Things I or you have noticed in the background??

Cereals: Gremlins and Freakies.

Flies buzzing around every time Hans makes an appearance.

The funny way Rumsfield carries the brownies on his fingertips and over his head, like a head waiter or something.

Hans doesn't seem to object to the dirt on the brownies; but he does give them a good sniff. I guess if he liked how the smelled he'd still eat them.

Uncle Reuben only seems to target Ray with his intense stares.

After Art falls into the backyard he tells the boys to toss the tools over. Which they do and they hit Art which makes the boys laugh histerically.

"Sure was damp today."

All the items in the Klopek's house, the boxes of things actually belong to the Knapp's but the neighbor's wouldn't know that because they were never in there when the Knapp's were alive.

When Werner Klopek starts up the basement stairs his shadow gets larger and larger with each step until he comes around the corner and it's itty bitty Henry Gibson.

OH, when Art is outside the basement window of the Klopek's digging around he finds a plastic comb in the dirt. He runs his fingernail along the teeth, shrugs and puts it in his pocket. Nothing is sacred or off limits to Art except going with his wife to see her mother/sister.

You can even hear the flies around Hans when they do the closeup at the table with the candle bonfire.



Oh, how about Art's body outline 'punched' into the roof of the shed he fell through?

In the same scene where Art eats the dog food, he gets up from his chair, takes the syrup bottle that he emptied and puts it back into the fridge.

When Ray has his dream. The devil worshipers in the background are chanting what Art said earlier. "I want to kill everyone, Satan is good, Satan is our pal."

John Hancock

When Ray picks up the chair during his "it's us, not them" speech, and throws it, you can hear the sound of glass breaking in the background, implying that he uncaringly threw the chair into the window of a car.

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The trash they dumped in the middle of the street is still there the next day. lol

Rumsfield peeling the wallpaper off and then trying to put it back.

Art finishing Ray's breakfast. Then he gets into the fridge and comes out with a slab of beef ribs and a whole pineapple. Who the hell has a pineapple in their fridge and why would Art want to try to eat it?

Art's bowling shirts, both of which have "Art" monogrammed over the pocket.

Rumsfield saying, "You keep a horse in your basement?!!"

The trumpet notes from "Patton" playing on the soundtrack every time Rumsfield enters a scene.


"Beethoven had his critics too, Keith. See if you can name three of 'em."

Rumsfeld's wife says: "Oh, won't it be nice to have a doctor in the neighborhood?" and the clock immediately goes " Cuckoo, Cuckoo!"

The way ray shuffle slides down the steps after emerging from the blown-up house.