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The Meaning Of "Paraquat" In 'The Big Lebowski'
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From Redditor /u/stanfan114:
In The Big Lebowski, The Dude insults someone calling them a "human paraquat." Paraquat is a pesticide used to kill marijuana plants, and The Dude loves his weed.
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Fogell Drinks Sambuca In 'Superbad'
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From Redditor /u/Ajconner1:
Superbad (2007). In the scene where they give Fogell the list to buy the alcohol they tell him “Don’t f*ck it up and get Sambuca again.” In a brief scene earlier, Fogell can be scene holding a bottle of Sambuca.
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Marcus Hears His Name In 'American Psycho'
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From Redditor /u/DocKosmosis:
In American Psycho (2000), when Paul mistakenly calls Patrick, Marcus at the Christmas party, you can see the real Marcus looking around in the background after hearing his name called.
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Truman Takes Vitamin D In 'The Truman Show'
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From Redditor /u/swibbles_mcnibbles:
In the Truman Show, we see Truman taking high-dose vitamin D at breakfast time. This is to counteract the deficiency he would have because there is no real sunlight in the constructed world he inhabits.
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The Computer Actually Does Cheat At Chess In 'The Thing'
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From Redditor /u/lurker1125:
In The Thing (1982), MacReady calls the chess computer a cheater and pours liquor on it. This is supposed to show what kind of person he is, but due to an editing mistake, the computer did actually make an impossible move.
The final move is said to have been made with a black rook, which is impossible. In the shot shown before this move, there is not a single position available to that chess piece that would result in an instant checkmate.
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Didymus' Dog Has Horseshoes In 'Labyrinth'
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From Redditor /u/crilen:
In Labyrinth, the dog that Didymus rides has "horse" shoes.
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Rocky Doesn't Have A Belly Button In 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'
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From Redditor /u/ant-man1214:
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Rocky doesn’t have a belly button because he was created artificially.
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Bible Quote About A "Pile Of Rocks" In 'The Blair Witch Project'
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From Redditor /u/SabertoothNishobrah:
In The Blair Witch Project (1999) Heather comes across some piles of rocks, but can't remember a Bible quote mentioned earlier by Mary Brown. That quote may be referring to Genesis 31:52, which warns against crossing a boundary demarcated by stones.
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The Time Machine Disappears In 'Gremlins'
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From Redditor /u/JoshuaCalledMe:
Gremlins (1984) - The convention scene has cameos from Spielberg and composer Jerry Goldsmith, and, in the background, the original time machine from the 1960 movie The Time Machine. In the next scene though, it's vanished leaving people trying to work out where it went.
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Chain Mail Is Made Of Yarn In 'Monty Python And The Holy Grail'
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From Redditor /u/MustardTiger05:
In Monty Python and The Holy Grail the chain mail was actually knitted yarn. I have seen this movie about 30 times and just noticed this detail yesterday.
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Rob Reiner's Hat From 'This Is Spinal Tap' Appears In 'The Princess Bride'
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From Redditor /u/Numerous-Lemon:
In the Princess Bride (1987), you can see a replica of the hat that Rob Reiner wore in This is Spinal Tap (1984). It was included because Rob Reiner wanted Mark Knopfler to compose the movie’s music, but he would only agree to do it if the hat appeared as an easter egg.
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Vincent Is In The Background In The Opening Of 'Pulp Fiction'
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From Redditor /u/Gattsu2000:
In the opening scene of Pulp Fiction, you can actually see in the background Vincent walking to the bathroom before the couple do the robbery.
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'Donnie Darko' Alludes To Jim's Predilections
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From Redditor /u/SaladA**711:
In Donnie Darko (2001) Jim Cunningham (Patrick Swayze) touches a kid inappropriately - eluding to his... tendencies being found out later in the film. BUT - even more to this detail, in the directors cut The Bunny even says in Darko’s mind “Pay attention, you might miss something.”
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The Bobs' Very Bland Board In 'Office Space'
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From Redditor /u/Rek-n:
In Office Space, the board in the Bobs' meeting room is titled "Planning to Plan."
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Ash Uses 'A Farewell To Arms' In 'Evil Dead II'
From Redditor /u/YetiFromJersey:
After Ash cuts his arm off in Evil Dead 2, he covers the severed hand in a bucket and a stack of books with this on top.
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Bathroom Bottles Show Allegiances In 'Reservoir Dogs'
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From Redditor /u/TheSwindler60:
The containers of liquid in the bathroom scene of Reservoir Dogs shows the allegiances of three characters.
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