10 Hilarious Hidden Details In Comedy Movies

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What's that secret button on Dr Evil's space suit?!

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00:00Comedy movies are a wonderful thing, but that's not exactly breaking news now, is it?

00:05For two hours or so, carefree fans are transported away from the doom and gloom of modern society

00:11to a land where quirky awkwardness and glorious puns reign supreme.

00:16However, sometimes we can get a little too caught up in one particular quip

00:21or hilarious slapstick moment playing out in front of our very eyes on screen,

00:25meaning we tragically miss another side-splitting joke or unexpected cameo staring us right in the face.

00:32Multipurpose spacesuits, highly offensive street pavings, and even unfortunate real-life wipeouts

00:38have all wiggled their way into some of our favourite comedy flicks over the years,

00:42without the majority of the giggling folks in cinemas even noticing.

00:47I'm Gareth from WhatCulture.com and here are 10 hilarious hidden details in comedy movies.

00:5310. To Ring Cox Walk Hard, The Dewey Cox Story

00:57The tale of Dewey Cox is one filled with many twists and turns, ladies and gentlemen.

01:03Crafted as a parody of the biopic genre, Walk Hard, The Dewey Cox Story

01:07sees the titular character go from rejected brother killer by accident, of course,

01:12to rock and roll superstar.

01:14However, once Cox becomes an instant hit, he is faced with all of the temptations that come with fame.

01:20This includes relationships with other women while still being married to his childhood sweetheart, Edith.

01:26Cox eventually marries another woman called Darlene behind his other wife's back,

01:30before Edith walks in on the two about to consummate their new marriage.

01:34This eventually leads to Cox trying to win his first wife back at their home,

01:38but the singing sensation probably should have removed one vital piece of jewellery before doing so.

01:44When the pair make their way outside of the house, Cox lifts his left hand to reveal two wedding bands on his finger.

01:51This confirms that he is in fact married to two different people,

01:54and also a complete idiot for not removing one of them before seeing his first wife again.

01:59Come on, man.

02:009. Magatu's Fashion Sense Really Is Trash, Zoolander

02:05In a film dedicated to the world of supermodels and cutting-edge fashion,

02:09it takes something really special to stand out from the crowd.

02:12However, we're not here to talk about vibrant eye makeup or silver blazers stealing the show.

02:18Instead, it's about time we focused on Magatu's unwavering commitment to the trashy world of Derelict,

02:24in order to successfully keep his despicable plan to kill the Malaysian prime minister under wraps.

02:29Throughout the final stages of the flick, the inventor of the piano key necktie can be seen sporting a rather odd-looking neckpiece.

02:37On a second glance, it becomes apparent that this evil fashion genius has actually crafted a scarf and necktie combination out of a plain old trash bag.

02:46This is very much in keeping with the vision of Derelict.

02:50Magatu's dastardly scheme may not have worked out in the end,

02:53but you can't fault the bleach-blonde villain for doing all he could to make sure those in attendance believed in the wonders of Derelict.

03:008. French Streets Are Paved With Croissants

03:03Team America World Police

03:05Even if you're not the biggest fan of the puppet-heavy Team America World Police,

03:09you have got to admire the sheer detail which went into building the immersive and often hilarious environment

03:15the characters inhabit during the course of the picture.

03:18This can be seen most notably during the opening scene of the flick,

03:22when Team America defend Paris from a terrorist attack.

03:25Though many were more than likely distracted by the shocking accents and puppets being blown through windows,

03:31a few individuals did manage to spot a brilliant detail hidden right under our very noses

03:36throughout this explosive introduction to the World Police.

03:39If you pause the film as Carson is shot and killed post-proposal to Lisa,

03:44you'll spot that the floor his engagement ring dramatically bounces off is actually made of croissants.

03:50Yep, that's right.

03:51A poor puppet dies whilst lying on top of some pastry paving in Paris.

03:56Genius.

03:577. Dr. Evil's Spacesuit

03:59Austin Powers' The Spy Who Shagged Me

04:02Brilliant visual gags are on show during all three of the fantastic cinematic outings

04:07for the international man of mystery himself, Austin Powers.

04:11Yet one particularly superb clothing joke in The Spy Who Shagged Me

04:16has been seemingly overlooked by many.

04:18As Powers chases down Dr. Evil inside of his moonbase,

04:22the agent stops his nemesis in his tracks by shooting him in the leg.

04:27It's in this moment we get a closer look at the villain's outstanding spacesuit.

04:31On the front of the get-up we can see three knobs.

04:34One is labelled H2O, the other O2, and the last P2.

04:39Clearly this means the first two switches control water and oxygen input slash output.

04:44However, the last switch seems to imply it's the one the villain should turn when he wants to go P-P.

04:50Dr. Evil may not be Austin Powers' father, as he wrongly states during the scene,

04:55but he's very much equipped to answer the call of nature in outer space.

04:58Number 6, Keeping It PG, Galaxy Quest.

05:031999's Galaxy Quest is equipped with one of the most star-studded sci-fi casts ever assembled on screen.

05:09Yet it also boasts some noticeably botched redubbing work.

05:13During the scene where Brandon is guiding Jason Nesmith and Gwen DeMarco

05:17around the NSEA Protector spaceship,

05:20the two actors trying their best to live up to their on-screen characters' reputations

05:24are met with some brutal chompers.

05:27Clearly, Weaver can be seen reacting to the sight of the huge pieces of metal

05:31slamming together in front of them by saying,

05:33well, F that.

05:35This was fine back when the film was originally planned as a rated R feature.

05:38However, DreamWorks soon decided that they wanted to compete with the release of Stuart Little,

05:43so Galaxy Quest had to be cut in order to fit the PG bill.

05:46Weaver's line was eventually replaced by her screaming,

05:49well, screw that, instead.

05:51Unfortunately, with the actor being front and center during the shot,

05:55it's hilariously obvious what she initially blurted out on set.

05:59And Weaver has since stated that she purposefully made the altered line

06:02stand out as a protest against it being cut.

06:05Number 5.

06:06Egda Wright and Simon Pegg's mums make cameo appearances.

06:10Hot Fuzz.

06:11It's not often you get the chance to bring your mothers to work.

06:14But once director Egda Wright and actor Simon Pegg

06:17saw an opportunity to do so in 2007's Hot Fuzz, they did not hesitate.

06:22There's a couple of interesting cameo appearances

06:24throughout the second feature in the Cornetto trilogy.

06:27Peter Jackson famously played the man dressed as Father Christmas

06:30stabbing Pegg's Nicholas Angel through the hand,

06:33and Cate Blanchett pops up as his masked girlfriend early in the film.

06:36However, a pair of cameos, which weren't as well documented,

06:40came during the epic shootout finale,

06:42which took place on the fictitious streets of Sanford.

06:45Pegg and Wright's mothers are seen judging the Village of the Year contest

06:48as Sergeant Agil and Constable Danny Butterman

06:51speed off in pursuit of Simon Skinner and Danny's father,

06:55Inspector Frank Butterman.

06:57Also, the man standing in the middle of the proud mothers

06:59is none other than the director's high school drama teacher.

07:02What a reunion.

07:04Number 4.

07:05Paul Rudd wasn't ready to fight.

07:07Anchorman, the legend of Ron Burgundy.

07:09A key thing an actor learns early in their career

07:11is to always be prepared.

07:13Try your very best to understand who your character is

07:16and how they feel about the world.

07:18Get your body in a position to convincingly portray them.

07:21Know your damn lines.

07:22Oh, and when your director shouts action,

07:24make sure you're ready to go.

07:27Unfortunately, Paul Rudd seemed to fall down,

07:29quite literally, on that last part,

07:31when the now legendary fight scene was being shot

07:33for 2004's Anchorman, the legend of Ron Burgundy.

07:37As Will Ferrell's Burgundy calls for the chaos to begin,

07:40all of the various groups proceed to charge at each other

07:43with their assorted weapons of choice.

07:45However, if you look closely just as the gangs begin to sprint,

07:49you'll spot Rudd slipping straight onto his face

07:51as the battle gets underway.

07:53Director Adam McKay clearly felt the slip

07:55was too naturally hilarious to leave out of the final cut,

07:59but it's easy to miss with so much joyous madness on show

08:02throughout this star-studded news team melee.

08:04Number 3, Jim Carrey Cameo, Liar Liar.

08:08Only one comedy legend could get away

08:10with making a cameo appearance

08:12in a movie they're already starring in.

08:14During a scene in 1997's Liar Liar,

08:17which takes place after Jim Carrey's Fletcher Reed

08:20crashes a mobile stairway,

08:22a crowd of people all gather around

08:24the injured compulsive liar turned cursed truth teller.

08:27Yet amongst the flock of people,

08:29you may recognize another familiar face

08:31seemingly going about their work in the background.

08:33Fire Marshal Bill, a character played by Carrey

08:36on the popular sketch show In Living Color,

08:39is seen speaking to somebody on a walkie-talkie

08:41dressed in a firefighter uniform

08:43behind Audrey and her current boyfriend, Jerry.

08:46With the character having no clear lines

08:48and wearing dark shades throughout his surprise appearance,

08:51you'd be forgiven for completely overlooking

08:53this unexpected cameo.

08:55But once you catch Carrey's unmistakable grin

08:58popping up over the shoulder of Carrey Ellis,

09:00you won't be able to watch this 90s comedy classic

09:02without noticing the film's star

09:04making a priceless guest appearance in his own movie.

09:072. Toilet Roll Corpse

09:09Sausage Party

09:10With side-splitting, food-centric chaos

09:13going down in seemingly every shot of 2016's Sausage Party,

09:17it's near impossible to catch each and every

09:19shockingly hysterical joke on offer in just one sitting.

09:23One such hidden-in-plain-sight gag came during the scene

09:26where the druggie gains the ability to speak to his groceries

09:29after taking bath salts.

09:31In this moment, hot dogs, pizza slices, and soda cans alike

09:35all begin to lash out at the human

09:37who has been eating slash using them all his life.

09:40However, none of their grievances compare to that

09:43of the poor, emotionally scarred toilet roll

09:45who wanders into the scene and confesses,

09:48you don't want to effin' know,

09:50when asked what the human did to them.

09:51Yet this riotous moment meant that many fans missed another gruesome revelation in the shot.

09:57The sight of another loo roll hanging from the dispenser,

10:00seemingly dead due to being completely used up.

10:04One of the darkest jokes in this flick gets a whole lot darker

10:07once you spot the grim ending to a toilet roll's life.

10:111. Sean's DJ Past

10:13Sean of the Dead

10:14Simon Pegg and Egda Wright

10:16don't half love sneaking little hidden details into their work.

10:19But before they were planting their mothers in the middle of car chase scenes,

10:23they were adding tiny, hilarious world-building information

10:26into the background of 2004's Sean of the Dead.

10:30It's no secret that Sean and Ed are quite the fans

10:33of jamming to a bit of electro after a night out.

10:36And we see this in action at one point in the flick.

10:38Yeah, with most of us spending our time

10:40chuckling at the lad's brilliantly bad dance moves,

10:43one revealing secret hidden on Sean's wall

10:45completely passed us by.

10:47As the boys are being screamed at for playing their music too loud,

10:50a club poster with the name Sean Smiley Riley

10:53can be seen behind the two.

10:55This hints at Sean being a DJ in his younger years.

10:58And it's also the only time his last name

11:00is ever revealed in the runtime.

11:02It's not hard to see why Sean is such a fan of old school records

11:05if a young Smiley Riley used to rip up the decks on the weekend.

11:09There you go.

11:10There you go.

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