" The vitamin D inThe Truman Showis a clever nod to the artificiality of Truman ’s reality where there ’s no real sun . "
In a recent Reddit post shared tor/Movies, site useru/Ben_Soundesignasked, “What’s your favorite ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’Easteregg or hidden detail in a film?” Here are some of the most-upvoted answers:
1.“InDoctor No, James Bond stops and looks for a second at a painting displayed in the Doctor’s lair. The painting is Goya’sPortrait of the Duke of Wellington, which had famously been stolen in 1961 —implying, of course,that Doctor No was behind the theft.”
2.“InGroundhog Day, when Phil starts helping people, he tries to save the old man but is informed at the hospital that the old man died.In the background, you see the kidwho falls out of the tree sitting in a wheelchair. Phil wasn’t there to keep the kid from hitting the ground.”
3.“Inthe closing creditsofCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, there is a montage of various cities around the world in ruins after the events of the film; each one is accompanied by a star swipe showing the cities looking clean and nice again. For London, the city is grey and overcast and sad-looking. After the star swipe, it looks exactly the same.”
4.“There’s axenomorph skull on displayinside the spaceship inPredator 2.”
5.“InToy Story, Woody is trapped under a crate that is under a Binford Tools toolbox.” “Binford Tools was the fictional sponsorofTool Time(Tim Allen’s fictional show in Home Improvement).Tim Allen voicedBuzz Lightyear.”
7.“In50 First Dates, Lucy goes to the Callahan Institute that Dr. Keats (played byDan Aykroyd) says was founded in Sandusky, Ohio.Dan Aykroyd previously playedan automotive components tycoon from the same fictional Callahan Institute inTommy Boy.”
8.“Toward the end ofCatch Me If You Can, there is a scene with Tom Hanks’ character standing in front of a chalkboard. In the corner of the blackboard it says something like ‘Steven and Tom’s 4th’. This was becauseit was Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg’s fourthproject together. They had previously doneSaving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers,andThe Money Pit.”
9.“InThe Big Lebowski,Bunny’s license plate reads ‘lapin.‘That’s French for ‘rabbit’ or ‘bunny.'”
10.“InToy Story 4, Woody estimates that he was made in the late ’50s. His guess is actually correct based on a detail seen inToy Story 2. In a single shot that only lasts a few seconds,you can see a magazinewithWoody’s Roundup, the TV show on which Woody is based, on the cover dated 27 January 2025.”
11.“There’s a box of canes by Thor’s front door inEndgame. In the comics, Thor’s alter-ego, Donald Blake,carried a cane. When he tapped it on the ground, he would become Thor and the canewould become Mjolnir.”
12.“The vitamin D inThe Truman Showis a clever nod to the artificiality of Truman’s world where there’s ‘no real sun.’ It’s a subtle yet powerful detail that adds depth to the film’s narrative, highlighting the theme of manipulation and surveillance brilliantly.”
13.“InShutter Islandone of the patients asks for a glass of water. When she takes a drink there is literally no glass, she’s just miming the action,which hints towardsthe twist at the end.”
14.“I always lovedthe Jimmy Buffett cameoinJurassic Worldwhere he’s shown working in a Margaritaville, which is the name of the restaurant chain Buffett owns in real life. Dude’s running from dinosaurs carrying a margarita.”
15.“My favorite will always be at the end ofLiar Liarwhere Jim Carrey appearsas his Fire Marshall Bill Burns character fromIn Living Color.”
16.“The mall’s name inBack To The Futurechanged from Twin Pines Mall to Lone Pine Mall,because when Marty travelled back in time, he ran over one of the pine trees near where the mall would be built.”
17.“There’s a Biblical Ezekiel 25:17 reference on Nick Fury’s headstone inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.”
Shout out tor/Moviesand/Ben_Soundesignfor having this discussion.
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