686 MovieDetailsIn The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Peter Jackson plays a dwarf running away from Smaug in the prologue (he’s the one at the forefront).
791 MovieDetailsIn Inglourious Basterds (2009) the OSS Commander speaking to Lt. Aldo Raine was voiced by Harvey Keitel who has been in two of Tarantino’s films. Tarantino is known for frequently collaborating with certain actors, even in minuscule uncredited roles.
813 MovieDetailsIn The Karate Kid (1984) Darryl Vidal, wearing a body suit and a bald cap, is Pat Morita’s stunt double when Mr. Myagi is practicing the crane technique at the beach. And although they use his real name during the tournament, he is only credited as “Karate Semi-Finalist.”
669 MovieDetailsIn Coco (2017), the conductor of the final concert is based on composer Michael Giacchino, who created the music for the movie.
692 MovieDetailsHigh Fidelity (2000) features a cameo appearance by John and Joan Cusack’s father, Dick Cusack, as the minister at the funeral of Laura’s father.
682 MovieDetailsIn The Little Things (2021) after Jimmy makes a call. I noticed the missing person poster has a mustache drawn on one of the victim’s face.
810 MovieDetails22 Jump Street (2014). In the Patton Oswalt scene under the “FAILED AMERICAN POLICY” headline, one of the bullet points on the chalkboard says, “STAR WARS (PREQUELS).” Oswalt has been outspoken about his dislike for the Star Wars Prequel trilogy in the past.
650 MovieDetailsNaomi Grossman is the mugging senior behind Freddie Prinze Jr. in the graduation scene in She’s All That (1999)
721 MovieDetailsTobe Hooper (dir. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, Body Bags) has a cameo in Coming to America (1988). John Landis (director of Coming to America) and Hooper were close friends.
775 MovieDetailsIn Monsters, Inc. (2001), at the end of the training simulation, on the control panel the numbers 510:732:3000 appear – that was the main phone number for Pixar Animation Studios at the time the movie was released (it has since changed)
723 MovieDetailsIn Onward (2020), one of the Pixie Dusters is seen buying a pack of Tripledent, the brand of gum whose commercial jingle amusingly triggers Riley’s Anger emotion in Inside Out (2015)
839 MovieDetailsIn Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997) there are nods to fictional brands Red Apple cigarettes and Big Kahuna burger used in many Quentin Tarantino films. The inclusion puts Romy in the “Tarantino-verse” while being the only film outside his and Robert Rodriguez repertoires to ever appear.
781 MovieDetailsIn Silence of the Lambs (1991), when Clarice knocks on Buffalo Bill’s door, she only flashes her ID for a split second. She’s conscious that people might realize she’s not an actual FBI agent from her ID in the same way Hannibal Lector did.
654 MovieDetailsClementine only has one leg in this scene from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Explanation in comments
770 MovieDetailsIn Saving Mr Banks (2013), Tom Hanks wears a tie that Walt Disney wore in real life. The strange symbol is the logo for “Smoke Tree Ranch”, a real place in Palm Springs which was a vacation spot for Walt Disney and his family.
719 MovieDetailsIn The Truman Show (1999), the man playing the piano while Truman sleeps is composer Phillip Glass. He created some of the music for the movie, including the piece he is playing.
643 MovieDetailsStar Wars The Last Jedi (2017) – one of the bombs during the assault has “Han says Hi” written on it
693 MovieDetailsThe Gusteau’s pantry in Ratatouille (2007) stocks a few cans of Nemo brand caviar. To quote the YouTube channel Cinemawins, that’s dark Pixar. Real dark.
737 MovieDetailsIn Mank (2020), director David Fincher pays direct homage to Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket (1987), using actor Arliss Howard, who was in both movies. (Private Cowboy in FMJ, Louis B. Mayer in Mank.)
778 MovieDetailsIn Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Mr. Fox’s study and chair was modeled after the famed garden hut and chair in which Roald Dahl wrote the original children’s book from which the movie was adapted (as well as many of his other famous works)
703 MovieDetailsIn Cool Hand Luke (1967) Paul Newman’s character reveals the king of hearts in his hand. In poker, this is known as a “suicide king”. Explanation in comments.
683 MovieDetailsIn Finding ‘Ohana (2021), Ke Huy Quan, who plays Data in The Goonies (1985), has a keychain of his Pinchers of Power! (Pinchers of Peril haha)
