22 Tiny Movie Details That Are Incredibly Clever And Satisfying

The Mulan detail is the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

1. There's a photograph in Zootopia that recreates the Sad Keanu meme.

In ‘Zootopia’ (2016) there’s a brief shot of a conspiracy wall and one of pictures is of a Sad Keanu wolf. from MovieDetails

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2. Each song in the score of Batman Begins is named after a genus of bat, and the first letters of Tracks 4–9 spell out "Batman."

On The Batman Begins (2005) soundtrack, tracks 4-9 spell out B-A-T-M-A-N. from MovieDetails

3. To hide the camera's reflection in the doorknob in The Matrix, they disguised it as Morpheus's clothing.

They couldn't hide the camera in the doorknob's reflection of this scene of The Matrix, so they put a coat over it and a half tie to match with Morpheus'. from MovieDetails

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4. Rosalia calls Hercule Poirot a "detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep" in Death on the Nile, which is actually something author Agatha Christie said herself about Hercule, despite creating him.

In Death on the Nile (2022) Rosalia Otterbourne insults Hercule Poirot, saying she believes him to be a "detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep". This is a direct quote from Agatha Christie, the writer of the novels, who after 40 years of writing had grown to dislike the character from MovieDetails

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5. To create the illusion of a bulging fake eye for his pirate character in Pirates of the Caribbean, Mackenzie Crook had to wear two contact lenses stacked on top of each other. The lenses also covered his pupil, meaning he really couldn't see out of that eye.

In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead man’s chest (2006), actor Mackenzie Crook had to wear two contact lenses on top of one another, to portray his characters wooden eye. He said: “It’s uncomfortable…but not painful. And it helps the character, because without it, I’m just any other pirate.” from MovieDetails

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6. The stop motion animated movie Coraline shows graffiti on a van that says, "Stopmo Rulz."

In Coraline (2009), you can see the phrase "Stopmo Rulez" on the back of the moving van. Coraline was made with stop motion animation. from MovieDetails

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7. Disney was forced to reanimate a scene in Wreck-It Ralph because Nintendo said that "Bowser [was] holding his cup the wrong way" in the original version.

In Wreck it Ralph (2012), Bowser holds his cup of tea in a particular way. This was actually an addition by Nintendo. Before the film was released, they contacted the filmmakers and said that Bowser was drinking his tea the wrong way in the group therapy scene. So, it was changed. from MovieDetails

8. Coach Boone in Remember the Titans has a picture frame honoring Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy, all of whom advocated for civil rights and were assassinated.

In 'Remember the Titans' (2000) Coach Boone has a portrait on his house wall honoring Martin Luthor King Jr, John F Kennedy, and Bobby Kennedy. All three fought for civil rights and were all assassinated. It is visible right after a threat is made against his life. from MovieDetails

9. There's a sign on the subway at the beginning of Game Night that reads, "Don't trust Gary."

At the start of Game Night (2018) there's a sign on the subway that reads "DON'T TRUST GARY..."; foreshadowing for Jesse Plemons's character who is named Gary from MovieDetails

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10. A bouncy castle in Toy Story 4 has the pegasus design from Barley's van in Onward.

In Toy Story 4 (2019), the bouncy castle at the fair has the same design as Barley's van in Onward (2020). Pixar puts easter eggs of future movies in their earlier ones. from MovieDetails

11. Karen Dotrice, who played Jane in Mary Poppins, makes a brief appearance in Mary Poppins Returns and even says the line, "Many thanks, sincerely," which she first said in the original movie.

In Mary Poppins Returns (2019) the character of Jane runs into a woman asking for directions. The woman (played by Karen Dotrice) eventually uses the line ‘many thanks sincerely’ referencing her line as Jane in the original 1964 movie, Mary Poppins. from MovieDetails

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12. An ambulance that Homer crashed in Season 2 of The Simpsons appears in the background in The Simpsons Movie.

In The Simpsons Movie (2007), you can still see Homer's crashed ambulance from season 2 of the show from MovieDetails

13. The name of the planet Scarif in Rogue One was inspired by a barista mishearing British director Gareth Edwards when he said, "It's Gareth."

When coming up for a new planet name in Rogue One, director Gareth Edwards went to order coffee and mumbled on his name, saying “its Gareth,” causing the barista to write Scarif on the his cup instead of Gareth, thus finding the new name for the new planet. from MovieDetails

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14. Director Michael Bay appears in Bad Boys II as a man who almost gets his car stolen.

In Bad Boys II (2003) director Michael Bay makes a cameo as the driver of the car Marcus attempts to commandeer before Mike tells him to get a better one. from MovieDetails

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15. The burned locker shown in the opening of The Breakfast Club is Brian's, as he mentions later in the film that a flare gun he brought to school went off in his locker.

In the opening montage of The Breakfast Club (1985) we very briefly see a burnt out locker - we later discover this belongs to one of the students in detention that day [explanation in comments] from MovieDetails

16. Everyone covers their ears when Banshee screams in X-Men: First Class except for Darwin, who knows he can adapt to the sound.

In X-Men: First Class (2011) when Banshee, who has super sonic sound, tells everyone to cover their ears, Darwin does not, this is because Darwin’s powers immediately allow him to adapt to the loud noise, not requiring him to cover his ears. from MovieDetails

17. Chief Bogo uses reading glasses in Zootopia because buffalo have bad eyesight.

In Zootopia (2016), Chief Bogo wears eyeglasses to read documents. This is a reference to the fact that buffalo have poor eyesight. Confirmed by the directors in a Q&A. from MovieDetails

18. Animators on Mulan decided to have Mulan touch her hair a lot because her voice actor, Ming-Na Wen, touched her hair while she was recording her lines.

In Mulan (1998), Mulan touches her hair a lot because the animators noticed that Mulan’s voice actor, Ming-Na Wen, touched her hair a lot while recording. So, they added it to the character. (confirmed by Ming-Na Wen on twitter). from MovieDetails

19. Bob's cubicle in The Incredibles is so cramped because there's a massive pillar taking up most of the space. (All of which adds to the symbolism of Bob feeling stifled in his career.)

Bob Par in The Incredibles (2004) has most of his cubical taken up by a pillar which is why it's so cramped, I can't believe I never noticed this before from MovieDetails

20. Ant-Man survived a blast in Avengers: Endgame by shrinking down as he was thrown back.

In Avengers Endgame, Ant-Man was able to survive the attack on the Avengers compound by shrinking down when the first blast hit. from MovieDetails

21. Each of the main vampires in What We Do in the Shadows is inspired by a famous film interpretation of vampires.

What We Do in the Shadows (2014): The main characters each pay homage to classic or well known Vampires. Petyr as Count Orlok from Nosferatu, Deacon as Bela Lugosi's Dracula, Vladislav as Gary Oldman's Dracula, Viago as Louis from Interview with the Vampire, and Nick representing Twilight. from MovieDetails

22. And finally, most of the chainmail in Monty Python and The Holy Grail is actually knitted wool.

In Monty Python and The Holy Grail the chain mail was actually knitted yarn. I have seen this movie about 30 times and just noticed this detail yesterday. Not sure if it was super obvious to everyone else.... from MovieDetails

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