10 Movies With Ridiculously Subtle Foreshadowing That Nobody Noticed
3. Cloverleaf Has Strong Connotations With Interstates - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The mystery behind the title of Who Framed Roger Rabbit is solved the moment Judge Doom walks on screen. Cloaked in black with overtly sinister mannerisms and surrounded by weasels, an animal second only to Hyenas as ideal scheming henchmen, even kids there just for the toon action will see where this is going.
But, aside from in a few specific countries, even the most on-it viewer wouldn't be able to really guess what the villain's plot actually is. Cloverleaf, the company who early on buy LAs' red tram, is a seemingly innocuous name, but to audiences in Sweden, Germany and, oddly given how little coverage this gets, America this is a real red flag to Doom's intersection plans.
For those not drivers in the above countries, a cloverleaf is a unnecessary complicated interchange that uses multiple levels and looks like a little like a four-leaf clover if you squint hard. So the interstate reveal that feels so sudden has very hidden roots through the film. What doesn't for some reason is Doom's identity as the toon who killed Eddie Valiants brother. Maybe the character was so unsubtle it was deemed the twist would be ruined with even the smallest hint.