The Greatest Showman Movie Facts
15 of the most interesting The Greatest Showman facts you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known 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 Greatest Showman movie message.


The Greatest Showman Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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PT Barnum (Hugh Jackman) closes the piano in the bar as Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron) turns around so that he doesn't see that the piano is actually playing itself
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- When Barnum is talking to his daughters about how to improve the show, they suggest "a unicorn or a mermaid". The reply, "Unicorns aren't real" (implying that mermaids are real) is a nod to one of PT Barnum's first attractions: The Fiji Mermaid
The Greatest Showman Hidden Facts
Hugh Jackman doesn't actually touch the piano, but the piano is being played
Barnum keeps sober while making a deal with Carlyle by pouring the drinks himself (keeping his drink almost empty) and avoiding drinking altogether






When P. T. is showing his daughters his 'wishing machine', the linen parts like the entrance to a circus
Barnum's girls were talking about mermaid, which was the most famous fake thing Barnum presented in the real life.

The Greatest Showman Plot
Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of The Greatest Showman. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre | Biography, Drama, Musical |
Director | Michael Gracey |
Production | 20th Century Fox |
Stars | Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya |
IMDB score | 7.6 |