Steven Spielberg worked to keep his own movies out of Ready Player One.
Some Spielberg related references snuck through regardless.
The reference is to the Spielberg produced film 'Gremlins.'
After seeing every shot 30 times, the director started to notice things.
They snuck a gremlin in… I said, ‘Well, I guess it’s too late to take that guy out.’ So he survived the cut.
Ready Player One is in theaters now.