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7Examples of {{Actor Allusion}}s in Animated Movies.
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9* In ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'', [[Creator/RobinWilliams the Genie]] becomes Film/MrsDoubtfire.
10* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', The Candle Maker says "Today was a good day", the name of one of Music/IceCube's songs.
11* Rut and Tuke from ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'' are literally just moose versions of Bob and Doug Mackenzie from ''Series/{{SCTV}}'', who were played by their voice actors Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.
12* In ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'', Mater says of tractor tipping "I don't care who you are, that's funny right there," a catchphrase of his actor Larry the Cable Guy. Also, when Lightning [=McQueen=] jets out of the pit in the final race, Mater shouts Larry's other catchphrase, "Git 'Er Done!"
13* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' has two references to ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''. Creator/MelGibson's introduction is accompanied by him yelling "FREEEEEDOMMMMMMMM"!! Also, when he says that he hails from the land of the free, Mac guesses he's referring to Scotland.
14* In ''WesternAnimation/ChillOutScoobyDoo'', Shaggy, while messing around in the DJ studio, tries his hand at it. His VA Creator/CaseyKasem of course was well known for being a famous radio DJ.
15* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'': Creator/OlgaMerediz plays an Abuela in a musical with songs composed by Creator/LinManuelMiranda. She originated the roll of Abuela Claudia in Miranda's ''Theatre/InTheHeights'', and later played her in [[Film/InTheHeights the movie]]
16* In ''The Enchanted Boy'', the Soviet adaptation of ''Literature/TheWonderfulAdventuresOfNils'', the rat chief has very Hitler-like appearance and manners. The actor voicing it, Sergey Martinson, had played the guy three times.
17* In ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'', near the beginning, Roddy (played by Creator/HughJackman) is trying on different clothes. At one point, he tries a ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} costume, referencing Jackman's role as Wolverine in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''.
18* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' stars Idina Menzel as as Elsa, and the Duke of Weselton warns Hans that Anna might be "conspiring with the wicked sorceress," the "wicked sorceress" being Elsa. Idina Menzel played the Wicked Witch of the West in the musical ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}''.
19* In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', during one musical number Quasimodo is briefly given a Mozart-esque white wig to wear. He's voiced by Tom Hulce, who played Mozart in ''Theatre/{{Amadeus}}''.
20* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''
21** During his first scene with Buddy Pine, the future Syndrome (voiced by Jason Lee), Mr. Incredible forgets the boy's name. Incredible's first guess is Brodie, a reference to Lee's character Brodie Bruce from ''Film/{{Mallrats}}''.
22** Frozone's scene with the cop and getting the drink of water is a direct homage to Samuel L Jackson's scene as Zeus in ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'', in which a cop is about to shoot him but he needs to answer a pay phone.
23** Elastigirl's jet crashing into the ocean is a reference to the scene in ''Film/{{Always}}'' where Dorinda, who was also played by Creator/HollyHunter, does the same thing.
24* ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' has a mild example: Sadness, who wears a soft sweater and large glasses, is voiced by Phyllis Smith, who's best known for playing Phyllis on ''Series/TheOfficeUS.'' Smith's outfits on the show are almost identical to the one Sadness wears.
25* In ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', King Louie calls himself the "king of the swingers". His voice actor, Louis Prima, was nicknamed "The King of Swing".
26* The title character of ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' makes frequent use of Jack Black's catch phrases, most notably "Skadoosh".
27* In the trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart'', Emmet - played by Creator/ChrisPratt - takes his pet plant to space with him to search for the kidnapped builders. It wouldn't be the first time he has a plant as a copilot; Pratt did that in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''.
28* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'':
29** Creator/JeremyIrons is the voice of Scar, a fratricidal lion with a scar on his face. As he kills his brother, he says "Long live the king." In ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'', Irons plays the scarred Marshal of Jerusalem, who chants "Long live the king" in the exact same voice at [[{{Jerkass}} Guy de Lusignan's]] coronation.
30** Also, the way Scar says "You have no idea" in response to Simba telling him that he's weird is exactly the same as the way he said it when playing Claus von Bülow in ''Reversal of Fortune''.
31** This also isn't the first time Creator/JamesEarlJones and Creator/MadgeSinclair played the [[Film/ComingToAmerica king and queen of a fictional African country who are also the protagonist's parents]].
32* In the Disney anthology movie "WesternAnimation/MakeMineMusic", Nelson Eddy performed all the voices in short "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing At The Met". At one point Willie the Whale sings one of Eddy's signature songs, "Shortnin' Bread".
33* Combined with a ParentalBonus in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', when [[Creator/SteveBuscemi Randall Boggs]] threatens to put his assistant [[Film/{{Fargo}} through the shredder]].
34* ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'': Barley, who is voiced by Creator/ChrisPratt, is pretty much an elven version of Pratt's ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' character [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Peter Quill/Star-Lord]]. He's a HeroicWannabe with a fixation on his mixtape and mode of transportation, he's motivated by a parent who died from a terminal illness when he was young, and he never properly got to say goodbye to said parent because he was too scared to see their illness-ravaged bodies and them hooked up to all of the medical machinery right before they succumbed. Bonus points for the theme of ''Onward'' also being about [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 fathers, and the lead character realizing who their true father figure actually is]]. [[spoiler: Said true father figure happens to have blue skin in both cases, as well]].
35* Probably the earliest example, in ''{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}}'', Jiminy Cricket hides from Gepetto by blending in with the players in a wooden music box and scatting along with the box's tune. His voice actor, Cliff Edwards, was known for his scat singing.
36* In ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'', there is at least one scene where Bianca mispronounces words; a reference to her ''Series/GreenAcres'' character Lisa Douglas.
37* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' has a good number of these.
38** Antonio Banderas is well-known for his role as the masked caped crusader in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'', as well as the cheesy line "you are the love of my life" which Puss in Boots (who Banderas voices) repeats to a female cat just before getting on the boat in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''. Not to mention him carving a "P" into the side of a tree with his rapier, just as Zorro is known for carving a "Z" on his enemies.
39** King Harold makes a excuse about his old "crusade wound" acting up. As Basil Fawlty in ''Series/FawltyTowers'', Creator/JohnCleese made a similar claim about an old war wound.
40** After headbutting her way through [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome two stone walls in a row]], Queen Lillian (voiced by Creator/JulieAndrews) starts deliriously humming snippets from "[[Film/MaryPoppins A Spoonful of Sugar]]" and "[[Film/TheSoundOfMusic My Favorite Things]]".
41** In the Latin American dub, the donkey is voiced by ''Creator/{{Eugenio Derbez}}''. His lines contain snippets from some known characters played by Derbez, like his classic "Fue horriiiible!" from his character El Lonje Moco from his comedy show Derbez en Cuando.
42* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'': A minor one but at the beginning of the movie, [[Creator/SethMacfarlane Mike]] [[Recap/FamilyGuyS4E20PatriotGames demands a baboon give him more money, criticizes him for not giving him enough cash and practically robs him of all his cash]].
43* ''WesternAnimation/SpiesInDisguise'': When Walter can't see or hear, [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming he says his other senses are heightened]].
44* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'', [[Creator/ClancyBrown Mr. Krabs]] in his superhero form, at one point, apprehends Burger-Beard by firing one of his robot claws and pinning him against a wall. Long Feng from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' could do something similar.
45* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': In the beginning of the movie, Mario and Luigi briefly interacts with a Italian man voiced by ''Creator/CharlesMartinet'', who is widely known as their voice actors in games (Though in this movie, Mario and Luigi are voiced by Chris Pratt and Charlie Day respectfully). Said man wears a outfit that's similar to [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Mario's classic appearances]]. He can be also seen playing a arcade game that's similar to the one that his character made his debut in.
46* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': In the campfire scene, Rapunzel tells Flynn "Don't freak out!" and then "It's complicated!" in short order. Both of those lines are from ''Series/{{Chuck}}'', starring Creator/ZacharyLevi, the voice actor for Flynn.
47* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'':
48** Sid has Buzz Lightyear (voice of Creator/TimAllen) trapped in an upside-down plastic crate with a tool box on top. The tool box clearly sports a Binford logo; Binford Tools was the sponsor for [[ShowWithinAShow "Tool Time"]] on Tim Allen's ''Series/HomeImprovement''.
49** Earlier in the movie, Mr. Potato Head says "What are you looking at, you hockey puck?" causing a puck toy to shrug. "Hockey puck" is a famous insult Don Rickles uses in his comedy routines.
50* The special ''WesternAnimation/ToyStoryOfTerror'' features a Combat Carl voiced by Creator/CarlWeathers, complete with being an InkSuitActor -- outside of a lack of a hat, appearance-wise the Carl figure can be summed up as "Dillon from the original ''Film/{{Predator}}'' if he managed to escape from the Jungle Hunter alive the lost of his arm?"
51* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', Duke Weaselton, is misnamed as "Duke Weselton". In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', the Duke of Weselton was misnamed as "Duke Weaselton". Both characters were voiced by Creator/AlanTudyk.
52** The same movie has another, ironic example related to ''Frozen''. In ''Frozen'', Creator/KristenBell plays a character with a MotorMouth. In ''Zootopia'', she plays a character who talks extremely slowly.
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