Toy Story 4: 19 Easter Eggs & References Explained

3. Classic Sci-Fi Movies

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Universal

Toy Story 4 also includes rather blatant nods to a number of classic sci-fi films.

For starters, one of the many, many soundbytes we hear Buzz frantically cycle through is, "Open the pod bay doors", a line lifted directly from one of the most iconic scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

When Duke Caboom makes a 40-foot jump in the film's climax, he flies past the moon with framing and perspective almost identical to the iconic bike scene from Steven Spielberg's E.T.

And last but not least, at the very end of the film Duke Caboom lets out a "Woah...", which is a reference not only to Keanu Reeves' fondness for the word, but his usage of it in both the Bill and Ted movies and The Matrix.

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