War Of The Worlds Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

9 of the most interesting War Of The Worlds 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 War Of The Worlds movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes Accuracy
War Of The Worlds poster
War Of The Worlds poster
War Of The Worlds Plot

As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival in this sci-fi action film.

Genre Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director Steven Spielberg
Stars Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin
IMDB score 6.5

War Of The Worlds Movie Trivia

The Boeing 747 used in the plane crash set was an actual 747 purchased by Spielberg and was then dismantled on location

A random soldier's line makes it possible to calculate the speed of the tripods (8 miles per hour).

: The Grandparents.

War Of The Worlds Movie Easter Eggs

The grandparents are played by the two leads in the 1953 film (Gene Barry and Ann Robinson)

Accuracy details in War Of The Worlds

Saw the first use an actual Marine M1A1 MBT. Up until then other tanks had been disguised as an M1A1.

1 - Birds follow the Martian tripods in War of the Worlds (2005), much like the follow whales or large herds that leave plentiful food in their wake.

Birds follow the Martian tripods in War of the Worlds (2005), much like the follow whales or large herds that leave plentiful food in their wake.

War Of The Worlds movie hidden details

- The first rocket fired by the soldiers they make sure the the back blast of the rocket is cleared of civilians, but this is ignored in subsequent firings.

1 - There is no trigger on the shotgun.

There is no trigger on the shotgun.

1 - Some of the passengers on the plane are found in the river later on in the film as both the bodies on the plane and in the river aren't "Fried" from the alien lasers.

Some of the passengers on the plane are found in the river later on in the film as both the bodies on the plane and in the river aren't "Fried" from the alien lasers.

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