{"id":14067,"date":"2020-07-09T10:57:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T17:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=14067"},"modified":"2020-07-10T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T19:59:30","slug":"inside-out-easter-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/inside-out-easter-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Catch These Easter Eggs & References In Pixar\u2019s ‘Inside Out’ The First Time Around?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since it came out five years ago, Disney and Pixar\u2019s Inside Out<\/em> has been a critically and commercially beloved animated film. Its genius is that it uses kid-friendly imagery to explore themes of mental health and the emotional changes that come with growing up. The story follows 11-year-old Riley Andersen and the personified emotions in her head as they attempt to navigate new and complex feelings brought on by a move from her home in Minnesota to San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the heavier themes, Inside Out<\/a><\/em> has the fun characters and light-hearted jokes that Pixar films are known for, and this includes all the trademark Easter eggs and hidden references. To celebrate Disney\u2019s re-release of Inside Out,<\/em> I\u2019d like to highlight some of these more subtle jokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Find Me’ Clown Fish Board Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Some of the best sight gags of the movie take place in Imagination Land, a representation of all the things Riley thinks about. When Bing Bong guides Joy and Sadness through Imagination Land, there are several small visual jokes hidden in the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the background of this scene, there is a pile of large board games arranged like construction materials. One of these games has a picture of a clown fish on the box and the game is called \u201cFind Me\u201d. This is a reference to Pixar classic Finding Nemo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Forget It, Jake, It\u2019s Cloud Town’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In the Classic 1974 film Chinatown<\/em>, the final, tragic scene is punctuated by the famous line, “Forget it, Jake, It\u2019s Chinatown.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In one of the later scenes of Inside Out<\/em>, as Joy chases after Sadness through Imagination Land, they run through an area called Cloud Town. In Joy\u2019s haste, she accidentally runs through one of the cloud people which causes them to dissipate instantly. Two nearby cops witness this crime unfold. One of the cops tries to chase after Joy, but the other cop stops him and states \u201cForget it, Jake, it\u2019s Cloud Town,\u201d a reference to the final scene in Chinatown<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A113 Graffiti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A113 is a somewhat well-known Easter egg in animated media, especially in Disney and Pixar films. It refers to a classroom at California Institute of the Arts where animation and graphic design classes are taught. Several famous alumni like Brad Bird and Tim Burton include this code in the backgrounds of their work, and it can be seen somewhere in nearly every Pixar film. In Inside Out<\/em>, A113 can be seen briefly, spray-painted on a wall as Riley walks home from the bus station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Teaser For Pixar Movies To Come<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In a scene where Joy is reviewing Riley\u2019s happy memories of her family\u2019s trip to San Francisco, she comes across a memory of Riley\u2019s family stopping to pose for a picture with some dinosaur statues that serve as a road-side attraction. While the family is taking the picture, their car starts to roll forward and hits one of the statues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dinosaurs in this scene are drawn in the same art style as those in the Pixar film The Good Dinosaur<\/em>. While the triceratops doesn\u2019t appear to be based on any specific character, the dinosaur their car rolls into appears to be the back half of the main character, Arlo. At the time Inside Out<\/em> was released, the audience didn’t realize this was obviously a reference as The Good Dinosaur<\/em> had not yet been released, but we know it is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sid\u2019s Shirt Comes In Different Colors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On Riley\u2019s first day of class at her new school, she watches her new classmates trying to figure out where she\u2019ll fit in. The emotion characters in her head notice some \u201ccool girls\u201d and try to determine how to behave towards them to convince them to like Riley. One of these characters is wearing a tee-shirt that may seem familiar to fans of Toy Story<\/em>. This is the same shirt Sid wears except the colors are reversed; Sid\u2019s shirt is black with a white skull whereas the girl’s shirt in Inside Out<\/em> is white with a black skull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waiting For Dave Goelz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In a scene where Joy and Sadness attempt to free Bing Bong from the subconscious, there are two cop characters guarding the door. These characters have a discussion about whether or not they had switched hats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the guard characters sound familiar, that\u2019s likely because these guards are voiced by legendary Muppet performers Frank Oz and Dave Goelz. Oz originated roles like Miss Piggy and Fozzy Bear, and Goelz is known for his roles as Gonzo the Great and Bunsen Honeydew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the absurd nature of this scene, it\u2019s possible their interaction about their hats is a reference to the hat scene in Samuel Beckett\u2019s Waiting For Godot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is just a small sample of the Easter eggs in Inside Out<\/em>; there are definitely many more hidden gags to find. If you\u2019d like to challenge yourself to spot these Easter eggs and others I missed, Disney is re-releasing Inside Out<\/em> in some theaters this Friday, July 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check your local theater for listings and to get Inside Out<\/em> tickets.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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