Transformers Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
36 of the most interesting Transformers easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Transformers movie message.
An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.
Genre | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
Director | Michael Bay |
Production | Dreamworks |
Stars | Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson |
IMDB score | 7.0 |
Transformers Movie Trivia
Sam has his hand bandaged after teleporting to Egypt, which he wears for the rest of the movie - this is due to Shia Labeouf's real-life car accident injury during filming.
And Friday the 13th (2009), both produced by Michael Bay, exist in the same universe. Actor Travis Van Winkle plays the character Trent DeMarco, who exists as Mikaela's ex-boyfriend in Transformers, and Jenna's boyfriend in Friday the 13th.
They found the submarine in London but the scene was shot in Portsmouth you can even see the spinnaker tower in the distance
There are two dead robots who are composites of various Mechs from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. The dead robots are also named "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern"
Aircraft carrier scene from Pearl Harbor (2001) recycled in Transformers (2007)
: Bumblebee's oil filter looks very similar to a Fram brand filter. Explanation in comments
Transformers Movie Easter Eggs
The first time Bumblebee appears, He's parked next to a yellow VW Beetle, his original form from the cartoon series and toy line.
The Decepticon disguised as a cop car has "to punish and enslave..". Always a fun catch
And Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (RoTF) (2009) share the same exact predator drone fly in footage
After Devastator is formed and is devouring the twins a paper blows onto a pole which briefly shows the original G1 Shockwave with the headline "ORIOUS ROBOT SPOTTED"; Shockwave is a villain in the next Transformers movie, Dark of the Moon
Michael Bay cameos as the civilian getting plucked by Megatron.
: Unicron's innards during the opening scene reuse backgrounds from Fist of the North Star, another movie Toei was doing the animation for that year.
This kid says the Autobots crashing into Earth is "easily 100 times cooler than Armageddon," another film by Michael Bay.
When Shia Labeouf's discovers BumbleBee with Megan Fox's character, he notes that BB is probably Japanese. This is a nod to the original Transformers toys which were made by the Japanese company Takara (the rights later bought by Hasbro).
Sentinel is Voiced by Leonard Nemoy. In the film, an autobot is watching Star Trek and mentions "This is the one where Spock goes crazy", eluding to Nemoy's Character's actions later in the film. Later, he also quotes Spock's "The Needs of the Many" famous quote.
Ken Jeong's character, Jerry Wang, is shown drinking Shuhua Milk. Three years later, in Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014), Stanley Tucci's character is also shown drinking Shuhua Milk.