Ready Player One: 135 Easter Eggs & References Explained

51. Spaceballs

Spaceballs Eagle 5
MGM

Among the vehicles in Aech's workshop is Lone Starr's RV - the Eagle 5.

50. Star Trek

At Halliday's funeral in the film's opening, his body is interned in Spock's black coffin from the end of The Wrath Of Khan and his flowers are designed to be Star Fleet logos. Later, we see a Klingon bat’leth weapon on the windsill of young Halliday's bedroom.

There's also a black and white photo of Will Wheaton in Aech's basement room.

49. Dracula

As a bonus, there's also a reference in the same sequence to Hollywood's most famous vampire as the "dead" Halliday sits bolt upright in his coffin the same way Bella Lugosi's infamous version did.

48. Silent Running

Valley Forge Silent Running
Universal Pictures

Like the Saluco from Aliens, spaceship the Valley Forge from Silent Running is seen as a virtual toy in The OASIS.

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