Despicable Me Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
27 of the most interesting Despicable Me 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 Despicable Me movie message.
When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.
Genre | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
Director | Pierre Coffin |
Stars | Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews |
IMDB score | 7.6 |
Despicable Me Movie Trivia
When Gru visits the bank you can see a hanging on the wall declaring 'We are always alert." Just right below it, you can see there's a employee sprawled on his chair, dozing off.
Gru's long-lost brother Dru lives in Freedonia. The films writer, Cinco Paul, named it after his favorite Marx brother film Duck Soup, where the events of that movie take place.
Despicable Me Movie Easter Eggs
: The sound system supports Gru Ray Discs instead of Blu Ray Discs
Margo is seen wearing a Lorax shirt. This is used to tease one of Illumination's films The Lorax(2012) which would be released 2 years later.
Minions made an airplane to escape the prison, which is the shape of toy plane that gru gave to mel
There is a scene depicting the character "Lucy" in the sky with diamonds - a possible reference to The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
When Lucy uses the helicopter to rescue Gru and Dru after they steal the Dumont Diamond, it's Lucy in the Sky with Diamond.
Accuracy details in Despicable Me
The scene with Agnes in Despicable Me (2010) where she holds her breath till she passes out is based on a true condition called BHS, or Breath Holding Spells with one such case recorded in the UK
At the end of the movie, Balthazar Bratt is defeated by Gru having his penis stuck in a balloon.