When Pixar produced Toy Story 2, they had very little character canon to draw upon for inside jokes and hidden cameos. But the filmmakers did manage to sneak in a number of references to A Bug's Life, Pixar's second feature film. Heimlich the caterpillar makes a brief and rather camouflaged appearance when Buzz Lightyear pushes his way through some shrubbery during the journey to Al's Toy Barn.
A few moments later, shortly after entering the store, Buzz runs past a display of A Bug's Life merchandise.
I seem to recall they actually reference that first shot in the "outtakes" at the end. You saw Flick and Heimlich in closeup, talking about having a scene in the new movie. Then Buzz's hand shoves their leaf out of the way.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing the referencing in the Pixar movies. Now they have such a large amount of work behind them there is so much scope. Very much looking forward to Cars 2.
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