16. The Incredibles (2004)
In the Normanisan jungles Dash and Violet encounter a series of Syndrome's henchmen, who happen to be piloting aircraft. The two siblings plot to run rings around their pursuers, hightailing it over land and water. Their chase through the tropical foliage mimics the chase scene from Jedi where Luke and Leia comma𓄧ndeer a couple of Imperial speeders to track down fleeing scout troopers. And that's not the only wink to Lucas: one of t💫he big bads The Incredibles fight is an Omnidroid.
14. Star Trek (2009)
Years before he landed the sweetest of all directing gigs with The Force Awakens J.J. Abrams made no attempt to hide his love for Star Wars. Several eagle-eyed fans caught sight of a familiar droid flying past the USS Enterprise's bridge in Star Trek. Floating in the Starfleet wreckage is none other than R2-D2. You can spot him on the left hand sꦑide of the above image. He makes a similar re-appearance in the sequel.
13. Serenity (2005)
Joss Whedon's band of space cowboys were die-hard Star Wars fans right from the start. Apparently the props team on the original series Firefly had an ongoing bet to see if they could insert a figurine of Han Solo in carbonite into the background of as many scenes as possible. That frivolity continued into the movie. At one point in the movie there's a reference to "rebel activity in the outer rim." The Outer Rim is, in the Star Wars canon, a large swathe of the galax🌌y that's relatively unexplored.
12. Poltergeist (1982)
Steven Spielberg pays homage to the trilogy by cramming tons of memorabilia and toys into Poltergeist. Aside from an Alien poster pl🐻astered to his wall, Robbie's bedroom is pretty much a commercial for Kenner's line of Star Wars merchandise. Bed sheets, posters, figurines, models, shirts, pins... you name it, this kid's got it. It's an impressive showcase for ♋the type of original Star Wars gear that has now passed into legend. His room's worth thousands.
11. Twister (1996)
Quoting a line of dialogue from one of your favorite films that's suited to a situation is, in a word, rewarding. You might wait years for an opportunity to lay down a beloved one-liner in the perfect scenario. That's what makes this moment at the end of Twister so awesome: any film fan can relate🎐. "That's no moon," cries one of the young scientists as torrents of data on the tornado flood his computer, 🧸"it's a space station!" An apt way to describe that you've figured something out.
10. Team America: World Police (2004)
Two of the members of Team America have extra-sensory abilities that are very similar to the Jedi's 😼use of The Force. Gary attempts to infiltrate Kim Jong-Il's palace decked out in a hooded cloak like Obi Wan's. He waves his hand and speaks in a deep, booming voice, convincing the guards that they don't need to see his credentials. Inside the palace, Sarah soothes the predatory black panthers and tricks them into believing their real enemies are the guards.
