Filmmaker Adam Wingard and his production crew haven t been shy when it comes to sharing the various influences they drew on for
Godzilla vs. Kong. Toho s rich history of cinematic monsters was obviously a big one, but the kaiju smackdown also paid homage to 1980s classics like
Back to the Future,
Lethal Weapon, and
The references to iconic bits of pop culture don t end there, though. During a recent Reddit AMA, Wingard revealed a super deep cut nod to one of the oddest slasher flicks ever made: 2002 s
Jason X. The big reference that I haven t seen anyone pick up on is when Kong folds up and kills Nozuki (aka warbat). That was inspired by the holo-deck murder scene in
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