13 Whodunnit Callouts And References in 'Knives Out'

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13 Whodunnit Callouts And References in 'Knives Out'

There’s a very specific song in this film that’s all about creeping around and getting killed by heroin. Here are 13 references and Easter eggs in the movie that made everyone go bonkers over Chris Evan’s sweater.

*Spoilers ahead, obviously.*

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Sleuth The film starts with detective Benoit Blanc having recently solved a case involving a tennis player. Johnson explained: At the beginning of Sleuth, the novel that he's dictating is Death by Double Faults, and he's describing how the killer paced along the lines of the tennis court and threw the body into the clay. Knives Out CRACKED.COM

Source: EW

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Joseph Gordon-Levitt's cameo Director Rian Johnson and Gordon-Levitt almost always work together, so Johnson snuck him in as the narrator of a true-crime story in Marta's apartment. Knives Out CRACKED.COM

Source: EW

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot While the entire movie is a homage to Christie's mystery novels, Benoit Blanc plays as a parody to Christie's fictional Belgian detective. Said Rian Johnson: Benoit Blanc has some of the elements of Poirot, in that he's a bit self-inflated, but there's a warmth to him which shines through with Daniel . Knives Out CRACKED.COM

Source: Bustle

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES The portrait Christopher Plummer's character Harlan Thrombey has a glorious portrait watching over the inside of the house, and it subtly changes by the end of the film. Knives Out CRACKED.COM

Source: EW

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