Easter Eggs

They're hidden extras found only on DVDs. Easter Eggs may be hard-to-find interview clips or quizzes not listed among the disc's special features. Find out how to access these hidden gems in the collection of films below. You'll have fun in the hunt ... and that's no yolk!
  • The MatrixAddThe Matrix

    There are two great Easter Eggs hidden on this sci-fi brain-bender. First, go to the "Special Features" menu. In the cast and crew biographies, the page on the writing-directing Wachowski brothers contains a small red pill; highlight it and press "Enter" to see "What Is the Concept?", a 12-minute montage of concept artwork and special-effects test footage. Also in the "Special Features" section, go to "The Dream World" menu and look for another red pill; pressing "Enter" now will show another mini-documentary, "What Is Bullet Time?", explaining the film's miraculous 360-degree slow-motion effects.

  • The Sixth SenseAddThe Sixth Sense

    Director M. Night Shyamalan's spooky ghost tale teems with surprises -- and the DVD has a nice hidden treat, too. In the Bonus Materials section, go to the second page and highlight the jewelry box on the screen; then press Enter. You'll see an excerpt from a horror movie Shyamalan shot at age 11!

  • GladiatorAddGladiator

    On the supplemental disc, go to the second page of special features. Select Trailers and TV Spots, and press your remote's left arrow key to highlight the amulet around Richard Harris' neck. Hit Enter to see a hilarious Chicken Run trailer that's a takeoff on Gladiator. For another egg, go to the Storyboards menu and choose Rhino Fight (a scene not in the film). When the first storyboard appears, press the up arrow to highlight the rhino in the center frame. Hit Enter to read the proposed scene's script.

  • Fight ClubAddFight Club

    On the Special Features disc of the darkly comedic Fight Club, go to the Advertising menu and press your remote's "down" arrow three times; a smiley face will appear. Press Enter to witness a gallery of bizarre Fight Club merchandise, along with some hilarious text commentary.

  • X-MenAddX-Men

    Talk about comic-book blockbusters! This DVD has a few hidden powers of its own. In the Art Gallery, highlight the dog tags on-screen to reveal early visual designs and special-effects tests for two grotesque mutants cut from the film's shooting script. In the Trailers and TV Spots menu, use your remote to highlight a rose in the screen's upper-left corner: You'll see a clip of an on-set joke that left the cast and crew in stitches.

  • MASHAddMASH

    Operate on the MASH movie disc and you'll discover an entertaining Easter Egg. From the main menu, select "Special Features" and then highlight the "THX Optimode" menu entry. Press the right-arrow key on to highlight the helicopter. Press "Enter" to play a foreign language trailer of the movie. Looking for more? Select the signs on the right side of the main menu screen to play audio clips from the movie.

  • Pink Floyd: The WallAddPink Floyd: The Wall

    The hidden feature takes some work to find (and is the subject of controversy among Easter Egg aficionados). You can access short sound clips from the original Pink Floyd album by selecting the buttons beside each menu item. But here's the rub: Some insist that the buttons can only be selected using a DVD-ROM and mouse pointer; others swear that pressing your remote's 9 key will do the trick. You decide.

  • WarGamesAddWarGames

    Press the left arrow key in the main menu and you'll highlight the tic-tac-toe screen in the lower left-hand corner. Press Enter to see a scene of supercomputer Joshua playing tic-tac-toe and ultimately shattering the screen.

  • A Fish Called WandaAddA Fish Called Wanda

    It'll be the catch of the day with the screen saver that's accessible via a standard DVD player instead of a DVD-ROM. Go to the main menu and select the treasure chest on the right-hand side. If you press Enter, you'll activate an aquarium screen saver. To clear your screen, press Enter again.

  • NetworkAddNetwork

    Satirist and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky would have heartily approved of the Easter Egg on this disc. Select Special Features from the main menu, then press your remote's right arrow until the TV set button is highlighted. Press Enter and you'll be taken to the hidden section; it tells you everything you'd want to know about Nielsen Media Research and the dreaded Nielsen ratings system used as a barometer of viewers' TV habits.
    Want to find out why Howard Beale was mad as hell? Select the "Special Features" entry from the main menu and then press the right-arrow key until the button on the TV set is highlighted. Hit "Enter" to access a hidden section on the workings of Nielsen Media Research, the company behind television's dreaded ratings system.

 
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