A new video unpacks the dense, fascinating world of Wes Anderson, detailing his many references and influences throughout his cinematic oeuvre.

Anderson has a pretty distinctive style: the colourful tones onscreen, a deadpan, to the point tone. But even though his work is recognisable a mile off, he still refers back to some iconic pieces of film. The influences of filmmakers like Tarantino and Kubrick are pretty explicit, and Anderson’s are definitely a bit harder to spot off the bat. The supercut, based on the writings of Matt Zoller Seitz, reveals some of the more subtle references in the Grand Budapest Hotel director’s work.

The video, edited by Luis Azevedo, dives head first into Anderson’s otherworld. He first points to the similar scenes Battle Rocket (1996) shares with 400 Blows (1959), Rushmore’s visuals reflecting Top Gun (1986), Citizen Kane (1941) and intriguingly, Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and the mirrored message exchanges of The Royal Tenembaums (2001) and It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966). Some are definitely more questionable than others, but creativity is far-reaching, we guess.