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| ====== Ready Player One Movie Easter Eggs ====== | ====== Ready Player One Movie Easter Eggs ====== | ||
| - | I've seen a few articles that have a list of "all the Easter Eggs" but none of them are even close. | + | I've seen a few articles that have a list of "all the Easter Eggs" but none of them are even close. |
| - | ===Opening Scene (lots of references to fill in here)=== | + | ===Opening Scene (still lots of references to fill in here)=== |
| - | * Song: Jump by Van Halen from 1984, 1984 | + | * Song: Jump by Van Halen from 1984, 1984, Warner Bros. |
| - | * In Wade's hideout | + | * Mrs. Gilmore is wearing a tshirt showing one of the many variations of the album cover for Synchronicity by the Police, 1983 |
| - | * There' | + | * As Wade picks up his neck apparatus from the wall, there' |
| + | * The neck apparatus was hanging on a Competition Pro 5000 joystick. These had 9-pin connectors and were compatible with the Atari 2600 and other hardware. | ||
| + | * Wade takes off his glasses and puts them on a Masters of the Universe lunchbox next to a packet of PopRocks candy. | ||
| * There' | * There' | ||
| - | * Entering the Oasis, we first see Minecraft World after the long shot of a bunch of worlds | + | |
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| * Uncle Henry and Auntie Em's house from The Wizard of Oz, 1939, directed by Victor Flemming, is flying around in Hurricane Hang Gliding | * Uncle Henry and Auntie Em's house from The Wizard of Oz, 1939, directed by Victor Flemming, is flying around in Hurricane Hang Gliding | ||
| * Batman, from the 1989 movie of the same name, directed by Tim Burton, seen climbing on Mount Everest | * Batman, from the 1989 movie of the same name, directed by Tim Burton, seen climbing on Mount Everest | ||
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| * World of Warcraft orc? | * World of Warcraft orc? | ||
| * Sonic the Hedgehog from the Sega video games is lining up for the gate | * Sonic the Hedgehog from the Sega video games is lining up for the gate | ||
| + | * Catwoman from Batman Returns, 1992, directed by Tim Burton | ||
| * Tracer from Overwatch video game from Blizzard | * Tracer from Overwatch video game from Blizzard | ||
| * Grandma from Looney Tunes? | * Grandma from Looney Tunes? | ||
| * Possibly Nightwing from DC Comics | * Possibly Nightwing from DC Comics | ||
| * Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, and Keroppi running along behind and to the left of Parzival | * Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, and Keroppi running along behind and to the left of Parzival | ||
| - | * Parzival' | + | |
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| * Attikus from the video game Battleborn walking away from the camera POV | * Attikus from the video game Battleborn walking away from the camera POV | ||
| * Protoss zealot on the left, all gold, Starcraft video game from Blizzard, walking with what looks like an IOI agent | * Protoss zealot on the left, all gold, Starcraft video game from Blizzard, walking with what looks like an IOI agent | ||
| * There' | * There' | ||
| - | * First zooming in on Planet Doom, there is a huge clash of two armies with giant scorpions coming from the left (Clash of the Titans? | + | |
| - | * Aech's gun seems to be an MA5B Assault Rifle from HALO, the video game | + | |
| - | * Freddy Kruger, from the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, | + | * Aech's gun is an MA5B Assault Rifle from HALO, the video game |
| - | * Second | + | * Freddy Kruger, from the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, |
| - | * Third kill by Aech almost looks like Man-Bat, DC Comics | + | * Third kill by Aech is ??? |
| - | * Duke Nukem from the video game franchise | + | * Fourth |
| + | * Duke Nukem from the video game franchise | ||
| * Some kind of Emoji-faced guy (the face keeps changing) | * Some kind of Emoji-faced guy (the face keeps changing) | ||
| - | * Zergling, Starcraft | + | * Zergling |
| * Aech grabs an EM-1 Rail Gun from Eraser, 1996, directed by Chuck Russell | * Aech grabs an EM-1 Rail Gun from Eraser, 1996, directed by Chuck Russell | ||
| - | * Scorpion?, Mortal Kombat from Midway Games, killed by Daito | + | * Scorpion |
| * Skeletons climbing the hill reminiscent of Harryhousen movies or Army of Darkness | * Skeletons climbing the hill reminiscent of Harryhousen movies or Army of Darkness | ||
| * Blob?, from Marvel Comics | * Blob?, from Marvel Comics | ||
| * Hydralisk, Starcraft | * Hydralisk, Starcraft | ||
| * Vegeta?, Dragon Ball Z anime | * Vegeta?, Dragon Ball Z anime | ||
| - | * Stars and Stripes Raynor from Starcraft Heroes of the Storm video game | + | * Stars and Stripes |
| - | * The robot Raynor shoots (the mom in the bathrobe' | + | * I've seen it suggested that the robot Raynor shoots (the mom in the bathrobe' |
| - | * Posters on the wall behind the girl: Donkey Kong Jr, Bangles album All Over the Place, | + | * Posters on the wall behind the girl: Donkey Kong Jr, Bangles album All Over the Place, |
| * A blue Carebear (can't see which) | * A blue Carebear (can't see which) | ||
| * Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th movies | * Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th movies | ||
| - | * Song: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears from Songs from the Big Chair, 1985 | + | * Song: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears from Songs from the Big Chair, 1985, Mercury Records |
| * Donatello and Leonardo on the left, looks like the 2014 and 2016 movie versions of TMNT | * Donatello and Leonardo on the left, looks like the 2014 and 2016 movie versions of TMNT | ||
| * World of Warcraft female orc? | * World of Warcraft female orc? | ||
| * Behind the orc, there' | * Behind the orc, there' | ||
| - | * Doc Brown, back from the future outfit, Back to the Future, 1985 | + | * Doc Brown, back from the future outfit, Back to the Future, 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis |
| + | * A soundbite of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J. S. Bach plays at the start of the funeral scene | ||
| * Movie note: 1972 is the mint date on the quarter in focus on Halliday' | * Movie note: 1972 is the mint date on the quarter in focus on Halliday' | ||
| - | * In the funeral scene, Halliday is wearing a Simon electronic game pin on his lapel | + | * James Halliday' |
| - | * Halliday' | + | * Halliday' |
| - | * Halliday' | + | * Halliday is wearing a pin on his lapel of the classic Simon electronic game, 1978, from Milton Bradley |
| * Halliday sits up in his casket to a creepy music bite - this seems to mimic Dracula sitting up in his coffin in the old Beli Lugosi Dracula movies but I can't find a reference | * Halliday sits up in his casket to a creepy music bite - this seems to mimic Dracula sitting up in his coffin in the old Beli Lugosi Dracula movies but I can't find a reference | ||
| ===Liberty Island Race=== | ===Liberty Island Race=== | ||
| - | * Song: I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from Up Your Alley, 1988 | + | * Song: I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from Up Your Alley, 1988, Blackheart Records |
| + | * It almost looks like Boba Fett from The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 (and many other installments of the Star Wars franchise), walking by Parzival on the concourse | ||
| + | * Behind Boba Fett and his companion is a horse-headed figure wearing what appears to be monk clothes but I'm not able to find a reference to who it is. Likewise, I can't see enough of his companion to tell who she is. | ||
| + | * Book note: The Scoreboard is a huge, arena style scoreboard here. In the book, it is the webpage on James Halliday' | ||
| * Max Rockatansky' | * Max Rockatansky' | ||
| * Batman 60s TV series customized Ford Lincoln Futura convertible from the 1960s Batman TV show | * Batman 60s TV series customized Ford Lincoln Futura convertible from the 1960s Batman TV show | ||
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| * Red 1958 Plymouth Fury from Christine, 1983, directed by John Carpenter adapted from the book written by Stephen King | * Red 1958 Plymouth Fury from Christine, 1983, directed by John Carpenter adapted from the book written by Stephen King | ||
| * Possibly Lara Croft from Tomb Raider video games talking to possibly Dizzy Wallin from the Gears of War video games | * Possibly Lara Croft from Tomb Raider video games talking to possibly Dizzy Wallin from the Gears of War video games | ||
| + | * There' | ||
| * In the Halliday scholars scene, there' | * In the Halliday scholars scene, there' | ||
| - | * In the same scene, the camera goes past the next table and behind it, on a large light box or monitor, is a blown up page from a comic. I get the impression it was Morituri but again, not enough detail to tell | + | * In the same scene, the camera goes past the next table and behind it, on a large light box or monitor, is a blown up page from a comic. I get the impression it is Strikeforce: |
| + | * On two fo the monitors, you can see the cereals Froot Loops and Cap'n Crunch | ||
| + | * On the wall monitor behind them is a schematic of Manhattan from Escape from New York, 1981, directed by John Carpenter | ||
| * Movie note: Nolan is such a dick, his tie has "NS IOI" on it, his name and his company | * Movie note: Nolan is such a dick, his tie has "NS IOI" on it, his name and his company | ||
| * Aech's truck is a modified Bigfoot 3 (the monster truck) from 1984 | * Aech's truck is a modified Bigfoot 3 (the monster truck) from 1984 | ||
| - | * There' | + | * The hairdo comment is a reference to There' |
| * Parzival' | * Parzival' | ||
| - | * Art3mis' | + | * Art3mis' |
| - | * We see another | + | * We see another |
| - | * I've seen suggestions that the Formula One race cars are from Pole Position video games but the color schemes are similar but not the same from what I've been able to find | + | |
| * Highway signs for FDR Drive and Central Park flash by | * Highway signs for FDR Drive and Central Park flash by | ||
| * The A-Team' | * The A-Team' | ||
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| * National Video Center, NY office of a video production company | * National Video Center, NY office of a video production company | ||
| * Movie marquee advertises the movie " | * Movie marquee advertises the movie " | ||
| - | * In Chinatown, we find the Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park | + | * In Chinatown, we find the Tyrannosaurus Rex chasing cars like in Jurassic Park, 1993, directed by Steven Spielberg based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton |
| * Kong is hanging onto the top of the Empire State Building, classic scene from many of the older King Kong movies, while being buzzed by planes | * Kong is hanging onto the top of the Empire State Building, classic scene from many of the older King Kong movies, while being buzzed by planes | ||
| * Delta City sign, a billboard advertisement for the futuristic city to replace Detroit in Robocop | * Delta City sign, a billboard advertisement for the futuristic city to replace Detroit in Robocop | ||
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| * Iron Giant from the movie of the same name, 1999, directed by Brad Bird | * Iron Giant from the movie of the same name, 1999, directed by Brad Bird | ||
| * A Cylon Raider hanging above the door from Battlestar Galactica 1978 TV show | * A Cylon Raider hanging above the door from Battlestar Galactica 1978 TV show | ||
| + | * The lunchbox full of miniaturized ships is Fraggle Rock the television series, 1983, by Jim Henson | ||
| * The Galactica from Battlestar Galactica 1978 TV show | * The Galactica from Battlestar Galactica 1978 TV show | ||
| * Viper Mark II fighter jet from Battlestar Galactica 1978 TV show | * Viper Mark II fighter jet from Battlestar Galactica 1978 TV show | ||
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| * Arrakis, desert planet. The eponymous Dune planet of the novel and movie of the same name | * Arrakis, desert planet. The eponymous Dune planet of the novel and movie of the same name | ||
| * Eagle-5, Lone Starr' | * Eagle-5, Lone Starr' | ||
| + | * The cargo loader used by Ripley at the end of Aliens, 1986, directed by James Cameron | ||
| * ED-209, Robocop, 1987, directed by Paul Verhoeven | * ED-209, Robocop, 1987, directed by Paul Verhoeven | ||
| * The EVA pod from 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick | * The EVA pod from 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick | ||
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| * Art3mis calls Parzival " | * Art3mis calls Parzival " | ||
| + | ===The Stacks=== | ||
| + | * Wade calls his aunt's boyfriend a " | ||
| + | * Wade's references about his name: Peter Parker is the secret identity of Spider-Man, Bruce Banner is the alter-ego of The Hulk both from Marvel Comics | ||
| + | * More stickers on Wade's goggles: Joust, Midway, Batman | ||
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| ===Halliday Journals=== | ===Halliday Journals=== | ||
| - | * Song: Faith by George Michael from the album of the same name, 1987 | + | * Song: Faith by George Michael from the album of the same name, 1987, Columbia Records and Epic Records |
| - | * The second memory has a variety of items on the floor: a Batman action figure; Simon, the electronic game; Connect Four board game; an Atari 2600; a Marvin the Martian figure; a Merlin electronic game; various 2600 game cartrigdges | + | * Arcade games behind The Curator, left to right: Pole Position, 1982, Atari; Asteroids, 1979, Atari; Millipede, 1982, Atari; Pong, 1972, Atari; Missile Command, 1980, Atari; ?? |
| + | * The second memory has a variety of items on the floor: a Batman action figure; Simon, the electronic game; Connect Four board game; an Atari 2600; a Marvin the Martian figure; a Merlin electronic game; various 2600 game cartrigdges, comic books, some kind of action figure set, possibly the Rush album 2112, 1976, Mercury Records | ||
| * Galaga poster on the wall of the cafeteria | * Galaga poster on the wall of the cafeteria | ||
| * Halliday wearing a Space Invaders t-shirt | * Halliday wearing a Space Invaders t-shirt | ||
| + | * Asteroids was an arcade cabinet game from Atari in 1979 | ||
| * Parzival wears black Canvas Hightops sneakers | * Parzival wears black Canvas Hightops sneakers | ||
| - | * I can't find a reference for the sword on the back of Parzival' | + | * The sword on the back of Parzival' |
| * Halliday says "Bill and Ted did it" referring to the main characters' | * Halliday says "Bill and Ted did it" referring to the main characters' | ||
| * Wade is wearing a t-shirt with a map of Camelot printed on it, another reference to his avatar' | * Wade is wearing a t-shirt with a map of Camelot printed on it, another reference to his avatar' | ||
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| * The Finish Line turns out to be a modified Bethesda Terrace with the Angel of the Waters statue and fountain located, in real life, at the northern end of Central Park | * The Finish Line turns out to be a modified Bethesda Terrace with the Angel of the Waters statue and fountain located, in real life, at the northern end of Central Park | ||
| * Anorak calls Parzival " | * Anorak calls Parzival " | ||
| - | * Sho is driving a black Trans-Am from Smokey and the Bandit, 1977, directed by Hal Needham | + | * Sho is driving a black 1977 Pontiac |
| ===Board Meeting=== | ===Board Meeting=== | ||
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| ===Shopping After the Race=== | ===Shopping After the Race=== | ||
| - | * Song: Stand on It by Bruce Springsteen, | + | * Song: Stand on It by Bruce Springsteen, |
| * Street Fighter with a Ryu avatar example | * Street Fighter with a Ryu avatar example | ||
| * Overwatch booth | * Overwatch booth | ||
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| * Borderlands booth | * Borderlands booth | ||
| * Dungeons & Dragons booth | * Dungeons & Dragons booth | ||
| + | * Looney Tunes booth | ||
| * The Holy Hand Grenade from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones | * The Holy Hand Grenade from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975, directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones | ||
| * Zemeckis Cube: this one is a twofer: Robert Zemeckis wrote and directed Back to the Future and was involved in the story and directed the other two movies in that series. | * Zemeckis Cube: this one is a twofer: Robert Zemeckis wrote and directed Back to the Future and was involved in the story and directed the other two movies in that series. | ||
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| * Movie note: Sorrento' | * Movie note: Sorrento' | ||
| * As Sorrento' | * As Sorrento' | ||
| - | * Sorrento' | + | * Sorrento' |
| * Perseus' | * Perseus' | ||
| + | * Bullwhip? | ||
| * I-R0k says "I knew him well, Sorrento" | * I-R0k says "I knew him well, Sorrento" | ||
| * The box holding the Orb of Osuvox is the box Gizmo came in from Gremlins, 1984, directed by Joe Dante | * The box holding the Orb of Osuvox is the box Gizmo came in from Gremlins, 1984, directed by Joe Dante | ||
| - | * The Orb of Osuvox is a icosahedron similar to a 20-sided dice popular in role playing games | + | * The Orb of Osuvox is a icosahedron similar to a 20-sided dice popular in many role playing games |
| - | * I-R0k refers to the old Tootsie Pop commercial with the owl | + | * I-R0k refers to the old Tootsie Pop television |
| ===Wade' | ===Wade' | ||
| * Numerous articles from real newspapers and magazines | * Numerous articles from real newspapers and magazines | ||
| - | * A taped piece of paper amoung | + | * A taped piece of paper among the articles of the layout of sectors of the OASIS with some notes |
| * Nintendo Light Gun on the wall | * Nintendo Light Gun on the wall | ||
| * Next to Karen Underwood' | * Next to Karen Underwood' | ||
| ===Back to the Halliday Journals=== | ===Back to the Halliday Journals=== | ||
| - | * Song: One Way or Another by Blondie from Parallel Lines, 1978 | + | * Song: One Way or Another by Blondie from Parallel Lines, 1978, Chrysalis Records |
| * Batman from Batman: Arkham Knight PC game from Rocksteady Studios, 2015 | * Batman from Batman: Arkham Knight PC game from Rocksteady Studios, 2015 | ||
| * Beetlejuice from the movie of the same name, 1988, directed by Tim Burton | * Beetlejuice from the movie of the same name, 1988, directed by Tim Burton | ||
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| * Chestburster alien from Alien, 1979, directed by Ridley Scott | * Chestburster alien from Alien, 1979, directed by Ridley Scott | ||
| * Clark Kent, secret identity of Superman; it's a reference to the dubious premise that he takes off the Superman suit and puts on glasses and no one recognizes him | * Clark Kent, secret identity of Superman; it's a reference to the dubious premise that he takes off the Superman suit and puts on glasses and no one recognizes him | ||
| - | * Miko from Battleborn video games | + | * Miko from the video game Battleborn |
| + | * Ambra from the video game Battleborn | ||
| * Appears to be Billy Idol's album Don't Stop from 1981 next to Halliday' | * Appears to be Billy Idol's album Don't Stop from 1981 next to Halliday' | ||
| * All computers appear to be from Dell | * All computers appear to be from Dell | ||
| * Movie note: they talk about Karen/Kira like they just met her but in the book, she was a really close friend of theirs since high school | * Movie note: they talk about Karen/Kira like they just met her but in the book, she was a really close friend of theirs since high school | ||
| + | * Not mentioned in the movie but Karen Underwood went by " | ||
| * " | * " | ||
| - | * Movie note: make note of the quarter, it pops up again, but this method of obtaining it is different than how Parzeval | + | * Book note: make note of the quarter, it pops up again, but this method of obtaining it is different than how Parzival |
| - | * Movie note: The Distracted Globe, in the book, hosts The Great and Powerful Og's birthday bash | + | * Book note: The Distracted Globe, in the book, hosts The Great and Powerful Og's birthday bash |
| ===Aech' | ===Aech' | ||
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| * "Save Ferris" | * "Save Ferris" | ||
| * Some kind of racing track near the stairs - the orange color of the track makes me think it's Hot Wheels | * Some kind of racing track near the stairs - the orange color of the track makes me think it's Hot Wheels | ||
| - | * There' | + | * There' |
| + | * Kermit the Frog sitting on a shelf from various Jim Henson projects | ||
| * Lava Lamp on the shelf holding the stereo equipment | * Lava Lamp on the shelf holding the stereo equipment | ||
| * The blue lit, padded bar seems to be familiar | * The blue lit, padded bar seems to be familiar | ||
| * Stack of magazines on the floor but it doesn' | * Stack of magazines on the floor but it doesn' | ||
| * Emulator II sampling syth from E-mu Systems, popular in the 1980s | * Emulator II sampling syth from E-mu Systems, popular in the 1980s | ||
| - | * Poster of Beastmaster on the wall next to the mirror | + | * Poster of Beastmaster on the wall to the left of the mirror |
| * Parzival is first wearing what kind of looks like Prince' | * Parzival is first wearing what kind of looks like Prince' | ||
| - | * Poster of Wil Wheaton that looks just like the Mayor Goldie Wilson poster - maybe a campaign poster for his position on the Oasis Player Board (need to look up reference) | + | * Poster of Wil Wheaton that looks just like the Mayor Goldie Wilson poster - maybe a campaign poster for his position on the Oasis Player Board - on the right of the mirror |
| - | * Poster of Mad Max below Wil | + | * Poster |
| + | * Poster | ||
| + | * Poster | ||
| + | * Next to Wil's poster, WarGames, 1983, directed by John Badham | ||
| * Poster of Big Trouble in Little China closer to the bar | * Poster of Big Trouble in Little China closer to the bar | ||
| + | * Above that, a picture of Tom Selleck | ||
| + | * A box of Cap'n Crunch cereal is sitting on the bar | ||
| + | * Also on the bar is a Cookie Monster figure from the TV show Seasame Street | ||
| * Parzival switches to Michael Jackson' | * Parzival switches to Michael Jackson' | ||
| * Space Invaders stickers on the post | * Space Invaders stickers on the post | ||
| + | * Almost hidden by the post, next to the couch is the golden statue from the temple at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark | ||
| * Red/pink Mattel hoverboard from Back to the Future II and III | * Red/pink Mattel hoverboard from Back to the Future II and III | ||
| - | * " | ||
| * Parzival switches to the outfit Duran Duran' | * Parzival switches to the outfit Duran Duran' | ||
| * Parzival settles on the suit Buckaroo Banzai wears in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, 1984, directed by W.D. Richter | * Parzival settles on the suit Buckaroo Banzai wears in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, 1984, directed by W.D. Richter | ||
| * Poster on the wall of The Fly, 1986, directed by David Cronenberg | * Poster on the wall of The Fly, 1986, directed by David Cronenberg | ||
| + | * Poster of Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981, directed by Steven Spielberg | ||
| * Movie note: the stairs seem to be an homage to the entrance to Aech's Lair from the book since we've already seen the main entrance is on the ground floor | * Movie note: the stairs seem to be an homage to the entrance to Aech's Lair from the book since we've already seen the main entrance is on the ground floor | ||
| + | * Hanging from the ceiling is another model of the Thunderfighter from Buck Rodgers | ||
| ===Distracted Globe=== | ===Distracted Globe=== | ||
| - | * Song: Blue Monday by New Order | + | * Song: Blue Monday by New Order, single, Factory Records |
| + | * Book note: the Distracted Globe is owned by Ogden Morrow in the book and the book equivalent of this scene is actually Og's birthday party | ||
| * Lambda Class T-4a Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back and others | * Lambda Class T-4a Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back and others | ||
| * UD-4 Cheyenne Dropship from Aliens | * UD-4 Cheyenne Dropship from Aliens | ||
| * The Serenity space ship from the Firefly TV show and movie | * The Serenity space ship from the Firefly TV show and movie | ||
| + | * X-Wing fighter from Star Wars | ||
| + | * Couple of Viper fighter jets from Battlestar Galactica | ||
| + | * Deathstroke from DC comics | ||
| * The bartender is wearing a Devo hat | * The bartender is wearing a Devo hat | ||
| * Harley Quinn Arkhamverse version | * Harley Quinn Arkhamverse version | ||
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| * Joker and Harley Quinn | * Joker and Harley Quinn | ||
| * Ate3mis' | * Ate3mis' | ||
| + | * The first gun Parzival loses looks like a standard Colonial blaster from Battlestar Galactica | ||
| + | * One of his second set of guns appears to be the Auto-9, Robocop' | ||
| + | * The other gun is a Lazer Tag gun from the game by Worlds of Wonder, 1986 | ||
| + | * After Art3mis loses her rifle, she pulls out two guns, one is the Seburo Compact-eXploder pistol from the Appleseed manga series | ||
| + | * Her other pistol looks like a Lawgiver Mk II from the movie Judge Dredd, 1995, directed by Danny Cannon | ||
| * When Parzival throws the Zemeckis Cube, a riff from Back to the Future plays | * When Parzival throws the Zemeckis Cube, a riff from Back to the Future plays | ||
| ===Interview with Nolan Sorrento=== | ===Interview with Nolan Sorrento=== | ||
| - | * Possible reference to MadBalls toys by Chromy | + | * Grafitti of Repvile from the Madballs toy line by Chromy |
| * Defender was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, | * Defender was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, | ||
| * The Millennium Falcon from ... does this one really need to be explained? | * The Millennium Falcon from ... does this one really need to be explained? | ||
| * John Hughes directed many of the 80s teen adventure movies | * John Hughes directed many of the 80s teen adventure movies | ||
| * A reference to the schools on Ludis, again, a major plot in the books, barely in the movie | * A reference to the schools on Ludis, again, a major plot in the books, barely in the movie | ||
| - | * Ridgemont refers to Fast Times at Ridgemont High directed by Amy Heckerling, 1982 | + | * Ridgemont refers to the high school in Fast Times at Ridgemont High directed by Amy Heckerling, 1982 |
| * Faber is the college from National Lampoon' | * Faber is the college from National Lampoon' | ||
| + | * There' | ||
| * Shermer High School is the high school in Ferris Bueller' | * Shermer High School is the high school in Ferris Bueller' | ||
| * TAB soda, the first diet soda produced by the Coca-Cola Company in 1963 and discontinued in 2020 | * TAB soda, the first diet soda produced by the Coca-Cola Company in 1963 and discontinued in 2020 | ||
| * Robotron: | * Robotron: | ||
| - | * Duran Duran the band from the 80s | + | * Duran Duran the pop band from the 80s |
| + | * Grafitti of MadBalls toys by Chromy | ||
| ===Back to the Journal and the Shining=== | ===Back to the Journal and the Shining=== | ||
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| * Movie box: Say Anything, 1989, written and directed by Cameron Crowe | * Movie box: Say Anything, 1989, written and directed by Cameron Crowe | ||
| * Movie box: The Shining, 1980, directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted from a Stephen King novel of the same name | * Movie box: The Shining, 1980, directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted from a Stephen King novel of the same name | ||
| - | * Movie box: Firestarter, | + | * Movie box: Firestarter, |
| - | * The next scenes happen in a recreation of the Overlook Hotel scenes from The Shining | + | * The name of the movie theater they enter is called The Overlook which is a reference to the hotel in The Shining |
| - | * When they enter, | + | * The music playing is Dies Irae, a Gregorian chant, played slowly in The Shining to create a creepy atmosphere |
| - | * Movie note: the group picture on the wall in the hall have Halliday and Karen in it instead of Jack Torrance as seen at the end of the movie | + | * Marquee posters on the front of the theater, from left to right: WarGames; ??; The Shining; The Shining; Revenge of the Jedi poster made before the name changed to Return of the Jedi, 1983, directed by Richard Marquand; ?? |
| + | * The next scenes happen in a recreation of the Overlook Hotel scenes from The Shining | ||
| + | * Movie note: the group picture on the wall in the hall have Halliday and Karen in it instead of Jack Torrance as seen at the end of the movie The Shining | ||
| ===On the Run=== | ===On the Run=== | ||
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| ===End scenes=== | ===End scenes=== | ||
| Strap in, this one will be long... | Strap in, this one will be long... | ||
| - | * Atari 2600 from Atari, released in 1977, probably one of the most popular home video game consoles in the 80s | + | * Atari 2600 from Atari, released in 1977, probably one of the most popular home video game consoles in the 80s, along with a host of cartridges including Adventure |
| - | * The spell to activate the orb is from Excalibur, 1981 | + | * The phrase |
| * The creature face on the back of Aech's van is from the D&D module The Tomb of Horrors. | * The creature face on the back of Aech's van is from the D&D module The Tomb of Horrors. | ||
| + | * The device Parzival uses to broadcast to the OASIS is a Magic 8 Ball released in 1950 by Mattel | ||
| + | * Chucky first seen in Child' | ||
| + | * Shoto throws a glaive from the movie Krull, 1983, directed by Peter Yates | ||
| + | * As The Iron Giant melts into the lava, it gives a thumbs up similar to the way the T-800 did at the end of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991, directed by James Cameron | ||
| TO BE CONTINUED ... | TO BE CONTINUED ... | ||
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