Spoilers ahead for Bumblebee!
Bumblebee, the new prequel to the live-action Transformers movies, is chock full of 1980s Easter eggs and references to the '80s era it's set in, including simplified robot designs in line with their look from the original Generation 1 toy line.
But Bumblebee's biggest callback to the franchise's '80s origins is the Easter egg that Transformers fans have waited for the longest.
During a scene where human protagonist Charlie (played by Hailee Steinfeld) tries to muster the courage to dive off a cliffside into the Pacific Ocean to impress some local kids, her VW bug (in reality, the Autobot Bumblebee in disguise) starts blaring a song on its radio to motivate her.
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Bumblebee, the new prequel to the live-action Transformers movies, is chock full of 1980s Easter eggs and references to the '80s era it's set in, including simplified robot designs in line with their look from the original Generation 1 toy line.
But Bumblebee's biggest callback to the franchise's '80s origins is the Easter egg that Transformers fans have waited for the longest.
During a scene where human protagonist Charlie (played by Hailee Steinfeld) tries to muster the courage to dive off a cliffside into the Pacific Ocean to impress some local kids, her VW bug (in reality, the Autobot Bumblebee in disguise) starts blaring a song on its radio to motivate her.
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