Movie Details That Slipped Past Even the Most Attentive Fans

Jul 2, 2024

We watch a movie and in most cases, we forget it the second we walk out of the movie theater because it is not that interesting. But then there are movies that we want to watch again and again. Once we watch a movie more closely, we start to notice the Easter eggs in it. So, here is a list of movie details that went unnoticed all the times you previously watched those films. Let's get started.

Movie Details That Slipped Past Even the Most Attentive Fans

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1. Wrapping Things Up In 30 Minutes

In the movie Fargo, Steve Buscemi's character, Carl, delivers a line, "30 minutes, Jerry, we wrap this thing up," exactly 30 minutes before the movie ends.

1. Wrapping Things Up In 30 Minutes

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The 1996 black comedy thriller film Fargo was a huge critical and commercial success. According to the American Film Institute, it is one of the 100 greatest American films of all time.

2. Fight Club Movie’s Warning Screen You Don't Want To Ignore

Normally, people don't expect to find Easter eggs at the start of the movie, but the creators of Fight Club decided to do something about it.

2. Fight Club Movie’s Warning Screen You Don't Want To Ignore

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If you take a closer look at the Warning Screen on the home DVD version of Fight Club, you'll find this warning message laughing at you. The person who discovered it deserves some sort of award for it.

3. Christopher Nolan = Perfection

We all know that Christopher Nolan is one of the best filmmakers and he's known for delivering nothing short of perfection. So, when it came to making Interstellar, the genius filmmaker decided to plant 500 acres of corn just for the film.

3. Christopher Nolan = Perfection

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Why did he do it? Well, he just didn't want to use CGI on the farm. After concluding the film, he sold the corn and made a profit out of it, Now, that's corny!

4. No Trouble In Reading The Cover

Fans of Disney 1987's The Princess Bride give us a big cheer. It is one of the best Disney movies without any doubt.

4. No Trouble In Reading The Cover

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Not many people know that the 20th Anniversary edition DVD cover of The Princess Bride can be read upside down as well as right side up.

5. The Detail You Missed In "Cars"

The 2006 American computer-animated film Cars was a commercial and critical success. It made over $462 million and even got nominated for two Academy Awards.

5. The Detail You Missed In

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Although it has many fans, most of them don't know one detail about it. In Cars, the canyons are all old cars and hood ornaments. Isn't it cool, right?

6. Peter Parker Got What He Wanted

How many of you liked Spider-Man 2? As fans of Spider-Man, we have watched the movies hundreds of times. But how could we miss this detail?

6. Peter Parker Got What He Wanted

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In the movie, Peter Parker says he needs a "strong focus" before he jumps off a building. Well, he lands on a ford focus and it goes undamaged.

7. Tarantino Paying Tribute in Style

Django Unchained is one of our favorite movies. We were only "today" years old when we found out that Tarantino paid tribute to someone in Django Unchained.

7. Tarantino Paying Tribute in Style

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In the film, a man asks Django about his name and how it is spelled. Django responds, "The D is silent" and the man responds, "I know." Well, this man was none other than Franco Nero, the original Django from the original 1966 film.

8. When Clever Thinking Saved Money for Matrix Creators

In a scene of the movie Matrix, they couldn't hide the camera, so they put a coat over it and a half tie to match with Morpheus'.

8. When Clever Thinking Saved Money for Matrix Creators

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As CGI was and still is quite expensive, they decided to go for a clever solution. Impressive work!

9. Foreshadow Shows The Catwoman

Batman Returns is one of our favorite movies, but we never noticed a quite obvious detail in it.

9. Foreshadow Shows The Catwoman

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In the movie, the shadow of Selena Kyle's glasses foreshadows her transformation into Catwoman.

10. Unchanged Cars In John Wick Movies

We believe that Keanu Reeves is one of Hollywood's most underrated actors. His movie John Wick came and it surprised everyone.

10. Unchanged Cars In John Wick Movies

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If you notice closely, John Wick parts 1 and 2 were filmed and released 3 years apart, but the cars outside the Continental Hotel are the same between films.

11. Genuine Expression in Die Hard

Alan Rickman's villainous role in Die Hard film was superb. But he didn't know that the stunt team pulled off an unexpected move to make the ending more realistic.

11. Genuine Expression in Die Hard

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Rickman's petrified expression while falling was as real as it gets because the stunt team told him that they would drop him on the count of 3, but they dropped him at 1.

12. Baymax In Moana?

The 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure film Moana was a 56th Disney animated feature film and we absolutely loved it.

12. Baymax In Moana?

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It has a cool Easter egg in it. If you look closely, you'll see that one of the Kakamora in Moana is painted like Baymax from Big Hero 6.

13. Going for Cheaper Skeletons

This is one of the details that surprised us and most probably angered actress Jobeth Williams. So, after shooting the pool scene in the film Poltergeist, the actress came back and everything was okay. She later found out that the skeletons she was swimming around were 100% real.

13. Going for Cheaper Skeletons

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As expected, it spooked her. The reason why real skeletons were used was that they were a lot cheaper to get from a medical company rather than making them out of rubber.

14. Thumbprint on Lego Characters

In the Lego Movie, whenever a character had a shiny surface on them, that's when you can see a thumbprint on the surface.

14. Thumbprint on Lego Characters

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This is a very clever detail that most of us have never noticed. All is you needed is a magnifying glass.

15. Beatles' Submarine in Kingsmen

If you look at the vehicle hangar in Kingsmen, you'll notice that one of the vehicles is a yellow submarine of the Beatles.

15. Beatles' Submarine in Kingsmen

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So, we have a question: Does that mean Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are retired secret agents?

16. Jacques Knows How To Keep Clean

If you look at the after-credits scene of Finding Dory, you'll notice that Jacques' bag is the cleanest.

16. Jacques Knows How To Keep Clean

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This scene is from the ending of Finding Dory. Both movies have similar ending scenes with this crew.

17. A Subtle Hint

How many of you have watched Evan Almighty and not become a big fan of it?

17. A Subtle Hint

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In the movie, God poses as a waiter and interestingly, his name tag says Al Mighty.

18. Using Son's Face in Shawshank Redemption

If you ask any movie enthusiast about their top 10 movies of all time, most of them will list Shawshank Redemption on the top of their list.

18. Using Son's Face in Shawshank Redemption

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In this masterpiece movie, the mug shot of Red when he was 20-year-old required his younger version and so they photoshopped Morgan Freeman's son, Alfronso.

19. Ancient Version of Dreamworks Logo

In the 2000 animated adventure-musical comedy film The Road To El Dorado, Shaman flips through his book of spells and what he sees next remained unnoticed for a long time.

19. Ancient Version of Dreamworks Logo

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On the page, there is an ancient version of the Dreamworks logo. How could we all miss it?

20. Vitamin D Supplements in The Truman Show

Now, this is one of the details that completely blew our minds. You see, Vitamin D supplements are highly recommended to those people who don't get regular sun exposure.

20. Vitamin D Supplements in The Truman Show

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There is a brief moment in the film when we see Vitamin D supplements and it is really clever work.

21. Use of Pun Names In Zootopia

When Zootopia hit theaters, it became an instant hit. In one scene, we can see the pun names on Judy Hopp's iPod. The names are so hilarious.

21. Use of Pun Names In Zootopia

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By the way, accuracy in animated movies is usually high anyway. But this movie has set a new standard.

22. Sid The Sloth in Movie Robots

Sid the Sloth is a beloved character from the Ice Age, so it was a pleasant surprise to see him in the animated movie Robots.

22. Sid The Sloth in Movie Robots

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The movie Robots is also created by the makers of Ice Age, so it all added up when we saw a robot version of Sid the Sloth in the background.

23. Avengers Special Way to Honor First Responders

In Avengers: Age of Ultron, we notice that the clock atop Grand Central Station is replaced with a memorial to first responders.

23. Avengers Special Way to Honor First Responders

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It is because the original one was destroyed during the battle of New York in the first Avengers film.

24. The Most Heart-Rending Scene of Titanic

There is a scene in Titanic in which the ship is about to sink and the woman comforts her children by telling them about "Tír Na Nóg, The Land Of Eternal Youth And Beauty"

24. The Most Heart-Rending Scene of Titanic

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Not many know that in Irish mythology, Tír Na Nóg can only be reached by going under water or across the sea.

25. X Stays Illuminated Longer Than Other Letters

If you look at the "X" in "Fox" of Bryan Singer's X-Men movies, you'll notice that it stays illuminated just a bit longer than other letters.

25. X Stays Illuminated Longer Than Other Letters

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By the way, which one of the X-Men movies is your favorite? Our favorite is Logan (it made us cry).

26. The Sinking Time of Titanic

Although the story of Jack and Rose is not based on reality, the creator did give it a more realistic touch.

26. The Sinking Time of Titanic

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At the end of Titanic, we can see that the clock says 2:20. In reality, Titanic sank at 2:20 AM as well.

27. Pennywise In One of The Town's Murals

The remake of Stephen King's "It" is quite scary. It gave us genuine scares and nightmares.

27. Pennywise In One of The Town's Murals

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In one of the scenes, we can see that Pennywise The Clown is one of the town's murals.

28. No Thanks Message

At the end of credits of film Scream, Wes Craven left the message for The Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board.

28. No Thanks Message

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It is because the governing board revoked a verbal agreement for the movie to be filmed in Santa Rosa High School shortly before they started to film.

29. Wait What? Convertible Waitresses?

We know Cars is a pretty crazy film, but this is not any of us expected.

29. Wait What? Convertible Waitresses?

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In one of the scenes, we can see the truck stop advertises "Convertible Waitresses."

30. Little Shaking Details In Captain America: Civil War

Iron Man armor is lighter than War Machine and that's why War Machine makes the camera shake more when he lands.

30. Little Shaking Details In Captain America: Civil War

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Can you also hear the "thud" when the War Machine lands? Well, you gotta go see a doctor.

31. Same Shirt in Different Parts

Did any of you ever notice that Sid from Toy Story is actually the garbage man in Toy Story 3?

31. Same Shirt in Different Parts

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And we are left wondering here that after all these years he still has that shirt!