20 curious movie details that are not immediately noticeable (21 photos)
Filmmakers sometimes reliably hide some details and “Easter eggs” - so that not everyone will see or interpret them correctly. Let's take a look at a small selection of interesting movie details collected by users of the Reddit forum.
In the film "Encanto" one of the heroines, Dolores, does not clap her hands, but only her index fingers. The thing is that she has very sensitive hearing. It’s interesting that the creators emphasized this detail here too.
In the movie Don't Look Up, in the office of Meryl Streep's character, President Janie Orleans, there are more than 20 copies of her own book on the shelves.
In Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), the opening scene is a direct reference to a similar scene in North by Northwest (1959). Both scenes feature planes, and Cary Grant and Tom Cruise are wearing matching gray suits
In the film "The Page Master" (1994), the main character Richard struggles to get out from under the book Atlas Shrugged, which fell on him. In Greek mythology, Atlas is a titan who holds the whole world on his shoulders. Here's a comparison with titanium
In The Amazing Spider-Man: High Voltage (2014), when Gwen Stacy dies, the time on the clock is 1:21. This is a reference to The Amazing Spider-Man #121 (1973), where Gwen also dies
In the cartoon Finding Nemo, the dentist's diploma was issued by the Pixar University Dental School.
In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), in the comics, Spider-Man's secret identity is called Billy, not Peter - because Peter Parker is actually Spider-Man and his identity is still a mystery
In the movie The Adventures of Joe Dirty (2001), the oil company Joe works for is called Scotch Oil. It is also the name of the oil company owned by the father of the late actor Chris Farley, a friend of leading man David Spade.
In The Irishman (2019), Martin Scorsese references one of his previous films, Goodfellas (1990). It practically repeats the scene in Copacabana
In American Pie (1999), the Sex Bible is hidden in the section on the laws of fluid movement.
In the movie Jaws (1975), the shark hunter's boat is called the Orca. In the wild, killer whales hunt and feed on sharks
The pilot in 127 Hours (2010) who saves Aron Ralston's character is actually the real pilot (Terry Mercer) who saved Aron Ralston in life
In the movie Red Notice (2021), there is a QR code on the invitation. If you pause the scene and scan the code, you will see a blooper video of the film
In the cartoon "Megamind" (2010), when cameraman Hal Stewart undergoes training, he has a scale of "good and evil" (good and evil), which is the key confrontation of the film)
In The Matrix Reloaded (2003), in the Matrix universe, the agents' costumes are slightly green. Agent Smith wears a black suit to differentiate him from other agents.
In the movie Erin Brockovich (2000), Erin, played by Julia Roberts, orders food at a restaurant. She is served by Julia, played by Erin Brockovich herself.
The credits for the film Independence Day (1996) state that "no aliens were harmed" in its making.
In the film Pride and Prejudice (2005), the book Elizabeth reads at the beginning is actually the ending of the original novel, only with the characters' names changed
In The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Jason Bourne drew the outlines of towers in cities he remembered. The first of them is the TV tower in Berlin. He remembers it later, and also, most of the film was shot there
In the cartoon "Luca" (2021), you can see a cute reference from Walt Disney Studios - a plush Donald Duck