25 Very Silly Movie Facts That are Only Correct if You Squint Really Hard

John Summers • Contributor

Jan 16, 2025 10:00 PM EST

I love movie trivia—everything from rare behind-the-scenes footage to audio commentaries and cast interviews. There's something magical about discovering how a movie came to life, like uncovering a story behind the story. But leave it to the internet to take that wholesome joy and add a sarcastic twist. Over time, clever fans have turned the familiar format of movie trivia into a comedy goldmine, poking fun at bad movies, plot holes, or just having a laugh at the expense of beloved characters.

That's how we end up with gems like, "In Wonder Woman (2017), Diana gets to London from her remote island in a single day because she's an Amazon and therefore qualifies for next-day shipping," or "In Wonder Woman 1984, Steve is amazed by an escalator, despite them being common in stores by 1918. This is a reference to how bad the script is."

This list isn't all about Wonder Woman (though, let's admit, she's given us some prime material). These 25 silly movie facts will make you laugh, groan, and never look at some of your favorite films the same way again.

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Actors in black and white movies were often putting their lives in danger during driving scenes, as they weren't able to tell if the traffic light was red or green.
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During the filming of Jurassic Park (1993), T-Rex was known to sweat profusely as it was his first major role in 55 million years.
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In Game of Thrones Season 8, Daenerys' last words are "we break the wheel together" which spelled backwards says "rehtegot leehw eht kaerb ew" which doesn't make sense just like the rest of season 8.
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Ellen Ripley in the movie Alien (1979) was originally written to be a man. Director Ridley Scott changed his mind when he watched The Hunger Games (2012) and realized that women can also be action movie leads
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In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Dwayne Johnson's avatar did not have the power to read the map. This is because paper beats Rock.
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VIN Diesel's full legal name, Vehicle Identification Number Diesel, was the sole determining factor in his original casting for the Fast & Furious franchise.
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In the movie Don't Look Up, Leonardo DiCaprio is shown married to a woman who's in her mid 40s . This confirms that the movie is sci-fi because it's impossible for DiCaprio to be with a woman if shes over 25.
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In Wonder Woman (2017), Diana is able to get to London from her remote island in only a day because she is an Amazon, and therefore qualifies for next day shipping.
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In Man Of Steel (2013) Jonathan Kent chooses to die in a completely nonsensical and avoidable way, by staying in an active tornado storm. That's because he knew that the alternative would be appearing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
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In X Men:The Last Stand, Jean Grey is shown to be 12 years old in 1986. Therefore, in X Men:Apocalypse, which is set in 1983, Jean Grey should be 9 years old. The 9 year old Jean is shown above.
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In Batman V Superman, in order to defeat a god who has super strength, laser eyes and can fly, Bruce Wayne does pull ups.
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In Morbius (2022) the main characters uses their wolf form to win an arm wrestle competition for control of New Jersey, this is a reference to the fact no one can prove me wrong, because no one's seen this movie.
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In Watchmen (2009) a graffiti reads "Who watches the Watchmen?" this is a reference to me, as I am currently watching Watchmen
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In Wonder Woman 1984, Steve is amazed by an escalator despite them being commonly used in stores by the time he died in 1918. This is a reference to how bad the script is.
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In Titanic (1997) Rose throws a 250 Million Dollar necklace in the ocean, in memory of that 1 night stand she had 80 years ago. This is a reference to how few f#&ks she gives about the children she has had since then, who might appreciate the inheritance.
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In Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Barry Allen breaks a Window by merely touching it. This is because Windows no longer supports Flash.
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In Watchmen (2009), the patterns on Rorschach's mask constantly shift around and show various images of my parents fighting
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In Gladiator 2 (2024), Pedro Pascal wears a black and blue outfit.
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"Lincoln" grossed over $275,000,000 in movie theaters, which is ironic since historically Lincoln doesn't do too well in theaters.
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In Independence Day (1996) the dog Boomer survives, which makes him an OK Boomer
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All of Chris Hemsworth's space scenes in "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) were filmed on earth to accommodate the actor's oxygen dependency.
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The movie Interstellar was released in November 6th, 2014, exactly 1 hour ago
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Christopher Waltz played a racist guy in Inglorious Basterds, and a not racist guy in Django Unchained. This is a nod to the fact he is an actor.
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In Doctor Strange (2016) Wong doesn't find any of Strange's jokes to be funny. At the end of the film Strange makes a bad joke and Wong laughs. This is now because Doctor Strange is his boss.
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The final level of Black Panther (2018) requires no inputs from the player. This is because it is actually a movie, not a videogame, despite the visuals suggesting otherwise.