The sequel to ‘Inside out’ comes loaded with nods to other films from the studio and even to Steve Jobs
After a first half of the year with the box office in low hours, the premiere of ‘Del Revés 2’ has once again filled the theaters and in what way. As is usual in Pixar films, the film is full of winks and here we highlight many of them. easter eggs and references that the studio has hidden in its latest great success.
This entry may contain spoilers for ‘Inside Out 2’
Lenny from ‘Toy Story’
One of the most striking winks appears right at the beginning of the film, when Riley’s emotions are observing the different islands and Alegría. He hands Sadness some binoculars. so you can see better. And not just any: it is about Lenny, the secondary character of the saga ‘Toy Story’.
the meme
One of the most discreet but also the most fun is in the room where Ansiedad has her workers drawing Riley’s different possible futures. Among them, an image that clearly refers the iconic distracted boyfriend meme.
4*Town
In teenage Riley’s room, we can see a 4*Town poster, which is none other than the musical group that the protagonist liked so much of ‘Red’ and her friends.
Riley’s wardrobe
While Alegría summarizes for us what these years have been like in which we have not seen Riley, we see the moment when her multicolored t-shirt outgrows her. Exact, the same one she wore in the first movie when she was little.
bing bong
After how the character ended in the previous film, it was difficult for us to see him again in the sequel… or not so much. In the scene in which the emotions appear sleeping (with the hilarious detail that Fear sleeps with a teddy bear), we can see that Joy has a Bing Bong figurine on the shelf.
The chamber of secrets
I couldn’t miss the number A113 that appears so much in the studio’s films. This is the classroom number that some of its workers used when they were students at the California Institute of the Arts, and in the movie It appears written in Roman numerals to designate the door of the chamber where our protagonists are imprisoned.
Bloofy and Lance Slashblade
Speaking of the camera, two of the characters hiding there are references with legs: starting with Bloofy (and his disturbing fanny pack, Pouchy), who is clearly a nod to preschool series that seek interaction with the public, like ‘Dora, the explorer’.
Going by Lance Slashblade, Riley’s virtual crush, whose appearance, movements and personality They are inspired by Cloud, the character from the ‘Final Fantasy’ video game. (and which has also appeared in the ‘Kingdom Hearts’ game).
Riley’s number
The protagonist wears the number 28 in his hockey jersey, in relation to which This is the studio’s twenty-eighth film.. As a curiosity, this detail had to be changed at the last minute, since ‘Elio’ was originally going to be number 28, but they brought forward the premiere of this sequel and they had to modify that 29.
On the other hand, we don’t know if it was intentional, but the bug on the three friends’ t-shirts inevitably reminds us of Q*Bertthe character from ‘Wreck-It Ralph’.
The Apple announcement
The aforementioned scene in the Anxiety room undoubtedly alludes to Apple’s 1984 ad, which was already another reference to George Orwell’s novel of the same name at the time. As in the ad, the scene ends with someone throwing an object at the screen and “freeing themselves from authority.”
Mount Crushmore and Triple Dental
two others easter eggs Related to the universe of the film are the Triple Dental tune that, indeed, the protagonist still cannot get out of her head; and Mount Crushmore, where we recognize the face of Jordanthe first person with whom He appeared in the short film ‘Riley’s First Date’.
Star cameos
We ended up with coffee for coffee growers, and those responsible for the film reserved some nods to personalities relevant to them: starting with John Ratzenbergerhe legendary Pixar worker who provided the voice for characters like Hamm in ‘Toy Story’ or the Abominable Snowman in ‘Monsters Inc’. Here, he is the voice of one of the workers who appear when the abyss of sarcasm opens.
On the other hand, there are also several nods to famous puppeteers: two of the police officers are called Frank and Dave in reference to Frank Oz (voice of Cookie Monster, Miss Piggy, Blas and Coco on ‘Sesame Street’) and Dave Goelz (also the voice of Gonzo from ‘The Muppets’). To top it off, Riley and her friends order pizzas from Spinney’s Pizza, referencing Caroll Spinney, puppeteer who played Paco Pico and Óscar.
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