21 Tiny Movie Details That I Only Found Out Existed This Week
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1. There's graffiti that says "Ditko" in Spider-Man: No Way Home to honor comic book artist Steve Ditko, who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) The graffiti on the roof of Peter's school is a reference to Steve Ditko. Ditko is the co-creator of both Spider-man and Doctor Strange along with Stan Lee. from MovieDetails
2. Most of the costumes in the Harry Potter series were changed at some point, especially in Prisoner of Azkaban, but Snape's never did because it already fit the character perfectly.
In the Harry Potter Movies (2001-2011), Snape’s costume was the only one that never changed. According to costume designer, Jany Temine:"Because, it was perfect. When something is perfect you cannot change it.” She joined in Prisoner of Azkaban and changed most costumes except Snape’s. from MovieDetails
3. A license plate in Toy Story 4 that says "RMRF97" is actually a tribute to the computer command that someone accidentally used during the production of Toy Story 2 which deleted almost all of the work that had been done on the movie.
In Toy Story 4 (2019), a car has the licence plate "RMRF97". In 1997, someone at Pixar accidentally typed “rm -r -f “, deleting the entire Toy Story 2 movie from the Pixar database. Fortunately, the film's supervising technical director had a backup copy at home, and the movie was restored. from MovieDetails
Luckily, supervising technical director, Galyn Susman, had been working from home to spend time with her new baby, which meant that she had the only surviving backup on her personal computer.
4. The credits of Mr. Popper's Penguins read, "No penguins were harmed in the making of this film. Jim Carrey, on the other hand, was bitten mercilessly. But he had it coming."
In the end credits of Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011), it is confirmed that while no penguins were harmed during the making of the movie, Jim Carrey was not so fortunate. from MovieDetails
5. Garrett Morris, the first person to play a live-action Ant-Man makes a cameo in the Ant-Man movie — he played him in a Saturday Night Live skit.
In Ant-Man (2015) actor Garrett Morris makes a brief appearance in a scene. Morris was the first person to ever portray Ant-Man in a 1979 Saturday Night Live skit called Superhero Party. from MovieDetails
6. The name of Wilbur's school in Meet the Robinsons is Joyce Williams, which is the reverse of William Joyce, who is the author of the book that the movie is based on.
In Meet The Robinsons (2007), Wilbur attends "Joyce Williams Elementary". This is a reference to William Joyce, he wrote "A Day with Wilbur Robinson", the book that Meet the Robinsons is based on. from MovieDetails
7. The walls of psychiatrist Lilith Ritter's office in Nightmare Alley are designed like Rorschach inkblot tests, which come from psychological theory.
Nightmare Alley (2021) In psychiatrist Lilith Ritter's office, we see Rorschach images as wall designs. Rorschach images are used in psychology to analyze the perceptions of it by patients and to examine their personalities from MovieDetails
8. Mother Gothel kisses Rapunzel's hair in Tangled, making it clear who she's really saying "I love you" to.
In Tangled(2010) Mother Gothel says “I love you the most” , while kissing Rapunzel's HAIR instead of her forehead. from MovieDetails
9. In the David Mirkin–directed Romy And Michele's High School Reunion, Ramon watches an episode of The Simpsons that was also directed by David Mirkin.
In Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997) Ramon and his co-workers are watching The Simpsons episode “Deep Space Homer,” which was written by director David Mirkin. from MovieDetails
10. While the beginning of Back to the Future Part II is supposed to be the same scene as the ending of Back to the Future, it actually had to be mostly reshot because they'd recast Jennifer.
The ending of Back to the Future is shared by the opening sequence of Back to the Future: Part II. However due to recasting Jennifer and the five years that had past for Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the sequence was completely reshot for the second film. from MovieDetails
11. There's graffiti of Billy the Puppet in The Invisible Man because the director also wrote Saw.
In The Invisible Man (2020), you can see graffiti of Billy the Puppet as Cece drives away. This is a reference to Saw, which Director Leigh Whannell both wrote and starred in. from MovieDetails
12. A stolen painting in Skyfall is a copy of a real painting, Woman With a Fan by Amedeo Modigliani, that was actually stolen in 2010 and never recovered.
In Skyfall (2012), a stolen painting is being shown to a man. The painting is ‘Woman with a fan’ by Amadeo Modigliani. It was stolen in real-life in 2010 and has yet to be recovered. from MovieDetails
13. The author of the book Up in the Air appears briefly in the movie.
In Up in the Air (2009), during the scene in which Natalie (Anna Kendrick) presents her “glocal” concept in the company meeting, the man seated directly next to Ryan (George Clooney) is played by Walter Kirn, the real-life author of the book from which the movie was adapted. from MovieDetails
14. Richard Donner was unable to direct The Lost Boys because he had already committed to Lethal Weapon, but he still put a hopeful sign saying "Lost Boys, this year's hit" into Lethal Weapon.
In Lethal Weapon (1987), you can see "Lost Boys" is playing at a theater in the background. Richard Donner was going to direct The Lost Boys, but instead directed Lethal Weapon. from MovieDetails
15. In order to get detailed close-ups of the one ring in Lord of the Rings, they used multiple models of different sizes and the power of perspective.
Giant ring used for close-ups in ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001). from MovieDetails
16. Martin Scorsese needed a shot of an airplane's fasten seatbelt sign for The Wolf of Wall Street, so the visual effect supervisor took a video using his phone of the sign on his flight.
The Wolf of Wall Street features a brief shot filmed on an iPhone. Scorsese needed a shot of the "fasten your seat belt" sign for the aeroplane scene. Robert Legato, the effects supervisor, took a video of one during a flight on his iPhone and showed Scorsese who said "Great. Let's just use that." from MovieDetails
17. In a scene in Gangs of New York, you can see the cleaver that Bill threw at Monk bounce off his back while a second cleaver is embedded in his back.
In Gangs of New York (2002), you can see the foam rubber meat cleaver bounce off of Monks’ back and land on the gound behind him. from MovieDetails
This is only a fun detail if you enjoy catching Martin Scorsese's mistakes.
18.The Spy Who Shagged Me reuses rocket launch footage from Apollo 13.
Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) re-used the rocket launch scene from Apollo 13 (1995) from MovieDetails
19. Exactly 30 minutes before the end of Fargo, Carl says, "30 minutes, Jerry, we wrap this thing up."
In Fargo (1996), Carl says “30 minutes, Jerry we wrap this thing up” when there are exactly 30 minutes of the movie remaining. from MovieDetails
20. Forrest is such a successful table tennis player in Forrest Gump because he never blinks, which he only does because he was told "to keep [his] eye on the ball."
Forrest Gump never blinks while playing ping pong, as he was told the trick was “to keep your eye on the ball.” from MovieDetails
21. And finally, Kevin's plane ticket was actually thrown away by accident in Home Alone.
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