317 Surprising Movie Details You Probably Never Noticed
Sometimes we want to forget a film the second we walk out of the movie theatre, but sometimes we desire to get its copy and rewatch it again, and again, and again. Maybe the acting is captivating, maybe the cinematography is beautiful, or maybe the filmmakers have hidden so many little details within the scenes, you find something new every time you press play.
To show you how scrupulous some productions are, Bored Panda has collected an eye-opening list of incredible movie details. From Interstellar's cornfield to the Matrix's doorknob, it's no wonder why some films take years and years to make. Scroll down to check out images and let us know in the comments which entry surprised you the most!
#1 Connecting Pulp Fiction And Kill Bill In One Conversation
#2 In Back To The Future The Name Of The Mall Changes When Marty Goes Into The Past And Runs Over One Of The Two Trees
#3 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
#4 This Is The Warning Screen On The Home DVD Version Of Fight Club
#5 The Cover Of The Princess Bride 20th Anniversary Edition Dvd Can Be Read Upside Down As Well As Right Side Up
#6 In "Cars" The Canyons Are All Old Cars And Hood Ornaments
#7 Inside Out. "Kids" Movies Have The Best Details In My Opinion
#9 In The Movie Fargo (1996) Steve Buscemi's Character, Carl, Delivers This Line When There Are Exactly 30 Minutes Of The Movie Remaining
#10 In Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker Says He Needs A "Strong Focus" Before Jumping Off A Building. He Lands On A Ford Focus Which Goes Undamaged
#11 In Django Unchained, A Man Asks Django What Is His Name Is And How It Is Spelled. "The D Is Silent", The Man Responds "I Know". This Man Is Franco Nero, The Original Django From The Original 1966 Film
Wow. Thank you for this. Now I have to watch this movie again and that movie for first time.
#12 An Important Achievement In Zootopia
#13 They Couldn't Hide The Camera In The Doorknob's Reflection Of This Scene Of The Matrix, So They Put A Coat Over It And A Half Tie To Match With Morpheus'
#14 Harry Potter Intros Become Darker Every Year, Just Like The Movies
#15 In Batman Returns, The Shadow From Selena Kyle's Glasses Foreshadows Her Transformation Into Catwoman
#16 When Kevin Goes Through Buzz’s Things, He Finds A Picture Of His Girlfriend. He Says “Woof,” Implying That She’s A Dog. Director, Chris Columbus, Thought It Would Be Too Mean To Ask A Real Young Girl To Be In The Photograph So He Asked The Film’s Art Director To Have His Son Dress Up As A Girl
#17 In "Up" (2009) The Town Buildings Develop Over The Years
#18 John Wick/John Wick 2: Despite Being Filmed/Released 3 Years Apart, The Films Are Set 4 Days Apart. All The Cars Outside The Continental Hotel Are The Same Between Films
#19 In Shaun Of The Dead, The Films Key Events Are Laid Out By Ed Before The Zombies Rise
#20 One Of The Kakamora In Moana Is Painted Like Baymax From Big Hero 6
#21 In Die Hard, Alan Rickman’s Petrified Expression While Falling Was Completely Genuine. The Stunt Team Instructed Him That They Would Drop Him On The Count Of 3 But Instead Dropped Him At 1
#22 After Shooting The Pool Scene In The Movie Poltergeist, Actress Jobeth Williams Later Found Out That The Skeletons She Was Swimming Around With In The Mud Were Real. It Was Cheaper To Buy Them From A Medical Supply Company Then Making Them Out Of Rubber At The Time
#23 In Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2, Snape Is Still Helping The Order Of The Phoenix When He Re-Directs Mcgonagall's Spells To His Fellow Death Eaters
#24 Doc's Scarf In Back To The Future III Is Made From His Shirt From Back To The Future II
#25 Davy Jones Using His Tentacles To Hold On His Hat When They Were Going Down On Water Is The Kind Of Attention To Details I Like
Going down on water and going underwater are two completely different things. Bahaha.
#26 In Star Trek (2009), A Dyson Hand Dryer Is Used As Space Age Enterprise Technology
#27 In The Lego Movie... Whenever A Character Had A Shiny Surface On Them, You Can See A Thumbprint Clearly On The Surface
#28 In The Vehicle Hangar In Kingsmen, (A Film About British Spies) One Of The Vehicles Is The Beatles' Yellow Submarine
Does that mean Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are retired secret agents?!?
#29 Twitter User @shawnrobare Pointed Out Dennis Nedry From Jurassic Park Wearing Similar Outfits To Characters In The Goonies. Kathleen Kennedy Was The Producer On Both
#30 In Harry Potter, Background Students Can Be Seen Eating Parodies Of Real World Cereal Brands, Such As "Cheeri-Owls"
#31 In The After Credits Scene Of Finding Dory, Jacques' (Cleaner Shrimp's) Bag Is The Cleanest
#32 In Aladdin: During "A Whole New World", While Flying Through Greece, Aladdin Throws An Apple At Jasmine. In Ancient Greece, Throwing An Apple At Someone Was A Way To Propose To Someone
#33 When God Poses As A Waiter In Evan Almighty His Name Tag Says Al Mighty
#34 In The Road To El Dorado, As The Shaman Is Flipping Though His Book Of Spells, There Is A Page With An Ancient Version Of The Dreamworks Logo
#35 For Red's Age 20 Mugshot In The Shawshank Redemption, They Photographed Morgan Freeman's Son, Alfonso
Did you know that The Shawshank Redemption was actually filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, which is now one of the most haunted places in Ohio? Also I live in Ohio, so I'm pretty interested in Ohio ghost stories. I go to Stivers, the haunted school.
#36 In The Movie ”Unthinkable” You See A Guy Try To Defuse A Nuclear Bomb With Excel
#37 The Pun Names On Judy Hopps' Ipod In Zootopia
Accuracy in animated movies are usually high anyway. But this movie is notches above.
#38 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
#39 When Harry's Scar Started Hurting In The Beginning Of Sorcerer's Stone, Snape Noticed This; And Looked To The Left, Right At Professor Quirrel. Right After The Ceremony, You See Snape Confronting Him
#40 In 2017's Beauty & The Beast, After Becoming Human Cogsworth's Mustache Is Uneven Just Like The Hands Of A Clock
#41 In The Animated Movie Robots (Created By The Makers Of Ice Age), There's A Robot Version Of Sid The Sloth In The Background
#42 In Avengers: Age Of Ultron, The Clock Atop Grand Central Station Has Been Replaced With A Memorial To First Responders. The Original Was Destroyed In The First Avengers Film During The Battle Of New York
#43 In Titanic, As The Ship Sinks This Woman Is Heard Telling Her Children About "Tír Na Nóg, The Land Of Eternal Youth And Beauty". In Irish Mythology, Tír Na Nóg Can Be Reached By Going Under Water Or Across The Sea
#44 In The Bryan Singer X-Men Movies, The "X" In "Fox" Stays Illuminated Just A Bit Longer Than The Other Letters
#45 20 Of The Little Civilian Boats Used For Filming In Dunkirk (2017) Took Part In The Evacuation In Real Life, Saving Countless Lives
#46 In The Film "American Beauty", This Scene Represents Lester's Feeling Toward His Dead-End Job. The Feeling Of Imprisonment
#47 In The Remake Of Stephen King's "It," Pennywise The Clown Can Be Seen Hiding On One Of The Town's Murals
Everyone says this movie is awesome but I am just too scared of watching it. The dilemma is killing me.
#48 At The End Of Titanic, The Clock Says 2:20. Titanic Sank At 2:20 Am
#49 In Batman (1989) The News Anchors Stop Wearing Makeup After The Joker Poisons Beauty Hygeine Products In Gotham
#50 In The End Credits Of Scream, Wes Craven Left The Message "No Thanks Whatsoever To The Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board". This Is In Reference To The Governing Board Revoking A Verbal Agreement For The Movie To Be Filmed In Santa Rosa High School Shortly Before Filming Began
#51 In Captain America: Civil War, War Machine Has Heavier Armor Than Iron Man, And Makes The Camera Shake More When He Lands
I can hear a THUD when he lands. In a gif. Gotta go see a doctor. Or hear one.
#52 In "Cars" The Truck Stop Advertises "Convertible Waitresses". Topless
#54 In Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega Is Constantly On The Toilet. One Of The Side Effects Of Heroin Abuse Is Constipation
#55 Ever Wonder What Happened To Kevin's Plane Ticket In Home Alone?
#56 In Guardians Of The Galaxy, Each Of The Stripes On A Character's Leg Is A Crime They've Committed
#57 In Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal Lecter Tells Clarice That He Ate A Man's Liver With Fava Beans And "A Nice Chianti." All Of These Foods Interfere With Maoi Antidepressants, Which Are Used To Treat Various Personality Disorders As Well. In Other Words, Hannibal Wasn't Taking His Meds
#58 In Team America: World Police, The Paris 'Set' Has A Floor Made Of Croissants
#59 In The Movie Men In Black 2, There’s A Talking Pug Named Frank. When Agent J Goes Back To 1969 In Men In Black 3, He Gets Pulled Over By Police In Front Of A Billboard A Advertising A Circus And Featuring A Talking Pug
#61 In The Dark Knight, Have You Ever Wondered How Two-Face Managed To Slip Into Maroni's Limousine Unnoticed? If You Watch Closely, You Can See Him Take Out A Henchman As Maroni And His Assistant Round The Car
#62 Thor (2011). Thor Calls Coulson "Son Of Coul" In The Same Way He Is Called Odinson
#63 In The Brave Little Toaster, All Of The Walls In The Cottage Are Cleaned Only As High As Blanky Can Reach
#64 At The End Of “Frozen”, Disney Included A Statement About Kristoff’s Belief That All Men Eat Their Own Boogers
#65 The Cactus Turns Into A Lama After Yzma Pours Her Drink Into It
#67 Heath Ledger's Joker From The Dark Knight Wears A Mask Similar To The One Worn By Cesar Romero's Joker In His Introductory Appearance In The 1960's Tv Show Batman
#68 In Toy Story 2, Among Stars You Can Spot Hidden, Classic Pixar Lamp. This Is The Very First Shot Of The Movie
#69 In Monsters Inc, There's This Scene Where You Can Clearly See Jesse From Toy Story Is One Of Boo's Toys
#70 In Moana, A Villager Foreshadows The Chicken's Unsuccessful Attempt To Consume Maui
Poor Hei Hei. Originally he was supposed to be a guide or a protector, like Mushu and Pascal. But they concept didn't go over well because he was overly aggressive, so they lowered his IQ to make him more lovable
#71 The Christmas Tree From The Polar Express Is At The North Pole. It Sits On A Compass That Points South In All Directions
I always found this movie to be creepy, and the CGI is not that great.
#72 In Hercules, The Rug That Hercules Throws Over Himself Is Scar From The Lion King
#73 In Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Drone Suit Tony Is Controlling While Chastising Peter Mimics His Actual Movements, Even Those We Can't Actually See Tony Making
#74 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
I fixed a lot of those helmets as a kid. That lead to me an my brother turning them into custom figures like marvel heroes years before Lego made actual ones. Good times.