22 Sneaky Movie Details Hidden In Your Favorite Movies That Are Too Good To Go Unnoticed
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1. Hades says, "Relax. It's only halftime," exactly halfway through Hercules.
In "Hercules" (1997) Hades says "Guys, relax. It's only half-time" exactly at the 46-minute mark, the halfway point of the 92-minute movie from MovieDetails
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2. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the hare bracelet that Luna wears was actually made by the actress who plays her, Evanna Lynch, and the hare represents Luna's patronus.
In HP and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Luna wears a bracelet with a hare on it to Slughorn's Christmas Party. This is a reference to her patronus. Also, the bracelet was made by Evanna Lynch, the actress who plays Luna. from MovieDetails
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3. Forrest's football uniform is completely clean in Forrest Gump because he's too fast to get tackled.
In Forrest Gump (1994), because Forrest is so fast, nobody can tackle him, making him the only player on either team to have a spotless uniform. from MovieDetails
4. Though Stephen Sondheim is played by Bradley Whitford throughout Tick, Tick...Boom!, the voicemail at the end of the movie was written and recorded by Stephen Sondheim himself shortly before his death.
The final voicemail in tick, tick...BOOM! (2021) was recorded by Stephen Sondheim himself, who died only 14 days after the film's release. Full story below. from MovieDetails
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5. The ticking of Abraham Lincoln's watch in Lincoln is the sound of a watch that was actually passed down by his son, Robert Lincoln.
In Lincoln (2012), the ticking of Abraham Lincoln's watch in the film is actually the sound of Lincoln's real watch, which was recorded in its home at Lincoln's presidential library during shooting. from MovieDetails
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6. A car in Spider-Man: Far From Home has the license plate "TASM 143," referencing The Amazing Spider-Man #143, a comic in which Spider-Man has to fight Cyclone in France.
In Spiderman Far From Home (2019) towards the end of the film their is a car flipped upside down next to Spidey with the number plate TASM 143 which references The Amazing Spider Man issue 143 which follows the same events as the film. from MovieDetails
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7. In Encanto, Bruno has a plant in a boot just like in Wall-E.
In Encanto (2021) when Maribel meets Bruno, there is a plant inside a boot. Referencing to the plant in Wall-E (2008) from MovieDetails
8. There's a glowing "Subtle Product Placement" in Free Guy for Aviation Gin, a brand that Ryan Reynolds owns a stake in.
In Free Guy (2021), you can see a bottle of gin labelled "Subtle Product Placement". This is actually a bottle of Aviation Gin...a brand which is partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. from MovieDetails
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9. Before Bash and Peter Isherwell are introduced in Don't Look Up, there's a Bash-branded speaker (which appears to actually be a modified Samsung speaker).
In Don’t Look Up (2021) in the beginning of the movie the bluetooth speaker when they’re celebrating finding the comet is made by BASH, the evil corporation introduced later on in the movie from MovieDetails
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10. When the dragons are carrying in their prey in How to Train Your Dragon, one of the dragons is actually carrying Gloria the hippo from Madagascar.
In How to Train Your Dragon (2010), one of the dragons is carrying a Hippo. This is actually Gloria from Madagascar (2005). Confirmed on the DVD commentary, source in comments. from MovieDetails
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11. The author of the book The Exorcist appears as a movie producer in the movie, The Exorcist.
In an early scene in The Exorcist (1973), Chris (Ellen Burstyn) is shown working on a fictional movie set in Georgetown. One of the producers on the set is played by William Peter Blatty, the real-life author of the novel The Exorcist, from which he adapted the screenplay for the movie. from MovieDetails
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12. Jimmy is always handling real money in Goodfellas because Robert De Niro didn't like how the fake money felt.
In Goodfellas (1990), Robert De Niro didn’t like how fake money felt in his hand and insisted using real money. So the prop master withdrew several thousand dollars of his own money to use. At the end of each take, no one was allowed to leave the set until all the money was returned & counted. from MovieDetails
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13. The corn fields in Interstellar were planted just for the film, but the corn was actually sold afterwards.
For Interstellar, Christopher Nolan planted 500 acres of corn just for the film because he did not want to CGI the farm in. After filming, he turned it around and sold the corn and made back profit for the budget. from MovieDetails
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14. The wall of a military facility in Avatar looks like an American flag.
Image credit: 20th Century Fox
15. In this shot in Joker, the dark space in the mirror forms Batman's face.
Last one for tonight guys, In the beginning of Joker (2019) there’s a familiar face in the mirror. from MovieDetails
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16. In Event Horizon, the Australian flag has an Aboriginal flag in the corner rather than a Union Jack because that's how actor Sam Neil imagined it would look in 2047.
In Event Horizon, Sam Neill requested that the Union Jack on an Australian flag patch should be replaced with an aboriginal flag; the way he thought it’d look in 2047. from MovieDetails
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17. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is one of the candidates being considered to join X-Force in Deadpool 2.
Watching Deadpool 2 (2018) and noticed a certain Supreme Court justice’s headshot in the squad interview scene. None other than Ruth Bader Ginsburg in consideration for a spot on X-Force from MovieDetails
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18. In The Lego Movie, Vitruvius's line, “All right, we gotta write all that down ’cause I’m not gonna remember any of it, but here we go,” was actually a comment from Morgan Freeman about the script, but was used as actual dialogue.
In the Lego Movie (2014), Vitruvius says “All right, we gotta write all that down ’cause I’m not gonna remember any of it, but here we go.” This was actually an outtake of Morgan Freeman getting frustrated at his lines being changed. The directors added it in as a joke. from MovieDetails
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19. Jim Carrey's In Living Color character Fire Marshal Bill appears in the background of a scene in Liar, Liar.
Liar Liar, during the scene right after Jim crashes the ladder cart I notice Fire Marshall Bill is in the background! Jim Carey cameoed his own movie! from MovieDetails
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20. After Boromir's death in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Aragorn wears Boromir's bracers for the rest of the trilogy in tribute.
In LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), after Boromir's death Aragorn puts on his bracers as a way to honor him. He'll wear them for the rest of the trilogy. from MovieDetails
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21. The flash from the lightning in The Truman Show reflects off the moon because it's really a prop.
In The Truman Show (1998), the Moon is briefly illuminated by the "lightning", hinting that it's much closer that it should be. from MovieDetails
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22. And finally, Anastasia's drawing in Anastasia is based on a real watercolor painting by the actual Princess Anastasia.
In Anastasia (1997), the drawing that Anastasia gives to her grandmother is based on a 1914 painting created by the real princess Anastasia. from MovieDetails
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