"Be careful what you wish for."
Coraline - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
In the scene where the Other Mother makes an omelet for Coraline, the yolk she cracks into the bowl briefly forms the face of Jack Skellington.
This is a nod to director Henry Selick's previous and most famous stop-motion film, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993), for which Jack Skellington is the main character.
The Other Father wears orange slippers shaped like monkeys.
These are a reference to another Henry Selick film, "Monkeybone" (2001). The slippers are pieces of merchandise from that movie.
On the back of the Ranft Brothers' moving truck, graffiti reads "StopMo Rulz."
This is a fun, self-referential nod from the animators to their own craft of stop-motion animation, celebrating the painstaking art form used to create the film.
When Mel Jones hands Coraline money to give to the movers, the face on the dollar bill is that of director Henry Selick.
This is a classic 'director's cameo,' a subtle way for the filmmaker to insert himself into the movie he created.
The medal Mr. Bobinsky wears reads "4A3C" and "Participant in the Clean-Up Campaign."
This is a replica of a medal given to the liquidators of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. This detail provides a dark and subtle backstory for his blue skin and eccentric behavior, suggesting he was affected by radiation poisoning.