LEGO Batman Movie: 75 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

15. The Weird Marvel Character Reference

Union Jack
Marvel Comics

This may be accidental (though perhaps not), but when Alfred beats down on a villain he shouts "You just got Union Jacked!" at his victim.

That's an unfortunate homage to British superhero Union Jack, who is a Marvel character and is thus entirely off limits here.

14. Gymkata

Gymkata Kurt Thomas
MGM

Robin mentions that he is a master of gymkata, which combines gymnastics with martial arts. Catchy name isn't it? He's actually stolen it from the 1985 "classic" (it's terrible) movie of the same name starring former Olympian Kurt Thomas.

As an added bonus, Thomas' character wears the same red jumper and blue pants combination that Dick Grayson wears in this film and in the 1960s TV show.

13. Batman's Wonderful Toys

Joker Batman 1989
Warner Bros.

At one point, The Joker mentions of “all of your wonderful toys” to Batman, in reference to the infamous line the Joker speaks in the 1989 Batman movie...

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