Ready Player One: 135 Easter Eggs & References Explained

55. Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The robot from Forbidden Planet - Robby The Robot - appears in Halliday's childhood bedroom.

54. 2001: A Space Odyssey

Aech's workshop has the Extravehicular Activity Pod from Stanley Kubrick's seminal sci-fi among her vehicles.

53. Highlander

In the race sequence, you can see a neon silver cup at one point, which included as a nod to the silvercup used at the end of the original Highlander, which is Art3mis' favourite movie.

52. Buck Rogers

Another one from Aech's workshop - in the background, if you look closely enough, you'll see the Thunderfight from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

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