Five Nights at Freddy's/Trivia

Easter eggs, references, etc. in ***Five Nights at Freddy's***.

## References to Original Series

* In the opening credits, William Afton is seen in the process of putting on the Spring Bonnie suit. He appears purple while putting it on, referencing his appearance in the video games and his alias "Purple Guy."
* The 5 missing children possessing the animatronics appear as well, wearing the features of these animatronics. A blonde-haired boy does not wear any attributes however.
* A "Showtime" button, prompting the animatronic band's performance, is also seen by in *Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted*.
* On the animatronic band's stage, the clouds and stage lights perfectly replicate those visible in the video game series. The interior of the pizzeria, with its black and white tiles on its walls, does as well.
* A wall is covered in multiple drawings from children, as seen in *Five Nights at Freddy's*.
* The "Celebrate!" poster is seen in Mike Schmidt's office.
* On one of the security camera's camera feeds, Bonnie, Freddy and Chica are visible, standing the way they do on Camera 1A in *Five Nights at Freddy's*.
* The fan and the red-and-white cup from *Five Nights at Freddy's* return here.
* While not all to reminiscent of other jumpscare sounds, a sound similar to them is heard in the film.
* The Toreador Song plays during a training video, a song heard when Freddy confronts you during a power outage in *Five Nights at Freddy's*.
* The sentence "It's me" can be seen in the office mirror after Mike's first encounter with the Missing Children. "It's me" is Golden Freddy's "catchphrase", which debuted in *Five Nights at Freddy's*.
* In Abby Schmidt's kindergarten, various "spelling words" are written in chalkboard. While some reference the animatronic cast seen in the film, the word Puppet is also written, alluding to the Puppet from *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*. Additionally, Charlotte Emily, the possessor of the Puppet, was William Afton's first victim.
* *Sparky's Diner* might reference one of the most popular *Five Nights at Freddy's* series hoaxes "Sparky the Dog", an animatronic supposedly hiding in the Backstage of *Five Nights at Freddy's*. A discarded dog animatronic actually appears in the film as well, beside what appears to be Shadow Freddy from *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*. Hank is stuffed into the animatronic while Max is stuffed inside Shadow Freddy.
* On the training video's VHS tape label, the word "Fritz" is written in small next to Mike's. Considering the correlation, this is a possible reference to Fritz Smith, the playable security guard of *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*.
	+ While unlikely, the previous security guard (Ryan Reinike) who is killed in the opening scene of the film might be Fritz Smith then.
* Balloon Boy, from *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*, appears as a statuette, played as a running gag that scares some characters in the film. Most notably the taxi driver in the mid-credits scene.
* During the Infiltration of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place, three of the animatronics kill the infiltrators in their iconic spots from *Five Nights at Freddy's*. Bonnie does so in the cleaning supply closet. Chica does so in the kitchen. Foxy does so down the hallway. Freddy, however, chops Max in half through his mouth. This murder likely refers to the infamous Bite of '83 from *Five Nights at Freddy's 2*, where the Crying Child was bitten in the head by Fredbear in Fredbear's Diner.
* At the very end of the film's credits, a slow distorted voice reads the letters in the sentence "Come find me." A reference to the *Five Nights at Freddy's 2* minigame SAVETHEM, which spells out the letters in the aforementioned title with the same voice and pace. With what's provided in the film, the sentence likely implies the search for William Afton after he's met his fate. However, the voice plays after "My Grandfather's Clock" plays, referencing the Puppet from the same game.
* Freddy attacks Mike Schmidt with torture weapons behind his mask. His face can be opened like the Funtime animatronics from *Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location*.
* William Afton repeats his catchphrase "I always come back" in the film as his final line. A variation from the words "He will come back. He always does" from the *Five Nights at Freddy's 3* trailer, Afton states this sentence first specifically in *Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator*.
* Abby Schmidt hides from Foxy behind an arcade cabinet. A similar situation plays out in *Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes*, the target being Charlotte Emily instead.
* Instead of being cornered by the Missing Children's souls specifically in a storage room, wounding himself with the springlocks there, Afton is instead dragged to it, like in *Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes*.
* A ball pit surrounded by ropes also appears in *Fazbear Frights: Into the Pit*.
* The doll springlock suit that Abby Schmidt was almost stuffed into resembles Ella as she appears in *Fazbear Frights*.

## Production Trivia

* A two-minute trailer for the film was leaked online in early May 2023. Scott Cawthon made a statement concerning this event on Reddit. This same trailer seems to be the one released on June 27, 2023.
* Before being handed over to Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures was developing the film as of 2015.
* Jim Henson's Creature Shop, founded by *The Muppets* creator Jim Henson, worked on real life animatronics for the film.
* Mark "Markiplier" Fischbasch was supposed to have a cameo role in the film, but didn't due to scheduling conflicts with his own film *Iron Lung*.
* An endoskeleton called "Tina" is hidden in several shots across the film. The production crew named the endoskeleton.

## Other

* The logo and the sign of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place are similar to that of Chuck E. Cheese's.
* YouTubers Lewis Dawkins, Ryan "8-BitRyan" and Cory Williams appear in cameo roles. Dawkins and Ryan are in a background image while Williams portrays a taxi driver.
* A video game titled *Freddy in Space 3: Chica in Space* was released as *FNAF: The Movie: The Game* on October 18, 2023. Advertised as a video game adaptation of the film, the game is actually the third installment of a series of parodies by Scott Cawthon featuring Freddy Fazbear as a space ranger.
* Steve Raglan has his keys on his desk, complete with a rabbit's foot. This teases his later reveal as William Afton, a.k.a. Spring Bonnie.

## References

1. ↑ Five Nights at Freddy's Creator Breaks Silence On Movie Trailer Leak
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Five Nights At Freddy's | Official Trailer
3. ↑ FAZBEAR NIGHTS
4. ↑ THINGS YOU MISSED IN THE FNAF MOVIE (SPOILERS)
5. ↑ Dawko on Twitter - June 27, 2023
6. ↑ 8-BitRyan on Twitter - June 27, 2023
7. ↑ FNAF: The Movie: The Game by Scott Cawthon - Game Jolt