History ShoutOut / WallE

* The scene where COM-T and WALL•E wave to each other seems similar to Chihiro's encounter with the Radishman in ''Anime/SpiritedAway''. It should be noted that whenever Pixar staff encounter problems with their movies, they watch Creator/HayaoMiyazaki's films for inspiration.

** The pizza delivery Toyota from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' comes to mind.

* There's an obvious reference to ''Film/TheMatrix'', with the highly meaningful clothing shift from blue to red by the culturally awakened {{Muggles}}.
** An even subtler nod occurs when [[spoiler:EVE repairs WALL•E]], with her fast-motion hand movements being similar to Agent Smith's flurry of punches in the subway fight.
* There's a possible reference to ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind,'' in COM-T's (the cycloptic keyboard robot) instrumental communication.

* AUTO's design, and the way he moves about the cockpit, also seems to be a direct reference to the Trimaxion (Max) from ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator''.

** Even WALL•E's name is a reference to A-113, translated from l33t speak with a W added to the beginning. Mind blown!

* It's subtle, but as EVE is first exploring Earth, the background music is very similar to the theme for ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. It also gives of vibes of [=R2-D2=] wandering through the valley in ''Film/ANewHope''.

* The "HALT" that the stewards say sounds almost the exact same (except for a pitch shift), as the HALT [[MemeticMutation repeated endlessly]] by guards in the old game ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall''.
* WALL•E himself bears a strong resemblence to [[Film/ShortCircuit Johnny-5]]; though WordOfGod states this was unintentional, he admitted it may still have influenced the design. There's also a resemblance to [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WED_Treadwell_repair_droid the Treadwell droid]] in ''Franchise/StarWars''.
* To ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'':
** WALL•E has a shiny silver toaster in his house.
** Later, while wandering through the piles of junk, EVE briefly gets stuck to a giant magnet.
** To say nothing of compacting junk into tiny, neat cubes.
** Buy n' Large's slogan is similar to the chorus in the song "Cutting Edge": "Everything you wanted and more!"

* WALL•E bears more than a passing resemblance to Creator/CharlieChaplin's Little Tramp character. In particular, his experiences in the ''Axiom'' robot repair ward are reminiscent of ''Film/ModernTimes'', while his recognizing EVE by holding her hand recalls the end of ''Film/CityLights''.
* AUTO looks like he would be right at home in the [[{{VideoGame/Portal}} testing facilities of Aperture Science,]] with his shiny chrome design and single glowing eye.

* One of the most obvious references: [[Literature/TheBible Eve]]. And also the fact that she is the first robot to come to Earth after it was abandoned.

* One possibly unintentional shout-out to ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (the novel): "I don't want to survive! I want to live!"

''WALL•E'' contains ''tons'' of shout-outs, mostly to other sci-fi films, and most obviously to ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''.

* One possibly unintentional shout-out to ''Film/12YearsASlave'' (the novel): "I don't want to survive! I want to live!"