Part of the fun with Pixar movies are its Easter eggs.
But if you’ve been looking carefully, you may have noticed the studio’s films are
chock-full of Apple references, which is likely a nod to Pixar’s former owner and CEO Steve
Jobs and the success he brought the company.
Here are 5 blatant Apple references in Pixar films.
1.
Monsters, Inc.
When Mike Wazowski holds up a magazine, you can make out an advertisement for a computer
on the back cover.
The ad’s slogan says “Scare Different,” a spin on Apple’s iconic “Think Different”
slogan.
2.
Wall-E * “Wall-E.”
Director Andrew Stanton told CNN Money in 2008 that he worked with Apple designer Jony
Ive to make Eve look like an Apple product.
And that she does.
* “Eve?”
* [Giggles]
3.
Coco When Mama Imelda tries to find out why she
can’t leave the Land of the Dead to see her family, the clerk looks her up on what
appears to be a Macintosh 128K, Apple’s first personal computer.
* “That devil box tells you nothing but lies!”
4.
Cars One of the cars featured in the film is an
Apple-sponsored racer named Mac iCar.
This is less of a reference to Apple than it is Pixar literally screaming, “HEY, DID
YOU KNOW WE HAVE A CONNECTION TO APPLE?”
Mac iCar’s racing number is also 84, the same year Apple released the Macintosh 128K.
* “Macintosh, from Apple.”
5.
Toy Story 3 * “Who’s Velocistar237?”
* “Oh!”
Again, this one’s pretty obvious.
If you take one look at the computer used to look for Andy, you’ll realize it's a
Mac from the desktop’s familiar-looking OS and monitor shape.
* “That’s nothing, let me just take care of that.
It’s just a dinosaur.”
* “All right.”
From the not-so-subtle to the totally-in-your face, the Apple references that Pixar peppers
throughout your favorite flicks can make for an Easter egg gold mine.
* “It’s a musical!
Put that thing back where it came from or so help me!
So help me!
And cut!