Best animated movie trivia of 2009

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Trivia: The main characters are taken from other sci-fi movies. The Missing Link is meant to be The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954); B.O.B. is meant to be The Blob (1958); Ginormica is based on Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman (1958); Dr. Cockroach is copied from The Fly (1958); and Insectosaurus is based on Mosura (1961).

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Trivia: When the Hazmat team are dropping objects into the containment pod, they drop in a magazine called "G.A." On the cover are a number of titles regarding the making of the movie, including one that reads, "G.A.'s Lifestyle Advice: Go to the Movies to see Planet 51."

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Trivia: Osamu Tezuka (creator of Astro Boy) makes a cameo appearance as a scientist in the film. He is wearing a beret and glasses.

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Trivia: Every president on Mount Rushmore except Abraham Lincoln gets pied directly in the face. Lincoln takes a pie to the back of the head, which is how he was assassinated.

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Up (2009)

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Trivia: When Carl's house begins to lift and the little girl looks out her window, the Luxo ball from Pixar's other films is seen in her room.

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9 (2009)

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Trivia: 1 tells 9 that he led the others to their current hideout, which he refers to as "sanctuary". The building happens to be Notre Dame church, famously referred to "sanctuary" in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

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Trivia: One of the Mardi Gras parade floats is inspired by The Little Mermaid's King Triton's throne. Jafar from Aladdin is on another float. (01:13:55)

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Trivia: When Wong drains Flamingo Lake to water his golf course and the flamingos are sucked down the plughole, in amongst their startled squawks you can hear one yelling "SH*T!". Listen for it - it's very clear.

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Trivia: This is the only movie in the Ice Age series where Scrat never causes any disaster.

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Trivia: This mini-film is a spin off from Watchmen. As a tribute to its originator, note how the blood stain on the raft's sail changes from scene to scene in the style of Rorschach's ink blot mask. (00:05:30 - 00:07:45)

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Trivia: A hidden Mickey can be seen when Tinker bell drops her pixie dust on the cotton balls and they float up.

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Trivia: When the Bone Hunters get trapped under the falling rocks, you can hear the Wilhelm scream.

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Trivia: When the 2000s turtles and the 1980s turtles are in the 80s turtles' dimension, Bebop and Rocksteady make cameo appearances in their human forms on the streets.

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