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Pixar’sToy Storymovies are inundated with Easter eggs referring toThe Shining.
Lee Unkrich is an influential figure behind their existence.
I’d never seen a movie that had made me feel so unsettled during the entire film.
“Unkrich has a website dedicated to closely analyzingThe Shiningand is featured in a documentary aboutThe Shiningtheories calledRoom 237.
He also made sure almost everyToy Storyfilm he was involved in was loaded with references.
At Bonnie’s house, it turns out Trixie has been messaging a toy called Velocistar237.
There is also a garbage truck with the license plate RM237.
Lastly, a security camera at Sunnyside Daycare has the model number Overlook R237.
The janitor at Sunnyside is called Mr. Tony.
He then sticks his head through to exclaim with a horrifying grin,“here’s Johnny!
He bursts through a submarine to say,“here’s Brucey!
“moment, as Benson’s head is framed by splintered wood.
This is a tactic also used by Unkrich in Toy Story 3.
Unkrich employs the Kalinga technique during one ofToy Story 3’s dark moments.
It involves Big Baby standing guard as the gang tries to escape Sunnyside.
Randy Newman is the composer Unkrich tasked with introducing the Kalinga element to the score.
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