21 Subtle Movie Details That I Discovered This Week And Am Obsessed With

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1. The reflection of The Daily Rip's logo in Don't Look Up reads "lib" because the show is left-leaning.

In ‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021), astronomers appear on a ‘Morning Joe’-style cable news talk show. Though not explicitly noted as liberal, their logo reflects their slant. A clever detail! from MovieDetails

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2. Bruno's "mice TV" in Encanto is recreating the 1990 World Cup match between Colombia and Germany.

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3. Lin-Manuel Miranda's elementary school music teacher, who inspired his love of musical theater, makes an appearance in Tick, Tick...Boom!

In tick, tick…BOOM! (2021) Lin-Manuel Miranda’s elementary school music teacher, Barbara Ames, makes a cameo handing Michael flowers after a production of West Side Story. Ames cast Miranda in a production of West Side Story when he was in the 6th grade. He has credited her with changing his life. from MovieDetails

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4. Eddie's "Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept." shirt in Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a tribute to Beverly Hills Cop.

In Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Tom Hardy wears a Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept. shirt and a Detroit Lions jacket as a tribute to Eddie Murphy's character in Beverley Hills Cop (1984) because he is a big fan of Axel Foley and the franchise. from MovieDetails

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5. Norman Osborn's expressions go through the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) after Oscorp's board asks him to resign in Spider-Man.

In Spider-Man (2002) after recieving the news of his dismissal from the board of Oscorp, Norman Osborn goes through the five stages of grief in a microcosm. from MovieDetails

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6. In Last Night in Soho, the identical coatroom attendants on either side of the mirror are actually twin actors James and Oliver Phelps, not CGI.

Last Night in SoHo (2021) The first shot where Ellie sees Sandie through the mirror was achieved by casting twin actors James and Oliver Phelps (famous for playing twins in Harry Potter) as the coatroom attendant/his reflection from MovieDetails

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7. Peter Parker's Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse uses a backslash instead of a forward slash in a URL in his Christmas album because he (like Miles) is from an alternate universe to ours.

In the Christmas album made for Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Miles uses a backslash instead of a slash for the URL of his GoFundMe, indicating that he's in an alternate universe (since his Peter Parker had blonde hair instead of brown hair) from MovieDetails

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8. As the empty books begin to fill with text in Pleasantville, the first two books to fill are Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye, both of which are frequently banned or challenged.

In Pleasantville (1998) all of the books are originally empty, as they begin to fill, the first two books that are filled are "Huckleberry Finn" and "Catcher In The Rye" books that had also been 'banned' in the real world for their 'controversial' content. from MovieDetails

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9. In Rosemary's Baby, the baby is born in June 1966, aka 6/66.

In Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Rosemary’s baby is born in June 1966, which is numerically 6/66. from MovieDetails

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10. In Coco, Miguel names the street dog he befriends Dante after the horse in one of Ernesto de la Cruz's movies.

In Coco (2017), Miguel’s dog, Dante, is named after the horse of his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, in one of Ernesto’s famous movies. from MovieDetails

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11. The owl figurine behind Edward in the Biology class in Twilight makes it look like he has the wings of an angel.

In 2008s Twilight when Bella first meets Edward, a taxidermied Owl makes Edward look like he has the wings of an angel. from MovieDetails

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12. Roger's photo of him and Jessica in Who Framed Roger Rabbit has caricatures of people who worked on the movie in the background.

In Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Roger has a photo of him and Jessica eating at the Brown Derby, a real restaurant chain in LA. Also, the wall behind them is filled with caricatures of people who worked on the movie. from MovieDetails

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13. Detective Kimball in American Psycho reflects light into Bateman's eye using a CD case, but Bateman doesn't flinch like a normal person might.

In American Psycho(2000) detective Kimball uses a CD case to reflect light into Bateman's eye, Bateman doesn't react. from MovieDetails

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14. Red's cell number is 237 in The Shawshank Redemption, which is also the hotel room number in the movie The Shining, both of which are movies based on Stephen King novels.

In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Red is in cell 237. Which is also the number of the infamous hotel room from The Shining (1980). Both movies are based on a Stephen King novel. from MovieDetails

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15. In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, one of Jack's many belts is Anamaria's belt from Curse of the Black Pearl.

In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) - Jack has an extra belt. It’s actually Anamaria’s (Zoe Saldana) belt from the first film from MovieDetails

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16. Marriage Story's mediation scenes take place in the actual law offices of Laura Wasser, a family law attorney who represented actors Laura Dern and Scarlett Johansson, as well as director Noah Baumbach, during their divorces.

Mediation scenes in Marriage Story (2019) were filmed at the firm of Laura Wasser, a celebrity attorney who represented Dern, Johansson, and Baumbach during their divorces and advised for the film. from MovieDetails

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17. Lisa Kudrow wears the same jacket in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion that her Friends costar Courteney Cox wore in_ _Scream.

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) The red blouse that Lisa Kudrow wears when she enters the Bargain Mart is the same one worn by Courteney Cox in Scream (1996). from MovieDetails

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18. In Sherlock Gnomes, the moving company is named Sherrinford, which was almost Sherlock Holmes's name.

In Sherlock Gnomes (2018), the moving company is named Sherrinford. This is actually a name Sir Arthur Conan Doyle considered for his detective hero, before settling on Sherlock. In other Holmes media, Sherrinford is Sherlock's older brother. from MovieDetails

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19. The Grandmaster's "I pardon you" gesture in Thor: Ragnarok is a reference to Schindler's List.

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) makes reference to Schindler’s List (1993). from MovieDetails

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20. Mayor Ebert and his assistant Gene in Godzilla are based on critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, who had given director Roland Emmerich bad reviews in the past. Ebert responded, "They let us off lightly; I fully expected to be squished like a bug by Godzilla."

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21. And the song that plays in the casino in Iron Man is the theme song from the 1966 Iron Man TV show.

In Ironman(2008),Soundtrack that plays in background throughout the Casino scene is from classic 1966 Iron Man theme song. Theme song link in comments. from MovieDetails

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Let us know in the comments what your favorite tiny movie detail is!