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15 Hidden Meanings And Cool References In 'Baby Driver'

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15 Hidden Meanings And Cool References In 'Baby Driver'

June 07, 2021

It’s no secret that Edgar Wright likes to fill his movies with Easter eggs, layered meanings, and cameos from famous musicians to former bank robbers. You read that right. So strap in and check out the hidden meanings and references in his 2017 film, Baby Driver.

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE STUNTMAN HOMAGE Jon Hamm's character is nicknamed 'Buddy.' It was Edgar Wright's tribute to Clint Eastwood's longtime stunt double and stunt coordinator, Buddy Van Horn. CRACKED.COM — Edgar Wright's Twitter

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER BABY'S WARDROBE Wright explained that Baby's two-toned wardrobe represents his moral ambiguity because it's hard to tell whether he's good or bad. His shirts also get progressively grayer as the story develops. CRACKED.COM — IMDb interview with Edgar Wright

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE VINYLS A scene showing a trashed apartment gives a glimpse of all the vinyl albums that have songs featured in the film. CRACKED.COM — IMDb interview with Edgar Wright

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER KID KOALA'S GEAR A lot of the equipment in Baby's room belongs to the Canadian DJ whose song Was He Slow also features in the movie. CRACKED.COM — Esquire

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE MOVIE LINES NOTHING IS/MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR FRIENDSHIP. Baby is socially shy, SO he ends up using quotes from movies when talking to people. For instance, in the beginning we see him channel surfing and Monster Inc. pops up on the TV screen. He later quotes the movie when he talks to Doc, saying: You and I are a team. Nothing is more important than our friendship. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER JON SPENCER CAMEO The blues rocker appears near the end of the movie as a jail guard. His song Bellbottoms scores the opening scene of the movie. CRACKED.COM — SF Examiner

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE POSTCARD 66 cofits ROUTE 66 MOTEL Debora sends Baby a postcard near the end of the movie. The image is the same one on the wall in the diner she works at. CRACKED.COM — Marie Claire interview

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER EDGAR WRIGHT'S MUSIC VIDEO IS THIS THE PLACE? Baby Driver was inspired by a music video Wright did in 2002 for a band called Mint Royale. The Blue Song is spotted briefly on the TV when Baby's channel flipping. CRACKED.COM — IMDb interview with Edgar Wright

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER WALTER HILL HAS A CAMEO Wright revealed that the director of The Driver and the man responsible for reviving the Western genre is the voice of the man translating for Baby's foster dad at the end of the movie. CRACKED.COM — IMDb interview with Edgar Wright

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BULLFIGHT BLOODIED BUT UNRELENTING. Wright revealed that the bullfight Baby sees on TV at the beginning of the film influences what he does in the end. It says the matador must end this fight on foot- SO Baby gets out of his car. CRACKED.COM — Marie Claire interview

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS THE BANK BABY DRIVER ROBBER CAMEO Joe Loya used to be a bank robber, and Wright asked him to be a script advisor and tech consultant on the movie. He has a cameo as a security guard in one of the heists. CRACKED.COM — NPR

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE GRAFFITI HEART During the opening scene of the film when Baby's on his coffee run, a heart in the background is black. When Debora walks by and Baby sees her for the first time, the heart has turned red. CRACKED.COM — IMDb interview with Edgar Wright

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE CASSETTE TAPE Denvaricy Steed SUPER SONIC July 100 LICHTANDING non RED LINE 180 CHOP WILD CHILD CITY SWIFT 60 SMALL FRY lay.com One of Baby's tapes is labeled RED LINE. Redline is a Japanese anime movie about, you guessed it, car racing. It also has a slapping soundtrack. CRACKED.COM — Twitter

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE JAIL NUMBER 28071978 Baby's jail number, 28071978, is the release date of a movie that greatly influenced Wright- The Driver. The movie was released on July 28, 1978, and the same number can also be seen on a wall during the Harlem Shuffle scene. CRACKED.COM — Marie Claire

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS BABY DRIVER THE RAINBOW A bank teller quotes a Dolly Parton lyric when she tells Baby, Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain; but there can't be a rainbow without a little rain. It's raining in that scene, and at the very end of the movie when Baby walks out of prison, there's a rainbow in the background. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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