Random Movie 'In Jokes' You Probably Didn't Notice (12 items)

(#5) Sean Connery References Bond In 'The Rock'

One of the most obvious ones we’ll encounter here, when Sean Connery says that he was trained by British Intelligence. We all know exactly what he’s talking about.
(#6) Michael Biehn Keeps Getting Bitten On The Arm In James Cameron Movies

James Cameron really hates Michael Biehn’s arm. First in Terminator when Sarah Connor still thinks he’s not well. Then in Aliens: Newt gets him when they first meet her, and he’s trying to pull her out of the vent. And finally The Abyss: Lindsay Brigman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) bites him on the hand.
(#11) Daniel Radcliffe's 'Equus' Poster Appears In 'Harry Potter'

The decision to cast Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe as the lead in Equus — a play that, among other things, involves walking around unclothed (it also involves horses and psychology) — garnered a little bit of controversy. Some people claimed that Radcliffe shouldn’t be unclothed on stage because he was a role model for children. And based on the fact that the Harry Potter set designer decided to include an Equus poster in the background of this scene (influenced, rumor has it, by Radcliffe himself), it’s pretty clear what the staff really thought of this “controversy.”
(#4) David Duchovny Jokes About 'The X-Files In 'Evolution'

Does anyone remember Evolution? It was that movie that came out in the early 2000s that sci-fi enthusiasts really wanted to like because it had David Duchovny in it and was about wacky alien monsters. It actually wasn’t any good because it also had Seann William Scott and the jokes were all terrible. There’s a bit (which you can see in the trailer) where David Duchovny makes a joke about knowing “those people” who work in the government, which most people took as an X-Files joke.
(#10) Kevin McCarthy Screams 'They're Here!' In Both 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers' Films

The ending of the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) is one of the most haunting in the history of horror film endings: the hero Dr. Miles Benell (Kevin McCarthy) loses his love interest to the alien invaders, who take over the bodies of people who have fallen asleep. Finally giving up hope, and knowing that his entire town has been lost, Miles runs into the street screaming a warning — but no one listens: they just haul him off to a psychiatric ward.

In the 1978 remake, about halfway through, you can see an old man screaming “They’re here!” as he runs through the street, desperate for anyone to listen. That old man is played by Kevin McCarthy, the same lead actor for the 1956 original.
(#2) Nicolas Cage Always Drives A Beige Volvo

Apparently Nicolas Cage really likes beige cars. He says he drives one in The Rock. Later, he drops Dave Chapelle’s body into one in Con-Air. And he steals one during Face/Off, proving that Nicholas Cage loves beige Volvos.