Snowpiercer Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

7 of the most interesting Snowpiercer 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 Snowpiercer movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes
Snowpiercer poster
Snowpiercer poster
Snowpiercer Plot

In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.

Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director Bong Joon Ho
Stars Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Ed Harris, John Hurt
IMDB score 7.1

Snowpiercer Movie Trivia

1 - Director Bong Joon Ho, lied to Harvey "Scissorhands" Weinstein who wanted a scene with a gutted fish, off the film. Bong told him:"This shot means something to me. My father was a fisherman. I'm dedicating this shot to my father". So he let him keep the fish gutting scene.

Director Bong Joon Ho, lied to Harvey "Scissorhands" Weinstein who wanted a scene with a gutted fish, off the film. Bong told him:"This shot means something to me. My father was a fisherman. I'm dedicating this shot to my father". So he let him keep the fish gutting scene.

Snowpiercer Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Mildly interesting dialogue tidbit in Snowpiercer (2013). At 1:00:11, Curtis says "We're not even half way". At this point in the movie there is 1:06:13 left.

Mildly interesting dialogue tidbit in Snowpiercer (2013). At 1:00:11, Curtis says "We're not even half way". At this point in the movie there is 1:06:13 left.

Snowpiercer movie hidden details

The violin is left with only one string, the G string. This is the thickest and lowest string on the violin, so realistically would be the last one to break. This detail remains consistent with the recording of soloist Lili Haydn performing Sul-G, meaning only on the G string.

1 - The violinist from the tail section is shown playing a violin with one string. At the end of the scene, it breaks. This was likely the last violin string in the train and he will likely be sent back to the tail section.

The violinist from the tail section is shown playing a violin with one string. At the end of the scene, it breaks. This was likely the last violin string in the train and he will likely be sent back to the tail section.

1 - Yona struggles to light the matches because she doesn't know how a matchbook works. She's a "train baby," and it's believed that matches are near-extinct.

Yona struggles to light the matches because she doesn't know how a matchbook works. She's a "train baby," and it's believed that matches are near-extinct.

John Hurt's character Gilliam doesn't react to the open windows and the sunlight, while every one else reacts strongly. This is a subtle nod to his secret relationship with Wilford.

Snowpiercer Tilda Swinton's character Mason make hand gestures during her speaches. Idicating she was once one of the children that worked within the engine.

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