#Stranger things 3 film series
#Stranger things 3 film tv

and IT - two films that the series takes inspiration from.Įleven and Max's raincoats are red and yellow. In the final episode, Eleven uses her powers to make a creature burst out of her leg, like the alien bursting out of people's chests in the film. In season 3, Nancy is pinned down by the Mind Flayer monster and she turns her head as it screams in her face. Stranger Things is no.stranger to references from the Alien franchise. When Billy starts driving his car toward Nancy in front of the mall, it's a similar shot to the one in the original movie. Not only do Steve, Robin, Dustin and Erica stumble into a screening of Back To The Future, there's also some visual referneces in the film. (2019) (2003) /V7imRnF2UR- riley J18) There's a handful of Back To The Future references. You can see the sneaky 'Here Lies Betelgeuse' tombstone reference here. (Also, if Winona exists in the Stranger Things universe, will people soon start telling Joyce that she looks like her?) Throughout the season, there's a few nods to Winona Ryder's filmography - but all three films that feature were released after 1985 so they're not technically references. 15) If you look closely at Scott Clarke's model, you can see Beetlejuice's grave. Die Hard, even though it was released after 1985, also serves as inspo. The season also draws from Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Terminator with Grigori, the Russian spy. If you wanna know where the inspiration behind Billy, the Mind Flayer and the Flayed came from, look no further. 14) The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Day of the Dead and The Terminator are also big inspirations for the film. The film sees a group of American high school students (interesting!) team up against Soviet soldiers who invade a small town (INTERESTING!).

Lucas' Karate Kid inspired outfit in Stranger Things 3.ġ3) The whole season is inspired by the 1984 film Red Dawn. Ralph Macchio, as she tells Eleven in episode 2. JUSTICE FOR MEWS! GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN! 12) Lucas' outfit takes inspiration from the Karate Kid, played by Ralph Macchio.įunnily enough, Max's celebrity crush is. Phoebe Cates appears at the end of Stranger Things 3.ġ1) Dustin's mum has a tiny little tribute to Mews on her car dashboard. 'Moving in Stereo' by The Cars, which plays as Billy walks out in his lifeguard uniform to watch over the pool, is the same song that is played in the iconic Fast Times pool scene starring Cates. Phoebe Cates gets a few shout outs over the season but in the final episode, there's a cardboard cut out of her character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. 10) Phoebe Cates, who Dustin says Suzie is hotter than, actually appears in the final episode as a cardboard cut out in the video store. When Dustin returns from camp, he uses his trusty Farrah Fawcett hairspray (as recommended by Steve in season 2) as a weapon against Lucas who he thought was an intruder.

Wonder if she'll get a bigger part in season 4.ĩ) Dustin still uses his Farrah Fawcett hairspray. Stacey made her grand return in season 3 as one of the popular girls shopping at Starcourt Mall. If you call murray's number that's mentioned in st 3 this happens, inch resting /JNPe8opxiv- scoops troop supremacist J8) The girl whose drink exploded when Eleven used her powers is the same girl who rejected Dustin at the Snow Ball. He had a couple of sips of Chianti tonight and asked me to marry him.' Hopper then orders Chianti at Enzo's while he waits for Joyce to show up in the next episode.

#Stranger things 3 film tv

In the clip seen on TV as Joyce sits down for her microwave dinner for one, the dialogue says: 'I'm talking about Frasier, Sam. 5) The episode of Cheers that Joyce is watching has a low-key reference to her and Hopper's date. In season 2, she can seen in the bath reading 'Heart of Thunder'. Karen, who is living her Hot Girl Summer fantasy, is reading Johanna Lindsey's brand new novel 'Tender is the Storm' which was released in 1985. 4) Mrs Wheeler is reading the next instalment of her romance novel series. If Bob had survived season 2, he probably would have got caught up in the middle of Starcourt's big Russian cover up plot and died anyway. 3) Radio Shack, where Bob worked, is boarded up due to their new Starcourt Mall location. On the table to the right of her bed, you can just about make out the polaroid image of Mike taken by Karen Wheeler in the second episode of season 2. 2) Eleven has a polaroid of Mike in his Ghostbusters outfit on her bedside table.