History ShoutOut / TheLegoMovie

* Morgan Freeman talking about [[Film/BruceAlmighty The Man upstairs]]

%%* [[spoiler: The flying monolith also resembles the square ships used by [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the Vogons when they destroy earth]]. The Vogons similarly cause panic when they take over communication channels]]

* The location for the Lego Castle theme in this world is referred to as "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Middle Zealand]]".

* During the attack on Cloud Cuckooland, a unicorn runs by on fire. The same thing is witnessed during the climax of ''{{Film/Avatar}}''.
* The destruction of Cloudcuckooland is also similar to the terrorist attack on the good side of Imaginationland from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'''s ''Imaginationland'' trilogy.

* [[spoiler: The flying monolith also resembles the square ships used by [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the Vogons when they destroy earth]]. The Vogons similarly cause panic when they take over communication channels]]

* Three shout outs to Liam Neeson's famous line in the ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|2010}}'' remake.

* The "Kra[[spoiler:zy]]Gl[[spoiler:u]]e" is a nod to the reveal of ''V[[spoiler:oya]]ger [[spoiler:6]]'' in ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''.
* A dolphin chirp is thrown in when Emmet is being booed by the Master Builders (specifically, from a shark that someone threw at him). Dolphins were a RunningGag in ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh''.
** The Cleopatra mini-fig waves pom poms when the NBA all-stars are fighting Bad Cop and the micromanagers. Cleo in ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' was a cheerleader.

* The 'melting chamber' device is basically the device [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader used to torture Han Solo in Cloud City]].
** The Micromanagers [[spoiler:turn out to be a KeystoneArmy]] in the style of [[Film/ThePhantomMenace the Battle Droids.]]
** They also look a lot like the sentinels from Franchise/TheMatrix.
* The melting chamber is also very reminiscent of the famous laser scene in ''{{Film/Goldfinger}}''.
* The favorite TV show of everyone in Bricksburg, ''Where are my Pants?'', is a not-so-subtle reference to [[Film/RoboCop1987 "I'd Buy That for a Dollar!"]] or [[Film/{{Idiocracy}} "Ow My Balls!"]].

* The vision Emmet receives when he touches the Piece could just as well have been delivered by a [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 Prothean beacon.]]
* In Emmet's brain, they have a vision of [[spoiler: Finn]] that looks an awful lot like [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Crazy Hand]]. [[spoiler:The premises between the two franchises are similar as well.]]
* When the team infiltrates Lord Business' Tower, Wildstyle tells Emmet that they're in the clear by giving him [[Film/{{TeamAmericaWorldPolice}} The Signal]]

* Metalbeard himself, being a HumongousMecha that looks like [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid a similar named bipedal robot]] from another series.
** With his [[ArmCannon wrist mounted cannons]], giant mechanical hand and mechanical jawline accessory, more than a few comparisons have been drawn between him and one [[http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/9/98/Ghazghkull_vs_Yarrick.jpg Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka]].
** His EyepatchOfPower is a metal plate riveted onto his right eye, not unlike [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry General Chang.]]

* Vitruvius was the original [[Franchise/TheMatrix architect]], writing ten books on the subject that laid the foundation for building as we know it, before being voiced by Morgan Freeman.

* This is not the first time a character portrayed by Creator/LiamNeeson was told "[[Film/{{Taken}} Nothing personal, just business]]".
* Business uses an army of [[Franchise/RoboCop Robot police]], as well as BadCop's entire character arc. He starts out with a kind side, only to have it erased by a CorruptCorporateExecutive so that he can be his loyal stooge, [[spoiler: before realising that he was being used and dispatched. He then overrides his lawful duties, changes his face to a more benign (albeit a unsettling) one and helps the heroes stop his cruel master]].
* When Bad Cop rides in on a horse in the Old West, is it a [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Bad Horse]]?
* The climatic battle bears an extremely strong resemblance to the final climatic battle of the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' movie (down to having villains extremely obsessed with order taking over the city/[[MythologyGag Tri-State Area]] with a horde of flying robots, only to be taken down by an equally large and awesome horde of creations made from people's imaginations). The video game also has a giant mechanical spider as the FinalBoss, which you finish off by severing its arms and throwing them back at its body. This is similar to [[spoiler:Metal Gear EXCELSUS]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''.

* Even though they were mocking ''Franchise/StarWars'' with that Millennium Falcon bit, Emmet stopping the bad guy by [[spoiler: talking him into making a HeelFaceTurn and believing that he can be good instead of fighting him is]] comparable to Luke and Vader in ''Return of the Jedi''. Even more so [[spoiler: when you know that it is actually representing a son talking to his father]].

* The bit where Emmet drives the motorcycle through a house that fell on its side is a nod to a [[https://youtu.be/bhGWWY1nCWw scene]] in the 1996 movie ''Film/{{Twister}}''.

* ''{{Toys/BIONICLE}}'', LEGO ''Film/SpeedRacer'', ''Toys/{{Fabuland}}'' and ''Toys/LEGOFriends'' get a reference in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it montage explained by Wyldstyle. Some see it as a TakeThat against these lines because Wyldstyle doesn't deem them worth mentioning by name.
** The map of the LEGO universe can be seen in another part of Wyldstyle's {{Expospeak}}, containing further references to LEGO themes, such as ''Atlantis'', ''[[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Pharaoh's Quest]]'', Technic Mecha Cave and [[Toys/KnightsKingdom2 Vladek's Realm]].

** On the other hand, Bruce Wayne looks a little [[Literature/AmericanPsycho psychotic]], but he fits right in with the rest of the corporate robots.
* At Cloud Cuckooland, Batman is annoyed by a clown and a man in a dino suit. So the Joker and Killer Croc, essentially.
** Conversely, the dino suit could be a Shout Out to the T. rex Batman keeps in his Batcave.

** The destruction of Cloudcuckooland is also similar to the terrorist attack on the good side of Imaginationland from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'''s ''Imaginationland'' trilogy.

** [[spoiler: The flying monolith also resembles the square ships used by [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the Vogons when they destroy earth]]. The Vogons similarly cause panic when they take over communication channels]]

* Johnny Thunder's cameo role includes two jokes referencing his ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' Expy status: An IndyHatRoll through the portal when Wyldstyle explains how the Master Builders escaped Lord Business's forces and [[IndyEscape running from a golf ball]] during the assault on Cloud Cuckooland.
** This isn't [[Toys/LEGOStudios the first time]] Johnny Thunder has been in an IndyEscape involving [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLdL7C49qQI a super-sized human sport ball]].

** [[spoiler: When Wyldstyle yells "I found your pants, series is over!", it seems like a reference to ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', a series that ends when the title of the show is answered. Specifically, because directors Lord and Miller wrote for that show.]]

* The climatic battle bears an extremely strong resemblance to the final climatic battle of the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' movie (down to having villains extremely obsessed with order taking over the city/[[MythologyGag Tri-State Area]] with a horde of flying robots, only to be taken down by an equally large and awesome horde of creations made from people's imaginations).
** The video game also has a giant mechanical spider as the FinalBoss, which you finish off by severing its arms and throwing them back at its body. This is similar to [[spoiler:Metal Gear EXCELSUS]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''.

* Even though they were mocking ''Franchise/StarWars'' with that Millennium Falcon bit, Emmet stopping the bad guy by [[spoiler: talking him into making a HeelFaceTurn and believing that he can be good instead of fighting him is]] comparable to Luke and Vader in Return of the Jedi. Even more so [[spoiler: when you know that it is actually representing a son talking to his father]].