21 Hidden Movie Details That I Just Discovered And Need To Share

Every license plate in every Spider-Man movie is an Easter egg.

1. Young Adam (whose older counterpart is played by Ryan Reynolds) does a "superhero landing" in The Adam Project, a joke that Ryan Reynold's character in Deadpool repeatedly makes.

In The Adam Project (2022) starring Ryan Reynolds (older Adam) & Walker Scobell (younger Adam), young Adam says "Superhero Landing" which is a nod to a quote in Deadpool (2016) which also starred Ryan Reynolds. from MovieDetails

2. Buzz Lightyear is backed by an American flag in one part of Toy Story 2, but that was changed to a globe for the international editions.

In Toy Story 2 (1999) , the American flag is replaced by the globe in rest of the world. from MovieDetails

3. A license plate during the Doc Ock fight scene in Spider-Man: No Way Home reads "63A5M-3," which is a reference to The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) issue #3 where Doctor Octopus was first introduced.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021): The license plate shown references "The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #3" in which Doctor Octopus makes his first appearance from MovieDetails

4. Monsters in the Monsters, Inc. universe use children's screams rather than electricity, which are in a gaseous state, so switches and cords are replaced with valves and pipes in Monsters University.

In Monsters U power comes from screams which appear as a gaseous state in the scream tanks. Because power here is a gas, light switches are valves and instead of wires there are pipes. from MovieDetails

5. Neo and Morpheus sparring in The Matrix forms a yin-yang symbol.

In The Matrix (1999) the way Neo and Morpheus attack each other with the same move, their clothes and head/hair forms the Ying-Yang Symbol from MovieDetails

6. There are some wind turbines and nuclear plants among the trash in Wall-E, a signal that even efforts towards sustainable energy didn't do enough to address the waste problem on Earth.

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 from MovieDetails

7. Django wears the same clothes at the end of Django Unchained that Calvin Candie wore at the beginning of the film.

In the final scene of Django Unchained (2012), Django wears the same outfit Calvin Candie was wearing when they first met—right down to the extended cigarette. from MovieDetails

8. In Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service, there's a bus advertising "Ghibli Co."

In Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), you can briefly see a Ghibli Co. bus advertisement in the background from MovieDetails

9. In Despicable Me 3, the country that Gru goes to in order to find his brother is called Freedonia, the fictional setting of the Marx brothers' movie, Duck Soup.

In Despicable Me 3 (2017), Gru's brother lives in Freedonia. This is a reference to Duck Soup (1933), a Marx Brothers movie which is set in a fictional country called Freedonia. from MovieDetails

10. While the real Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian who didn't smoke, Jojo's imaginary Hitler in Jojo Rabbit eats meat and offers him cigarettes, showing how little Jojo actually knows about Hitler beyond propaganda.

In Jojo Rabbit (2019), the imaginary Hitler offers Jojo cigarettes and is shown eating meat. In reality, Hitler was strongly opposed to smoking and was a vegetarian, implying that Jojo knows very little about Hitler. from MovieDetails

11. The first Star Wars movie's starfighter squadrons were originally going to be red and blue, but because the blue caused problems with the blue special effects screen, it was changed to gold. In tribute, the prequel Rogue One had three squadrons — red, blue, and gold — with all of blue being killed off before the events of A New Hope.

Star Wars (1977) originally had Red and Blue Squadron attacking the Death Star, but blue conflicted with the blue screens, so it was changed to gold. In Rogue One (2016), Red, Gold and Blue squadron attack Scarif, where Blue Squadron is destroyed, leaving them unavailable for the events in Star Wars from MovieDetails

12. When Frank slips walking out of the restaurant in Scrooged, that was Bill Murray actually slipping by accident on the water he threw earlier in the scene.

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 from MovieDetails

13. Lane intentionally hyperventilates before being submerged in Mission Impossible: Fallout to expel carbon dioxide from his body and prevent the urge to breathe in water.

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

Do not try this yourself — it can cause shallow water blackout.

14. In A Series of Unfortunate Events, Count Olaf saying, "Wait, let me do that one more time," is actually Jim Carrey forgetting his line but staying in character.

During this scene in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Jim Carrey forgot his next line but stayed in character whilst asking the director for another take. from MovieDetails

15. You can spot Ryan Reynolds filming a video for Instagram in the background of 6 Underground.

In 6 Underground (2019) at 14:42 you can see Ryan Reynolds recording a video for his social media from MovieDetails

Here's the whole video:

Instagram: @vancityreynolds

16. The audience during Kane's speech in Citizen Kane is actually a still photo, but they poked holes in the photo and put a shifting light behind it to cause the illusion of movement and life.

In Citizen Kane (1941), the audience that watches Kane make his speech is a still photo. To give the illusion of crowd movement, holes were pricked in with a pin, and lights moved around behind it. from MovieDetails

17. When Peter B. Parker is electrocuted by Miles in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, his nervous system lights up, which is more scientifically accurate than the skeleton you usually see in cartoons.

In Spider_Man: Into The Spider-Verse, when Miles Morales electrocutes Peter B. Parker, it illuminates his nervous system instead of the usual cartoon trope of his skeleton. Being much more scientifically accurate. from MovieDetails

18. In Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin was able to look like he was teetering over a high mezzanine ledge by using a photograph and forced perspective.

How Charlie Chaplin Accomplished The Stunt In Modern Times from MovieDetails

19. The old ladies watching The Truman Show bought the product placement robe that Meryl wears on the show.

In The Truman Show (1998) the old ladies watching the show are wearing the same robe as Meryl because everything in The Truman Show is for sale from MovieDetails

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20. In Deadpool 2, Wade notices that a shot came from behind him because of the blood spatter on the camera.

Deadpool 2, Wade realizes from where the shot came because he sees how the blood splashed the camera from MovieDetails

21. And finally, Gloin wears the same helmet in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies that his son Gimli wore in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), Gloin wears a distinctive helmet in one scene. His son Gimli will later inherit it and wear it during The Lord of The Rings. from MovieDetails

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