Random '90s Movies Fan Theories (20 items)

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  (#1) Sid From The Original 'Toy Story' Grows Up To Be The Garbage Person In 'Toy Story 3' (And Becomes A Hero!)

  Sid (Erik von Detten) is a horrifying villain in the original Toy Story, but one fan theory posits that he turned over a new leaf. According to Redditor /u/londongarbageman, Sid grows up to become the sanitation worker in Toy Story 3. This transition starts when Sid realizes his toys are alive, which horrifies him because he spent most of his childhood mutilating them. Sid takes it upon himself to make sure this never happens again. He decides to rescue toys that people have thrown away and fix broken ones. This is why he becomes a sanitation worker - the one field with access to the living beings (i.e., broken toys) people consider trash.

  If all that fails to back up the theory, Sid and the man on the garbage truck wear the same t-shirt. Coincidence?
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  (#6) The Fifth Element

  • Film (1997)

  When a future-cop asks Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) if he's "classified as human," the erstwhile cab driver replies, "Negative. I am a meat popsicle." This sounds like a sarcastic answer, especially as delivered by Willis, who can always be counted upon to land a one-liner. If he's answering honestly, though, Dallas might be a whole lot older than his appearance suggests.

  The implication of "meat popsicle" may be that Dallas has spent time cryogenically frozen. The character has a lengthy military history, so /u/vicrally filled in some gaps, asserting that Dallas was awake for deployments, but cryogenically frozen when in transit across vast interstellar distances or even simply between military engagements. His associate Finger mentions having sat next to Dallas on "a thousand missions," so if soldiers are frozen between missions, Dallas could have been kicking around for decades or even centuries longer than expected.

  And if cryogenic freezing is a military practice in The Fifth Element, it pays off nicely when Dallas hides General Monro (Brion James) in his refigerator.
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  (#16) 'Clueless' Did Have A Sequel - It's 'Legally Blonde'

  Clueless is beloved because of its fashion, wonderful catchphrases ("as if"), and for introducing the world to the charming Brittany Murphy. The film sadly never got a sequel - or at least, no one noticed when it finally did. According to this fan theory from Decider, the sequel to Clueless was Legally Blonde.

  Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is a 16-year-old sophomore in Clueless, which came out in 1995. She's poised to graduate high school in 1997 and college in 2001, the same year Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) graduates from university in Legally Blonde. Cher doesn't just look like Elle Woods, they also share the same interests. Cher slays in debate class; her father is a lawyer (and she frequently helps him with his cases); and you can't deny her unique taste in fashion. The girls possess an eerily similar style and a passion for debate and law. Stranger things have happened.
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  (#19) The Sandlot

  • Film (1993)

  Throughout The Sandlot, Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (Mike Vitar) seems like a nice kid, the sort of kid who goes out of his way to help out not just his friends, but even random newbies in the neighborhood. There's a chance, however, that this nice kid isn't motivated by kindness, but by egomania. That's the conclusion reached by /u/PM_ME_YOUR_PANINIS, who put forth the idea that Benny orchestrated the movie's primary drama to cement his status as a local legend.

  The theory is built on the idea that Benny had an opportunity to see that the ball Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) stole from his stepfather was signed by Babe Ruth, but put the autographed ball in play despite that. Knowing Kenny (Brandon Quintin Adams) had been hitting home runs all summer, Benny was counting on the ball ending up in Mr. Myrtle's backyard, forcing a confrontation with Myrtle's dog, the infamous Beast. By forcing a confrontation and besting the Beast, which he ultimately does thanks to his own pluck and PF Flyers, Benny aims to let the whole town to know he's the fastest, bravest kid around. The only surprise for Benny, then, is that the day's home run was hit by Smalls rather than Kenny.
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  (#14) Aladdin

  • Film (1992)

  Most people assume Aladdin takes place in the past - maybe it's the Genie (Robin Williams), the outfits, or the magic carpet rides - or the fact no one walks around with a cell phone. According to one fan theory posted on Disney Theories, though, the movie actually takes place in the distant future - the year 10,300, to be exact.

  There's plenty of evidence to prove Aladdin occurs in a post-apocalyptic futuristic world. The Genie mentions Aladdin's (Scott Weinger) clothes are "so third century," but was locked in the lamp for 10,000 years. So, that would make it at least 10,300 CE. In addition, the Genie makes loads of contemporary pop-culture references. But what about modern tech?

  Cars absolutely existed at one point in Agrabah. The Aladdin video game for Sega Genesis contains buried modern stop signs in the background. A few fans even argue the magic carpet is actually futuristic hover technology.
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  (#5) Ned Ryerson

  • Fictional Character

  Groundhog Day is as brilliant as it is frustrating. Waking up to the same day over and over gets hard to watch - but maybe that's the point. Perhaps the repeated time loop was Phil Conners's (Bill Murray) personal Hell and Ned Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky), the insurance salesman, was actually the Devil.

  A fan theory by Redditor /u/SuperConductiveRabbi alleges Ned is the Devil, and has it out for Phil. Firstly, Phil and Ned don't really get along. The moment after Phil first encounters (and insults) Ned, he immediately steps into a puddle. Ned laughs and shoots off a snide remark (almost like he was responsible). On the last day of the time loop, Phil finally purchases an insurance policy from Ned, and then he's mysteriously free? Yeah, okay.

  The theory also notices one parallel: buying a ton of life insurance is as close as you can get to selling your soul. The Devil would certainly approve.

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