The futuristic action flick “Minority Report” stars Tom Cruise as Chief John Anderton. His police department, Precrime, is tasked with analyzing psychic premonitions, which they use to catch would-be killers before they commit premeditated murders.
The memory machine depicted in Grande’s short film resembles the technology in “Minority Report,” especially the spheres where Peaches’ memories are stored.
The “Brighter Days Ahead” credits seem to confirm this parallel; they include a line that reads “Additional Thanks to Universal Studios, Steven Spielberg,” the director of “Minority Report.”
Even before her Oscar-nominated turn as Glinda in “Wicked,” Grande was no stranger to referencing movies in her work. She previously included nods to “Catwoman” in “The Boy Is Mine” (2024) and “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” in “34+35” (2020).
Most famously, Grande’s 2018 “Thank U, Next” video paid homage to a handful of female-led rom-coms: “Mean Girls,” “Legally Blonde,” “13 Going on 30,” and “Bring It On.” When she performed the hit song on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” with cowriters Victoria Monét and Tayla Parx, they reenacted the iconic final scene from “The First Wives Club.”
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