Easter Egg
October 9, 2009
If you’ve seen the movie, you know there are a ton of hidden things in there for those who are paying attention–what are called “easter eggs.” These range from inside jokes for people who have read the book, e.g., “Gimme the mic, SlingBlade,” to things in the background, like the fact that the book that Kristy is reading on the sofa is the book the movie is based on.
There are probably 50+ little easter eggs, but there is one BIG one. The movie has been out now for three weeks, and since a ton of people have asked about it, I’ll go ahead and spill it. If you’ve seen the movie you’ll know what I am talking about, and if not, go see it tonight and you can see for yourself:
When you say a phone number in a movie or TV show, the rule is that it must have a “555″ as the first three numbers–that prefix is non-dialable and reserved for TV or things like that. If you use a real number in a movie or TV show, you must actually own that real number or the person with that number can sue you and win.
In the jail scene, Dan makes collect calls to three numbers. Two of them have the “555″ prefix and are thus not real numbers. One does not. The first one he tries, the one that rings to Movie Tucker’s phone, is a real seven digit phone number.
It is my real phone number.
I am completely serious.
It’s not a phone that I got to put in the movie. It is the real phone number I have had for at least five years.
If you know me and have my number, go see the movie and you’ll hear it, right there on screen. If you don’t believe me, try it and watch what happens. Dial that number and it’ll ring to my real phone. I probably won’t answer since I usually don’t answer calls from numbers not stored in my phone, but at the very least, you’re going to get my voicemail.
If you still don’t believe me, watch the movie, put the number in your phone, and next time you meet me, pull out your phone and call that number. I’ll take my phone out of my pocket and show it you as it rings, with your number on it.
And no, I’m not changing that number now. It’s going to be my phone for the foreseeable future, no matter how poor of a decision this was.
