Art of Cinema: 50 Movie Details You May Have Missed – Part 8

In "Titanic" (1997), there is a scene depicting a boy playing with a spinning top on deck. This is actually a recreation of a real photo taken onboard the ship on April 11th, 1912, by Francis Browne. It shows 1st Class passenger Frederic Spedden and his 6-year-old son Douglas, both of whom survived the sinking.

In "The Big Short" (2015), there's a shot of a man standing near the front door talking on the phone. It's the real Michael Burry (portrayed by Christian Bale in the film), the investor who predicted the 2008 housing market crash.

In "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" (2019), you can spot Velma from Scooby-Doo in the crowd. When asked why the other members of the gang weren't included, the director explained, "In a post-apocalyptic world, Velma would have been the only one to have survived. The other kids wouldn't have made it."

In "Don't Look Up" (2021), just as Kate is telling her boyfriend that "a comet bigger than the one that destroyed the dinosaurs is headed directly at Earth," right at that moment, a guy wearing a dinosaur outfit can be seen in the background.

Anthony Daniels, the actor who portrayed C-3PO, makes a cameo appearance in the club scene of "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" (2002).

In "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013), you can see the special Oscar that Walt Disney won for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

In "The Birdcage" (1996), Robin Williams' slip and fall during the "shrimp" scene was not planned. Williams genuinely fell, and he, Hank Azaria, and Dan Futterman were holding back laughter.

In "Spaceballs" (1987), Dark Helmet is drinking from a Styrofoam cup because crew members would leave them around the set. So, Mel Brooks decided to incorporate them into the film's universe.

The horses of the Nazgul in "The Lord of the Rings" (2001) have the Eye of Sauron on their chest riding gear.

In "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014), when Rita (Emily Blunt) is first seen marching out of the hangar, a random soldier approaches and exclaims, "Bloody hell! It's the Full Metal..." but she shoves him down before he can finish saying "bit*h." That soldier is played by Blunt's real-life younger brother, Sebastian.