21 Tiny Movie Details That I Just Discovered And Need Everyone To Notice

The attention to detail in Encanto is unreal.

1. Agustín's outfit in Encanto includes homages to each of his daughters: the flower represents Isabela's plant powers, the purple sock with the barbells matches Luisa's skirt, and the colorful sock matches Mirabel's embroidered clothes.

In Encanto (2021), Agustín's outfit has a flower for Isabela, a sock with Luisa’s symbols, and another sock in the style of Mirabel’s embroidery. They are his 3 daughters. from MovieDetails

2. The Bash Liif Phone 14.3 in Don't Look Up is actually just the RED Hydrogen One, a phone released in 2018 that wasn't quite as popular.

In Don't Look Up (2021), Peter Isherwell (Mark Rylance) reveals the 'Bash Lifif Phone 14.3'. The phone itself is actually the RED Hydrogen One, which flopped majorly when it was released back in 2018. from MovieDetails

3. On a letter that Linda is reading halfway through Knives Out, there are burn marks that indicate she has used fire to reveal hidden messages from her father in the past, a detail that becomes important at the end of the movie.

In Knives Out (2019) you can see burn marks on a letter Linda is reading half way through the movie. Explanation in comments from MovieDetails

4. In _Groundhog Day, _Phil quotes lines about winter from a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem about struggling to find purpose, something Phil is also struggling with.

In Groundhog Day (1993), Phil (Bill Murray) quotes “Work Without Hope” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a poem about a man who realizes that he’s been aimlessly going through life without any purpose or meaning from MovieDetails

5. Midtown Science High School in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was establish in 1962, the same year Spider-Man appeared for the first time in the Amazing Fantasy comics.

In The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) we can see that Midtown Science High School was established in 1962. Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August of 1962 from MovieDetails

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6. The principal in Scream has the Fonz's jacket from Happy Days in his closet because both characters are played by Henry Winkler.

Scream (1996) When Henry Winkler’s character opens his closet, his ‘Fonzie’ leather jacket from Happy Days is seen hanging up from MovieDetails

7. Paul Rudd's character in Ghostbusters: Afterlife reads an Avengers comic, referencing the fact that Paul Rudd also plays an Avenger (Ant-Man) in the MCU.

Ghostbusters Afterlife 2021. Paul Rudd reading an avengers comic. from MovieDetails

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8. In the back of Watto's Shop in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, there's an EVA Pod from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

In Watto's Shop on Tatooine in "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace" (1999) one can see the gondola from "2001 - A Space Odyssey" (1968) in the background. from MovieDetails

EVA pods in 2001: A Space Odyssey:

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9. Actor Yul Brynner's outfit as an android gunslinger in Westworld is the same one he wore as a human gunslinger in The Magnificent Seven.

Yul Brynner dons the exact same outfit as Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven (1960) and as the android Gunslinger in Westworld (1973) from MovieDetails

10. After film critic Leonard Maltin gave Gremlins a bad review, he made a cameo in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, where his negative review of the first movie is interrupted by a gremlin attack.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) includes a cameo by Entertainment Tonight film critic Leonard Maltin who holds up a copy of the original Gremlins home video and denounces it, just as he had in reality; however, his rant is cut short when gremlins pounce on him. from MovieDetails

11. There's a book titled Totoro in Whisper of the Heart, and My Neighbor Totoro was made by the same studio.

In Studio Ghibli’s Whisper of the Heart (1995) an early library scene features a book with the title ‘Totoro’ in english. from MovieDetails

12. A preview rating screen in Scary Movie reads "The following PEEview has been ASSproved for immature audiences only. If you can read this you are too close. Pee pee poopy booger farts butthole. We thought it would be funny to put this here. Kiss our asses and take it off pause."

Rewatching Scary Movie (2000) 🤣 never noticed this before 🤣 from MovieDetails

13. In The Incredible Hulk movie, Bruce Banner watches The Courtship of Eddie's Father, starring Bill Bixby, who also played Banner in The Incredible Hulk TV series.

In The Incredible Hulk (2008), Bruce Banner is watching a TV show "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" starring the late Bill Bixby, who played David Banner on the tv series The Incredible Hulk (1978) from MovieDetails

14. There's a robot sneakily playing solitaire in The Lego Movie.

In The Lego Movie (2014), one of the robots is playing solitaire while Bad Cop is interrogating Emmett. from MovieDetails

15. In Canadian Bacon, the CIA's trophy hall includes a picture of JFK in Dallas right before his assassination, implying the CIA killed him.

In Canadian Bacon (1995), Stu and Gus walk down a hallway labeled the “Trophy Hall” in the CIA building. It shows portraits of deposed despots. The last portrait is of JFK when in he was Dallas insinuating the CIA killed JFK. from MovieDetails

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16. In Meet the Robinsons, Wilbur claims his dad looks like Tom Selleck, which isn't true, but when he's revealed later, he is voiced by Tom Selleck.

In (2007) Meet the Robinsons when Wilber says what Mr Robinson looks like he says Tom Selleck (More info in comment) from MovieDetails

17. And Wilbur's reference changes in the other language dubs where Mr. Robinson is voiced by other actors.

In (2007) Meet the Robinsons when Wilber says who Mr Robinson looks like he says a different person and a different portrait appears depending on the dub of the film. In the English dub he says he looks like Tom Selleck in the the Latin Spanish dub he says he 'El Puma' José Luis Rodríguez from MovieDetails

18. The new clock tower in Back to the Future III reads 8:08 when Doc and Marty pose for a picture in front of it, in reference to the fact that the Delorean needs to go 88 mph to travel through time.

In Back to the Futur III (1990), when Doc and Marty are taking a picture in front of the new clock of the clock tower, the time is 08:08, referencing the 88 miles per hour the Delorean needs to travel in time from MovieDetails

19. In Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack wears a fid in his hair to mend sails and rigging.

In Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) Jack can be seen with a bone in his hair. This is actually a “Marlingspike" or "fid" made from a reindeer shin bone. Sailors would use them to mend sails and rigging. from MovieDetails

20. The lamppost in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has roots at the bottom because it was actually grown, not made.

In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), if you look closely at the lamppost, you can see it has roots, like a tree. This is because in the Narnia books, the lamppost was grown from an iron bar torn from a similar lamp in London. from MovieDetails

21. And finally, Grace wears a Stanford tank top in Avatar because her actress, Sigourney Weaver, went to Stanford.

In Avatar (2009), Grace wears a Stanford tank top in her avatar form. This was added by Sigourney Weaver as a reference to her alma mater. She graduated from Stanford in 1972. from MovieDetails

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