Choose Your Own AdventureLists about real explorers and expeditions and fictional depictions of fast-paced, dangerous adventures in film, TV, anime, literature, and other media.
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It's hard to not have fun during a classic action-adventure movie. Whether it's an installment of the Indiana Jones franchise or a one-off hit like Hook, these flicks have all the thrills and daring us movie-goers could ask for. On top of the excitement, though, it's the little details that make action-adventures so fun to watch. Stuff like the villains of National Treasure staying at the Watergate Hotel adds cheeky flavor. In Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, you may have never noticed that a hand-shaped cloud forms in the sky after Elizabeth falls into the ocean with the cursed medallion. If you're looking for some historical accuracy, keep an eye out for the booby trap blades in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which deploy in a way that would be deadly for the Crusaders' enemies!
Check out this list of amazing details from our favorite action-adventure movies, and don't forget to vote up your favorites.
In The Mummy (1999), Imhotep mistakes Evie as his lover, Anck-Su-Namun because he needs glasses. He took Mr. Burns's eyes, and Mr. Burns is basically blind without glasses. You can see Imhotep squinting at Evie and asking her questioningly if she's Anck-Su-Namun.
In the movie Hook (1991), the family is traveling on an airplane near the beginning and you hear the " Captain" come on the intercom. It is actually Dustin Hoffman's voice who plays Captain Hook.
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Aunt Nora Makes A Cameo In 'Jumanji: The Next Level'
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) had a cameo appearance from Bebe Neuwirth, who played Aunt Nora in the original 1995 movie. Neuwirth plays the stressed-out aunt of Judy and Peter, who intended on turning their mansion into a bed and breakfast. She’s now the owner of her own restaurant called Nora’s.
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Uncle Jack Sings "Maggie Mae" In 'Dead Men Tell No Tales'
In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Captain Jack Sparrow meets his Uncle Jack, played by Paul McCartney. Uncle Jack is singing Maggie Mae, a traditional Liverpool folk song from the early 1700’s that was famously recorded by the Beatles for their 1970 album Let It Be.
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Anck Su Namun's Sleeve Looks Like Her Old "Sleeve" In 'The Mummy Returns'
In The Mummy Returns (2001), reincarnated Anck Su Namun is wearing a shirt with sleeve details that look like the body paint she was wearing in The Mummy (1999) before Imhotep rubbed it off.
I’ve watched this movie so many times since I was a kid and can quote pretty much the entire movie. Well this time watching, there was something I had never noticed before. After Alan rolls the dice for the first time and he gets the message, he looks at Sarah and says, “until the dice read 5 or 8.... what’s that mean?” Both look confused and worried. As he is being sucked into the game Sarah is screaming and he is yelling. All the times before I thought he was just yelling and calling for Sarah. This time I noticed he actually yells, “Roll the dice!”
