Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Riley’s “Deep Dark Secret” is one of the best running gags in Inside Out 2 – and the post-credits reveal has a subtle reference to a classic line from Back to the Future. Inside Out 2 has burst into theaters as the bona fide blockbuster of the summer, laying waste to any box office records in its path. Part of why the movie has been so successful is that its script is jam-packed with great gags.
Related 10 Reasons Inside Out 2 Just Destroyed The Box Office: Explaining Its Record-Breaking $295M Opening Inside Out 2 has enjoyed a record-shattering $295 million opening at the box office. But why has the Pixar sequel been so ludicrously successful? This is a subtle reference to an obscure quote from Back to the Future. Just before Marty McFly heads back to 1985, he tells his reconciled parents, “If you guys ever have kids, and one of them, when he’s eight years old, accidentally sets fire to the living room rug... go easy on him.” Both Riley and Marty set fire to their parents’ rug at a young age. The difference is that Riley got away with it, while Marty was in a world of trouble.