New York Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

18 of the most interesting New York 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 New York movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes Accuracy Costumes
New York poster
New York poster
New York Plot

A contemporary story of 3 friends discovering a new world set against the larger than life New York City. But one day the world around them changed.

Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director Kabir Khan
Production Yash Raj Films
Stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan
IMDB score 6.8

New York Movie Trivia

Jamie Lee Curtis has a cameo as both the narrator and voice of the computer.

New York Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Nosferatu makes an appearance during the body snatching scene.

Nosferatu makes an appearance during the body snatching scene.

1 - The girl that Snake Plissken hides out in the Chuck Full O'Nuts with is played by his then wife Season Hubley.

The girl that Snake Plissken hides out in the Chuck Full O'Nuts with is played by his then wife Season Hubley.

Kevin's inflatable clown does the same dance move as Uncle Frank in the shower

1 - Amsterdam (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) spreads his arms during a misty harbor raid, in homage to Leo's famous scene in the Titanic.

Amsterdam (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) spreads his arms during a misty harbor raid, in homage to Leo's famous scene in the Titanic.

Accuracy details in New York

1 - "Gangs of New York' as a montage of NYC skyline rises, headstones in foreground start to collapse. Right before it fades to black the is wind blowing weeds and a "Styrofoam" headstone in the bottom right corner flaps up and down.

"Gangs of New York' as a montage of NYC skyline rises, headstones in foreground start to collapse. Right before it fades to black the is wind blowing weeds and a "Styrofoam" headstone in the bottom right corner flaps up and down.

Costume details in New York

1 - The scenes tracking Plissken (snake) gliding over New York was made to look like computer graphics but was really made with wire frame models & UV-florescent tape along the edges of the buildings to simulate computer graphics.

The scenes tracking Plissken (snake) gliding over New York was made to look like computer graphics but was really made with wire frame models & UV-florescent tape along the edges of the buildings to simulate computer graphics.

You can see the rubber prop cleaver that Daniel Day Lewis throws at Brendon Gleeson hit the ground and is visible throughout the shot. Skip to 2:02 in the video.

New York movie hidden details

1 - Amsterdam kills the Butcher with the exact kill move that the Butcher taught him earlier.

Amsterdam kills the Butcher with the exact kill move that the Butcher taught him earlier.

1 - Johnny Sirocco is strung up/impaled and left to die on a metal fence. There is an old expression that goes "play both sides of the fence and you get caught on the barbed wire". Allegedly, this is also how the real Johnny Sirocco was killed.

Johnny Sirocco is strung up/impaled and left to die on a metal fence. There is an old expression that goes "play both sides of the fence and you get caught on the barbed wire". Allegedly, this is also how the real Johnny Sirocco was killed.

1 - "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992) - adress on Peter McCallistter's (RIP John Heard)'s bag is an actual adress of the house seen in both movies.

"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992) - adress on Peter McCallistter's (RIP John Heard)'s bag is an actual adress of the house seen in both movies.

1 - This is Scorsese during a scene in Gangs of New York (2002). I think it's pretty cool that he made a small appearance in the movie. I hope others notice it as well. Nice cameo form one of the best directors of all time.

This is Scorsese during a scene in Gangs of New York (2002). I think it's pretty cool that he made a small appearance in the movie. I hope others notice it as well. Nice cameo form one of the best directors of all time.

During the Uncle Tom's Cabin vegetable throwing scene, Bill Cutting pulls out a full head of lettuce and smashes it over McGloin's head

1 - Bill The Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis) uses the same kill tactic with a knife he showed Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) with the pig, to kill his father, Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson) in the beginning battle of the movie.

Bill The Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis) uses the same kill tactic with a knife he showed Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) with the pig, to kill his father, Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson) in the beginning battle of the movie.

1 - In the continuation of the staple gun trap scene, an indent of a staple can already be seen on Marv's nose before said staple even makes contact.

In the continuation of the staple gun trap scene, an indent of a staple can already be seen on Marv's nose before said staple even makes contact.

1 - The digital display from Snakes glider is actually a scale model outlined in white and changed to green in post. This is because computers at the time that could accomplish this were "reserved for research work at large corporations and universities'- J.C. Wash

The digital display from Snakes glider is actually a scale model outlined in white and changed to green in post. This is because computers at the time that could accomplish this were "reserved for research work at large corporations and universities'- J.C. Wash

1 - The 3-digit prefix for the phone numbers use letters that all correspond to 5 on the keypad (555).

The 3-digit prefix for the phone numbers use letters that all correspond to 5 on the keypad (555).

1 - Bill the Butcher's vest looks familiar.

Bill the Butcher's vest looks familiar.

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