People Share Brilliant Hidden Details In Animated Movies, Here Are The 11 Best Ones

Films are generally a collaborative effort between all sorts of creative folks, scriptwriters, directors, actors, set designers, costume, prop, and makeup artists, and everything else. Naturally, a good film will have a lot of hidden details left by these creatives. This is even more true in animation where really anything is possible. 

We’ve gathered posts about cool and interesting details in animated movies from across the internet. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and be sure to share your ideas and examples in the comments section below. 

11 PHOTOS

#1 In "Hercules" (1997) Hades Says "Guys, Relax. It's Only Half-Time" Exactly At The 46-minute Mark, The Halfway Point Of The 92-minute Movie

#2 In Up (2009), Dug Is The Only Dog To Successfully Track Down The Tropical Bird

Because He Is The Only Hunting Dog (Golden Retriever). All The Others Are Guard Dog Breeds

#3 Moana Writers Play A Joke On The Rock’s Nickname

Before Marvel started doing it, Pixar was famous for leaving in fake “bloopers” during the credits of their films. Many children, myself included, truly believed that, somehow, the animation simply followed the voice actors messing up their lines. This, of course, made no sense, as often these would feature visual gags that would have to be animated. 

This “feature” was introduced in the 1998 film "A Bug’s Life," where the characters would play pranks on each other during the credits, mirroring the on-set antics of various non-animated movies. 

#4 In Big Hero 6 (2014), This Happens:

#5 In Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, When Miles Morales Electrocutes Peter B. Parker, It Illuminates His Nervous System Instead Of The Usual Cartoon Trope Of His Skeleton. Being Much More Scientifically Accurate

#6 Brad Bird Was In Part Inspired To Make This Movie (The Iron Giant 1999) As A Memorial To His Sister Susan, Who Died At The Hands Of Her Husband By Gun Violence

His Pitch Was This: "What If A Gun Had A Soul And Didn't Want To Be A Gun?

The head of Pixar at the time, John Lasseter, stated that he wanted this idea to help differentiate Pixar films from Disney animation. “We picked shots and the characters from the film so that it had the feel that it was part of the film,” he told the Las Vegas Sun. Pixar has not included this detail since 2001s “Monsters Inc,” unfortunately. 

#7 Mulan (1998) Only Has Musical Numbers For The First Half Until The Characters Find The Destroyed Village

#8 In Frozen(2013) The Duke Of Weselton Is Mistakenly Called Weaseltown. In Zootopia(2016) Duke Weaselton Is Mistakenly Called Weselton. Both Were Voiced By Alan Tudyk

#9 In "Up" (2009) The Town Buildings Develop Over The Years

#10 For Monsters Inc. (2001) Due To Mary Gibbs Who Played Boo Being So Young, It Was Difficult To Get Her To Stay In The Recording Booth To Perform Her Lines

For Monsters Inc. (2001) Due To Mary Gibbs Who Played Boo Being So Young, It Was Difficult To Get Her To Stay In The Recording Booth To Perform Her Lines 
So They Decided To Follow Her Around With A Microphone And Cut Her Lines Together Using The Random Things/Noises She Says Whilst Playing

#11 In Asterix Conquers Rome (1976): Asterix Shows Obelix That They Are on the Fourth Floor By Forming A Roman IV with His Fingers Instead Of Just Holding Up 4 Fingers