3. License Plates/The Shining
The best way to sneak in a cheeky reference to some sort of number or address is to do it via a license plate, as demonstrated so well in the Toy Story films. The most common reference in most Pixar movies is A113, a reference to the class room at CalArts where many of the animators learnt their trade. This is the number plate of Andys Moms car throughout all three movies. In Toy Story 3 it is frame also reads tigers pride a reference to Lee Unkrichs home town. Another license plate reference is RM237, which is the license plate on one of the garbage trucks in Toy Story 3. This is a reference to Room 237 from the Shining, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrichs favourite movie. Turns out that isnt the only nod to Stanley Kubricks classic take on Stephen Kings novel in Toy Story 3 either; the user name for the Dinosaur Toy on the chat room is Velocistar237, another clear reference to the iconic room 237. The carpet in Sids (Toy Story 1) also bears a very clear resemblance to the one made famous by The Shining.