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HatorianHatorian Dagobah
in Dungeons and Demogorgons - Stranger Things
Surprised we haven’t made a thread for all the references. Please copy and paste and add to the list so we have a full one. I’m not too worried about release dates. I think they know they have one more season and want to pay homage to their favourite movies so they may throw in a movie released after the timeline. 

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people



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  • DeeDee Adelaide
    edited July 8
    Alien- Nancy
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
  • DummyDummy
    The Shining- Jake Busey
    Stand By Me- fat kid by the pool :(
    Hatorian
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    Yes! Totally forgot about the shining one. For sure
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
    The Shining: Jake Busey
    stand by me: kid at the pool
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
    The Shining: Jake Busey
    stand by me: kid at the pool
    Rambo: fat hopper
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    edited July 8
    Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
    The Shining: Jake Busey
    stand by me: kid at the pool
    Rambo: fat hopper 
    close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
    star wars the force: El
  • adobo1148adobo1148
    Die hard- when russian terminator says “there  are rules for policemen”
    BroRad33skicreative
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    adobo1148 said:
    Die hard- when russian terminator says “there  are rules for policemen”
    You can also say Dustin in the ducts is a diehard reference too. 
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    edited July 8
    Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
    The Shining: Jake Busey
    stand by me: kid at the pool
    Rambo: fat hopper 
    close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
    Star Wars: El using the force
    Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
    Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
    Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
    something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people
  • awookieeawookiee
    edited July 8
    The most obvious one hasn't been said yet....

    Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
    The Shining: Jake Busey
    stand by me: kid at the pool
    Rambo: fat hopper 
    close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
    Star Wars: El using the force
    Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
    Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
    Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
    something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Billy at the pool, all the Pheobe Cates mentions, Scoops Ahoy uniform/job.

    Hatorian
  • BrandonTheBardBrandonTheBard NC
    The Lightsaber clashes in Dusty-Bun and Steve's handshake is another Star Wars reference.  
  • cdrivecdrive Houston, TX
    edited July 8
    The cool girl's name being "Heather" was surely a nod to Heathers.

    Someone help me out with 1 reference.  When the brother & sister were calling each other names back and forth....I felt like that was from a movie but I can't place it.  

    Also Raiders of the Lost Ark:  wearing the Russian military uniforms as a disguise, nodding while smiling...

    My wife caught this one, but the cat clock was from Back to the Future.

    Gremlins: The automatic hammer
    awookieeBrandonTheBardrkcrawf
  • awookieeawookiee
    combining to the master list....

    Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
    The Shining: Jake Busey
    stand by me: kid at the pool
    Rambo: fat hopper 
    close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
    Star Wars: El using the force
    Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
    Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
    Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
    something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Billy at the pool, all the Pheobe Cates mentions, Scoops Ahoy uniform/job.
    Gremlins: The automatic hammer
    Cat Clock: Back to the Future
    Raiders of the Lost Ark:  wearing the Russian military uniforms as a disguise, nodding while smiling
    The cool girl's name being "Heather" was surely a nod to Heathers.
    Hatorian
  • kojiattwoodkojiattwood Utah
    Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.
    InvertedEarthTheoryHatorianrkcrawf
  • cdrivecdrive Houston, TX
    HARD COPY:   CUTTING EDGE seemed like a nod to the classic tabloid news TV show. Even the logo is similar.


    kojiattwood
  • BroRad33BroRad33
    Ugh, there was one I saw that isn't here but I'm totally spacing at work and cannot remember what it was, and im not watching the whole thing again lol.
  • kojiattwoodkojiattwood Utah
    Technically it's the 70's, but I have a friend who is a Jaws junkie, and she pointed out that the mayors are very similar, and that Hopper's drunken "I can do whatever I want" line is the same as Brody's.
  • InvertedEarthTheoryInvertedEarthTheory
    My view made it 69 views XD. kojiattwood said:
    Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.
    Also yeah true, true.
  • kojiattwoodkojiattwood Utah
    edited July 8
    Probably mentioned way back in the 1st season, but the entire concept of the Upside Down and scientists opening a portal to another dimension hearkens back to Stephen King's novella "The Mist"
  • MrXMrX CO
    edited July 8
    Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.
    Yes! was about to post that. "Turn your key sir!"



    kojiattwoodawookiee
  • DeeDee Adelaide
    There was a specific reference to Red Dawn - one of them said they’d just been to see it when talking about the Russians being in their town. 
    awookiee
  • adobo1148adobo1148
    MrX said:
    Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.
    Yes! was about to post that. "Turn your key sir!"




    I known this isn’t an 80s reference but isn’t that Mr Blonde from Reservoir Dogs?
  • HatorianHatorian Dagobah
    rminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
    miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
    the blob/thing: the upside Monster
    day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
    Alien: Nancy
    The Shining: Jake Busey
    stand by me: kid at the pool
    Rambo: fat hopper 
    close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
    Star Wars: El using the force
    Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
    Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
    Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
    something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Billy at the pool, all the Pheobe Cates mentions, Scoops Ahoy uniform/job.
    Gremlins: The automatic hammer
    Cat Clock: Back to the Future
    Raiders of the Lost Ark:  wearing the Russian military uniforms as a disguise, nodding while smiling
    The cool girl's name being "Heather" was surely a nod to Heathers.
    Wargames: key turn
    red dawn: Russians invading
    hard copy: tv

    70 references
    jaws: mayors
    body snatchers: body’s being snatched
  • johnnytruantjohnnytruant
    The funhouse mirror showdown is probably a reference to The Man with the Golden Gun.
  • kojiattwoodkojiattwood Utah
    adobo1148 said:
    MrX said:
    Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.
    Yes! was about to post that. "Turn your key sir!"




    I known this isn’t an 80s reference but isn’t that Mr Blonde from Reservoir Dogs?
    Holy shit, that IS Michael Madsen!
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  • SchluppSchlupp
    I got some the fly vibes from the goo monsters and their eating habits as well.
    kojiattwood
  • kojiattwoodkojiattwood Utah
    Speaking of vibes, I got distinct Evil Dead flashbacks from the fight in the cabin, ditto for Alien with the flayer-thing inside Eleven's leg? And re-watching the finale, I completely missed the Griswold reference!
  • lawgirl2528lawgirl2528
    edited July 9
    The Never Ending Story!
    awookiee
  • rkcrawfrkcrawf
    Also not 80s, but the whole initial run of Steve, Robin, Dustin, and Erica running around in the base felt like Han, Chewie, Luke, Leia running through the Death Star. 
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