50 Hidden And Brilliant Movie Jokes They Didn't Think You'd Notice
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1.Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and the 69.
In 'Talladega Nights' (2006) When Ricky Bobby is in the hospital the monitor says his heart rate is 69 for the entire scene. from MovieDetails
2.Hot Fuzz and the whiteboard.
3.10 Things I Hate About You and the injured teacher.
In 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) David Leisure’s character ‘Mr. Chapon’ flinches when he tries to sit due to getting an arrow in his backside earlier in the day while teaching archery. from MovieDetails
4.Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the Richard Nixon sign off.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975 Richard Nixon signs off their "no characters or likeness" portrayal from MovieDetails
5.Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and the amps.
In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, early in the movie when Sex Bob-Omb are practicing in the house, their amps have logos that read "Lame Brand". Later, when they're performing at the Chaos Theater (presumably with some big-label money behind them), their amps have logos that read "Sweet Brand". from MovieDetails
6.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the Thestral. (Only certain people can see the creatures called Thestrals.)
In Harry Potter: TOOTP (2007) the girl in white can be seen recoiling in the background; this is because she has bumped into a Thestrel connected to the carriage. from MovieDetails
7.Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and the Mexican restaurant.
In Anchorman (2004) the name of the Mexican restaurant the girls go to eat at is "escupimos en su alimento" which translates in English to "we spit on your food" from MovieDetails
8.Airplane! and the baby.
In "Airplane!" (1980) someone throws a baby in the air in sheer panic after the plane breaks through the terminal glass windows from MovieDetails
9.Clueless and the report card.
Okay this is a silly one. Watching Clueless (1995) and paused to read her report card. Her geometry one kills me: “Nice Shapes” from MovieDetails
10.Back to the Future Part II and the smoking rules.
There's a 'Smoking Required' sign outside of Biff's casino in 'Back to the Future II' (1989) from MovieDetails
11.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and the "turtleneck".
In "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", you can see that Eddie is wearing a mock turtleneck that shows through his sweater. from MovieDetails
12.Gravity and the CGI crew members.
In Gravity(2013), as Kowalski flies very close to the camera, astronauts holding a movie camera and boom mic appear to be reflected in his helmet visor. This is an in-joke by Alfonso Cuarón. The "reflections" were added with CGI to make it look like the scene was actually filmed in space. from MovieDetails
13.Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and the treasure chest.
14.Best in Show and the clocks.
Background joke from Best In Show - There are five clocks behind the hotel reception desk that display times in major cities (Boston, New York, Baltimore, Miami and Philadelphia). All are in the Eastern Time Zone, so they are all set to the same time. from MovieDetails
15.Pitch Perfect 3 and the passport.
In Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) during a quick flash of passports, we learn that Bellas beat boxer Lilly Onakuramara was born at Area 51 in Nevada. from MovieDetails
16.Gremlins and the disappearing (working) time machine.
Gremlins (1984) - The convention scene has cameos from Spielberg and composer Jerry Goldsmith, and, in the background, the original time machine from the 1960 movie The Time Machine. In the next scene though, it's vanished leaving people trying to work out where it went. from MovieDetails
17.The Cabin in the Woods and the monsters.
Pretty much everything from 'Cabin in the Woods', but my favourite detail is the names of the different monsters on the whiteboard. from MovieDetails
18.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and the possible whereabouts.
In ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ one of the places Mrs. Weasley has marked on the clock that tells her where her family members are is “prison.” from MovieDetails
19.Hot Fuzz and the sign in the pub.
20.Ghostbusters and the mark.
In Ghostbusters (1984) in the company commercial you can see Egon look down at his mark before stepping forward to deliver his line. from MovieDetails
21.The 40-Year-Old Virgin and the face t-shirt.
In the 40-Year-Old Virgin, Paul Rudd wears a shirt with his photo on it. The photo came from the day they shot their work badges. The costumer printed it on a shirt on a whim and left it with the rest of Rudd’s wardrobe. When he saw it, he chose to wear it in this scene. from MovieDetails
22.Airplane! and the Worst Boy.
23.Airplane! and the author.
24.Friday and the accusation.
In Friday, Craig’s girlfriend calls him to accuse him of cheating on her with a girl at a concert, she has a man laying in her bed while she’s doing this. from MovieDetails
25.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the "hurt" arm.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: During the boggart scene, Draco Malfoy shoves Neville Longbottom with the arm that Buckbeak injured. Clearly not as serious an injury as he made it out it to be. from MovieDetails
26.Shaun of the Dead and the 15p.
In Shaun of the Dead (2004) as Shaun goes to purchase a Diet Coke from Nelson ( the convenient store owner who is now a Zombie) he is short 15p and is later seen in the movie begging Shaun for the money from MovieDetails
27.Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the chain mail.
In Monty Python and The Holy Grail the chain mail was actually knitted yarn. I have seen this movie about 30 times and just noticed this detail yesterday. Not sure if it was super obvious to everyone else.... from MovieDetails
28.Fargo and the 30 minutes.
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
29.Hot Fuzz and the swear box.
30.10 Things I Hate About You and the brie.
In 10 Things I Hate About You, the first person quickly rushing through the door at Bogey Lowenstein’s party is in fact Nigel with the brie from MovieDetails
31.Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and the tag.
Right before the fight scene in Anchorman you can see 'gang' taggings from Channel 9 from MovieDetails
32.Impractical Jokers: The Movie and the cameo.
Impractical Jokers: The Movie — 2020. Will Ferrell makes a cameo without any lines & zero reference. I did a double take and had to rewind! from MovieDetails
33.Die Hard and the coke.
In Die Hard, we catch Ellis doing cocaine in Holly's office. Later when Hans has Ellis talking to McClain over the radio one of the terrorists brings him in a can of Coke. He obviously asked for some "coke" and they misinterpreted him. from MovieDetails
34.Back to the Future Part III and the pants check.
In Back to the Future 3, when Marty wakes up in 1885 on the McFly Ranch, he checks to see if he’s wearing pants before getting out of bed (at 23:36). In the previous movies, his pants have been removed when he wakes up in bed from being knocked out. from MovieDetails
35.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the angry McLaggen.
In Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince (2009). Cormac McLaggen is the only one of the Gryffindor fans not clapping and cheering for Ron Weasley, as he lost his place on the team to Ron in the Quidditch tryouts. from MovieDetails
36.National Lampoon's Vacation and the dishes.
In National Lampoons Vacation, Clark helps Ellen with the dishes, but he never actually washes them or puts them in the dishwasher. Instead, he wipes them off and puts them back in the cabinets. from MovieDetails
37.Hot Fuzz and the performance of Romeo and Juliet.
Hot Fuzz (2007) - The amateur performance of Romeo & Juliet is styled just like Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film version (the actors wear the same costumes, they use guns etc.), showing how terrible the actors really are - they’re copying a film, not actually performing Shakespeare. from MovieDetails
38.Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and the wedding rings.
In Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) after Dewey marries Darlene while still married to Edith, he can be seen wearing both of his wedding rings from MovieDetails
39.Clueless and the hiding woman.
It's my hundredth time watching Clueless (1995) and I just noticed Lucy the maid hiding from Cher's dad behind the door from MovieDetails
40.Galaxy Quest and the headpiece.
In Galaxy Quest (1999) Sir Alex Dane (Alan Rickman) never once takes off his alien headpiece during the entire film. Not even when he is at home talking to Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver). from MovieDetails
41.Ghostbusters and the Keymaster.
In Ghostbusters (1984) there's a running joke about Rick Moranis's character locking himself out of his apartment. Later, he becomes the Keymaster, and doors literally fly open for him. from MovieDetails
42.Knives Out and the portrait.
In Knives Out (2019), the portrait of the deceased has a subtle change after the murder has been solved... a smirk. from MovieDetails
43.Bean and the first name.
44.Hot Fuzz and the peas.
In Hot Fuzz (2007), Micheal Armstrong (Lurch) can be found “resting in peas” after being defeated by Nick Angle in the supermarket. from MovieDetails
45.Game Night and the scary monster.
In the movie Game Night, Ryan says that the kidnappers voice sounds like a scary monster. In the end credits scene, we see the voice changer used and it is set to “monster”. from MovieDetails
46.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the sequel.
In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), you can see a poster for “From Dusk Till Shaun”, a sequel to Shaun of the Dead (2004). This was a real pitch written (as a joke) by Simon Pegg. from MovieDetails
47.Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the cop out.
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the police only showed up to arrest everybody at the end because there was no money in the budget for the battle, making the ending a literal cop out (this was also the reason why coconuts were used instead of horses ). from MovieDetails
Note: this image is not from the climax.
48.Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and the sponsorship.
In Talladega Nights (2016) Ricky Bobby initially has a sponsorship from Wonder Bread. Later, when he's lost his sponsor, he resuses the "W" and "E" from "Wonder" to spell "Me" from MovieDetails
49.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the stink bomb store.
In the end credits of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), you can see three people running out of the Stink Bomb Store after someone sets one off from MovieDetails
