List of Pixar film references
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The following is a summary of all references to other Pixar films that the Pixar filmmakers incorporate into their movies:
History
Every Pixar film has included cameo appearances of characters or objects from Pixar's other movies or short films.
Since A Bug's Life, Pixar has created extra content for each of their films that is not part of the main story. For their early theatrical releases, this content was in the form of "movie outtakes" and appeared as part of the movie's credits. For each of their films since Monsters, Inc. (Finding Nemo excluded), this content was a short made exclusively for the DVD release of the film.[1]
Traditions
Dinoco
Dinoco is a fictional oil company that first appeared in Toy Story as a small gas station and later had more prominent visibility in Cars.[2]The company's logo is a dinosaur (a reference to Sinclair Oil, which uses a very similar dinosaur logo). In Cars, the company's signature color is a pale blue shade referred to as "Dinoco blue" that was originally created for Richard Petty's racecar à la Gulf Oil.[3] Dinoco is a sponsor of the Piston cup, and is the main sponsor of The King, a veteran racer on the verge of retirement. The company's lavish sponsorship is highly sought after by the main character Lightning McQueen and rival Chick Hicks. The Dinoco brand has also been featured in much Cars-related merchandise.[4]
Pizza Planet
Pizza Planet is a fictional pizza restaurant that appears in Toy Story.[2] In the film, it is a large, sci-fi-themed restaurant with arcade games. The company runs a fleet of overused Toyota Hilux pickup trucks, as seen in Toy Story 1 and 2 (though in Toy Story 2, the truck model is called a "Gyoza"). There is a Pizza Planet reference in every Pixar film to date.[5]
- In A Bug's Life, the truck appears in the scene where one insect warns another not to touch the motor home's bug zapper.
- In Monsters, Inc., when the redneck Mama is beating Randall with a shovel, it is on the far left side of the screen. This is the same motor home that appears in A Bug's Life. [6][7]
- In Finding Nemo, while Gill is explaining his plan to escape from the office, a yellow Pizza Planet truck drives by.[8]
- In The Incredibles, the truck is briefly seen on the road while the family is driving on the highway to fight the Omnidroid.[9]
- In Cars, there is a Pizza Planet truck at the stadium for the final race.[10]
- In Ratatouille, the truck is briefly seen crossing the bridge over the Seine when Skinner is chasing Remy.[11]
- In WALL-E, EVE scans the engine of a Pizza Planet truck for life forms shortly after her arrival on Earth, and shuts the bonnet afterwards.[9]
Pizza Planet restaurants at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Paris are named after the site in the film and are designed to resemble it.[12]
The Luxo Ball
The yellow ball with a blue stripe and a red star, which was first shown in the short Luxo Jr., has been shown in several Pixar feature films and shorts:
- In Andy's room in Toy Story and Toy Story 2. Also seen when the toys enter Al's Toy Barn in Toy Story 2.[citation needed]
- In Boo's room in Monsters, Inc..[citation needed]
- In the short, Jack-Jack Attack[citation needed]
- Falling out of Presto's sleeve in Presto[13].
Additionally, the ball's texture appeared on the floor of the circus ring in Red's Dream[citation needed].
A113
A113 is an Easter egg that has been inserted into several animated television shows and feature films as a homage to a classroom at CalArts, the alma mater of Pixar/Disney executive John Lasseter and director Brad Bird, among others. Bird was the first to use the A113 Easter egg, in a 1987 episode of the television series Amazing Stories. Though not unique to Pixar, A113 has appeared in every Pixar feature film to date:
- Toy Story - License plate number on Andy's mom's minivan[citation needed]
- A Bug's Life - Code on cereal box as Flik enters the bug city.[citation needed]
- Toy Story 2 - Airport announcement for "LassetAir Flight A113" (also a reference to director John Lasseter).[citation needed]
- Monsters, Inc. - Sign seen in the background when Sulley sees Smitty and Needleman loading the trash compactor.[citation needed]
- Finding Nemo - Model code on camera used by scuba diver.[14]
- The Incredibles - Room number in Syndrome's lair. [citation needed]Also, the prison level where Mr. Incredible is held is "Level A1" in Cell # 13: A1 & 13[citation needed]
- Cars - Mater's license plate[15], as well as the number of the railway train which almost crashes into Lightning McQueen while he is on his way to Radiator Springs[16]
- Ratatouille - Git, the lab rat, has a tag on his left ear that reads, "A113".[citation needed]
- WALL-E - The code for Auto's directive[17] and the most prominent use of the A113 Easter egg in a Pixar feature film.
John Ratzenberger
Every Pixar feature film features a character voiced by John Ratzenberger, who has been called "Pixar's good luck charm" since he has played a role in each Pixar feature.[18] Ratzenberger has become such an important part of Pixar, that he even plays on the company softball team.
Movies
Toy Story
These Pixar films contain the following references to Toy Story:
- A Bug's Life
- A Pizza Planet mega gulp cup is seen on top of the bug bar in the "City".[citation needed]
- It is revealed in the outtakes that Woody was running the clapperboard.[citation needed]
- During the outtakes that play in the end credits, Flik uses Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond!" instead of just saying, "For the Colony, and for oppresed ants everywhere!".[citation needed]
- Monsters, Inc.
- Andy's cloud wallpaper is shown while Randall is practicing his scares.[citation needed]
- When Boo returns home at the end, she hands Sulley a doll that is Jessie from Toy Story 2, a fish toy from finding Nemo, and the Luxo ball is shown as well.[citation needed]
- When Mike and Sulley are walking to work, they wait at a crosswalk next to a dinosaur leg. The camera pulls out to show Rex.[citation needed]
- Finding Nemo
- When Nemo is frantically looking for a way to escape the fish tank in the dentist's office, you can see a Buzz Lightyear action figure lying next to the toy box in the waiting room.[19]
- Cars
- The drive-in movie shows Toy Car Story, featuring car characters Woody, Buzz, and Hamm.[20]
A Bug's Life
These Pixar films contain the following references to A Bug's Life:
- Toy Story 2
- The calendar in Andy's room shows a still image of the bugs walking across a blade of grass.[citation needed]
- Characters are seen as toys after you see the "NEW" banner at Al's Toy Barn.[citation needed]
- Heimlich can be clearly seen close up with Flik on the same branch during the outtakes, expressing their excitement of making the film A Bug's Life 2 before Heimlich explains that the movie they are in is a sequel, but not for A Bug's Life.[citation needed]
- When Mrs. Potato Head is waiting for her earring, she's reading a storybook of A Bug's Life.[citation needed]
- Monsters, Inc.
- The place Randall gets banished to is the old trailer where the bug gets shocked.[citation needed]
- Boo's clothing was originally going to have a picture of Heimlich on it. This is shown in the special features when the cgi team is testing the fabric of her cloth.
- Cars
- The drive-in movie shows A Bug's Life, featuring car characters Flik and P.T. Flea.[21]
- Your Friend, The Rat
- P.T Flea appears when the rats are talking about fleas causing the Black Death and when the rats are going to Mars, Wall-E is driving the vehicle.[22]
Monsters, Inc.
These Pixar films contain the following references to Monsters, Inc.:
- Finding Nemo
- The fish mobile found in the dentist's office is the same one featured in Boo's room.[citation needed]
- Mike can be seen swimming past in scuba gear.[23]
- Cars
- The drive-in movie shows Monster Trucks, Inc, featuring car characters Sulley, Mike, and the Abominable Snowman.[24]
Finding Nemo
These Pixar films contain the following references to Finding Nemo:
- Monsters, Inc.
- Before Mike says "And he is....Outahere!" as they're throwing Randall through the door, Nemo from Finding Nemo can be seen hanging on the wall.[citation needed]
- Boo gives Sulley a Nemo toy before he leaves her room.
- WALL-E
- An animated mosaic featuring sea turtles appears.[citation needed]
The Incredibles
These Pixar films contain the following references to The Incredibles:
- Finding Nemo
- A young boy in the dentist's office is reading a Mr. Incredible comic book.[25]
- Ratatouille
- Bomb Voyage appears as a mime.[26]
- Linguini's boxers have the The Incredibles logo on them.[citation needed]
- Near the end of The Incredibles, when the Incredibles and Frozone fight against the Omnidroid, just when Frozone jumps towards the droid and extends his round ski-snowboard at his feet; Doc Hudson from Cars can be seen parked in the background as a car that survived during the battle.[citation needed]
- As Bob (Mr. Incredible) and Rick Dicker are heading towards the elevator to leave the hospital, a nurse wheels a bed in front of them with what looks like a small boy. It is the same boy that was used in the scare simulator in "Monsters Inc."[citation needed]
Cars
These films contain references to Cars:
- Finding Nemo
- Luigi can be seen driving across the street.[citation needed]
- The race cars use "Lightyear Buzzard" tires, a reference to Buzz Lightyear.[citation needed]
- Chick Hick's number, "86", is a reference to Pixar's founding year as well as the release year for their first short, "Luxo Jr.".[citation needed]
- Lightning's racing number is "95", a reference to the year Toy Story came out - 1995.
Ratatouille
These films contain references to the film Ratatouille:
- WALL-E
- Skinner's scooter can be seen in the junkyard.[9]
- The mechanic mice on the Axiom are classified REM-E.[citation needed]
WALL-E
These films contain references to the film WALL-E:
- Your Friend, The Rat
- WALL-E can be seen driving a bus-like ship on a future human-colonized Mars.[27]
Up
These films contain references to the film Up:
- Ratatouille
- As Remy runs through Paris, a shadow of a dog is cast against a wall.[28]
Shorts
- Toy Story 2
- While Hamm is flipping through the TV channels he passes images from Tin Toy, Knick Knack, Red's Dream, Luxo, Jr., etc. and their old logo from the 1980s.[citation needed]
The Adventures of André and Wally B.
These films contain references to The Adventures of André and Wally B.
- The title of this short is seen on a book in Toy Story.[citation needed]
- WALL-E
- Wally B. is seen going by in the credits.[citation needed]
Red's Dream
- The older lamp from Luxo jr. can be seen[citation needed]
- André from The Adventures of André and Wally B. is on a clock.[citation needed]
- The Title of this short film is seen on a book in Toy Story.[citation needed]
- Scenes from "Red's Dream" can be seen on the channels flicking by on the TV in Toy Story 2.[citation needed]
Luxo Jr.
These films contain references to Luxo Jr.:
- Toy Story
- On Andy's desk is the older lamp
- WALL-E
- When WALL-E builds a statue of EVE from garbage, one of her arms is the older lamp[citation needed]
Tin Toy
- The Title of this short is seen on a book in Toy Story.[citation needed]
- The shopping bag has Pixar's original logo on it. The bag is seen at the very beginning, and again when Billy (the Baby) is playing with it.[citation needed]
- Tinny is seen underneath the bed of the farmer in the 2007 Pixar Short Film Lifted.[citation needed]
Knick Knack
- The title of this short is seen on a book in Toy Story.[citation needed]
For the Birds
The following Pixar films reference For the Birds:
- Cars
- The birds are seen sitting on a powerline. They chirp as the camera pans by them.[29]
Geri's Game
These Pixar films contain the following references to Geri's Game:
- Toy Story 2
- Al hires Geri to restore Woody[citation needed]
External links
- http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/12/09/a-special-where-s-wall-e-edition-of-why-for.aspx list of some Pixar in-jokes and self-references, with pictures included
References
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- ^ "Bench-Racing Secrets". AutoWeek. 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "Dinoco". Luxo. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ Jim Hill (2007-12-09). "A special "Where's WALL-E" edition of Why For?". jimhillmedia.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ A Bug's Life. Disney. 1998.
- ^ Monsters, Inc. Disney. 2001.
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