Eighties References

There were tons of eighties references in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2. We could make an entire list of just these tiny Easter-Eggs!

At the beginning of the film, Star-Lord's device warned him that the Abilisk was coming. That device was actually a Mattel Football game.

Then there was Star-Lord and Gamora’s Cheers dialogue. And Gamora mentioned Knight Rider, hilariously butchering David Hasselhoff's name, which was dropped again a couple of times throughout the movie. Star-Lord also name-drops Skeletor, Pac Man, and Heather Locklear.

We could even say that the Sovereign's battle stations were modeled after eighties arcade games, from sound effects to the Sovereign people’s reactions.

From this point of view, James Gunn outdid himself.