Hollywood Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
29 of the most interesting Hollywood 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 Hollywood movie message.
A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big - no matter the cost.
Genre | Drama |
Stars | David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier, Joe Mantello |
IMDB score | 7.6 |
Hollywood Movie Trivia
This scene (top) from 'Bounty Law' in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) is filmed on the same location in Melody Ranch, as the scene (below) from Django Unchained (2013).
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019): The sound of the milk carton put on the pick up truck bed represents the Chinese gong, meaning the fight is on (Observation, unconfirmed)
John Witherspoon's character is named Craig Jones. In "Friday" (1995), he plays Mr. Jones, the father of Ice Cube's character, Craig.
Sharon Tate and friends enter the restaurant through the exit lane and park. I found this interesting since it implies a certain self-superiority these people have for themselves.
Hollywood Movie Easter Eggs
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019), Rick Dalton's fourth Italian film is directed by Antonio Margheriti, the alias used by Sgt. Donowitz in Inglorious Basterds (2009)
When Rick Dalton goes to Italy to make spaghetti westerns, the narrator states the movie he worked on was directed by Antonio Margheriti. A callback to Donny Donowitz's alias when going undercover in Inglorious Basterds (2009)
Quentin Tarantino uses the same shot from Inglourious Basterds (2009) when Brad Pitt unexpectedly gets tackled to the right by Nazis in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) but this time with a hippie
Tarantino intenionally mismatched the name at the start of the movie
Dalton's Lancer character name is an acronym
Brandy, Brad Pitt's pitt bull was portrayed as a female, however in the climactic home invasion scene she was played by a male dog.
Bridget Fonda's character is looking for Hollywood stars in the restaurant. Woody Harrelson takes the opportunity to dig on his former Cheers costar.
Accuracy details in Hollywood
Just before talking to Sam Wanamaker about his role on "Lancer", Rick Dalton has his face down in a bowl of ice water. This is a beauty treatment supposedly started by Joan Crawford, to "reduce puffiness" around the eyes, after a long night of drinking.
When Bruce Lee jump kicks Cliff Booth, there were many extras in the background as witnesses. Thereafter, when Booth throws Lee into a car and spars with him over a few punches, the extras are gone.
When Cliff smokes the Acid Dipped cigarette and hes making the dog food, you can hear a faint distorted wobbling noise when he waves his hands around.
Costume details in Hollywood
During Rick Dalton's western shoot in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Timothy Olyphant's character rides a horse through town. The camera pans left with a wooden fencing structure at the foreground flipping by, as if simulating a classical rolling film reel.
keeping with the Western themes in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), when Brad Pitt arrives at the Manson ranch, his laces are tied to the sides of his moccasins and he jingles his keys as he walks...meant to evoke the spurs of a dangerous stranger entering town in a cowboy flick.
In the scene where Leonardo Di Caprio uses the flamethrower for the first time, you can see the actors playing the Nazis wearing a fireproof suit right after the flames are thrown.
Rick Dalton is reading a book about a 'bronco buster'. When Cliff Booth enters Spahn's house at the hippie infested ranch, this sculpture can be seen inside. It is 'The Bronco Buster' by Frederic Remington.
Hollywood Movie Foreshadowing
When Cliff is visiting George Spahn's house, you can fairly hear the song "Snoopy VS The Red Baron" playing on the radio in the background. This is the exact same song that Rick is listening to in the pool at the end of the film.