# "Easter Eggs" in Movies and TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 4, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271 "2009-05-04T11:54:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/41 "2009-05-04T23:09:01Z")
Wasn’t there a thread a lot like this earlier? I think there was a long extensive talk on the end of “Newhart”… ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/42 "2009-05-04T23:28:35Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Wasn’t there a thread a lot like this earlier? [Character nods to the actor’s former character](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509487) covered much of the same ground when we did it in March. ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Gallery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/43 "2009-05-05T00:23:23Z")
Recently on **Reaper** , [Ray Wise](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Palmer), starring as the Devil, brings Sam to a rural town to find a soul. Sam: What a cute backwoods-y town! (or something) Devil: Yeah, creepy isn’t it? Like something out of a David Lynch movie. Everything about the Devil character screams Leland Palmer, but the mention was one better. I don’t think this had aired as of the last thread ;p ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/44 "2009-05-05T01:25:05Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > [Character nods to the actor’s former character](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509487) covered much of the same ground when we did it in March. Ah, yes…that was it. Thank you **Mr. Bailey** ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/45 "2009-05-05T03:21:52Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > In Halloween H2O, Janet Leigh makes a cameo with her daughter Jamie. That short appearance made several injokes. Her diologue talks about feeling maternal toward jamies character. Also she is standing next to the car from the original Psycho and they work in the theme from Psycho into the score during that scene. So is this thread abandoned or what? My two cents: The license plate on Janet Leigh’s car is [NFB-418](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120694/trivia). These are Norman Bates’ initials. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/46 "2009-05-05T06:58:20Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > Something I recently noticed watching James Cameron’s [True Lies](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111503/) is that in the mall chase/ bathroom scene-- the large, muscle bound terrorist henchman who tries to assassinate Arnold Schwarzengger, and who ends up getting knocked out in the urinal, is dressed nearly identically to Schwarzenegger as the original Terminator. I don’t believe it was an accident to dress him in the Terminator “outfit”. +…and here is what is going to really blow your mind. In that True Lies Scene, “Der Ahhh-node (Harry Tasker… very teutonic.)” is dressed in an overcoat like John Connor. The film portrays an exact inverse and opposite reaction to his stereotype. This is when der arnold broke loose. I believe it was a pivotal psychological role for the Governor. He actually introduced this movie and script to Cameron, it was the only role Schwarzeneggar wanted to do for Character. I think the government appointment under Reagen inflamed his steroid driven Heimats Pride. Der Hari war doch NSA. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/47 "2009-05-05T07:11:39Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > +…and here is what is going to really blow your mind. In that True Lies Scene, “Der Ahhh-node (Harry Tasker… very teutonic.)” is dressed in an overcoat like **Kyl3e Reese**. The film portrays an exact inverse and opposite reaction to his stereotype. This is when der arnold broke loose. I believe it was a pivotal psychological role for the Governor. He actually introduced this movie and script to Cameron, it was the only role Schwarzeneggar wanted to do for Character. I think the government appointment under Reagen inflamed his steroid driven Heimats Pride. Der Hari war doch NSA. Strike, John Connor. Overcoated like Kyle Reese. Punks and Bums surrendered their clothes. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/48 "2009-05-05T08:23:28Z")
There was supposed to be a sequel to True Lies, but Cameron and Arnold punked out because of 9-11 and political considerations. This was one of the first films to succumb to our “tower trauma”. They are artistic cowards and first class puusies for missing the opportunity. Too driven by appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271/49 "2009-05-05T12:28:47Z")
Big Bang Theory: How do guys break up with girls? Leonard (Johnny Galecki): They usually tell me: I like you. Leonard, but I want to see how things go with Mark. Galecki played David on Roseanne, and Mark Quinn played his big brother Mark. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-eggs-in-movies-and-tv/495271.md?page=2)