{"id":30910,"date":"2016-07-08T04:05:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T09:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=30910"},"modified":"2016-07-08T04:05:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T09:05:28","slug":"10-star-wars-easter-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/10-star-wars-easter-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Star Wars Easter Eggs in Other Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone loves movie Easter eggs. Why is that? Maybe we get a feeling of accomplishment whenever we manage to pick up on something that\u2019s been sneakily slipped in. Maybe this sates the desire that many of us have to see certain universes collide through a crossover. A combination of both of those is why Star Wars<\/em> Easter eggs that have been hidden in other movies and productions are so exciting to find and discover. Of course, it could also be the fact that we feel a sense of pride whenever we see just how big the franchise is.<\/p>\n

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But it\u2019s difficult enough to uncover Star Wars<\/em> Easter eggs within the movies themselves, let alone in other motion pictures. With this in mind, there are chances you never even noticed the secrets that we are going lay out.<\/p>\n

#1 Star Trek<\/h2>\n

Star Trek<\/em> and Star Wars<\/em> are like the cats and dogs of the movie industry. However, it seems like the differences and competitive nature have been set to the side when J.J. Abrams took over Star Trek<\/em> for the 2009 reboot. To showcase his deep love towards George Lucas\u2019 legendary franchise, he planted an R2-D2 between the shots of spaceship debris floating in space.<\/p>\n

#2 Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/h2>\n

If George Lucas doesn\u2019t stroke his own ego, then who will? Luckily for us, he goes about it with a bit more subtlety than, say, M. Night Shyamalan. Since he produced both Star Wars<\/em> and Indiana Jones,<\/em> Lucas afforded to sneak in a drawing of R2-D2 among the hieroglyphs visible during one of the scenes in the Raiders of the Lost Ark.<\/em><\/p>\n

#3 Independence Day<\/h2>\n

Whether it was intentional or not, that\u2019s debatable. What is clear, however, is that during the scene when Earth first detects its alien invaders, the monitors show the image of a ship strongly resembling the Death Star. The possibility of a coincidence seems to have faded given the fact that on the walls of one of the hangars of Area 51, you can see an R and a 2 written on the walls.<\/p>\n

#4 E.T.<\/h2>\n

What better movie to tie in with some Star Wars<\/em> Easter eggs than one that\u2019s centered on an alien to begin with? It\u2019s a hardly a secret that many of Steven Spielberg\u2019s works, especially from the 80\u2019s, features a lot of nods to Star Wars.<\/em> This is super blatant when a Yoda Halloween costume makes a cameo in E.T.<\/em><\/p>\n

#5 Twister<\/h2>\n

You can say \u201cLuke, I\u2019m your father\u201d and the reference will be picked up on by someone who\u2019s never even seen the movies. However, Twister<\/em> decided to be more subtle with its Star Wars<\/em> Easter eggs, as it had one of the characters exclaim \u201cThat\u2019s no moon, it\u2019s a space station!\u201d in reference to the line spoken in A New Hope.<\/em><\/p>\n

#6 Apocalypse Now<\/h2>\n

Apocalypse Now <\/em>is a movie featuring the deeply harrowing psychological darkness of the Vietnam War. Supposed to be initially directed by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, the latter drew out last minute. Coppola honored him by naming Harrison Ford\u2019s character \u201cColonel Lucas,\u201d also nicknamed \u201cLuke.\u201d<\/p>\n

#7 Men in Black<\/h2>\n

The movie had the opportunity to make this super obvious, but it didn\u2019t. Instead, Men in Black<\/em> paid its obligatory homage to Star Wars<\/em> by including a shot of George Lucas during a line-up of secret aliens.<\/p>\n

#8 Star Trek: Into Darkness<\/h2>\n

Abrams didn\u2019t stop with his Star Wars <\/em>Easter eggs there. He continued with Into Darkness<\/em> and returned R2-D2 to the movie for even shorter screen time. He can barely be spotted as he\u2019s hurled out of the Enterprise during an explosive collision.<\/p>\n

#9 Marvel Phase 2<\/h2>\n

Marvel\u2019s Phase 2 is generally considered to be a big step-up from its predecessor, similarly to Empire Strikes Back.<\/em> This is why this array of movies features many call backs and Star Wars<\/em> Easter eggs that remind of the iconic scene when Luke loses his hand.<\/p>\n

#10 The Goonies<\/h2>\n

We end this list with what is possibly the most difficult to detect of Star Wars <\/em>Easter eggs. When we are shown the deck of the pirate ship we glimpse at in The Goonies,<\/em> a closer look will help you see the hidden R2-D2 tucked between the other props.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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