If you love learning about the details, about the details that make some Hollywood's biggest films, then you've come to the right place.
Thank god for these eagle-eyed viewers, because these days we hardly have the attention span to pay attention during movies, let alone retain any of it. So big shout out to the movie heads who took the time to do the leg work. And if you love finding out all the details, about the details, well you've come to the right place.
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In Encanto, the hourglass pattern on Bruno’s ruana signifies his gift.
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The subtle foreshadowing we get right before Selina is thrown out the window in Batman Returns: her eyeglasses’ shadow project the Catwoman mask on her face.
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In Encanto (2021), when Maribel meets Bruno, there is a plant inside a boot referencing the plant in Wall-E (2008).
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The A Bug’s Life picture that’s in Al’s apartment in Toy Story 2
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This “9-inch nails” sign in Soul references Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 2 of the movie’s composers and members of the band, Nine Inch Nails.
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In Little Italy (2018), Emma Roberts wore the same T-shirt as her aunt Julia wore in Mystic Pizza (1988). Both movies were directed by Donald Petrie.
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This very clever hidden detail in The Princess and the Frog where the villain’s shadow turns the wallpaper into skulls and crossbones
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In Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill’s ship is a nod to Alyssa Milano. Star-Lord had a big crush on the movie star, so he named his ship The Milano.
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This small nod to the creator of Candyman in Candyman — Burke is seen reading Clive Barker, who also wrote The Forbidden, the original Candyman.
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The origins of Hercules’ cape in Hercules — The cape attached to his armor is the shawl that is given to him by his adoptive mother.
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The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Endgame, and WandaVision all reference the iconic Pixar Easter egg, “A113.”
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Hiro in Big Hero 6 (2014) has a toy soldier from the video game in Wreck-It Ralph (2012).
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The Annabelle doll makes a cameo in Shazam! (2019) because director David F. Sandberg also directed Annabelle: Creation (2017).
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The genie’s lamp from Aladdin (1992) makes a quick cameo on Tamatoa’s shell in Moana (2016).
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In Mulan (1998), Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft, the directors of the movie, appear as 2 firework handlers.
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In Despicable Me (2010), the number on Gru’s ticket is 072069, as on July 20, 1969, the date of the first moon landing (which Gru watched in a flashback).
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In Wreck-It Ralph (2012), the high score is 120501. This is a reference to the birthdate of Walt Disney (December 5, 1901).
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In Monsters, Inc. (2001) Sulley calls the child “Boo.” But her drawings are signed “Mary,” which seems to be her real name.
