The first time I saw Presto, I was blown away by the brilliant timing and animation.  At the very end, however, the magician hit a pose and I thought..”hmmm… I’ve seen that pose before!”  I ran home and dug up the 1984 Oscar-winning short, Charade.  There it was!  Okay, maybe not the exact, same pose, but pretty darn close.

Now, I am in no way insinuating that Pixar stole the pose.  Absolutely not.  However, they do throw little nods to other things in their work, and I wonder if this is another one.  (Presto is actually one giant nod to the Warner Bros. classic shorts)

If anybody has the “inside scoop” please leave a comment to enlighten us all.  In the meantime, enjoy  Charade: