Sky Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

C3PO's very last line in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is the exact same line that is his first one in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977).

The title is a reference to the first time Homer saw Sputnik in the night sky, as well as an anagram of the original book title "Rocket Boys" (which the studio did not believe would sell).

(2012) Silva offers Bond 50-year-old Macallan whiskey with the year prominently printed on the bottle. 2012 marked 50 years since the release of the first Bond film, Dr. No.

Silva offers Bond some scotch from 1962 and says that "it's a particular favourite of yours". 1962 is the year Dr No came out- the first bond film.

Kylo Ren's repaired helmet is inspired by Kintsugi. The Japanese art of repair by mending cracks with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. Kintsugi treats breakage/repair as the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.

During the Komodo scene in Skyfall (2012), Daniel Craig's hands are pudgy. This is because he was wearing gloves during the shoot that were CGIed out later to fix a plot hole.

During the scene where Ben and Rey force Is being absorbed by Palpatine, you can hear a reversed version of the Anakin and Padm? theme from the prequels.

Hutch plays "Don't give up On Us Baby" on guitar a song released by David Soul who originally played Hutch on the TV show

Reys newly build lightsaber can be seen having green, blue and a yellow Kyber Crystal.

The TARDIS from Doctor Who Can Be Seen In The Background (See Comments for Still and Director/Writer Comments)

Rey transfers part of her life into a large snake to heal it, then remarks to BB-8 "You would've done the same." Later we see BB-8 do the same by transferring part of his battery life into D-0.

During Leia's training scene, you can see she uses some of the same moves Kylo Ren does through the trilogy.

Sees the return of two characters we haven't seen since Return of the Jedi (1983), Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles and Warwick Davis as the Ewok Wicket (the other Ewok is Warwick's son Harrison).

James Bond can be briefly seen sneaking aboard the Chimera while a henchman informs Severine that they're casting off. (starts around 0:08, to the right of the screen)

Is an anagram of the novel Rocket Boys, both of which are based on a true story.

The real Travis Walton who was abducted by aliens is in the church crowd

A chimpanzee who's eyes are not visible repairs Kylo Ren's helmet. This is a reference to Palpatine's original appearance in The Empire Strikes Back, when the visual effects department created his look by superimposing chimp eyes onto Ian Mcdiarmid's face.

When David leaves Sofia's apartment for the last time, the intro to Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" begins to play but we never hear the words, which perfectly foreshadow the moment and the rest of the film but would've acted as a spoiler if heard.

The portrait of David Aames' father has a middle tooth. David Aames played by Tom Cruise has a middle tooth.

one scene in Sky High (2005), an announcement says that sidekicks cannot eat the school's hero sandwiches. Once Will is made from a sidekick to a hero, he is shown eating a hero sandwich for lunch.

one scene in Sky High (2005), Layla Williams (Danielle Panabaker) tells Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) that she cannot grow lemons using her Chlorokinesis. Lemons are famously not a natural fruit: they were a breed between citron and bitter orange originating in Assam.

The stairs on Kijimi are droid accessible.

The book says "Raputa" despite the title of the movie and other references in the movie saying "Laputa" -- (this may be because there isn't a distinction between R and L in Japanese).

You can spot Muska within the rubble when Laputa is falling apart.

When Rey Force heals Kylo's stomach wound; she also heals the face scar she gave him in The Force Awakens (2015)

Baron Landonis Balthazar Calrissian 3's (Lando's) cane resembles Cloud City.

One of the "Aston Martin" blown up in "James Bond: Skyfall" (2012) was actually a modified Porsche 928

After Rey heals the serpent, she explains to BB-8 that she transferred life energy from her to it. Later, BB-8 does the same thing when he charges D-O. Shout-out to the novelization by Rae Carson for pointing out that connection.

C-3PO mentions that the Festival of the Ancestors on Pasaana takes place every 42 years. Rise of Skywalker was released 42 years after the original Star Wars in 1977.

Fall, when Silva is escaping through the underground, he slides down between two escalators, an area that is usually blocked by signs to prevent this happening. These signs are over the floor when Silva reaches the bottom, showing that someone had previously removed them to aid his escape.

On the planet of Kijimi you can see thin ramps running alongside the stairs, presumably for droids like BB-8 and D-0 to go up and down stairs easily

Bond tells Eve to not touch her earpiece when they're undercover in the casino in Macau; a reference to the beginning of Casino Royale where the terrorist bombmaker spots Bond's fellow agent touching his ear and blowing their cover, starting off the initial chase sequence.

's opening scene Bond and Q sit before a painting of a one decorated warship being decommissioned. In the final scene Bond stands in front of another painting of the ship in it's fighting prime.

Was released, free screenings were given to MI6 employees. They cheered when their building blew up

The grim character S?v?rine in Skyfall (2012) was never to smile unless showing fear. S?v?rine is a French name of Latin origin and translates into English as meaning "stern" and thus B?r?nice Marlohe never smiles unless forced.

Q has a scrabble mug with his initial on it

Bond and Q look at a painting of an old warship being taken away to be destroyed. At the end of the film, there's a painting in M's office of a new warship going out, symbolizing Bond's resurrection.

The antagonist's name, Warren Peace, is a play on the book "War and Peace". The character's father is a Supervillian, while his mother is a Superhero, providing grounds for internal conflict in his life.

Judi Dench's name credit fades in front of a tombstone.

Bond thinks the tests are a waste of time but he ends up going through the same things to catch Silva

' the pirate queen/mother Dola mentions she was just like the young girl Sheeta at her age. Later on, we see Dola's portrait as a young woman, identical to Sheeta but with Dola's crazy hair.

M's name is revealed to be Olivia Mansfield. It appears on the gift box that is given to James Bond at the end of the film.

Q's mug has a letter frequency analysis chart (hat tip to cryptography)

On the first day there is an announcement over the intercom stating there is no "smoking, freezing, or spontaneous combustion" allowed on campus out side of gym. Earlier that day two boys were frozen and later in the movie, Warren Peace combusts to fight Will.

The registration date on Tom Cruise's car is 2/30/01

Fire in the Sky (1993): The curved reflection of the lights on the railroad crossing gate coming down gives the impression of a U.F.O. coming down to earth.

Bond gives Tanner a sample for analysis and says "For her eyes only". The number on the bag is the same date as Locque's record in "For your eyes only".

After rey heals Kylo Ren's lightsaber wound she also heals the scar she left from their previous battle. This also shows the transformation from Kylo Ren back to Ben Solo.

Connection to Die Another Day (2002)

Composer John Williams makes a cameo as bartender Oma Tres, which is an anagram for "maestro". Additionally he is surrounded by 51 different artifacts, each representing one of his 51 Oscar nominations he has received over his career.