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February 26, 2025

You don’t even know how lucky you are right now. Cartoon-wise, it’s like a falling piano landed right behind you as you obliviously licked an ice cream cone with your headphones on.

Okay, so there isn’t much of the danger element involved in finding hidden jokes and references in your favorite movies, but you would have gone about your day not knowing they existed without us here to somehow push that hypothetical piano away from you midair.

So, yeah. You’re welcome.

40

Wreck-It Ralph

Easter eggs in video game movies LOVE wreck-It Ralph There are so tones of game-related joke graffiti hidden in the world. UUG ALL YOUR BASE NKK BEONG TO by CRACKED.COM — Source: The Raging Fanboy

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Baby Driver

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE STUNTMAN السعودية HOMAGE ON Jon Hamm's character is nicknamed 'Buddy.' It was Edgar Wright's tribute to Clint Eastwood's longtime stunt double and stunt coordinator, Buddy Van Horn. CRACKED.COM

38

Scream

THE гогг SCREAM FILM'S NEWLY RELEASED IMAGE HAS AN HOMAGE TO WES CRAVEN. Fans spotted Wes Craven's white fedora hat hanging in the corner. CRACKED.COM

37

Love and Monsters

THE LAST OF US HOMAGES IN LOVE AND MONSTERS The director said that the game inspired him quite a bit, so not only did he name the protagonist Joel (same as the protagonist's name in the game), but Joel also wears the same kind of sunset t-shirt as Ellie. CRACKED.COM — Decider

36

Ant-Man (Again)

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE MILGROM HOTEL The Milgrom HOTEL 420 The fictional hotel Where Scott stays after getting out of prison in Ant-Man is a nod to Marvel artist and writer AI Milgrom. CRACKED.COM — Source

35

Shrek

shrek The onion may be a high-brow homage. Shrek's onion metaphor may be a reference to the end of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, where a man peels an onion layer by layer, each a chapter of his life. — Source: The New York Times

34

The Iron Giant

The tentacles on The Iron Giant's back were an old-school movie reference. They were Brad Bird's way of paying homage to the 1953 The War of the Worlds movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

33

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog has a shout-out to Apocalypse Now. It's when Dr. Robotnik uses a piece of metal to shave his head -- that's a nod to Colonel Kurtz. CRACKED.COM — Source

32

Ted Lasso

TeD LASSO'S HOMAGE TO Scorsese's CLASSIC Season 2's Beard After Hours episode pays homage to the 1985 dark comedy After Hours and drew inspiration from the film to create the entire plot of the episode. CRACKED.COM — Source

31

Crazy Rich Asians

CRACKED.COM CRAZY RICH ASIANS The Mahjong scene is a nod to The Joy Luck Club. The encounter doesn't happen in the book, but the director wanted to pay homage to another Hollywood film that featured an all-Asian cast. — Source

30

Avengers: Endgame

Thanos creator Jim Starlin hated a Thanos homage in Avengers: Endgame. Thanos' weapon is shaped like a helicopter blade, which is a nod to the dinky Thanos helicopter that showed up in a kids' comic. Starlin tried to forget about that helicopter, so he says he'll never forgive that homage. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

29

Ant-Man

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE TRAILER EASTER EGG Director Peyton Reed revealed that the guitar riff in the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp comes from a 1982 song by Adam and the Ants called Ants Invasion. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

The Matrix

There's a biblical Easter egg of sorts hidden on The Matrix' Nebuchadnezzar. MARKETT NO NEBUCHADNEYZ MADE INTERNALA A plaque on the ship says Mark III, No. 11 - and Mark 3:11 mentions spirits crying You are the son of God, a likely reference to Neo. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

Psycho

CRACKED T S E JA39 Rautic 0312839699 МОЗИ GUS VAN SANT GAVE HITCHCOCK A POST-MORTEM CAMEO. Hitchcock famously had cameos in 39 of his 52 films. In Van Sant's '90s Psycho remake, he pays homage to the late director by having a Hitchcock look-alike in a scene with the real-life cameo of Van Sant himself. — Source

26

Mass Effect 3

THE MASS EFFECT 3 NOD TO NASA By following a specific path through the solar panels at the start of the Mars mission, players can see a small rover driving up to them and giving a little nod. It's a reference to the Mars rover programme. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Loki

LOKI T282 STILL 35 MARVEL COMICS GROUP THOR THE HAS AN TEMPUS GOD-KILL STEPPED THOUGH - HOTE - AWATIC EASTER EGG BAT PEATUS THE BUDLA LOYEM TO A THOR COMIC BOOK When Loki looks out the window at the TVA, there's a tower bearing the number Т-282. It's a reference to Thor #282 that features the first appearance of the Time Keepers. CRACKED COM — Source

24

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man has a Saw reference. Leigh Whannell, writer of Saw and director of The Invisible Man, really likes adding Billy the Puppet in the mo

23

She’s All That

'90s Teen Rom-Coms She's All That The movie has an Animal House Easter egg. Tim Matheson plays a doctor who moved to California after attending Dartmouth. In Animal House, itself inspired by Dartmouth debauchery, his character is said to move to California to become a doctor. CRACKED.COM — Source: IMDb

22

Army of Thieves

ARMY OF THIEVES has a Dawn of the Dead Easter egg. K In Army of Thieves, Dieter is approached by a zombie girl in a hallway. The scene resembles the one where the couple's young daughter attacks them in Snyder's Dawn of the Dead. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Luca

Pixar's Luca was actually inspired by the style of Hayao Miyazaki movies. The village where the movie takes place, Portorosso, is even an homage to a Miyazaki movie - Porco Rosso. CRACKED. .COM — Source

20

Get Out

Get Out The white Porsche stalking Andre in the opening scene is a reference to three films. Peele says it's a nod to Jaws, Christine, and Duel. — Film School Rejects

19

Mr. Robot

The first season finale of the show Mr Robot was inspired by Fight Club. Fight Club was one of my big inspirations for the show, said creator Sam Esmail, and The Pixies' Where Is My Mind in S1E9 was a nod to that. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro included a Mimic Easter egg in his new film by adding the same neon sign that says Jesus Saves. — Source

17

Bob’s Burgers

Louise wears bunny ears because of a manga. CRACKEDO Louise's wardrobe, and by extension, her mischievous aura, are inspired by a character from According to BB creator Loren Bouchard, there's a little boy who's only ever seen wearing bear ears. He says a weird combination of kid and animal allows the audience to experience Louise both as a little girl and Bugs Bunny at the same time. — 15 'Bob's Burgers' Behind-The-Scenes Facts

16

Stefon

A STEFON BILL HADER CRACKED.COM One inspiration for writer John Mulaney was an email from a club promoter. Part of the pitch? Rooms full of broken glass. Hader was also inspired by a whispery local barista who lived on the Lower-Lower East Side. — The New Yorker/YouTube

15

South Park

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE ART STYLE WAS INSPIRED BY TERRY GILLIAM. SOUTH PARK The art style of the earlier seasons was inspired by Gilliam's Monty Python animation. Both Trey Parker and Matt Stone were huge Python fans since childhood. CRACKED.COM — YouTube

14

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights has a nod to Raging Bull. The last scene, when Dirk Diggler talks to himself in the mirror, is an homage to the last scene of Raging Bull - where pretty much the same thing happens. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

Supernatural

Easter Eggs Supernatural Show creator Eric Kripke had Castiel wear John Constantine's clothes, as a homage to DC's supernatural hunter. GRACKED GOM — More: 6 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Movie Costumes

12

Donnie Darko

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES AND MEANINGS DOnnie Darko Comic books inspiration Director Richard Kelly said in the commentary that much of the way they filmed the movie was inspired by comics, as was the intention beams that flowed out from characters' chests. CRACKED.COM — Source: DVD Commentary

11

The Shining

easter eggstra meanings and references THE SHiNiNG Thanks, David Lynch Kubrick was a big fan of Lynch's Eraserhead, and paid homage to the film by using similar sound, lingering shots, and modeling the bathroom scene of Room 237 to the apartment 27 in Lynch's film. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

10

Blade Runner 2049

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES AND MEANINGS SHOUTOUT BLADE RUNNER TO AN ARTIST 2049 The Moebius sign K's on apartment rooftop was the production designer's idea and is a homage to Jean Moebius Gerraud, the artist who inspired Ridley Scott while making the first film. CRACKED.COM — Source: IndieWire

9

Back to the Future

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES AND MEANINGS BACK THE TO FUTURE TIME MACHINE THE REFERENCE SAS The entire opening sequence with the clocks is a homage to the 1960 film that also opens with a collection of clocks. 'CRACKED.COM — Time Machine opening scene, BttF opening scene

8

Mark Hamill

EASTER EGGSTRA I BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES A MARK HAMILL JOKE IN MAD LOVE THE JOKER, VOICED BY MARK HAMILL, SAYS MAY THE FLOSS BE WITH YOU! EXCEPT FOR THE OBVIOUS STAR WARS REFERENCE, HAMILL IS ALSO MARRIED TO A DENTAL HYGIENIST. CRACKED.COM

7

Community

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS SAY BEETLEJUICE THREE TIMES community It's many people's favorite Easter egg in the show. In season 3's Halloween episode, Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps, Annie says Beetlejuice while going through Britta's playlist. It's the third time the name has been said throughout the show, and someone dressed as Beetlejuice can be seen strolling by the study room. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

6

Space Jam

EASTER EGGSTRA SPAE AM The Doctor Who reference. When the Nerdlucks dress as they're donnina bistrenchcoat, a an oversized scarf. It was modeled around the fourth Doctor in the British sci-fi show, played by Tom Baker. Interestingly, Baker also starred in a series of commercials, in which he sold the Prime — Looper, Commercials

5

Parasite

EASTER EGGSTRA Parasite The many staircases and their use during significant moments in the film were inspired by the Bates house in Psycho. Bong is a huge Alfred Hitchcock fan, and he also snuck in some of the filmmaker's movies into the Park family's movie collection. — Vanity Fair

4

Kong: Skull Island

Athena in Kong: Skull Island has an homage to Alien. A C NTHENN Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts deliberately made the lettering on the ship reminiscent of Alien, to make the ship his dumb, unnecessary nod to that movie. CRACKED COM

3

WandaVision

WANDAVISION EASTER EGGS RALPH BOHNER ISN'T JUST A JUVENILE JOKE. Bohner is a reference to Richard Boner Stabone from Growing Pains- a show director Matt Shakman appeared in as a child. — YouTube

2

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga was inspired by Queen. She was first called Gaga as a reference to Queen's song Radio Ga-Ga. CRACKED.COM

1

Batman: The Animated Series

EASTER EGGSTRA I BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES HOMAGE TO TIM BURTON IN THE EPISODE OFF BALANCE, THE CHARACTER TWITCH IS A DIRECT HOMAGE TO BURTON AND HIS TAKE ON A GRITTIER SCREEN ADAPTATION OF GOTHAM. CRACKED.COM

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