I have watched #ProjectHailMary! Boy, did that director send small hails in all directions, primarily to other #movies ? Fun! #references

Rocky has 3 fingers, Grace has 5. Zammis has 3 fingers, Davidge has 5. Enemy Mine.

Sitting on a beach, looking out on the water. Looking to the right. Somebody’s coming! Contact.

A big structure of rods, parallel to each other or perpendicular to each other. Interstellar.

The last one is a nod (I think) to “Story of Your Life”. The story behind Arrival.

“Then Raspberry brought the gourd down between its legs, a crunching sound resulted, and the gourd reemerged minus a bite…”