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| * In Wade's hideout there' | * In Wade's hideout there' | ||
| * There' | * There' | ||
| - | * There' | + | * There' |
| * Entering the Oasis, we first see Minecraft World | * Entering the Oasis, we first see Minecraft World | ||
| - | * Henry and Em's house from The Wizard of Oz in Hurricane World | + | * Henry and Em's house from The Wizard of Oz flying around |
| * 1989 Batman climbing on Everest | * 1989 Batman climbing on Everest | ||
| - | * Planet Ludis flashes by, a reference from the book which is otherwise completely absent from the movie | + | * Planet Ludis flashes by, a reference from the book which is otherwise |
| * DC's The Flash | * DC's The Flash | ||
| * Ray Harryhausen Cyclops from the 7th Voyage of Sinbad | * Ray Harryhausen Cyclops from the 7th Voyage of Sinbad | ||
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| * Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears | * Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears | ||
| * World of Warcraft female orc? | * World of Warcraft female orc? | ||
| - | * There' | + | * There' |
| - | * Doc Brown | + | * Doc Brown, back from the future outfit, Back to the Future |
| - | * 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 pin | + | * In the funeral scene, Halliday is wearing a Simon pin on his lapel |
| * Halliday' | * Halliday' | ||
| - | * Halliday' | + | * Halliday' |
| * Halliday sits up in his casket - 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 - this seems to mimic Dracula sitting up in his coffin in the old Beli Lugosi Dracula movies but I can't find a reference | ||
| - | ===At the Liberty Island Race=== | + | ===Liberty Island Race=== |
| * I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts playing | * I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts playing | ||
| - | * Mad Max' | + | * Mad Max' |
| - | * Batman 60s TV series | + | * Batman 60s TV series |
| - | * Speed Racer' | + | * Daito is driving |
| - | * Ryu from Street Fighter? | + | * Ryu from Street Fighter |
| - | * Car from Christine? | + | * Red 1958 Plymouth Fury from Christine |
| * 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 | ||
| * Parzival' | * Parzival' | ||
| - | * Art3mis' | + | * Art3mis' |
| - | * Movie note: the race is a race to Central Park | + | * Movie note: the race is a race to a modified Bethesda Terrace and Angel of the Waters statue and fountain at the northern end of Central Park |
| * Is the Formula One race car a reference? | * Is the Formula One race car a reference? | ||
| * The A-Team' | * The A-Team' | ||
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| * King 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 | * King 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 | ||
| * The Silvercup Studios sign - references are too many to list here | * The Silvercup Studios sign - references are too many to list here | ||
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| + | ===Aech' | ||
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| + | * Iron Giant from the movie of the same name | ||
| + | * The Galactica from Battlestar Galactica | ||
| + | * Sulaco from Aliens | ||
| + | * Valley Forge from Silent Running | ||
| + | * The TARDIS | ||
| + | * Parzival mentions a Harkonnen dropship that can fold space (?) from Dune | ||
| + | * Eagle-5, Lone Starr' | ||
| + | * The EVA pod from 2001: A Space Odyssey | ||
| + | * A Viper fighter from Battlestar Galactica | ||
| + | * Goldeneye videogame | ||
| + | * Hot Pockets | ||
| + | * A quote from the Superman movie | ||
| + | * Art3mis calls Parzival " | ||
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| + | ===Halliday Journals=== | ||
| + | * Faith by George Michael playing | ||
| + | * Galaga? | ||
| + | * Halliday wearing a Space Invaders t-shirt | ||
| + | * Parzival wearing what looks like a Han Solo gun belt with a ThunderCats logo on the buckle | ||
| + | * Parzival wears black Canvas Hightops sneakers | ||
| + | * I can't find a reference for the sword on the back of his denim vest - possibly just a reference to his namesake knight? | ||
| + | * Halliday says "Bill and Ted did it" referring to the main characters from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | ||
| + | * Wade is wearing a t-shirt with a map of Camelot printed on it, another reference to his avatar' | ||
| ===After the First Key=== | ===After the First Key=== | ||
| - | * 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. | + | |
| + | * Street Fighter with a Ryu avatar example | ||
| + | * Overwatch booth | ||
| + | * HALO booth | ||
| + | * Borderlands booth | ||
| + | * Dungeons & Dragons booth | ||
| + | * The Holy Hand Grenade from Monty Python and the Holy Grail | ||
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| + | ===Meeting with I-R0k=== | ||
| + | * Movie note: Sorrento' | ||
| + | * Crashed Martian ship from War of the Worlds, 1953 | ||
| + | * Perseus' | ||
| + | * I-R0k says "I knew him well, Sorrento" | ||
| + | * The box holding the Orb of Osuvox is the box Gizmo came in from Gremlins | ||
| + | * The Orb of Osuvox is a icosahedron similar to a 20-sided dice in role playing games | ||
| + | * I-R0k refers to the old Tootsie Pop commercial with the owl | ||
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| + | ===Wade' | ||
| + | * Numerous articles from newspapers and magazines | ||
| + | * Nintendo Light Gun on the wall | ||
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| + | ===Back to the Halliday Journals=== | ||
| + | * One Way or Another by Blondie playing | ||
| + | * Batman Arkham Knight | ||
| + | * Beetlejuice from the movie of the same name | ||
| + | * The Smiley Face guy that was killed on Planet Doom is back | ||
| + | * Injustice Supergirl | ||
| + | * Robot from I,Robot? | ||
| * Goro from Mortal Combat | * Goro from Mortal Combat | ||
| + | * Laura Croft | ||
| + | * Batgirl | ||
| * Chestburster alien from Alien | * Chestburster alien from Alien | ||
| * Clark Kent, secret identity of Superman; it's a reference to the dubious premise that he takes of 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 of the Superman suit and puts on glasses and no one recognizes him | ||
| + | * Appears to be Billy Idol's album Don't Stop from 1981 next to Halliday' | ||
| + | * All computers appear to be from Dell | ||
| - | ===Sorrento and Ir0k=== | + | ===Aech's workshop=== |
| - | * Perseus' | + | * Cocktails & Dreams neon sign from the bar in Cocktails |
| + | * "Save Ferris" | ||
| + | * Emulator II sampling syth from E-mu Systems, popular in the 80s | ||
| + | * Poster | ||
| + | * Parzival is first wearing what kind of looks like Prince' | ||
| + | * Poster of Wil Wheaton on the wall on the other side of the mirror. | ||
| + | * Poster of Mad Max below Wil | ||
| + | * Poster of Big Trouble in Little China closer to the bar | ||
| + | * Parzival switches to Michael Jackson' | ||
| + | * Space Invaders stickers on the post | ||
| + | * The red/pink hoverboard Marty hangs on to from Back to the Future II and III | ||
| + | * The " | ||
| + | * Parzival switches to a Duran Duran outfit from their Rio photoshoot | ||
| + | * Parizival settles on the suit Buckaroo Banzai wears in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | ||
| + | * Poster of The Fly on the wall | ||
| + | * 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 | ||
| ===Distracted Globe=== | ===Distracted Globe=== | ||
| - | * Wade is wearing the suit Buckaroo Banzai wears in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | + | * Blue Monday by New Order playing |
| - | * Staying Alive from movie of same name playing | + | * Lambda Class T-4a Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back and others |
| + | * UD-4 Cheyenne Dropship from Aliens | ||
| + | * The bartender | ||
| + | * Harley Quinn Arkhamverse version | ||
| + | * Stayin' | ||
| + | * Music and dancing a reference to Staying Alive from 1983 | ||
| + | * Tracer from Overwatch again | ||
| + | * Blastoise? Pokemon | ||
| + | * Joker and Harley Quinn | ||
| * Ate3mis' | * Ate3mis' | ||
| + | * When Parzival throws the Zemeckis Cube, a riff from Back to the Future plays | ||
| ===Interview with Nolan Sorrento=== | ===Interview with Nolan Sorrento=== | ||
| - | Many of these references are explained in the scene | + | * Possible reference to MadBalls by Chromy |
| + | * Defender was a video arcade game from Williams Electronics, | ||
| + | * The Millennium Falcon from ... does this one really need to be explained? | ||
| + | * 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 | ||
| + | * Ridgemont refers to Fast Times at Ridgemont High directed by Amy Heckerling, 1982 | ||
| + | * Faber is the college from National Lampoon' | ||
| + | * Shermer High School is the high school in Ferris Bueller' | ||
| * TAB soda produced by Coke Company but not widely available anymore | * TAB soda produced by Coke Company but not widely available anymore | ||
| - | * Robotron video game | + | * Robotron:2084 was a video arcade |
| + | * Duran Duran the band from the 80s | ||
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| + | ===Back to the Journal and the Shining=== | ||
| + | * The Fly | ||
| + | * Say Anything | ||
| + | * The Shining | ||
| + | * The next scenes are all in a recreation of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining | ||
| + | * When they enter, the eerie organ music from the theme is playing | ||
| + | * Movie note: the picture on the wall have Halliday and Karen in it instead of Jack Torrance as seen at the end of the movie | ||
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| + | ===On the Run=== | ||
| + | * The patches on Helen' | ||
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| + | ===End scenes=== | ||
| + | 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 | ||
| + | * The spell to activate the orb is from Excalibur, 1981 | ||
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