Uncover the 20-Year-Old Movie Joke Hidden in 60 Iconic Watches—Only True Fans Notice!
“One caveat to keep in mind is that you are also part of your intended audience. Sometimes writers will put in jokes that are primarily for themselves, and if you as an audience member enjoy it as well, that’s a bonus,” the expert added.
Rango, when the villagers are trying to lure out the molerats/groundhogs by putting on a theatrical play.
*”What is that?”*
*”I think they’re thespians.”*
*”Thespians? That’s illegal in seven states!”*
The joke being he misheard thespians as lesbians.
In Austin Powers 2, when describing Austin’s Mojo Dr. Evil has a line like – “what the French would call: I don’t know what.”
Always thought the joke was that Dr. Evil was just being stupid – didn’t learn until much later in life this is the literal definition of ‘je ne sais quoi’
Upon a recent rewatch that was probably my favorite joke in the entire franchise.
According to Andrew Tarvin, there are countless uses for jokes in movies. “It could be used to release tension, break the ice, make a character likable and charismatic or cruel and vindictive,” he said, adding that humor is a universally human trait, so it can be used in nearly any manner.
“However, one of the most important things it can do is just keep the movie engaging. When a character uses a joke, not only does that develop their persona more, it also makes the movie more entertaining. And as soon as that first joke hits, you’re now on the lookout for the rest of the movie for the next big laugh, making you even more engaged in the material.”
In the Faculty, a teacher is begging the principal for dunding for sets for the drama club. The principal responds “Can’t they just reuse the set from Our Town?”
Our Town is a play typically stage without a set, which I only learned many years later.
First Avengers film.
On the Helicarrier for the first time, and Captain America gives Nick Fury $10 – The way the latter takes the money, I thought it was the former giving him a tip, as some odd 1940s reason.
I watched it the other day, and FINALLY realized it’s a follow up to the exchange in the Gym – where Captain America says that nothing could surprise him anymore, Fury replies saying $10 says you’re wrong.
“Also, you don’t need a whole team of scriptwriters to be funny. Anyone can learn the skill of humor, and watching movies and analyzing why the jokes worked (or didn’t) can be a great place to start.”
The Dude listening to Creedence’s “My Back Door” after getting a physical.
ImNotThaaatDrunk:
I was today years old when I made that connection.
Toy Story 2: Near the end, after Jessie impresses him by opening the door by leaping from the Hot Wheels loop, Buzz pops out his wings.
It’s a visual [excitement] allusion.
Rick Moranis in _GhostBusters 2_ tells the baby the story of Snow White to get him to sleep. But as an accountant, he explains that the dwarfs’ trading Snow’s housekeeping work for room & board while not paying payroll taxes was a good deal for them, though technically illegal.
“I got you flours”
-Will Ferrell, Stranger Than Fiction
He’s trying to woo a baker; he gives her various bags of flours. I always thought they were bags of flower seeds.
Me = moron.
Not quite a joke, but I had probaby watched Shawshank Redemption a dozen times before I realized the significance of the Warden saying “salvation lies within” when he handed the Bible with the rock hammer hidden in it back to Andy.
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