#1 In Maleficent (2014), The Young Aurora Was Played By Angelina Jolie’s Daughter Vivienne. The 5-Year-Old Got The Part Because She Was The Only Child Who Wasn’t Terrified Of Jolie In Her Maleficent Makeup. Several Other Younger Children Auditioned And Wouldn’t Go Near Her
Reddit user Niiue, one of the moderators of r/MovieDetails, thinks the subreddit has become so popular because it just has a really neat premise. "People like hearing about these types of small details in movies, and there wasn't really a subreddit for that before. In the words of a famous misquote... 'If you build it, they will come," they told Bored Panda.
There are 6 types of posts people share on the subreddit: Easter Egg, Prop/Costume, Trivia, Continuity, Foreshadowing, and Actor Choice. Although there isn't an easy way to calculate how many posts belong to these categories, Niiue believes Trivia posts are definitely the most popular, with Easter eggs as a close second. "In my experience, those types of details are also the most common."
#2 In Kingpin (1996) Bill Murray Plays The Infamous Pro-Bowler Ernie Mccracken. In Addition To Improvising Nearly All Of His Lines, Murray Actually Bowled Three Strikes In A Row On Camera To A Live Audience In One Take. Their Thunderous Applause Was Real
One of their colleagues, who remained anonymous, had similar thoughts. "In my opinion, the most popular posts are Easter Eggs. It's easily the most well-known type of detail. On our subreddit, we have a list of 'common reposts' and most of them are easter eggs," they said. "Trivia posts are the second most popular. Although, it depends on the popularity of the movie/actor that the post is about. For instance, we get a lot of posts about comedians such as Jim Carrey or Adam Sandler going off script and improvising some of the more hilarious moments in their movies."
Both moderators think that all of these details, however, only enrich a movie, as noticing them brings so much satisfaction when you're watching them. "It shows the dedication and affection that the director and film crew have for their craft," Niiue's colleague said. "It also feels like they're rewarding the audience for being perceptive."
#3 Men In Black (1997) - The Language These Aliens Speak Together Is ‘Huttese’, The Language Jabba The Hutt Speaks In The Star Wars Films
#4 Michael Palin Came Up With The Idea To Use Coconuts In Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) Because The Film Couldn't Afford To Use Actual Horses
#5 In Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002), Lucius Malfoy Slaps Draco's Hand Onto His Cane. Jason Isaacs Didn't Know There Were Small Fangs On The Top, So Tom Felton's Pain Was Genuine
#6 The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001). The Script For Sean Bean's Council Of Elrond Speech Was Rewritten The Night Before Filming. Bean Taped His Lines To His Knee So He Could Read Them When Needed. Some Of The Characters Frustrated Expressions In The Scene Are Actually The Actor Glancing At His Lines
#7 Watching Deadpool 2 (2018) And Noticed A Certain Supreme Court Justice’s Headshot In The Squad Interview Scene. None Other Than Ruth Bader Ginsburg In Consideration For A Spot On X-Force
#8 When Liam Neeson Was Asked To Play The Antagonist In A Million Ways To Die In The West (2014) (Directed By Seth Mcfarlane) He Accepted Due To A Scene In Family Guy Where Peter Says “Imagine Liam Neeson In A Western! Ha! With That Funny Accent Of His!”
#9 In The Matrix (1999) The Way Neo And Morpheus Attack Each Other With The Same Move, Their Clothes And Head/Hair Forms The Ying-Yang Symbol
#10 In Knives Out (2019), K Callan, Who Plays Great Nana Wanetta, Is Actually Six Years Younger Than Christopher Plummer, Who Plays Her Son Harlan
#11 In Rocky (1976), When He Runs Through The Italian Marketplace, The People's Amused Expressions As They Look On Is Genuine, As They Had No Idea Why A Man Was Running Back And Forth Being Followed By A Van. The Man Who Throws Him The Orange Was Completely Improvised
#12 In Event Horizon, Sam Neill Requested That The Union Jack On An Australian Flag Patch Should Be Replaced With An Aboriginal Flag; The Way He Thought It’d Look In 2047
#13 In Asterix Conquers Rome (1976): Asterix Shows Obelix That They Are In The Fourth Floor By Forming A Roman Iv With His Fingers Instead Of Just Holding Up 4 Fingers
#14 In 12 Monkeys (1995) Director Terry Gilliam Was Afraid That Brad Pitt Wouldn't Be Able To Pull Off The Nervous, Rapid Speech. He Sent Him To A Speech Coach But In The End He Just Took Away Pitt's Cigarettes, And Pitt Played The Part Exactly As Gilliam Wanted
#15 In Troy (2004), Brad Pitt And Eric Bana Did Not Use Stunt Doubles For Their Epic Duel. They Made A Gentleman's Agreement To Pay For Every Accidental Hit. $50 For Each Light Hit, $100 For Each Hard Blow. Pitt Ended Up Paying Bana $750. Bana Didn't Owe Pitt Anything
#16 In Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007). Dumbledore's Army: All The Girls Are Wearing Skirts Except Ginny (3rd From Left) Who Is Wearing Pants; Probably A Hand-Me-Down From Her Brothers. (Good Going Costume Department)
#17 In Interstellar (2014) The Black Hole Was So Scientifically Accurate It Took Approx 100 Hours To Render Each Frame In The Physics And Vfx Engine. Meaning Every Second You See Took Approx 100 Days To Render The Final Copy
#18 In 1989’s Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, Anyone With A Lapel Flower Tries To Kill Indy. Indy Even Signals Elsa Is Bad By Giving Her A Flower When They Meet
#19 In The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Bruce Did Not Wear A Mask During The Masked Ball Scene. This Is Because He Considers Batman As His True Identity And "Bruce Wayne" As His Disguise In Public. When Selina Asked Him "Who Are You Pretending To Be? " He Replied "Bruce Wayne, Eccentric Billionaire"
#20 In Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005), Charlie’s Father Works At The Smilex Toothpaste Factory. Smylex Was The Name Of The Poisonous Gas Created By The Joker In Batman (1989), Also Directed By Tim Burton
