The Irishman Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

17 of the most interesting The Irishman 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 Irishman movie message.

The Irishman Plot

An old man recalls his time painting houses for his friend, Jimmy Hoffa, through the 1950-70s.

Genre	Biography, Crime, Drama
Director	Martin Scorsese
Production	Netflix
Stars	Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel
IMDB score	7.9

The Irishman Movie Trivia

The 'Philly' diner where Frank is offered a job is the same one where Jimmy Conway and Henry Hill wait for news of Tommy in GoodFellas. It was the Goodfellas Diner, Maspeth, Queens, but was sadly damaged by fire in 2018 (about two days before I took this photo).

The opening shot shows a Virgin Mary statue and a visiting priest talking to elderly patients, pointing to the ideas weighing on Frank's mind: mortality and absolution.

The Irishman Movie Easter Eggs

1 - Frank tells the pastor to leave the door open a bit, because he likes it that way. Earlier in the film, we see him noticing that Jimmy leaves a gap in the door when he goes to bed, so Frank probably copied that from him.

Frank tells the pastor to leave the door open a bit, because he likes it that way. Earlier in the film, we see him noticing that Jimmy leaves a gap in the door when he goes to bed, so Frank probably copied that from him.

Accuracy details in The Irishman

1 - Frank (DeNiro) isn't telling his story to anyone. It is one continuous shot and the reflection in his glasses does not change. I take this as his confession to God rather than a person.

Frank (DeNiro) isn't telling his story to anyone. It is one continuous shot and the reflection in his glasses does not change. I take this as his confession to God rather than a person.

CGI de-aging of Robert De Niro is clearly visible between two shots.

1 - : Robert De Niro wears platform shoes to increase his height. Although in real life De Niro is 5'10", his character Frank is 6'4". This is most noticed in the award scene when he is standing next to Al Pacino's characterJimmy Hoffa, who was only 5'5" in real life.

: Robert De Niro wears platform shoes to increase his height. Although in real life De Niro is 5'10", his character Frank is 6'4". This is most noticed in the award scene when he is standing next to Al Pacino's characterJimmy Hoffa, who was only 5'5" in real life.

- The original shot was made with Robert moving his mouth since the beginning of the speech. They probably disliked something and changed it in post production with clippings and loops. (There are dozens of details besides the above, a nice work Netflix)

The scale model for Jimmy Hoffa's Vegas plans is clearly 3D printed, a process not present during the '50's-'60's timeframe of the film.

: Not exactly sure if this falls under the "accuracy" but when Frank throws the store owner out and proceeds to "beat him up" its pretty evident that that he's barely grazing him and looks like he's faking it but the sound effects would make you think he's getting his ass kicked.

A caption says Allen Dorfman was killed in 1979. This is incorrect: he was killed in 1983.

When pronouncing "Sicily", Frank pronounces it the old-school (correct) Italian way, *Sicilia*, instead of the westernized version most use today.

Costume details in The Irishman

1 - Jimmy Hoffa wears casual clothes to a meeting. Despite showing earlier in the movie that he hates doing this he still goes thought it because of his friendship with Frank.

Jimmy Hoffa wears casual clothes to a meeting. Despite showing earlier in the movie that he hates doing this he still goes thought it because of his friendship with Frank.

The Irishman movie hidden details

1 - Russell Buffalino Played by Joe Pesci Sends Frank Sheeran Played by Robert De Niro to Meet a "Fairy Named Ferrie". Buffalino is Referring to David Ferrie, Who Was Played By Joe Pesci in JFK (1991)

Russell Buffalino Played by Joe Pesci Sends Frank Sheeran Played by Robert De Niro to Meet a "Fairy Named Ferrie". Buffalino is Referring to David Ferrie, Who Was Played By Joe Pesci in JFK (1991)

1 - There is a picture in Frank Sheeran 's (Robert DeNiro) office showing him with a kangaroo. This is a nod to the book the film is based on where he tells a story about fighting a kangaroo for beer money at a carnival in his youth after returning from WWII

There is a picture in Frank Sheeran 's (Robert DeNiro) office showing him with a kangaroo. This is a nod to the book the film is based on where he tells a story about fighting a kangaroo for beer money at a carnival in his youth after returning from WWII

Jimmy Hoffa's murder flashes on screen in the first two minutes of The Irishman (2:08)

1 - When Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) says that after a while he started painting houses himself, we see the assassination of Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) for a brief second.

When Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) says that after a while he started painting houses himself, we see the assassination of Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) for a brief second.

When Peggy silently confronts Frank about killing Joe Gallo, and Frank just goes back to eating his cereal the same way he forced Peggy to when she was a little girl.