Ready Player One: 135 Easter Eggs & References Explained

75. Devo

Devo Ready Player One
Warner Bros.

As Parzival enters the Distracted Globe for his date with Art3mis, it's easy to be distracted by how many familiar looking avatars are in there (more of which soon), but if you pay attention to the bar, there's a pretty obscure reference to 1980s band Devo.

The robot bartender is wearing a red hat made famous by the quirky band. There's also a Devo poster for Freedom Of Choice in Halliday's bedroom.

74. Duran Duran

Before he settles on wearing the suit made famous by Buckaroo Banzai, Parzival almost settles on wearing a Duran Duran outfit, which he name-checks.

73. Bigfoot

Ready Player One Bigfoot
Warner Bros.

No not that one.

The Bigfoot in Ready Player One is the iconic monster truck that debuted in 1979, which is generally regarded as the original monster truck. It's also the vehicle Aech drives for the big race.

72. Rush

Though Tom Sawyer isn't played in the movie as fans might have expected - given its importance in the book and its appearance in the trailers - there is a 2112 poster at one point and Aech wears a T-Shirt celebrating the same album.

71. Joy Division

Joy Division
Factory Records

When Wade meets her, the real-life Art3mis wears the famous Joy Division T-shirt that celebrated the release of Unknown Pleasures.

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