10 Sneaky Movie In-Jokes You Might Have Missed

6. Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels Perhaps this list should've showcased cinema's top ten defenestrations? Having being shot out of a window, private investigator Dylan Sanders (Drew Barrymore) rolls downhill and makes a rather ungainly crash landing in a garden. Her towel is still caught on the jagged glass, and so, naked, she quickly covers herself with a plastic flower decoration before seeking help from the residents. Inside the house, two boys are playing Final Fantasy while arguing over which of them has seen the most boobs (but of course). As Dylan stumbles to the sliding doors, we can see that above the TV hangs a poster for E.T. It's a nice touch but director McG then goes one better.On the DVD commentary, he claims that the house is the exact same one as the one used in E.T. It seems that Gertie has gone home, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EN0JaJN_fwU
 
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