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– Bob is played by Sean Astin, who before being in Lord of the Rings, was in The Goonies, a clear influence on all of Stranger Things. – But the sequence with will Will, Joyce, and the Doctor is intentionally evocative of the grimly melancholic first act of The Exorcist, where a young child is studied under ominous, red-dotted medical equipment by ineffective medical experts… while a worried mother looks on. – Speaking of Aliens, Reiser’s not so good Doc goes to the basement where subordinates fry weird Upside-Down creatures with a flamethrower straight out of that sci-fi franchise, as well as perhaps The Thing.

Owens is played by Paul Reiser, who is an icon of ’80s untrustworthiness, as he played another dishonorable authority figure in Aliens. This was one of many Spielberg references in Stranger Things seasons 1 and 2. The candy became popular after 1982’s Spielberg hit, E.T. It’s no surprise that Will answers Reese’s Pieces. Owens, he’s asked what his favorite Halloween candy is. Not only that, the way he ambushes Hopper, and Hopper’s reaction to him kind of recalls the way Chevy Chase as Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher treats his wife’s divorce lawyer in 1985’s Fletch. One where the Russians invade a small American town and bring about a… Red Dawn. – The conspiracy theorist/investigative reporter pestering Hopper offers a shot of paraonia that is straight out of Reagan America hype. The line launched in 1982 and was peaking in popularity around 1984, but you can see why Mike was just about to outgrow it. Harsh! Among the toys he keeps is the Millennium Falcon model that El moved with her powers in season 1, although he definitely gives away an original Masters of the Universe He-Man figure. – Part of Mike’s punishment for slacking off in school (he’s obviously still depressed over the loss of Eleven in his life) is to give away two boxes of toys for the family garage sale. Pretty much nobody voted for Walter Mondale, and Reagan won in one of the most lopsided victories in history. 6,” since schools like Hawkins Middle School were and still are popular polling locations.ĭon’t read too much into the fact that Mike’s parents are Reagan/Bush voters. You can also spot a sign that says “Vote Here, Nov. – There are several election posters up around town for Reagan or Mondale, the primary candidates for president in 1984. This was opening weekend for the film! It premiered on Oct. – We get a glimpse of a theater marquis for a showing of James Cameron’s The Terminator. – The newspaper in Hawkins features a leading article about the crisis at Merrill’s Pumpkin Patch, which Hopper later investigates, but if you look closely, you’ll also see reference to “Baby Fae’s Baboon Heart.” Stephanie Fae Beauclair was the first infant to receive a heart transplant, and the story would have been brand new to Hawkins and the United States, since Fae was born on October 14, 1984, just weeks before the events of this episode.

The pinball machines in the background are Twin Win (Bally, 1974) and OXO (Williams, 1973). Other plainly visible and era-appropriate arcade machines include the original Pac-Man, as well as pizza parlor perennials Galaga and Ms. The “girls don’t play video games” line is a joke, yet somehow it echoes in very serious form among a particular subset of regressive internet trolls to this very day.