728 MovieDetailsIn Toy Story 4 (2019) inside the antique shop you can see the goggles worn by the scuba-diver who stole Nemo in Finding Nemo (2003) as well as P.T. Flea’s circus from A Bug’s Life (1998)
707 MovieDetailsIn Zootopia (2016), Chief Bogo wears eyeglasses to read documents. This is a reference to the fact that buffalo have poor eyesight. Confirmed by the directors in a Q&A.
653 MovieDetailsIn Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), when Knoxx and Vale go over a map of Gotham, it’s actually a 70’s map of Vancouver.
777 MovieDetailsIn Goldfinger (1964), a sign at Fort Knox says: “Welcome to Fort Knox, General Russhon.” This is a reference to *Colonel* Charles Russhon, a USA military liason who helped the filmmakers get external access to Fort Knox for the movie.
794 MovieDetailsBilly Bob Thornton got drunk for scenes in Bad Santa (2003). In the escalator fall scene Thornton actually passed out after drinking 3 glasses of red wine for breakfast followed by vodkas and cranberry juice then a few Bud Lights. (cross post from movies)
642 MovieDetailsIn Thor Ragnarok (2017), the right head on the 3 headed gladiator resembles the director Taika Waititi.
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).
778 MovieDetailsIn Independence Day (1996), the office worker killed during the alien’s attack is played by Volker Engle, the special effects supervisor of the movie. He won the Oscar for Visual Effects for his work, the only Oscar that the movie won.
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.
779 MovieDetailsIn the end credits of the Lego Movie (2014), you can see a Catwoman mask next to the the animation supervisor, Chris McKay. This was added because he is a massive Catwoman fan in real life, even having several tattoos of the feline suphero.
703 MovieDetailsIn The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Jamie Foxx’s character (Electro) has a birthday cake which bears the same color scheme as his character’s costume in the comics.
767 MovieDetailsIn The Dark Knight Rises (2012), one of the children on the school bus on the bridge is Rory Nolan, the child of director Chris Nolan. Nolan touchingly named the working title of the movie, Magnus Rex, after another son, Magnus.
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)
816 MovieDetailsStar Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983): Darth Vader’s skeleton is briefly visible from several different angles when struck by the Emperor’s lightning. Many artificial components are visible, including his mechanical right arm, a respirator, and at least 3 replacement vertebrae.
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.
736 MovieDetailsIn The Other Woman (2009) this kids artwork is significant to the storyline. It appears 3 times, but is a slightly different drawing each time. Most noticeable is the colouring of the green dress.
721 MovieDetailsIn The Jerk(1979) the scene where Steve Martin leaves his mansion and takes things was entirely improvised by Steve Martin. It’s Michael Elias’s(The films co-writer) favorite scene.
768 MovieDetailsWhen Ted is released from prison in There’s Something About Mary (1998) Cameron Diaz’s father, Emilio Diaz, cameos as one of the inmates (long hair and a goatee) who clap and cheer as he’s escorted out of the holding area.
629 MovieDetailsIn a Bug’s Life (1998), Princess Atta is named after the genus of leaf cutter ants: Atta
692 MovieDetailsIn The Matrix (1999), the club where Neo meets Trinity is an actual BDSM club in Sydney. The extras were all patrons of the club who wore their own gear.
697 MovieDetailsIn Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), the shot of the pale man devouring fairies is a direct allusion to a painting by Goya called “Saturn Devouring His Son”.
697 MovieDetailsThe DaVinci Code (2006) is loosely influenced by Les Miserables. Innocent man pursued by hard nosed cop. The movie clues us in at around the 28:04 mark.
667 MovieDetailsIn Infinity War (2018), Kenneth Brannagh voices the distress call at the start of the movie. He was the director of Thor (2011).
