History ShoutOut / WallE

* There's also the A-113 reference, although it's a lot more blatant here than in many of Pixar's other films; [[spoiler:here, it's the name of the directive AUTO follows to ensure the ship never returns to Earth.]]

** A-113 can be seen in ''EVERY'' Pixar film. This is just the first time it was used as an [[ArcWords arc word]] or given any meaning.

* There's another ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' reference in the ''BURN-E'' short. When the ship goes into hyperdrive, it mimics the light show that Dave sees when he goes though the Monolith. It even reflect on BURN-E's visor like it did on Dave's.

* There are at LEAST three visual references when WALL•E is traveling in space. The solar flare before going to the ice rings references the opening of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. The drones flying out of the shuttle bay reference the runabouts from the opening of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and during the approach to the ''Axiom'', the music sounds like the approach to the Death Star in ''StarWars''.

* Through the movie, WALL•Ew listens to songs from the 1969 film adaptation of ''Theatre/HelloDolly''.

* The world as a whole may be a ShoutOut to either ''Film/MadMax'' or the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' Series. You know, except with more garbage, especially the juxtaposition of nostalgic music and imagery from happier, more innocent times with the bleak reality of the future. Heck, the film even opens the same way as the Fallout games' opening cinematics -- golden oldies and comforting visuals that suddenly segue into a desolate post-apocalyptic cityscape.
* WALL•E and EVE's first "rogue robots" picture looks suspiciously like the posters for ''Film/{{Wanted}}'' (right down to the poses and coloring), which coincidentally [[DuelingMovies came out the same day]] (June 27, 2008), and which both have titles that start with the same letter of the alphabet.
* The company that makes everything, Buy N Large (abbreviated "[=BnL=]"), seems to be a more obscure reference to an album by the Barenaked Ladies (also abbreviated "[=BnL=]"). The artwork for the 2003 album, entitled ''Everything to Everyone'', features the band posing in various everyday situations while using various products that come in blue boxes marked "Everything". Still not convinced? A close up of one of the boxes had "[=BnL=]" in the corner.

* Through the movie, Wall-E listens to songs from ''Theatre/{{HelloDolly}}'', particularly the 1969 film adaptation.

* While we're on the subject of Apple, AUTO has that CreepyMonotone because he's voiced by [[SyntheticVoiceActor [=MacinTALK=]]], Apple's text-to-speech program. M-O's "FOREIGN CONTAMINANT" directive is synthesized by the same.

* There's also a possible reference to ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind,'' in COM-T's (the cycloptic keyboard robot) instrumental communication.
* Also, 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.
* AUTO was explicitly designed with [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL-9000]] in mind. AUTO not only looks like HAL-9000, but has a similar character arc, including being set up by the movie as malfunctioning and later revealing that he was in fact just carrying out orders.
** The famous ''2001'' classical soundtrack is also evoked in two separate scenes with the ''Axiom'''s captain; the "Blue Danube" waltz by Johann Strauss II plays when the Captain gets the daily status report from the ship's computer, and, Fittingly, for a movie about the near-future evolution of humanity, in what is possibly the first non-parodic use of the song in a dramatic context since ''2001'', ''Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra'' plays when the Captain [[spoiler: becomes the first person on the ''Axiom'' in nearly 700 years to ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome stand up and walk]]'']].

** The famous ''2001'' classical soundtrack is also evoked in two separate scenes with the ''Axiom'''s captain. Fittingly, for a movie about the near-future evolution of humanity, in what is possibly the first non-parodic use of the song in a dramatic context since ''2001'', Also Sprach Zarathustra plays when the Captain [[spoiler: becomes the first person on the ''Axiom'' in nearly 700 years to ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome stand up and walk.]]'']]

* 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.

* ''Anime/{{Gurren Lagann}}''. Look at the Arc Gurren. Then Look at the Axoim from the outside. 'Nuff said.

** WALL•E has a shiney silver toaster in his house.

* Not to mention that WALL•E's "fully charged" and reboot sounds are the same as the iconic Apple start-up sound.

* One of the most obvious references: [[Literature/TheBible Eve]].

** The captain trying to reattach the plant's leaf looks ecxactly like Al doing the same to Woody's arm in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''.

** The famous ''2001'' classical soundtrack is also evoked in two separate scenes with the ''Axiom'''s captain. Fittingly, for a movie about the near-future evolution of humanity, Also Sprach Zarathurstra plays when the Captain [[spoiler: becomes the first person on the ''Axiom'' in nearly 700 years to ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome stand up and walk.]]'']]

** The famous ''2001'' classical soundtrack is also evoked in two separate scenes with the ''Axiom'''s captain.

* There's also the A-113 reference, although it's a lot more blatant here than in many of Pixar's other films; [[spoiler:here, it's the name of the directive AUTO follows to ensure the ship never returns to Earth]]

* The famous ''2001'' classical soundtrack is also evoked in two separate scenes with the ''Axiom'''s captain.

** Also, the scene where COM-T and WALL•E wave to each other seems similar to Chihiro's encounter with the Radishman in ''SpiritedAway''.
*** It should be noted that whenever Pixar staff encounter problems with their movies, they watch Creator/HayaoMiyazaki's films for inspiration.
* AUTO was explicitly designed with [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL-9000]] in mind.
** The famous ''2001'' classical soundtrack is also evoked in two separate scenes with the ''Axiom'''s captain.
** AUTO not only looks like Hal 9000, but has a similar character arc, including being set up by the movie as malfunctioning and later revealing that he was in fact just carrying out orders.
* AUTO's design, and the way he moves about the cockpit, also seems to be a direct reference to the Trimaxion (Max) from ''FlightOfTheNavigator''.

* WALL•E crashes into Sputnik 1 while leaving Earth for the first time.
** Although in RealLife it burned up in the atmosphere years ago.
* To say nothing of the numerous references to other Pixar films; the pizza delivery Toyota from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' comes to mind.

* 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 world as a whole may be a ShoutOut to either ''MadMax'' or the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' Series. You know, except with more garbage, especially the juxtaposition of nostalgic music and imagery from happier, more innocent times with the bleak reality of the future. Heck, the film even opens the same way as the Fallout games' opening cinematics - golden oldies and comforting visuals that suddenly segue into a desolate post-apocalyptic cityscape.
* WALL•E and EVE's first "rogue robots" picture looks suspiciously like the posters for ''{{Wanted}}'' (right down to the poses and coloring), which coincidentally [[DuelingMovies came out the same day]] (June 27, 2008), and which both have titles that start with the same letter of the alphabet.

* There's another ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' reference in the BURN-E short. When the ship goes into hyperdrive, it mimics the light show that Dave sees when he goes though the Monolith. It even reflect on BURN-E's visor like it did on Dave's.
* The fact that WALL•E's TV is made up of a small iPod screen and a big magnifying glass would appear to be a shout out to Terry Gilliam's ''Film/{{Brazil}}''.
** The first trailer for WALL•E even has the song "Aquarela do Brasil", which Brazil is named after, in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAWIIlXNGwY teaser trailer]].
* 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 ''The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall''.
* 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 ''StarWars''.
* WALL•E has a [[TheBraveLittleToaster shiney silver toaster]] in his house.

* WALL•E bears more than a passing resemblance to 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 was explicitly designed with HAL-9000 in mind.

*** It should be noted that whenever Pixar staff encounter problems with their movies, they watch HayaoMiyazaki's films for inspiration.

** The captain trying to reattach the plant's leaf looks ecxactly like Al doing the same to Woody's arm in ''ToyStory2''.

* SigourneyWeaver is the voice of the ''Axiom'' PA system, referencing ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'', ''Film/GalaxyQuest'', and perhaps the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Love and Rocket".