Taylor Swift Hid a Bunch of Easter Eggs in the 'All Too Well' Short Film
Sebastian Wright
Updated on March 29, 2026
If the film's visuals don't illustrate the age difference enough, the 10-minute version of “All Too Well” off Red (Taylor's Version) includes additional lyrics like, “And I was never good at telling jokes, but the punch line goes, ‘I’ll get older, but your lovers stay my age,’” as well as, “You said if we had been closer in age, maybe it would have been fine.”
The red scarf
Okay, so the scarf is more of an Easter egg when referenced in her other works, but it is one of the biggest symbols in the Taylor Swift Cinematic Universe. It's also another piece of evidence used against Mr. Gyllenhaal. Here's the lyric: “I left my scarf there at your sister's house. And you've still got it in your drawer even now.”
Well, Gyllenhaal's famous sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, hasn't been able to evade questions about the scarf. Back in 2017 Andy Cohen asked about it on Watch What Happens Live. “I never understood why everybody asked me about this scarf. What is this?” she said. “I am in the dark about this scarf. It's totally possible [it's at my house]. I don't know. I have been asked this before, and I am like, ‘What are you talking about?’”
The car
Taylor Swift has already confirmed the fan theory that the car featured in All Too Well is a 1989 model. This is leading many Swifties to believe the album 1989 is the next to be rerecorded.
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Another fan, however, has gone even deeper and suggested that the shot of the car is also a Gyllenhaal reference, based on a screenshot from the trailer of Love and Other Drugs. Gyllenhaal starred in that 2010 film alongside Anne Hathaway, who some believe to be the “actress” referenced in the 10-minute version of “All Too Well.”