Top 25 Movie Easter Eggs
Hidden Message at Start
- 9.2/10 with 337 votes
Posted Tuesday, August 22 in Fight Club
Put the feature into your DVD player. There will be an FBI warning followed by an Attention warning. The next screen contains the coolest egg ever. Can't believe no one took the time to read it. Since there is no pause option at this point it took... more
It's a Family Thing
- 8.9/10 with 60 votes
Posted Monday, August 20 in Cadence
Almost at the end of the film, Pvt. Bean (Charlie Sheen) goes to visit Sgt. McKinney (played by his real-life father Martin Sheen). He stops at the reception desk to Psych Admin. The MP manning the post is played by Christopher Judge (Teal'c from Stargate... more
Klaatu Barada Nikto
- 8.1/10 with 3525 votes
Posted Tuesday, October 19 in Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
This is a quote from an easter egg for the movie Army Of Darkness:
"In order to destroy the book of the dead, the hero must memorise and say the words "Klaatu barada nikto" This is a tribute to The Day the Earth Stood Still. In that movie the alien... more 
Pac Man
- 7.9/10 with 51 votes
Posted Thursday, November 18 in Tron
On the bridge of sarks battle cruiser there is a schmatic diagram showing coridors full of dots. Off to one side there is a little pac man.
Ed Wood Reference
- 7.7/10 with 96 votes
Posted Saturday, October 1 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
When Wonka and the others are in the elevator touring rooms, right around the time they pass through the doll infirmary, they pass by a room with a bunch of pink sheep. Wonka says "I don't want to talk about it," making a reference to "Ed Wood" another... more
Millenium Falcon in Borg Battle
- 7.5/10 with 41 votes
Posted Friday, July 18 in Star Trek: First Contact
John Knoll, ILM visual effects supervisor, worked on the effects for Star Trek First Contact and the Star Wars special editions. He slipped the newly made digital model of the Millenium Falcon into the Borg/Starfleet space battle. This was reported... more
A Load of Secrets
- 7.5/10 with 142 votes
Posted Tuesday, July 20 in Shaun Of The Dead
1. Many of the Zombie extras are fans of the TV series Spaced, which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and was also directed by Edgar Wright. They were recruited through the 'Spaced Out' fan website to be in the film.
Masked Ball Song - What's Behind?
- 7.4/10 with 168 votes
2. Frequent references are... more Posted Saturday, August 4 in Eyes Wide Shut
Everybody remembers the masked ball opening, with the naked girls in the circle and that priest (or whatever he is supposed to be)? O.K., now try to remember the song on he background - you can't understand a single word, right?
So, it is called Masked... more 
He's Gay!
- 7.4/10 with 41 votes
Posted Friday, July 8 in Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
In Jabbas palace when Leia brings Chewie in dressed as a bounty hunter. After she and Jabba settle the thermal detonator problem. The band begins to play, in the very next shot, Leia (dressed as bounty hunter) is talking to C-3PO. Bib Fortuna walks up... more
The Real Justin Yoder
- 7.3/10 with 126 votes
Posted Saturday, May 20 in Miracle in Lane 2
In Justin's 2nd national race, when the camera pans the crowd, it stops for a second on the REAL Justin Yoder.
Ed Solomon
- 7.3/10 with 57 votes
Posted Saturday, October 13 in Robocop
When Robocop is first booted up / turned on in the film a series of hexadecimal numbers appear at the bottom of the screen. If you convert the numbers into ASCII it spells "Ed Solomon" - one of the producers of the film.
"Oh Pointy Birds!"
- 7.3/10 with 80 votes
Posted Monday, February 7 in L.A. Story
In L.A. Story, Steve Martin tries to prove his love for Victoria Tennant by reciting a poem that begins: "Oh Pointy Birds, Oh Pointy, Pointy..."
Reference to Previous Incarnation
- 7.2/10 with 76 votes
This is a poem that originally appeared in Martin's 1982 film "The Man with Two Brains." It was the favorite... more Posted Sunday, March 5 in Three Amigos
When the amigos are attempting to summon the invisible swordsman, each is required to say a chant. At the end of Steve Martin's chant, he clearly shouts "Hfuhruhurr", the absurdly unpronouncable name of his character in "The Man With Two Brains".
Escupimos en su Alimento
- 7.2/10 with 68 votes
Posted Saturday, June 18 in Anchorman
Right before Ron Burgundy gets himself fired, they show a scene in a mexican restaurant when Veronica and her friend make their plan. Right before the scene starts, they show a sign outside of it, it says "Escupimos en su alimento." Escupimos en su alimento... more
Nasty Cover
- 7.2/10 with 1120 votes
Posted Saturday, July 31 in Little Mermaid, The (Disney)
1. Look on the movie's cover, there is a gold p*nis in the middle of the castle in the background.
Armin Tamzarian the Taxi Driver
- 7.2/10 with 69 votes
--->This happened because on of the artists for the movie got fired, and before he left, he added his creation to the cover. Sick. Posted Saturday, October 19 in Godzilla
In the scene where Matthew Broderick is being chased by Godzilla in a taxi, he throws a taxi driver identification plate out of the taxi so as to gain contact with the big army guy. The name of the taxi driver is Armin Tamzarian which is principle skinner's... more
Tribute to 2001: A Space Odysey
- 7.2/10 with 133 votes
Posted Friday, March 3 in Star Trek: First Contact
In "ST: First Contact" where Picard and Worf do an EVA to disconnect the big dish (keeping the Borg from contacting the Collective) Picard must enter a sequence of commands into the control unit. For a brief moment the unit shows it to be an "AE-35".... more
Out of Outfit
- 7.2/10 with 222 votes
Posted Thursday, October 7 in Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi
In Jabba's palace, there is a dancing girl that held to Jabba by a chain. After dancing for a bit, Jabba begins to pull her closer to his ugly body. During the struggle one of her breasts are revealed for a brief moment.
A Beatle!
- 7.2/10 with 129 votes
Posted Monday, January 17 in Life of Brian
In the scene just after Brian's mother has the run in (she's standing at Brian's window) with all of his new followers, Brian is being pushed through the crowd of his new believers. Reg is talking about all of the people who now want to be cured by Brian,... more
Using the Zero Gravity Toilet
- 7.2/10 with 55 votes
Posted Saturday, December 8 in 2010: Odyssey Two
In the movie 2010: A Space Odyssey, the movie crew and director created an homage to the first movie. In 2001, there is a great moment on-screen as a character reads the instructions for a zero gravity toilet. It's an amusing scene.
Every time you... more 
Mickey Mouse Appears in Tron!
- 7.2/10 with 51 votes
Posted Wednesday, September 15 in Tron
About 3/4 of the way into the movie, there is a scene where the Solar Sailor is flying over various digital terrains. If you look carefully, you will see Mickey Mouse's head done in a grid pattern.
Works best with wide-screen, but it is still visable... more 
A-113
- 7.2/10 with 97 votes
Posted Monday, June 19 in Toy Story
In Toy Story, in the same scene where you see the "Virtual Realty" sign, you can read the license plate on the mini-van. It reads "A-113". That's Brad Bird's signature. Look for it in 'The Simpsons' whenever someone is in a prison uniform.
Millenium Falcon
- 7.2/10 with 178 votes
Posted Friday, May 20 in Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith
This egg happens after Anakin and Obi-Wan crash land what is left of General Grievous' ship and are taken on a transport. When the transport is landing, on the lower right of the screen you see the Millenium Falcon land.
Flying Fish in the Core
- 7.2/10 with 41 votes
Posted Wednesday, February 11 in Core, The
In the film sequence where the birds go nuts in Trafalgar Square, there is one scene where a flock of birds crash through the plate glass windows of a building. The scene starts with a family video taping their vacation and as the birds go crazy, the... more
The Bride/Black Mamba's Name Revealed
- 7.2/10 with 65 votes
Posted Friday, July 30 in Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The Bride's (Uma Thurman's character's) name is bleeped whenever mentioned in Vol. 1. However, her name appears two times in the movie. The first time is right after she takes off in Buck's truck. In the next scene, she buys a plane ticket from El Paso,... more
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