30 interesting details and Easter eggs hidden in famous films (31 photos)

Filmmakers love to use small details to send secret messages to their viewers. They are called "Easter eggs" and it is a great pleasure to find them in the film. It’s as if you are communicating with the artist in a secret language, not tied to the limitations of time and space. All you need is observation and a little experience.





The online community Movie Details is a place where attentive viewers share all the Easter eggs they find in films. The community has 2.8 million members who have already made a lot of interesting discoveries.

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In the film Thor (2011), one of the Asgardians is played by Walt Simonson. He was the writer of the Thor comics from 1983 to 1987.

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In Jaws (1975), the TV journalist is played by Peter Benchley, the author of the book.

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In The Princess and the Frog (2009), in this scene the villain's shadow turns the wallpaper into skulls and crossbones.

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In Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2018), the elderly couple (pictured) are the parents of the film's director, James Gunn. In the credits they are designated as "the strange old man" and "the strange old man's lady."

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In Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Han Solo drops his parka on the floor when he arrives at Starkiller Base. And when they leave, Chewbacca hands it to him, causing a confused reaction. This moment was improvised by the actor who played Chewbacca. He deviated from the script, confusing Harrison Ford.

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In Spider-Man (2002), after receiving news of his dismissal from the board of Oscorp, Norman Osborn goes through Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, despair (depression), acceptance.

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In Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), the blonde on the right is Gal Gadot's husband, Yaron Varsano. And the little girl next to him is Maya, their youngest daughter.

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In the movie Knives Out (2019), Ransom wears a sweater with a torn collar and several noticeable holes. The costume designer added this detail to show Ransom's indifference to his wealth and disrespect for his family.

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In Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), the truck driver who looks at Freddie is played by singer Adam Lambert. Since 2011, he has toured with Queen as their frontman.

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In Zootopia (2016), Miss Barashkis (Bellwether, the leader ram) wears a bell. In real life, a leader is the leading sheep of the flock, wearing a bell around his neck to help guide the other sheep.

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In the movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), it is shown that Willy Wonka's father collected newspaper clippings about everything related to his son. Tim Burton included this moment in the film, taking it from his own life: in 2002, he went to visit his dying mother. Even though their relationship was not very good, she had framed posters of all his films on her wall.

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In Joker (2019), Arthur performs at the Pogo stand-up club. The title is a reference to serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who regularly entertained children in the guise of Pogo the Clown.

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In the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), a newspaper claims that a witch named Amelia Bones was found murdered in her home. She was the witch who protected Harry in Order of the Phoenix (2007).

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In The Little Mermaid (1989), the king and his advisor from Cinderella (1950) can be seen at a wedding.

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In the cartoon "Despicable Me" (2010), the number on Gru's ticket is 072069. That is, July 20, 1969, the date of the first landing on the moon.

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The opening scene of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) shows giant solar energy farms that are based on the real-life Ivanpah solar power system in the Mojave Desert.

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In Back to the Future III (1990), the photographer who films Marty and Doc is played by Dean Cundey, who served as director of photography on all three films in the franchise.

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In Pulp Fiction (1994), Tarantino's T-shirt with a smiling globe is a tribute and thanks to a Detroit magazine called Orbit. This was the first magazine to interview him as a filmmaker.

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In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Ralph Fiennes asked for a hook to be added to Voldemort's wand so that he could move more smoothly and "like a snake" without letting go of his wand.

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In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), little Tom Riddle has 7 stones on his bedroom window sill. Foreshadowing of 7 Horcruxes.

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Woody's line "There's a snake in my boot!" in Toy Story (1995) is a reference to a common hallucination that plagued alcoholics in the 19th century.

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In The Truman Show (1998), the couple at the table are Daryl Davis and Robert Davis, founders of Seaside, the town where the film was filmed. They agreed to allow filming in exchange for a cameo.

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In the movie Knives Out (2019), the type of phone the character uses hints at his guilt or innocence. Apple has a clear screen policy: a killer cannot use an iPhone.

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In Shrek 2 (2004), the royal bedroom has a lily pond tapestry. This foreshadows that he is the frog prince.

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In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), if you look closely at the lamppost, you will see that it has roots, like a tree. This is because, according to the book, the lamppost was grown from an iron rod torn from a similar lamppost in London.

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In Batman Returns (1992), Michelle Pfeiffer stuffed a live bird into her mouth for the scene where Catwoman threatens to eat the penguin's bird.

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During the credits for Lilo & Stitch (2002), Agent Bubbles is shown preparing to carve a turkey. This is a reference to Norman Rockwell's "Freedom from Want" (1941-43).

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In Rocky (1976), in the kissing scene between Adriana and Rocky, according to the script, Adriana should not have been so hesitant. But Talia Shire had the flu and was worried about making Sylvester Stallone sick, so she really didn't want to kiss him. In the end, the resulting scene turned out to be better than planned, so it was left in the film.

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In Jojo Rabbit (2019), all the clones are played by Gilby Griffin Davis and Hardy Griffin Davis, the twin brothers of Roman Griffin Davis, the actor who played Jojo Rabbit.

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In Don't Look Up (2021), astronomers appear on a cable news talk show. Although the program is not explicitly labeled as liberal, its logo (in the reflection of the table) reflects the policies being pursued. Clever detail.