Questions tagged [reference]
A mention, allusion, citation, or homage to other works.
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Why does Zootopia have an intentional Breaking Bad reference?
When Judy is looking up on the case she finds, along with Nick, that there's a laboratory in a vehicle which processes a blue chemical to be sold in the market. While the chemist is making the ...
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What were all the references in Deadpool?
I recently watched Deadpool and it was full of references and Easter Eggs. I was able to pick many of them like Green lantern, X-Men Origins, etc., but my friend was not able to understand many of ...
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Did Spaceballs have to get permission for Pizza the Hutt
As I am sure you know, Spaceballs features the character Pizza the Hutt, whose name seems to be obviously derived from the company Pizza Hut. Given that "Pizza Hut" is trademarked, did the filmmakers ...
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Where does the "One of us! One of us!" chant originate?
I've seen the chant "One of us! One of us!" parodied in both South Park and Big Bang Theory.
Where does it come from?
Is "Gibble Gobble Gibble Gobble" (added by South Park) part of the original ...
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Which movie series are referenced in XKCD comic 1568?
When I was reading XKCD comics I came across this one
In a previous comic I get it was Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Star Trek, but in this other one I only know Wandboy = Harry Potter. I suspect ...
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Has a movie ever referred to a later movie? [closed]
In an answer to another question, I wrote "characters in the later movie watch or discuss the earlier movie".
Then it occurred to me, have characters in an earlier movie watched or discussed a later ...
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What is this record-destroying scene in Family Guy a reference to?
In Family Guy season 7 episode 2, Peter drives the family crazy playing the Bird is the Word song.
Later in the episode, Brian and Stewie are shown destroying the record, in a method which seems as ...
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How closely do Sherlock Episodes relate to the original stories?
In the TV Series Sherlock I know there are many references to the original canon (for example the hat). Particularly variations of the episode names.
A Study in Pink - A Study in Scarlet
A Scandal in ...
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Do you have to be well versed in Mighty Mouse to understand Andy Kaufman's infamous SNL skit?
Andy Kaufman did a skit on the premiere episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975. Kaufman was virtually unknown at the time. This was before his Taxi fame and his other infamous ...
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What are all the faces on Grandmaster tower in Thor: Ragnarok?
In Thor: Ragnarok, the Grandmaster tower had many faces on it:
I presume they are of champions and I can clearly identify that the left one is Beta Ray Bill
And he was a major part of Planet Hulk (...
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Was this a movie reference when Tony said "happy trails, kid!" to Spider-Man?
In Avengers: Infinity War, when Spider-Man is clinging to the outside of The Maw's ship as it's leaving Earth, Iron Man provides Spider-Man with a new suit.
Just as Spider-Man exclaims how cool the ...
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What do the license plates 29THD03 and FST NML stand for in Zootopia?
What do the two license plates in Zootopia stand for?
29THD03 - at the DMV
FST NML - at the end of the movie
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Was the TARDIS an inspiration for the time-traveling phone booth?
The 1989 film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure features a pair of dim-witted teenagers traveling through time to retrieve historical figures to make an oral presentation for their history class.
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Was there an intentional reference with the quote "smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo"?
In Die Hard with a Vengeance, John McClane (portrayed by Bruce Willis) quotes a line from the song Flowers on the wall by the Statler Brothers while speaking to Zeus Carver (portrayed by Samuel L. ...
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Did my grandfather get a shoutout in Shazam?
Okay, so first a little family history. During the 1940's, my grandfather had a job working for Fawcett Comics answering fan-mail. Specifically, whenever a kid wrote a letter to Captain Marvel, he ...
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