Spider Man Homecoming Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
50 of the most interesting Spider Man Homecoming 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 Spider Man Homecoming movie message.
MJ is seen reading "Invitation to A Beheading" by Vladimir Nabokov, in which a man sentence to death waits in his cell, accompanied only by a spider
Happy Hogan mentions Mengingjord, Thor's belt of might that doubles his strength when he wears it in Norse mythology.
Tiffany Espensen is credited as "Cindy." This is a reference to Cindy Moon AKA Silk, the second person bitten by the radioactive spider after Peter.
Spider Man Homecoming Movie Easter Eggs
The uploader of the "Amazing Man-Spider" video is RocketRobinson67. This is likely a reference to Robbie Robertson, who debuted in "The Amazing Spider-Man" in 1967. Robbie was an employee at The Daily Bugle in the original comics.
The Vulture, played by Michael Keaton, is briefly seen in silhouette over the moon, an homage to a memorable moment from Mr. Keaton's other famous superhero film, 'Batman' (1989).
When the team is on the way to DC there's a sign that states "Triskelion Cleanup." This is a reference to The Winter Soldier's ending, with the S.H.I.E.L.D building blowing up
A license plate can be seen on Aunt May's car saying "AMF-1562" standing for Amazing Fantasy #15 1962 which was Spider-Man's first comic appearance. Another can be seen saying "SM2-0563" standing for Spider-Man #2 May 1963 which was Vultures first comic appearance.
Peter pulls out Ultron's head from a bag while trapped in storage. Also notice the glowing eyes.
At the start of the scene where 'MJ' is revealed to the audience, a kid dressed as a tiger is seen running right through the middle of the frame. For fans of the comics, this is a lovely little piece of foreshadowing because MJ's nickname for Pete is 'Tiger'.
While Peter Parker was watching videos during class the recommended videos were all by WaverlyFilms, which is Director and Co-writer, Jon Watts, old YouTube channel.
Costume details in Spider Man Homecoming
MJ is seen wearing a shirt of Sylvia Plath, who wrote a poem titled "Spider"
Spider Man Homecoming movie hidden details
Peter's grippy hands remove the flooring as he tries to avoid getting thrown around. He then grips onto the underlying concrete and resists the pull.
Principal Morita is the grandson of Jim Morita(a Howling Commando) from Captain America(2011). This explains why he allows Caps movies/films to play in the school, as he would know from his grandfather that Cap isn't a criminal.
Howard Stark can be seen painted on a mural celebrating great scientists and inventors
The drone suit Tony is controlling while chastising Peter mimics his actual movements, even those we can't actually see Tony making.
Michelle (MJ) is reading a book titled "Of Human Bondage", a story of an orphan boy sent to live with his aunt and uncle.
Spidey jumps over a car while chasing the Vulture goons with a license plate of ASM-267. The Amazing Spider-Man 267 comic tells the story of Spider-Man in suburbia, which served as inspiration for this chase.
Peter lies to Tony during a fight by telling him the sound of a foghorn is from band practice. Tony calls him out, telling him that Peter told Happy that he quit band practice. In the beginning of the movie, we see his text to Happy telling him that he quit.
Peter thought Tony was going for a hug and Tony said "We're not there yet". In "Endgame" Tony catches Peter off guard with a hug.... he got there.
When Vulture drops Spider-Man drops Spider-Man into the lake, he can be seen silhouetted against the moon, referencing the Batman logo, who Michael Keaton (the Vulture) played in Batman and its sequel, Batman Returns.
When Happy goes to retrieve Peter's new Spiderman suit in its metal case, he has a hard time pulling it out of the car trunk. When Peter offers to carry it himself, he runs with the case in hand with ease, showing a subtle glimpse of his super strength.
The vulture says "Good Old Spider-Man" while waiting at a traffic light. During the scene it stays on red, lighting up his face and indicating his uncertainty about SM's identity. Once he's sure Peter is SM, the traffic light changes, lighting up his face in green.
Peter's phone progressively gets more and more cracked after each battle.
Peter takes the web shooter refresher course while he was stuck in the Damage Control facility. He learns the ricochet web while he was doing the refresher course, he later uses this to save his friends in the elevator.
The reason why the News used the ports-potty picture is because J. Jonah Jameson hasn't hired Peter to "Get me pictures of Spider-Man!"
Howard Stark's face can be seen on a mural in Peter's school, alongside other famous scientists (similar to Dr. Banner's picture in Peter's classroom).
The suit Tony Stark gifts Peter Parker has features based on lessons Tony learned becoming Ironman
There is a subtle reference to The Prowler and Miles Morales. When Peter looks up Aaron Davis' information, "The Prowler" is listed under his alias(es). Davis also mentions having a nephew in Queens, hinting at Miles being in the same universe as the MCU.
The wall next to the locker where underneath Peter keeps his suit and web fluid, is scratched from him lifting the locker
For a brief moment Vulture (Michael Keaton's character), and his Exo-Suit is shown in front of the moon. This is in reference to the iconic shot found in Tim Burton's 1989's Batman. As Batman (Michael Keaton's character) proceeds to fly his Batwing in front of the moon.
The Captain America video they show the students depicts Steve Rogers wearing his Avengers 1 outfit. Implying the teachers have been showing the same video repeatedly for at least the past 5 years. Befitting of a public school in a poorer neighbourhood.
Peter is seen carrying his books after he says he lost another backpack in the previous scene
The principal of Peter Parker's school has a photo of Jim Morita, a Howling Commando from the first Captain America movie and the principal's grandfather.
Where Peter Parker correctly answers the question in their physics class. Turns out they were studying pendulums which Peter knows too well as he needed to learn this to swing more efficiently.
Spider-Man never punches any of the villains he fights. He uses his webs, he counters his enemies punches which causes them to punch each other, he even kicks them, but he never punches them.
While going to Washington for the quiz you can see the diversion board for cleanup of the triskelion, i.e. a callback to the winter soldier
We can briefly see Tony ordering a drink before it is revealed he is not there, but on vacation in India.
Tony stark opens the car door for Peter with his right hand, which leads to an awkward hug. This is because his left arm was crushed by a car while he was fighting in Berlin
Spider-Man does a jump & roll move that looks nearly identical to a move Captain America pulls on him in Civil War (2016).
the final fight of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man burns his fingers trying to lift a piece of burning metal. The second time, he digs his hands into the sand a bit to create a barrier and protect his hands from the hot metal.
When Peter Parker is taking Flash's car, Flash says,"Sorry about dinner, but I know when branzino is fresh, and that was not fresh!" Branzino is the meal that Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man didn't know how to eat at Gwen's house in Amazing Spider-Man. Nice reference marvel.
When Vulture ponders Peters true Identity the reflection from the traffic light on his face is red and turns green the moment he figures out Peters hero identity.
When Ned distracts Peter with questions while he's doing ab crunches, the coach compliments Peter for being able to do it so well. Peter realizes he's doing a lot too quickly, so he slows down and pretends to struggle with his exercise.
Bruce Banner's picture is on the wall in Peter Parker's school along with other very famous scientists including Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.
Michelle was reading a book called "Of Human Bondage", which is a story about an orphaned boy who lived with his aunt and uncle.
- When Peter is breaking out of the storage vault, he uses a TI-83 graphing calculator which was discontinued in 2004 but is still often sold secondhand. Peter bought an older, used model because the newer TI-84 is expensive and not much different than the older model
Peter has a Mike Piazza pennant in his room. Spider-Man is a noted Mets fan in the comics, as Shea Stadium and Citi field are in his home borough of Queens.
Peter and Aunt May are having dinner at a Thai restaurant. The window next to it has a writing in Hangul (Korean): ???? ??, which reads "a-suh-ga-duh gyohoe" (Church of Asgard)
It's pretty faint, but in Spider-man Homecoming, Peter's lenses flash red as he's scanning the Washington Monument.
The suits eyes glow red when scanning the damaged elevator in the Washington Monument scene.