I think there was a Sopranos reference too, when Rascal and Robot visits pizzeria named Vesuvio (I could be wrong it could be just named after the real pizzeria with same name). There was also Stanley Kubrick’s Shining reference too in the Halloween scene when twins visits the Dog. In the subway scene (near the guardian angels) there’s someone wearing a military jacket similar to that Travis Bickle wore (Taxi driver). Great catch btw I agree it was a great film; the best movie I’ve seen so far this year
I think that might just be a veteran reference. It very well could be a Rambo refrence too, but it was a very popular jacket it could be from anywhere so I'm not sure if it's exactly a reference to Taxi Driver. BUTT At around an hour and 17 minutes into the movie you can see in the bottom right a character wearing that jacket WITH sunglasses driving a Taxi.
#58 - Orange and blue are the colours of NY Mets. Since we see a reference to the soccer team NY Cosmos in Dog's apartment, it's likely he's also a Mets fan. Rascal's apartment has a Mets banner on the wall and he and Robot go to a Mets game together. It could be that Dog's passion for the Mets was passed on to Robot and then passed on to Rascal. :) Great video, spectacular film.
The Snowman in this film, references the 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman
On the DVD release of this, the fingers the punk characters flip to Dog & Robot and the finger Robot misguidedly flips back to them are covered by a black square.
Watching from Hong Kong, I watched this film yesterday as my birthday, love it! That is one of the best birthday gift I have! It is a shame this film is rarely advertised here., that deserves way more recognition. And love your video!
Idk exactly when in the movie this happened, but there's a reference to the movie "Taxi Driver". You can see a guy dressed very similarly to the guy in the movie. He shows up near the bottom right of the screen.
ROBCOP is a reference to Robocop. the bot is human size of The iron giant/the robot from Wizard of Oz. then he got the same hit on the head. 2nd version of robot is a reference reverse to Star wars gold robot. which is gold with a silver leg. This is silver with a gold leg. the barber scene is from Coming to America with Eddie Murphy. the title is a reference to Isac Asimov Books. Sorry if I've done repetitions with the video. Not my language. other reference ua-cam.com/video/Pvrw2sBIEtY/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/_pWDXPBiB38/v-deo.html. Purchase a robot online, is a reference to Robots of Chris Wedge.
It funny that while I am the restaurant and watching exactly that scene is that the same restaurant name if you replace the word robot with shake, then it will be the name of the famous fast food restaurant shake shack
It's been along time since a movie so instantly jumped to one being one of my all time favorites. I adore everything about this movie. The animation. The music. The world. The characters. This is a movie where I wish I could see more of this world. I could seriously watch an MCU amount of movies about these characters just living their lives. It's one of those movies where I want to rewatch it as soon as I finish seeing it. And, honestly, it's CRIMINAL how overlooked it is right now. Granted, a lot of that is due to the fact that seeing it in theaters is super difficult right now (at least in the States). I hope that this movie will be found by more and more people once it hits streaming. I'm glad to see a natural fandom beginning to form around the movie and I hope it continues.
Also, the replacement of Robot's torso parts with a boombox was a reference to the Ship of Theseus thought exercise. As we grow and evolve, we are both the constituent parts and the narrative that was a part of the journey. The Robot dog had known was no more -- now he was something completely different which showed the growth of his character.
Regarding 13:16, animation director Benoit Feroumont draws himself as a bear on social media and you can spot this character on a framed photo on the William Bell's Happy sequence where Rascal and Robot are browsing stuff on the Flea Market. Berger is also referenced there! So there might be a couple of those scattered around the film in blink-and-miss moments.
Regarding #8: AMICA is indeed Italian for friend, but more specifically (as in Latin) for girlfriend. This is a friendship, yes, but also a romantic relationship--even if it is beyond gender or sexuality.
6:54 Not only do Rascal and Robot pass on the street, they are attracted to one another--even as Dog possessively pulls on Robot. What a rich and imaginative film!
Thank you for taking the time to go over some of the details in this movie! Robot Dreams is a such an amazing film and details like these are a lot of fun to learn about and really make me appreciate a film all the more with how much time and thought was put into making them. I'm not sure if this one counts but one detail that kind of got to me when re-watching the film was when Robot is being pulled by the Alligator junkyard owner, I believe there is a "Wrong Way Go Back" street sign or something along those lines seen in the background right before Robot gets thrown into the junk pile and destroyed as well as, in my opinion, the sign having a double meaning representing his relationship with Dog that Robot is going the wrong way further away from him and to go back to where he was at beach or else Dog won't be able to find Robot. You did such a great job on this video, it makes me want to re-watch Robot Dreams several times and see how many more possible details are out there as well!
Wow! What a great video. Thank you for showing us the Easter eggs, so fun. I took my three kids and they enjoyed the movie very much even they missed all the references. I really enjoyed it since my childhood happened during the 80s. So clever you put this together. Thank you!!
I believe the same flamingo that that his phone call interrupted in the subway was the same flamingo in the city hall sharing the same elevator with Dog.
Thank you for making this video. This movie I masterpiece and so incredibly moving. I just wanted to point out that the due to the rerelease of the Taking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” I started listening to their music and noticed the album cover Remain in Light at the 12:09 mark of your video. The Red and Blue design jumped right out at me. Once again, thank you for making such a great video. It really deepened my appreciation for this beautiful film.
I think there was a Sopranos reference too, when Rascal and Robot visits pizzeria named Vesuvio (I could be wrong it could be just named after the real pizzeria with same name). There was also Stanley Kubrick’s Shining reference too in the Halloween scene when twins visits the Dog.
In the subway scene (near the guardian angels) there’s someone wearing a military jacket similar to that Travis Bickle wore (Taxi driver).
Great catch btw I agree it was a great film; the best movie I’ve seen so far this year
I think that might just be a veteran reference. It very well could be a Rambo refrence too, but it was a very popular jacket it could be from anywhere so I'm not sure if it's exactly a reference to Taxi Driver. BUTT At around an hour and 17 minutes into the movie you can see in the bottom right a character wearing that jacket WITH sunglasses driving a Taxi.
#58 - Orange and blue are the colours of NY Mets. Since we see a reference to the soccer team NY Cosmos in Dog's apartment, it's likely he's also a Mets fan. Rascal's apartment has a Mets banner on the wall and he and Robot go to a Mets game together. It could be that Dog's passion for the Mets was passed on to Robot and then passed on to Rascal. :) Great video, spectacular film.
No, Rascal was already a Mets fan before meeting Robot.
He has a bobblehead in his car before meeting Robot at the scrapyard.
@@TraustiGeir Yes,very good point! Had forgotten that
15:04 idk about you guys but I know a Naruto Uzamaki jacket when I see one
The Snowman in this film, references the 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman
On the DVD release of this, the fingers the punk characters flip to Dog & Robot and the finger Robot misguidedly flips back to them are covered by a black square.
At 7:52 the bird with the Brooklyn hat and Mars chain is a reference to Mars Blackmon from Spike Lee’s 1986 movie, She’s gotta have it.
i adore this movie and have been aggressively recommending it to my friends!! i guess i need another rewatch now thank you!! 🧡 🖤
Watching from Hong Kong, I watched this film yesterday as my birthday, love it! That is one of the best birthday gift I have!
It is a shame this film is rarely advertised here., that deserves way more recognition. And love your video!
Idk exactly when in the movie this happened, but there's a reference to the movie "Taxi Driver". You can see a guy dressed very similarly to the guy in the movie. He shows up near the bottom right of the screen.
Duck also signs her postcard “Besos”, which I’m told is Spanish for kisses, informal and endearing.
ALF! On what may have been a TV guide 🛸
ROBCOP is a reference to Robocop. the bot is human size of The iron giant/the robot from Wizard of Oz. then he got the same hit on the head. 2nd version of robot is a reference reverse to Star wars gold robot. which is gold with a silver leg. This is silver with a gold leg. the barber scene is from Coming to America with Eddie Murphy. the title is a reference to Isac Asimov Books.
Sorry if I've done repetitions with the video. Not my language.
other reference ua-cam.com/video/Pvrw2sBIEtY/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/_pWDXPBiB38/v-deo.html.
Purchase a robot online, is a reference to Robots of Chris Wedge.
It funny that while I am the restaurant and watching exactly that scene is that the same restaurant name if you replace the word robot with shake, then it will be the name of the famous fast food restaurant shake shack
Great video this. Lots of stuff I didn't catch.
I LOVE THIS FRICKIN VIDEOOOOOOOOOO ❤❤❤❤❤❤
After almost three minutes in this video: "Now, with further ado..." - Come to the point, man!!
It's been along time since a movie so instantly jumped to one being one of my all time favorites. I adore everything about this movie. The animation. The music. The world. The characters. This is a movie where I wish I could see more of this world. I could seriously watch an MCU amount of movies about these characters just living their lives. It's one of those movies where I want to rewatch it as soon as I finish seeing it. And, honestly, it's CRIMINAL how overlooked it is right now. Granted, a lot of that is due to the fact that seeing it in theaters is super difficult right now (at least in the States). I hope that this movie will be found by more and more people once it hits streaming. I'm glad to see a natural fandom beginning to form around the movie and I hope it continues.
This video should get more views. From 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
A fellow Hongkonger! ❣️
Also, the replacement of Robot's torso parts with a boombox was a reference to the Ship of Theseus thought exercise. As we grow and evolve, we are both the constituent parts and the narrative that was a part of the journey. The Robot dog had known was no more -- now he was something completely different which showed the growth of his character.
Regarding 13:16, animation director Benoit Feroumont draws himself as a bear on social media and you can spot this character on a framed photo on the William Bell's Happy sequence where Rascal and Robot are browsing stuff on the Flea Market. Berger is also referenced there! So there might be a couple of those scattered around the film in blink-and-miss moments.
The robot on the far left side of Dog's windowsill is Mazinger Z, a 70s mecha manga/anime!
I wonder what does the 3 piggies refer to /mean? Saw them in multiple scenes in the film
Regarding #8: AMICA is indeed Italian for friend, but more specifically (as in Latin) for girlfriend. This is a friendship, yes, but also a romantic relationship--even if it is beyond gender or sexuality.
you missed the gumby costume at 10:51😢😢
Mister Softee had a cameo in this and they also went to Belmont Park on Long Island
6:54 Not only do Rascal and Robot pass on the street, they are attracted to one another--even as Dog possessively pulls on Robot. What a rich and imaginative film!
7:13 “5 ways to not get murdered”
Thank you for taking the time to go over some of the details in this movie! Robot Dreams is a such an amazing film and details like these are a lot of fun to learn about and really make me appreciate a film all the more with how much time and thought was put into making them. I'm not sure if this one counts but one detail that kind of got to me when re-watching the film was when Robot is being pulled by the Alligator junkyard owner, I believe there is a "Wrong Way Go Back" street sign or something along those lines seen in the background right before Robot gets thrown into the junk pile and destroyed as well as, in my opinion, the sign having a double meaning representing his relationship with Dog that Robot is going the wrong way further away from him and to go back to where he was at beach or else Dog won't be able to find Robot. You did such a great job on this video, it makes me want to re-watch Robot Dreams several times and see how many more possible details are out there as well!
Basquiat was in the movie too. He was walking on the sidewalk carrying one of his paintings!
Wow! What a great video. Thank you for showing us the Easter eggs, so fun. I took my three kids and they enjoyed the movie very much even they missed all the references. I really enjoyed it since my childhood happened during the 80s. So clever you put this together. Thank you!!
I believe the same flamingo that that his phone call interrupted in the subway was the same flamingo in the city hall sharing the same elevator with Dog.
have you heard of Spike Lee and Michel Basquiat? They are kinda big time too
sad that robot dreams isnt releasing where I am :( I might need to see it 'other ways'
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Thank you for making this video. This movie I masterpiece and so incredibly moving. I just wanted to point out that the due to the rerelease of the Taking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” I started listening to their music and noticed the album cover Remain in Light at the 12:09 mark of your video. The Red and Blue design jumped right out at me. Once again, thank you for making such a great video. It really deepened my appreciation for this beautiful film.
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