most referenced movie of all time?
most referenced movie of all time?
YankeesFan175
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#0most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 9:30pm
what do you think is the movie that is referenced the most when you watch TV or movies? which one gets made fun of the most or has lines or scenarios quoted or stolen?
i think ive seen the most mockery of the wizard of oz
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#1re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 9:32pmStar Wars
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#2re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 9:38pm
I'd say Oz too. Almost every sitcome I've seen makes at LEAST one reference to it at some point.
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#3re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 9:43pmFirst movie that came to mind was Wizard of Oz. Even Hoodwinked had a reference to it...
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#4re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 9:45pmTiff, according to imdb.com, even Star Wars references The Wizard of Oz!
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#5re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 9:50pmCitizen Kane and Gone With the Wind were the first two that came to my mind.
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#6re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 9:50pm
It has to be the Wizard of Oz. Hell, even RENT has two.
For a southern girl, Gone with the Wind and Steel Magnolias.
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Updated On: 1/14/06 at 09:50 PM
#7re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/14/06 at 10:07pmCitizen Kane and The Graduate pop up automatically in my mind.
#8re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 12:51am
The Godfather
Star Wars
Casablanca
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#9re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 12:53amHoly Grail?
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#10re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 1:01amGood question. I wonder if the answer can be found anywhere, like in an almanac? Anyway, I think Oz might be the one. Although, "Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn" is spoken pretty often.
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#11re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 1:32am
Oz (the "rainbow" one, not the "don't-drop-the-soap one)
The Godfather
Gone with the Wind
Star Wars
Does A Christmas Carol count? If so, I'd also add that one.
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#12re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 1:58am
Oz (the "rainbow" one, not the "don't-drop-the-soap one)
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#13re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 3:10amor Oz (The Rainbow one, not the one where the entire cast is now on one of the Law & Order shows.)
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#14re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 3:17amFor some odd reason The Graduate popped in my head. Oz is A LOT more logical though.
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#15re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 9:10amOther than Oz which I think is a given, definately The Godfather
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#16re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 2:04pm
How about CASABLANCA? How often do you hear references to "Here's lookin' at you, kid", "We'll always have Paris" or "This could be the start of a beautiful friendship" or "Play it, Sam" or "Of all the gin joints in all the world, why did she have to walk into mine?" et cetera, et cetera.
And of recent movies? JERRY McGUIRE. "Show me the money", "You had me at hello", and "You complete me" are constanly being parodied on sitcomes, etc.
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#17re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 2:20pm
what gets referenced from citizen kane?
ive heard field of dreams mentioned a few times ("if you build it, he will come)
the show Get Smart used to use scenarios from a lot of famous old movies. i remember an episode that took place in casablanca. and then another one that was similar to the treasure of the sierra madre. one made fun of goldfinger, one makes fun of Marlon Brando's film The Wild One, one mocks bonnie and clyde, the avengers, the maltese falcon, rear window, The Great Escape and Stalag 17. there are so many more where the titles are parodies (including a spy, spy birdie).
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#18re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 5:26pm
I agree w/ Aigoo... I know I quote Monty Python all the time. Another movie quoted often - Terminator. Hasta la vista baby.
Updated On: 1/15/06 at 05:26 PM
#19re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 5:32pmI also think it is the Wizad of Oz
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#20re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 5:35pm
i dont think anyone mentioned james bond.
you always hear "shaken, not stirred" or "bond, james bond" in some way. (hey, its in RENT)
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#21re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 5:36pmAgree w Casablanca. Think about it" Woody Allen's Play IT Again" was a play & a movie. The film The Usual Suspects.(I love that quote- round up the usual suspects.)
#22re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 5:39pmI watched The Graduate recently and was amazed at how many references there've been to it in movies that came afterwards.
duroc
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#23re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 5:39pmthat's a really good movie - Play it Again Sam.
#24re: most referenced movie of all time?
Posted: 1/15/06 at 6:02pmThe Matrix has gotta be movin' up the list...
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