Terminator
2 (1991) had some practical effects with the help of Linda Hamilton’s
twin sister. When Sarah cuts a hole in T-800 head it’s a model of
Schwarzenegger’s head in the foreground, the real Schwarzenegger plays
his own reflection, and Linda’s twin sister mimics her moves.
In
The Avengers (2012) post-credits scene at the Shawarma stall, Cap
(Chris Evans) is scene resting his face on his hand and not eating
anything. This is because the scene was shot too late (after the
premier) and Evans- who was working on Snowpiercer (2013)- had grown a
beard.
In
The Avengers (2012), in the end credit scene, Thanos’s aid tells him
“to challenge [humans] is to court death.” This is a nod to Thanos’s
comic-book motive, which was to literally court/marry Lady Death.
At
the 30 min mark of Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs (1987), After Spaceball 1
leaves ludicrous speed, Dark Helmet tells the crew to take a 5 min
break, Dark Helmet and crew aren’t seen again until the 35 minute mark. 5
minutes later.
In Osmosis Jones (2001) There’s a pikachu held by a germ in the bladder.
Fun detail from the credits of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry gets the magical “Marauder’s Map” to see the location/footsteps of everyone inside Hogwarts, so what is the meaning behind these two interlocked footsie-players in the film’s credits?
In Mad Max: Fury Road, the crosshair to aim the harpoon launcher is a bent Mercedes-Benz hood ornament.
In Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) the dogs put their cars in “Stay” gear.
In
Jurassic World (2015), moments before the T-Rex is released, a t-shirt
of a T-Rex saying “I’m back” can be seen in the background.
In Django
Unchained (2012), Dr. King Schultz gestures “two” with his fingers the
way a real German person would, counting with his thumb first. This
detail is also a major plot point in another Tarantino film, Inglorious
Basterds (2009).
In Deadpool 2, Vanisher is played by Brad Pitt and the voice of Juggernaut is played by himself.
The logo for “Ready Player One” (2018) is a maze; the goal is an egg.
In the Lego Movie (2014) Benny the 1980-something space guy has a crack in the middle of his helmet that was attempted to be fixed with glue. this was an actual problem with the original toys construction of the helmet, causing kids to have to glue it or leave it cracked.
In Kingsman:
The Secret Service, the princess offers Eggsy “to do it in the bum” if
he saves the world. After he returns, the code to unlock her door is
2625 which spells ANAL on a numberpad.
In Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, While The Others
Tread Waste Deep Through The Snow Trying To Pass Caradhras, Legolas
Walks Easily On Top. While Not Addressed In The Movie, The Book Explains
That Elves Are Light Of Foot And Capable Of Such Skills.
In
an early scene of The Truman Show, there is a brief moment where a
bottle of Vitamin D is visible in Truman’s home. People who don’t get
regular sun exposure must take Vitamin D supplements to stay healthy.
In The Big Lebowski, when The Dude is going to pay for his coffee the only thing he finds in his pocket is a joint.
First round of henchmen in John Wick club scene are ‘Red Shirts’. Expendable as in Star Trek.
l In Star Wars Phantom Menace, Jabba the Hutt was an elaborate costume with no actor so they got creative with the credits.
In “Chicken Run”
every character has something around their neck– usually a scarf or
necklace– to hide the seam of the models’ detachable heads.
In Groundhog Day
(1993) there is a scene in a hospital where in the background you can
see a young boy with a broken leg. This is later the boy that Phil (Bill
Murray) saves from falling.
The Toothless animation for this scene in “How to Train Your Dragon” was modelled on one of the animators cat with tape stuck to it’s tail.
The wall next to Peter Parker’s locker in Spider-Man: Homecoming shows visible scratches on its surface. This is a result of Peter continuously lifting it and keeping his webbing and suit beneath it.
In Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the handprint Roger leaves on Theodore Valiant’s dusty chair.
“Community has pulled off one the most patient easter egg: in one episode of each of the first three seasons, the word “Beetlejuice” was used off-handedly in a joke. If you’ve seen the movie Beetlejuice, the titular mischievous ghost would appear in the world of the living if anyone said his name three times. So, sure enough, on the third mention by a Community character, this guy appears in the background for exactly two seconds. They patiently waited three years to reach that punchline.“
so i’m riding the elevator up to my apartment when the emergency phone in the elevator starts ringing
and i just stand there for a second because this thing is like thirty years old and has never rung or even been used from what i know
but eventually i answer it thinking maybe something’s wrong with the elevator?? it’s an emergency phone it’s probably an emergency??? i dunno
except i shit you not it’s a telemarketer
a telemarketer that’s as confused as i am when i finally interrupt him mid-spiel to inform him he has the wrong number and then interrupt him again to explain further that “uh, no, seriously, this is an elevator phone. i’m standing in an elevator. talking to you. on the emergency phone. i really think you got the wrong number”
“oh,” says telemarketer guy.
“yeah,” i say.
there’s some mutually-confused silence.
“so, this is my stop,” i say. “i gotta go.”
“oh,” says telemarketer guy.
“good luck,” i add, because telemarketer guy seems like he’s having an existential crisis. and then i hang up on him, because he’s having an existential crisis and won’t actually end the call, and because again i’m talking on an elevator emergency phone and, you know, this is my stop, i gotta go.
i’m just a big fan of the tone in which the ending was told
In The Lion King, unlike the other lions, Scar’s claws are always displayed throughout the movie.
In The Little Mermaid (1998) when King Triton is introduced, you can see Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Kermit the Frog in the crowd, underwater.
In Cars, the flies are actually tiny cars with wings.
In Hercules (1997) the Fates tell Hades all the planets will align but only show 6 planets aligning. These are the 5 planets plus Earth that the ancient Greeks were aware of and could see with the naked eye.
In Zootopia, while Officer Judy Hopps is ticketing cars around the city, she never crosses the street illegally. She always uses a crosswalk and looks both ways before crossing.
In monsters inc, sully’s chair has a hole in it to accommodate his tail.
In The Brave Little Toaster, all of the walls in the cottage are cleaned only as high as Blanky can reach.
In Cloudy with
a Chance of Meatballs, during the food storm the president’s of Mount
Rushmore get pied in the face but Abe gets hit in the back just like his
assassination.
In Cars the truck stop advertises “convertible waitresses” i.e., topless.
In Finding Nemo, Bruce the shark starts crying when Marlin starts talking about Nemo, saying “I never knew my father”. Male sharks mate with the female then leave, so baby sharks never actually meet their father.
The Magic Carpet from Aladdin makes an appearance in Moana.
In UP, there are craft supplies on the table by Ellie’s hospital bed when she gives the Adventure Book to Carl.
The hold up scene in the Incredibles is actually an homage to a similar scene from Die Hard with a Vengeance, which also starred Samuel L. Jackson.
In Toy Story 3 (2010) Buzz Lightyear’s batteries are exposed showing the Buy n Large brand, the same company responsible for making WALL·E.
In Ratatouille (2007) Anton Ego’s typewriter resembles a skull and his office a coffin.
In Monsters, Inc. (2001), there are multiple sizes of coffee cup for each of the different sized monsters.
In Toy Story 2 (1999), as the restorationist is going through his equipment, he opens a drawer filled with chess pieces. This is a reference to the Pixar short “Geri’s Game” where a similar looking man plays a game of chess against himself.
In Inside Out (2015) while going through Imagination Land a game box can be seen in the background with Nemo on it called Find Me.
In Cars, you can spot Sully and Mike in cars form!
At the end of Ratatouille (2007) Anton Ego is a little bit fatter. This is especially poignant since he states, “I don’t like food, I love it… if I don’t love it I don’t swallow.”
In Coco we can see The Incredibles poster.
Insuricare,
the company that offers “car life insurance” to the cars in Cars 2, is
the same company Bob Parr works for in The Incredibles.
In Inside Out (2015) two of the memory orbs on the shelves contain scenes from Up (2009). One features Carl & Ellie’s wedding, while the other shows their house.
In
Toy Story Woody is trapped in a crate which is stuck under a ‘Binford’
tool-box. Binford is the fictional tool company in the TV show Home
Improvement which starred Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear.
In
The Incredibles, in Bob Parr’s home office, there’s a photo from a
fishing trip where it appears he caught Bruce from Finding Nemo.
In
Cars 2 (2011) while in a pub in London there is a tapestry on the wall
that is the DunBroch family tapestry from Brave (2012), except they are
portrayed as cars.
In “Ratatouille” (2007), Linguini has to hide Remy before his second
day of work. He offers to hide him in his pants, revealing his briefs
covered in The Incredibles logo.
After the plane is blown up in The Incredible, Helen (Elastigirl) knows the plane debris is going to fall on them due to seeing the reflection in the water.
