POTD: Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Short Film ‘Dante’s Lunch Has An Easter Egg You Probably Missed
It’s long been established that Pixar Animation loves inserting Easter eggs into their movies that reference the many other films they’ve made over the years. They even consistently tease future movies. And in the case of therecently released short filmDante’s Lunch, which is linked to Pixar’s upcoming featureCoco, there’s an Easter that’s both a reference to older movies and an upcoming one. But it’s so small and quick that you probably didn’t even notice.
Find outDante’s LunchPixar Easter egg below.
DuringDante’s Lunch, there’s a scene where titular dog speeds past this cute boy:
Notice any Easter egg referencing another Pixar movie in this scene? Well, just like a bad crime thriller, we can “enhance” part of this photo and get a closer look at the shoes that the kid affectionately called “Corn Boy” is wearing (viaOh My Disney):
There’s a car design on his shoes, and while the shoes are blue, there’s clearly a number 95 on the side of those shoes in the same style that we see onCarsfranchise lead character Lightning McQueen. So those areCarsshoes. And in case there’s any doubt from detail-oriented Pixar fans out there,CocodirectorLee Unkrichconfirmed the Easter egg himself (nearly two weeks ago):
Yep!https://t.co/Yd661lLKHd
— Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich)June 17, 2025
Not only is this an Easter egg referencing the previousCarsmovies, but let’s not forget thatCars 3comes out this summer. There are plenty of Easter eggs as usual in the high speed sequel that sees Lightning McQueen struggling with being an aging racer, but that’s something that we can’t talk about until later this month. Stay tuned for more on that in the near future.
