We created our own custom PartySaurus Rex toy based on our excitement for the short and started using the Twitter hashtag #FollowRex to allow everyone to watch as we took Rex around Detroit (our hometown), Disneyland and even to Pixar Animation Studios itself. Julie also loved the short so much, she created her very own custom PartySaurus Rex/Pixar Canada hooded sweatshirt.
In addition to the custom items we've made, we also both have a passion for finding the hidden easter eggs within Pixar films. It only seemed fit that we would compile a list of hidden items for one of our favorite shorts - the only question is, how many of these have you spotted?
Hidden Items and Easter Eggs
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You may have noticed in Toy Story 3 or even Hawaiian Vacation that Bonnie's backpack had a familiar Pixar character embroidered on it - Wally B (from Andre and Wally B). That same backpack appears briefly at the beginning of Partysaurus Rex - but what you may not have noticed is that the pilot zipper pull, Captain Zip (voiced by Angus MacLane), who briefly made an appearance in Hawaiian Vacation also appears in the background of the tub scene.
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In the bathroom, you may notice that there are foam letter stuck all over the wall - do the letters mean anything? You bet. At the beginning of the bath scene you'll notice the letters "VBC" on the wall - that ties to Vancouver, British Columbia where Pixar Canada was located. During one brief cut when the rave was in full swing, the letter rearrange themselves to say "YAY", to symbolize the excitement of the party (but go back to their normal positions right after the scene cuts again).
Additionally, Pixar released a screenshot before the short was in theaters keying people in to one hidden item - Bonnie's toilet seat cover is patterned after Sulley's fur.
Actor Tony Cox, not only voiced the hilarious character Chuck E. Duck but he too also has a connection to Captain EO as he played the clumsy elephant-like character, Hooter.
The musical robot that is located on the bathroom wall in Bonnie's bathroom was also inspired by Captain EO. In this video above we show you how Minor Domo from Captain EO and the musical robot from Partysaurus Rex mirror each other - be sure to listen closely at the sounds too as they have elements that match as well.
Gary Rydstrom (Former Pixarian who now works at Skywalker Sound), was the Sound Design Consultant on Partysaurus Rex also has a Captain EO connection - he voiced the character Furball.
In Partysaurus Rex when the water begins to go in the overflow drain - did you happen to recognize the menacing breathing sound? That sound happens to be a tweaked version of the actual recording of Darth Vader's breathing from Star Wars.
Wrapping up a few of the Captain EO references, Partysaurus Rex Sound Mixer, Gary Summers, (who also works at Skywalker Sound) mixed the sound for Captain EO as well.
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Pixarians often lend their voices to characters on the film as it's in production - something that is known as "scratch voice". In some cases, those scratch vocals ends up in the final cut of the film. During Partysaurus Rex, director Mark Walsh lent his voice to numerous characters throughout the film.
Wrapping up a few of the Captain EO references, Partysaurus Rex Sound Mixer, Gary Summers, (who also works at Skywalker Sound) mixed the sound for Captain EO as well.
The first character is Drips, the whale water spout.
The second character is the elephant toy that pushes Rex into the tub towards the end of the short and yells "Yeah!"
In the same scene, you may have also noticed that there are two toys that were plucked right from Finding Nemo - the dolphin and Mr. Ray characters.
When the toys begin to "cross the scum line" as the tub overflows, you can see a familiar toy from a previous Toy Story Toon, Small Fry - that toy would be T-Bone. While we did hear that DJ Blujay may also make a quick appearance we were unable to find him after searching frame by frame we still couldn't spot him. If you happen to see him - be sure to let us know.
We have so many favorite moments in the film, but one of our favorites would definitely be the detail of the bubbles right as Rex runs to Drips (the whale) and stops the flow of the bath but accidentally starts the shower. We know that the bubbles were a technical challenge for the team and looking at the above screenshot you can't deny that they certainly conquered the look of a real bubble bath.
The other element we love about that scene is Rex's comedic animated timing - the way he runs through the bubbles with his head tilted back and arms flailing was just perfect.
Towards the end of the film when the bathtub rave is in full swing, we love the colors and the numbers of characters that are in the scene above. We wish we knew the amount of render time that a scene like this would have taken - there is just so much packed in there. Finally, the sense of movement that you get (even from the screenshot above) and the lighting is just superb and really drew us in.
Have you seen any other hidden items from Partysaurus Rex? If so, leave a comment below or send us an email (info@pixarpost.com) and we'll be sure to update our post.
Want to watch Partysaurus Rex? You can watch the short included on the Monsters, Inc. (re-released) Blu Ray, or get the digital download of just the short on Amazon or iTunes.
Finally, if you want to dance to the BT soundtrack inspired by Partysaurus Rex, be sure to check out our soundtrack review post.
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