So this year I decided that I would embark on the Ready Player One Film Challenge, and attempt to watch every film named, referenced or alluded to in this most excellent of geeky books.
To that end I have compiled what I think is a complete list of every movie reference, and I shall be working through them, in no particular order, over the course of 2015. If you see any glaring ommissions from my list, please do get in touch and I shall update it accordingly.
Between myself and Spindles we’ll be updating the list with the dates we’ve watched the films.
The Complete(ish) List of Films Referenced in Ready Player One:
| Film | Brendan | Spindles |
|---|---|---|
| Ghostbusters | 24th Jan | 16th August |
| Heathers | 10th Jan | |
| Star Wars (IV, V & VI) | 4th May (All three 🙂 ) |
IV – 5th September |
| Star Trek (I, II, III, V) |
I – 9th March II – 17th April III – 18th April V – 9th August |
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| The Last Starfighter | 22nd August | |
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 16th August | |
| Terminator 2: Judgement Day | ||
| Sixteen Candles | 25th September | 16th May |
| Pretty in Pink | 16th April | |
| Some Kind of Wonderful | ||
| The Breakfast Club | 28th September | |
| Weird Science |
15th October |
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| Ferris Beuller’s Day Off | ||
| Ladyhawke | 2nd Feb | |
| Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | 30th January | |
| Airplane! | 19th Feb | |
| Howard the Duck | ||
| Krull | ||
| Highlander II | ||
| WarGames |
26th August |
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| The Goonies | ||
| Superman: The Movie | ||
| Legend | ||
| Fantastic Voyage | ||
| Serenity | 19th Feb | 25th January |
| The Matrix | 2nd Feb | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 15th March | |
| Back to the Future | 21st October | 17th August |
| Real Genius | 18th August | |
| Better off Dead | ||
| Revenge of the Nerds | 9th August | |
| Lord of the Rings (Full Trilogy) |
Fellowship of the Ring: 14th July |
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| Mad Max | 21st May | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | 18th April | |
| Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark | 11th April | |
| Godzilla | ||
| Daikaiju Gamera | ||
| Hawk the Slayer | ||
| The Beastmaster | ||
| Excalibur | ||
| Mad Max II: The Road Warrior | ||
| Highlander | 11th February | |
| Rain Man | ||
| Riptide | ||
| Footloose | ||
| Tron | ||
| Conan the Barbarian | ||
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | ||
| Risky Business | ||
| The Dark Crystal | ||
| Phantasm | ||
| The Wizard of Oz | ||
| The Pink Panther | ||
| The Silence of the Lambs | ||
| The Addams Family |
9th August |
22nd February |
| Evil Dead | ||
| Fight Club | 26th April | |
| Rocky Horror Picture Show | ||
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | ||
| Say Anything | 26th November | 1st February |
| The Fly | ||
| Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | ||
| Blade Runner | 6th April | 19th August |
| Hard Boiled | ||
| The Killers | ||
| The Iron Giant | ||
| Explorers | ||
| THX1138 | ||
| Brazil | ||
| Big Trouble in Little China |
29th August |
21st April |
| Sneakers | ||
| Short Circuit | 7th Sepetmeber | |
| Red Dawn | ||
| A Clockwork Orange (Thanks @CherryBomb1618 for pointing out that reference) |
So far I’ve managed to watch Heathers, so that’s one down and only 72 more to go…
If you haven’t read Ready Player One yet, then I throroughly recommend you check it out.