Despicable Me Movie Facts
27 of the most interesting Despicable Me facts you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known 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.


Despicable Me Movie Trivia Facts
These trivia from Reddit and other sources can be used as questions with answers in quizzes or games.
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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.
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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 Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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: 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.
Despicable Me Hidden Facts

The one-eyed bartender fumbles when he attempts to grab the horn off the shelf on his bad side












Agnes shrieks when the infected Kevin bites her unicorn toy. The pitch of her voice causes all the glass objects (including Kevin's goggles) to crack, but Margo's glasses remain intact.



Despicable Me Plot
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.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of Despicable Me. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
Director | Pierre Coffin |
Stars | Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews |
IMDB score | 7.6 |