The Great Gatsby Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

8 of the most interesting The Great Gatsby 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 The Great Gatsby movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes Accuracy Costumes
The Great Gatsby poster
The Great Gatsby poster
The Great Gatsby Plot

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

Genre Drama, Romance
Director Baz Luhrmann
Stars Lisa Adam, Frank Aldridge, Amitabh Bachchan, Steve Bisley
IMDB score 7.2

The Great Gatsby Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Director Baz Luhrmann has a short cameo as a waiter.

Director Baz Luhrmann has a short cameo as a waiter.

1 - Features "The Perkins Sanitarium". This is a reference to Maxwell Perkins. He was the original editor of the Great Gatsby novel.

Features "The Perkins Sanitarium". This is a reference to Maxwell Perkins. He was the original editor of the Great Gatsby novel.

Accuracy details in The Great Gatsby

1 - Times square has period-accurate advertising. Examples: Arrow collars (a brand of detachable shirt collars), Fisk Tires, and B.F.Keiths (a chain of theatres from the early 20th century).

Times square has period-accurate advertising. Examples: Arrow collars (a brand of detachable shirt collars), Fisk Tires, and B.F.Keiths (a chain of theatres from the early 20th century).

Costume details in The Great Gatsby

1 - While Tom is cheating on his wife in the other room, Nick waits on a couch embroidered with Fragonard's The Swing. This painting depicts adultery (explanation in comments).

While Tom is cheating on his wife in the other room, Nick waits on a couch embroidered with Fragonard's The Swing. This painting depicts adultery (explanation in comments).

The Great Gatsby movie hidden details

1 - Jay Gatsby wears a ring with a 'Daisy' engraved on it.

Jay Gatsby wears a ring with a 'Daisy' engraved on it.

1 - The phrase "ad finem fidelis" is written in iron upon Gatsby's gates - Latin for "faithful to the end." This could reference Gatsby's undying loyalty for Daisy. This could also represent his unwavering belief in "hope" - as mentioned by Nick Carraway.

The phrase "ad finem fidelis" is written in iron upon Gatsby's gates - Latin for "faithful to the end." This could reference Gatsby's undying loyalty for Daisy. This could also represent his unwavering belief in "hope" - as mentioned by Nick Carraway.

1 - Spider-Man 2 (2004) is referenced in The Great Gatsby (2013) when Tobey Maguire's character tries to take something from a passing waiter's tray, only to have it snatched away by somebody else first.

Spider-Man 2 (2004) is referenced in The Great Gatsby (2013) when Tobey Maguire's character tries to take something from a passing waiter's tray, only to have it snatched away by somebody else first.

The Nick says the photo was "obviously genuine", but to the audience, is obviously fake, portending Nick's later discovery of Gatsby's fabricated past.

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