Glass Movie Facts

15 of the most interesting Glass 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 Glass movie message.

Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) has 23 toothbrushes in two cups on the shelf in his room at the mental institution, meaning that each of his personalities has their own toothbrush, with the exception of The Beast who apparently doesn't brush its teeth.

The sound of running water heard during David's entrance scene was him washing his own hands beforehand to make sure that he doesn't kill the teenagers with his strength by accident.
The sound of running water heard during David's entrance scene was him washing his own hands beforehand to make sure that he doesn't kill the teenagers with his strength by accident.

Glass Movie Trivia Facts

These trivia from Reddit and other sources can be used as questions with answers in quizzes or games.

  1. ) the room is pink at the asylum because pink is known to caln people down. Explanation in the comments

Glass Hidden Facts

1 - All characters, their interactions and the scenes they appear in are color-coded. Sometimes subtly like the purple curtains in Elijah's mother's home, often in clothing like in the "group shot" at the bottom of the image.
All characters, their interactions and the scenes they appear in are color-coded. Sometimes subtly like the purple curtains in Elijah's mother's home, often in clothing like in the "group shot" at the bottom of the image.
1 - James McAvoy's character has a toothbrush for each one of his personalities (explanation in comments)
James McAvoy's character has a toothbrush for each one of his personalities (explanation in comments)
1 - James McAvoy plays Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man with up to 23 separate personalities known as 'the Horde'. While institutionalised in an asylum he has a number of different toothbrushes - for each one of his personalities.
James McAvoy plays Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man with up to 23 separate personalities known as 'the Horde'. While institutionalised in an asylum he has a number of different toothbrushes - for each one of his personalities.
1 - Casey, Elijahs mother and Joseph wear colours that match the theme of each character they directly correspond to. Joseph wears green as his fathers colour was, the mother wears purple the same as elijah and Casey wears orange which matches Kevin
Casey, Elijahs mother and Joseph wear colours that match the theme of each character they directly correspond to. Joseph wears green as his fathers colour was, the mother wears purple the same as elijah and Casey wears orange which matches Kevin

All three support characters are wearing the same colors as the protagonists they are associated with.

Elijah's methods for motivating David Dunn originate from...

1 - At the end of the movie Elli Stapleton visits a comic book store , to find more superhuman people so as to eliminate them. As Elijah in Unbreakable says that "Comicbooks are a form of history that someone, somewhere felt or experienced"
At the end of the movie Elli Stapleton visits a comic book store , to find more superhuman people so as to eliminate them. As Elijah in Unbreakable says that "Comicbooks are a form of history that someone, somewhere felt or experienced"

You can see the colors are related to their respective super-human: yellow to The Horde, purple to Mr. Glass and green to The Overseer.

1 - There's a quick shot of David Dunn wearing his rain slicker running down the middle of a large room with office cubicles. This resembles a caped superhero flying down a city street with large buildings on either side.
There's a quick shot of David Dunn wearing his rain slicker running down the middle of a large room with office cubicles. This resembles a caped superhero flying down a city street with large buildings on either side.
1 - When Elijah enters Kevin Wendell Crumb's room in the institution, we see several toothbrushes for each of the identities that reside in Kevin.
When Elijah enters Kevin Wendell Crumb's room in the institution, we see several toothbrushes for each of the identities that reside in Kevin.

Deals in a theme of superhero characters having an opposite. Mr.Glass' opposite is Dr. Staple, a staple being metal and therefore very durable.

Glass poster
Glass poster

Glass Plot

Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

Cast and Details

Here are the full cast and crew of Glass. 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 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director M. Night Shyamalan
Stars James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy
IMDB score 6.7

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