21 Itty Bitty Details In Your Favorite Movies That You Shouldn't Miss

Mr. Incredible was actually doing his superhero thing at the same time as Superman.

1. Everyone's clothes in Encanto contain details and iconography that represent the characters.

In Encanto (2021), the clothing is insanely detailed. More info in the pictures. from MovieDetails

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A few examples: Luisa's skirt has dumbbell designs, Isabela's dress is full of floral designs, Abuela's skirt has butterflies, Mirabel's dress is full of symbols she embroidered to represent her family as well as her name, Julieta's pockets have healing hands, Camilo's poncho has chameleons, Pepa's dress has various weather symbols, and Dolores's dress has sound wave designs.

2. One of Peter's unused ideas for a symbol in _Spider-Man _is the symbol for Marvel's Black Widow.

In Spiderman (2002) Peter is drawing ideas for his costume and symbol, one of his (discarded) ideas for a symbol looks a lot like another Marvel arachnidly named hero... Black Widow from MovieDetails

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3. Free City's map in Free Guy is based on Portland, Oregon.

In Free Guy (2021), the map of Free City is the map of Portland, Oregon. from MovieDetails

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4. At the beginning of Forrest Gump, Forrest is still wearing the old, now-dirty shoes Jenny got him and that he ran across the country in, but he's replaced the laces.

In the opening scene of Forrest Gump (1994), his shoes are worn out from running across the country for years, but he wouldn’t get rid of “the best gift you could get in the wide world” from Jenny. But he kept the laces fresh to keep them operable. from MovieDetails

Image credit: Paramount Pictures

5. Amanda Waller says in The Suicide Squad that she's playing golf with Senator Cray, who in the comics is the father of Adam Cray, an iteration of The Atom.

In The Suicide Squad (2021), Amanda Waller mentions that she's going to play golf with Senator Cray. In DC comics, Senator Cray is the father of The Atom. from MovieDetails

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6. The actor who plays the Predator in Predator, Kevin Peter Hall, got to play a pilot at the end of the movie out of the stifling Predator costume.

The helicopter pilot seen at the end of the Predator(1987) is Kevin Peter Hall, the actor who plays the Predator. John McTiernan gave him the brief on-screen role, because his "work as Predator was so exhausting." from MovieDetails

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7. Finn's name in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, FN-2187, contains the same number as Leia's cell in A New Hope, which was originally written as a reference to the short film 21-87.

In Star Wars A New Hope(1978) and Star Wars The Force Awakens(2015), The Inmate number of Princess Leia and the Soldier number of Finn is the same. from MovieDetails

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8. Sid has an "interrogation handbook" in Toy Story that he practices on Woody.

Toy Story 1995 Sid is practicing interrogation tactics he learned while reading from MovieDetails

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9. The flying couple on the bridge in Hook is actually George Lucas, who created of Star Wars, and Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia and was also a script doctor for Hook.

In Hook (1991), the flying couple on the bridge is actually George Lucas and Carrie Fisher. Carrie even worked on the movie's script. from MovieDetails

Image credit: TriStar Pictures

10. In the director's cut of The Exorcist, a face appears briefly above the stove as the lights are flickering.

In The Exorcist (1973) this face pops up for a few frames when Chris Macneil turns on the light after returning home from MovieDetails

Image credit: Warner Bros.

11. The patty-cake photo of Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit looks different than the original because it's actually from earlier concept art, when Jessica looked less toon-ish.

In Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Jessica appears different in the newspaper than in the original patty-cake photo. This is because the design used in the newspaper was from early concept art. from MovieDetails

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12. Shaun in Shaun of the Dead works for Foree Electric, which is a reference to Ken Foree, the actor who played Peter in the original Dawn of the Dead.

In Shaun of the Dead (2004), Shaun works at Foree Electric. The name is a reference to Ken Foree, who played Peter in the Dawn of the Dead (1978). from MovieDetails

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13. A nurse in _The Outsiders _is actually played by S.E. Hinton, who wrote the book The Outsiders.

In The Outsiders (1983), the nurse in Dallas’ hospital room is played by S.E. Hinton, the author of the book from which the movie was adapted. from MovieDetails

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14. Buddy reads a Thor comic in Belfast, a reference to the fact that Belfast's director, Kenneth Branagh, also directed the first Thor film.

In Belfast (2021) the main character is reading a Thor comic. Kenneth Branagh who is the director also directed the MCU film Thor (2011) from MovieDetails

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15. A newspaper in _The Incredibles _sets most of the movie in 1962, meaning Bob's prime superhero days were back in the '40s, just like the Golden Age of Comics when heroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Captain America were created.

In The Incredibles (2004), the newspaper that Bob reads about Gazerbeam’s disappearance in is dated 1962, placing the prologue in 1947 - the midway point of the Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1956). from MovieDetails

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16. Michael gets an email in The Big Short from the film's director, Adam McKay, which has the subject line "Have you thought this through?"

In The Big Short (2015), right after Christian Bale bets $1.3 billion against the mortgage industry, Adam McKay (the director) emails him asking if he’s thought this through from MovieDetails

Image credit: Paramount Pictures

17. The boot from Wall-E is inside Riley's head in Inside Out.

The boot from Wall-E (2008) makes an appearance in Inside Out (2015). from MovieDetails

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18. In Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, the waitress has a name written in Aurebesh, but a translation reveals that it says her name is "Flo," like the waitress in the 1970s sitcom Alice.

In Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002), the waitress's name is Flo, according to her nametag in Aurebesh. from MovieDetails

Image credit: 20th Century Fox

19. Drew from Scary Movie has a Scream poster in her house.

In Scary Movie (2000), Drew has a Scream poster in her home from MovieDetails

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20. Like the characters in Old, the font in the credits becomes more "mature" as it transforms from sans-serif to serif.

Old (2021) - The font morphing from a sans-serif to a serif font in the Credits is a subtle nod to the film's main concept (Characters rapidly aging). It's morphing to a more "mature" font type. from MovieDetails

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21. And lastly, if you pause at the right time as Shifu is stealing Po's bao in Kung Fu Panda, you can see him smiling at the camera.

In Kung Fu Panda (2008), in the scene where Po finishes his training, if you pause at the right frame you can see Shifu is smiling and posing for the camera while stealing Po's pao from MovieDetails

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