Birdman Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

4 of the most interesting Birdman 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 Birdman movie message.

Birdman poster
Birdman poster
Birdman Plot

A winged superhero who gets his powers from the sun battles various evildoers with the help of his eagle sidekick Avenger.

Genre Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Stars Keith Andes, Don Messick, John Stephenson
IMDB score 6.8

Birdman Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Ed Norton accuses Michael Keaton of giving himself the best lines. In the original short story the play is based off, the monologue Keaton gives about the elderly couple is actually spoken by Norton's character.

Ed Norton accuses Michael Keaton of giving himself the best lines. In the original short story the play is based off, the monologue Keaton gives about the elderly couple is actually spoken by Norton's character.

1 - The theater in Birdman (2014) has the same carpet pattern as the Overlook hotel from The Shining (1980).

The theater in Birdman (2014) has the same carpet pattern as the Overlook hotel from The Shining (1980).

Birdman Movie Foreshadowing

1 - Michael Keaton looks to the lightbulb while thinking that the actors are bad. Immediately after that the lightbulb falls down hinting for the first time Birdman's powers.

Michael Keaton looks to the lightbulb while thinking that the actors are bad. Immediately after that the lightbulb falls down hinting for the first time Birdman's powers.

Birdman movie hidden details

1 - The scene after Riggan Thomson's "flying" scene contains funeral imagery. (more in comments)

The scene after Riggan Thomson's "flying" scene contains funeral imagery. (more in comments)