

In Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) when Mrs. Doubtfire is fishing her teeth out of the wine she says, "Carpe dentum. Seize the teeth." This line was improvised by Robin Williams as a reference to Dead Poets Society (1989) in which his character says, "Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys." Confirmed by director. from MovieDetails

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14. A super messy movie: Swingers (1996)

In Swingers (1996) when John Favreau goes to strike up a conversation with Heather Graham, he interrupts a guy in real life that was near her. He gives Favreau a stern look, then looks directly into camera and realizes they're part of a movie being filmed. from MovieMistakes

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15. A super smart movie: Bullet Train (2022)

In Bullet Train (2022), Lemon calls The Son that he looks like a Percy and puts a sticker of Percy on his forhead. The actor Logan Lerman starred in Percy Jackson film series as Percy. from MovieDetails

Logan Lerman in "Bullet Train" and "Percy Jackson"

16. A super messy movie: Ambulance (2022)

In the movie Ambulance (2022) directed by Michael Bay - the camera man can be spotted in this scene from MovieMistakes

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cameraman in the background during a scene

17. A super smart movie: The Munsters (2022)

In The Munsters (2022), Herman yells "Car 54, where are you?". This is a reference to a scene in the original The Munsters (1964), which was itself a reference to Fred Gwynn's previous starring role in Car 54, Where Are You (1961) from MovieDetails

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