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40 Random Bits of TV and Movie Trivia You Can Borrow, But You Have to Rewind Them When You’re Done

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40 Random Bits of TV and Movie Trivia You Can Borrow, But You Have to Rewind Them When You’re Done

September 21, 2024

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES AND MEANINGS Bunnies, DOnnie Darko Where. The most obvious one comes in the form of the famous song in the movie, The Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen. At one point a Volkswagen Rabbit drives by at a bus stop, and Donnie's sister Elizabeth has a stuffed rabbit where she sleeps. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Wrap

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE WASPS HAIRCUT Hope Van Dyne's bob haircut in Ant-Man is similar to her mother's hairdo (Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp) in the comics. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA SPACE AM There's a cameo of the first ever Looney Tunes star. Before Bugs Bunny, Warner Bros. created Bosko, the first ever main and recurring cartoon character. — CBR

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Us There are loads of A Nightmare On Elm Street easter eggs in the movie. Its tape is seen during the opening scene, the underground world features a boiler room much like the one in which Freddy Krueger was killed, Pluto's face covered in burn scars, and the Krueger gloves. Jordan Peele said he even picked Luniz's I Got 5 On It because the song reminds him of the Nightmare On Elm Street soundtrack. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA Parasite The credits song answers whether Kim Ki-woo could make enough money to buy the Parks house. Bong wrote the lyrics, and Choi Woo-shik (who plays Ki-WOO) sings it. The song is about how Ki-Woo spent his days trying to earn money to purchase that house. It would — Vulture

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Bad Janet FOR ET The costume was inspired by Olivia Newton-John's clothing at the end of Grease. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE JACKIE BROWN REFERENCE When Cliff walks his dog and smokes his acid-dipped cigarette, he quips: And away we go. It signals the beginning of the climactic ending at Dalton's house. In Jackie Brown, Robert Forster's character Max Cherry looks over at Jackie in a department store and, realizing that the plan is about to unfold, says and away we go. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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The Last Jedi / Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Slowen Lo, the Last Jedi alien who reports Rose and Finn, is voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The character is the same species as The Force Awakens' Ello Asty (a reference to the Beastie Boys' album Hello Nasty), and Slowen Lo is another Beastie Boys reference - to their song Slow and Low. Rian Johnson apparently just decided to turn J.J. Abrams' one-off Easter egg into a running gag. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Stealthy Celebrities Cameos In Films

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EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The Donald Glover shout-out For years, Glover was a fan-favorite to step inside the Spidey suit. In Community. a gag was even added showing his character Troy waking up in Spider-Man pajamas. In the movie, Miles visits his Uncle Aaron. The episode of Community can be seen playing on the TV screen. CRACKED.COM — CBR

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easter eggstra meanings and references THE The Last EXPANSE Starfighter MUNITION o M/S FLONDATE CARACTION PRETHANGE CONNICTION VISUAL TARGETING DEATH BLOSSOM In season 5 there is a nod to the Death Blossom weapon system from the 1984 movie. CRACKED.COM — Source: Twitter

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EASTER EGGSTRA okja There's an inside joke of Bong taking a jab at Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein famously gave Bong grief during the production of Snowpiercer, and forced him to cut a lot of dialogue. When a test screening was held in Paramus, New Jersey, the audiences gave it pretty bad — Vulture

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TI Toy Red's Dream Great Pixar Easter Eggs E MONEY Places IK Childres LASSETE to Your SCOOTER RUN st and Twirl The Adventures of Andr nupper U Ree Toy Story ANT AND BEE GO ON A VACATION Pixar's short films The books in a bookshelf are titled after previous short films made by Pixar. Those shorts show up on TV as Hamm jackhammers the remote control 1 CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES MEANINGS JOHN WICK MOROCCAN BERBERS Halle Berry's costume in John Wick: Chapter - Parabellum was based on the look of indigenous, nomadic Northern African natives. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Janitor From 'The Breakfast Club'

EASTER EGGS IN '80S MOVIES DE The Breakfast Club CARL THE JANITOR WENT TO THE MOVIE'S HIGH SCHOOL. At the beginning of the movie, viewers can see pictures of the school's past Man of the Year award winners. One of these pictures is of a young John Kapelos, the actor who plays Carl. KEN TUREK CRACKED.COM CARL REED JOEL PRIMODA - ... — Source: Retro Crunch/YouTube

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS THE ROMANTIC LOOKS MONTAGE community In season 2 episode 21 (Paradigms of Human Memory) there's a montage of supposed romantic looks between the characters...that's really anything but. She chokes right before this. It's a parody and a homage to a fan- made video of Jeff and Annie using the song Gravity, the same song Harmon used for the show's own sequence. CRACKED.COM — Fan video

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EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Comic book covers. I When Chris Pine's Peter Parker narrates his backstory, a version of The Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 186 gets I a couple of frames, only it's titled True Life Tales Of. the AMAZING Erik Larsen's SPINERI'A work is AN seen when Jake Johnson's POLKCE MERO: Peter Parker gets (DIDEY CLEARED WTB NEADANDIONE CHAMELEON into his own backstory, and many other comic issues can be found throughout the movie. CRACKED — Vanity Fair, Marvel Comics

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES AND MEANINGS DOnnie Darko Middlesex HALLOW'S EVE PROVED MIDDLESEX HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL OCT. 26 th- -30th SPONSORED BY MIDDLESEX M.A.D.D. Donnie's town and school name is a wink to his character's dealings and confusions about puberty in the movie. He finds himself somewhere between childhood innocence and being post-pubescent. CRACKED.COM — Source: Roger Ebert

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There's a subtle Cars Easter egg that references Ferrari's factory in Italy. 44.5-10.8 - Luigi's license plate isn't a random string of the numbers - it says 445-108, and those are the geographic coordinates of that factory. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Easter Eggs of Oscar-winning movies Parasite 2020 Director Picture Original Screenplay International Feature Film Clear visual lines are used throughout the movie to stablish the social and economic lines dividing the characters. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENEST FACTS THE SHOW'S SUCCESS CHANGED DISNEY+'S WHOLE SCHEDULE. LOK After becoming the streaming platform's most-watched premiere to date, Disney announced they would change the release day of all their future originals from Fridays to Wednesdays. CRACKED.COM — THR

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS ROSANNE BARR DISPLAYED A LIST OF HER ENEMIES ON THE DOOR TO HER DRESSING ROOM ON ROSANNE. CRACKED.co Not trying to hide her aggravation to- wards the crew, Barr prominently dis- played a memo addressing THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE FIRED IF THEY'RE NOT NICE TO ME. This included, EVERYBODY... ALL PRODUCERS, ALL WRITERS, ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE. — Source: Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESPACTS JUSTIN ROILAND ALMOST DIDN'T VOICE BOTH RICK AND MORTY. Rick w Monty Adult Swim didn't think Morty's character was working with Roiland, so an audition process was started to get a new voice actor. Eventually, the team realized Morty's character was the problem and not the voice. After rewriting the part, Adult Swim gave Roiland a green light to voice Morty. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES SUPERBAD FACTS Seth Rogen said no effing way to PG-13 GRACKED.COM According to one count, Superbad uses the F word 176 times. Watering it down wasn't an option, even when the studios pressed hard for a cleaner version. We were just like, 'No, says Rogen. — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JOHN C. REILLY DIDN'T LIP-SYNCH ROYAL JELLY. WALK! HARD Instead of lip-synching, Reilly actually performed the song live in front of 800 extras. After his first attempt, they realized they weren't filming so Reilly had to do the whole song again. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS BENDING ALLOWED FOR CHILD-FRIENDLY ACTION.The magical manipulation of elements made it possible to have action scenes that were energetic without being violent, as the battles weren't about punching each other. — Source: Avatar: The Last Airbender (The Art of the Animated Series)

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS MATT DAMON'S APARTMENT IS ACTUALLY A LIBRARY. DEPARTED THE The top floor of the Suffolk University Law School Library in Boston served as the filming location for Damon's beautiful apartment. — Curbed Boston

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Behind-The-Scenes Accidents 1989 The Abyss It can never be said enough: James Cameron is a maniac. During an underwater sequence, Ed Harris yelled cut! when he ran out of air, but the crew only gave him oxygen after he almost drowned. Later that day he broke down in his car, and refuses to talk about the incident. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS'S INVOLVEMENT WAS TOP SECRET. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Dreyfus's involvement was such a secret that even stars like Wyatt Russell didn't know about it until the day of shooting. The actress had to wear a giant cloak whenever she'd come to the set. CRACKED.COM — Twitter & Esquire

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESP FACTS IT'S NOT THE FIRST ADAPTATION OF THE BOOK. THE HANOMAND'S TALE The Handmaid's Tale movie starring Natasha Richardson came out in 1990. It only grossed $5 million worldwide and got panned by the critics. — Rotten Tomatoes & Box Office Mojo

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A Clockwork Orange

Behind-The-Scenes Accidents 1971 A Clockwork Orange Those eye contraptions in the iconic scenes sure do look painful, right? Malcolm McDowell ended up with scratched corneas and horrifying pain. His eyes were anesthetized for the scene, but the lid-locks kept sliding off his eyelids. Stanley Kubrick, of course, just asked him when he could do the next shot. CRACKED.COM — The A.V. Club

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS School was adapted for Nickelodeon and BROADWAY CRAGKED.COM The School of Rock show on Nick lasted for three forgettable seasons. It fared better on the stage, with new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and four Tony nominations. Though it didn't win, the kids shredded during the awards show, sticking it to the Broadway man. — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS THE YTHONS DIDN'T ENJOY SHOOTING THE MOVIE. THE HOLY GRAIL CRACKED CON COM John Cleese says that the infamous Scottish weather made the whole cast miserable. They were constantly wet due to the rain and couldn't afford decent protection because the movie had a limited budget of $400,000. — YouTube

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES ACTS ADAM MCKAY SINGS THE BOATS 'N HOES CHORUS. STEP BROTHERS The boats and hoes, boats and hoes part of the song was performed by the director. His lines were recorded over the phone, which is why the chorus sounds slightly muffled. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SQUANCHY ALMOST HAD A STANDALONE EPISODE. Rick MORE AND The creators revealed that the original idea for season two's episode The Wedding Squanchers was to set the story on Squanchy's home planet and focus it on exploring the character. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JOHN C. REILLY SANG ALL OF HIS SONGS. WALK! HARD. Reilly put a huge amount of effort into becoming Dewey Cox. He would be on set all day and then record songs during the night. I was really determined not to be treated like an actor playing a musician. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

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Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels in 'Star Wars'

Behind-the-scenes feuds Star Wars Kenny Baker vs Anthony Daniels Baker, who plays R2-D2, has called C-3PO's Daniels boring, infuriating, and rude. And while Daniels has discussed the feud much less, his side of the story kinda confirms Baker's. CRACKED.COM — More: Scully Hates Mulder: 7 On Screen Friends, Real World Enemies

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS MARGOT ROBBIE GOT THE ROLE BY SLAPPING DICAPRIO. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Robbie says that with 30 seconds left on her audition, she realized she had to do something that would impress the casting directors and secure her the role. Instead of kissing DiCaprio as she was supposed to, Robbie slapped the sh*t out of him. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Wolf of Wall Street

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESP FACTS RED'S MOVEMENTS ARE BASED ON COCKROACHES. Us Lupita Nyong'o says Jordan Peele used cockroaches to describe to her how Red should move in the film. They scuRY and it's so hard to hit them, but then at the same time they are SO still that they can often — The Hollywood Reporter

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESPACTS THE SERIES WAS INSPIRED BY BUG COLLECTING. GRACKED.COM As a child, Pokémon's creator Satoshi Tajiri was so enamored by bug collecting he wanted to become an entomologist, before ultimately finding his love of video games. The idea behind the Pokémon games is a marriage of these two loves. — Source

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