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* ''Film/TheVillain'': Since the flick's basically a Road Runner cartoon in live action, Jack bounces around like Daffy Duck to the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] theme when [[spoiler: Charming Jones kisses him at the end]]. Also the character names [[Creator/TexAvery Avery Simpson]] and [[Creator/ChuckJones Charming Jones]].
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* ''Film/TheAccused'': Just before the infamous rape scene, there is a street sign in the bar reading "Beatty St.", a reference to Ned Beatty's role in [[Film/{{Deliverance}} another film with an infamous rape scene]].

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* ''Film/TheAccused'': Just before the infamous rape scene, there is a street sign in the bar reading "Beatty St.", a reference to Ned Beatty's Creator/NedBeatty's role in [[Film/{{Deliverance}} another film with an infamous rape scene]].
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* In ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' when a news reader on a TV news segment is talking about fraternities, a picture of the Delta House from ''Animal House' is shown behind her.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/AllCreaturesBigAndSmall'', the griffins build an unstable stone bridge in hopes that Finny and his gang will walk over it and fall, allowing the griffins to catch them for their dinner. When the stone bridge does fall apart, the stones end up falling on one of the griffins in the same style as ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' blocks. When the stones form a horizontal line, it disappears, just like in ''Tetris''. There's even a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong knockoff version of the game's iconic theme]] that plays during this scene!

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* In ''Film/{{Maverick}}'', Maverick (played by Creator/MelGibson) rides a bicycle belonging to his friend Chief Joseph, who explains that he won it in a card game. This is a reference to another Western movie, ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid''. In that movie, Butch Cassidy owns (and rides) a bicycle, and is a rotten gambler - so Chief Joseph won his bicycle from Butch!
** Furthermore, Maverick is at one point robbed in a bank. Halfway through, he pulls the bandit's mask down to reveal Danny Glover, Gibson's co-star in the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' series. They look at each other as though in recognition, but then shake their heads saying, "Naaah..." As Glover exits the bank, he murmurs, "[[CatchPhrase I'm getting too old for this shit]]!"
*** [[RuleOfThree And,]] the guitar track at that moment becomes {{suspiciously|SimilarSong}} like the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' theme.

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* In ''Film/{{Maverick}}'', ''Film/{{Maverick}}''
** Zane Cooper's name combines Zane Grey, famous author of Western novels, with Creator/GaryCooper, famous actor in Western films.
** Danny Glover plays a bank robber who mutters [[Film/LethalWeapon "I am too old for this..."]]. The scene is a CastingGag played as ActorAllusion; Mel Gibson, Glover's buddy cop in that franchise, recognises the voice of the bank robber and pulls down his mask, leading the two of them to share a moment (complete with Lethal Weapon musical leitmotif). They look at each other as though in recognition, but then shake their heads saying, "Naaah..." before shaking their heads and walking away. As Glover exits the bank, he murmurs, "[[CatchPhrase I'm getting too old for this shit]]!" [[RuleOfThree And,]] the guitar track at that moment becomes {{suspiciously|SimilarSong}} like the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' theme.
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Maverick (played by Creator/MelGibson) rides a bicycle belonging to his friend Chief Joseph, who explains that he won it in a card game. This is a reference to another Western movie, ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid''. In that movie, Butch Cassidy owns (and rides) a bicycle, and is a rotten gambler - so Chief Joseph won his bicycle from Butch!
** Furthermore, Maverick is at one point robbed in a bank. Halfway through, he pulls the bandit's mask down to reveal Danny Glover, Gibson's co-star in the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' series. They look at each other as though in recognition, but then shake their heads saying, "Naaah..." As Glover exits the bank, he murmurs, "[[CatchPhrase I'm getting too old for this shit]]!"
*** [[RuleOfThree And,]] the guitar track at that moment becomes {{suspiciously|SimilarSong}} like the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' theme.
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** The movie was released in Brazil under the name ''[[MarketBasedTitle O Poderoso Chefinho]]'' ("The Powerful Little Boss", in Portuguese), a shout-out to ''TheGodfather'', which is known there as ''O Poderoso Chefão'' ("The Powerful Big Boss").

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** The movie was released in Brazil under the name ''[[MarketBasedTitle O Poderoso Chefinho]]'' ("The Powerful Little Boss", in Portuguese), a shout-out to ''TheGodfather'', ''Film/TheGodfather'', which is known there as ''O Poderoso Chefão'' ("The Powerful Big Boss").



** During the scene when Tyrone and Harry are in the crowd, trying to get the drug shipment from Florida, one of the dealers is shown peeling an orange. This is a reference to ''The Godfather'' and the use of oranges as foreshadowing to something bad about to happen. They don't get their drugs, and the next sequence is Winter.

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** During the scene when Tyrone and Harry are in the crowd, trying to get the drug shipment from Florida, one of the dealers is shown peeling an orange. This is a reference to ''The Godfather'' ''Film/TheGodfather'' and the use of oranges as foreshadowing to something bad about to happen. They don't get their drugs, and the next sequence is Winter.



** When Harrison takes out the Starfleet High Command early in the movie, it resembles the scene in ''Film/TheGodfather Part III''.

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** When Harrison takes out the Starfleet High Command early in the movie, it resembles the scene in ''Film/TheGodfather Part III''.''Film/TheGodfatherPartIII''.
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** The Joker's clown mask in the bank robbery at the start of the film is very similar to the clown mask worn by Cesar Romero in the Joker's [[http://i.imgur.com/WIsyBbU.jpg first appearance]].

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** The Joker's clown mask in the bank robbery at the start of the film is very similar to the clown mask worn by Cesar Romero Creator/CesarRomero in the Joker's [[http://i.imgur.com/WIsyBbU.jpg first appearance]].
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*** There are a lot of similarities between the younger Xavier and Will Graham from ''Series/{{Hannibal}}''. Will's "pure empathy" is not unlike Charles' mind-reading power (and since Will's brain contains an abnormally high number of mirror neurons, this would make him a genetic mutant), their BlessedWithSuck "gift" can cause them a tremendous amount of agony, and they're both tormented by a love-hate relationship with a violent man of equal intelligence who has physically harmed them (Lecter for Graham, Magneto for Xavier). As a bonus, Hugh Dancy looks somewhat like Creator/JamesMcAvoy (both actors are brown-and-wavy-haired, blue-eyed and possess PrettyBoy-like features), so after ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'''s debut, Dancy became a very popular fan casting choice for Brian Xavier should the ''Film/XMen'' film series ever decide to show Charles' father in a flashback.

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*** There are a lot of similarities between the younger Xavier and Will Graham from ''Series/{{Hannibal}}''. Will's "pure empathy" is not unlike Charles' mind-reading power (and since Will's brain contains an abnormally high number of mirror neurons, this would make him a genetic mutant), their BlessedWithSuck "gift" can cause them a tremendous amount of agony, and they're both tormented by a love-hate relationship with a violent man of equal intelligence who has physically harmed them (Lecter for Graham, Magneto for Xavier). As a bonus, Hugh Dancy looks somewhat like Creator/JamesMcAvoy (both actors are brown-and-wavy-haired, blue-eyed and possess PrettyBoy-like features), so after ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'''s debut, Dancy became a very popular fan casting choice for Brian Xavier should the ''Film/XMen'' film series ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' ever decide to show Charles' father in a flashback.
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*** Many of the cast have some connection to ''P&P'': Colin Firth was Mr. Darcy and Anna Chancellor (Miss Bagstock) was Miss Bingley in the 1995 miniseries; Talulah Riley (Annabelle) was Mary Bennet in the 2005 film version; and Gemma Arterton (Kelly) was Elizabeth Bennet in the 2008 miniseries ''LostInAusten''.

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*** Many of the cast have some connection to ''P&P'': Colin Firth was Mr. Darcy and Anna Chancellor (Miss Bagstock) was Miss Bingley in the 1995 miniseries; Talulah Riley (Annabelle) was Mary Bennet in the 2005 film version; and Gemma Arterton (Kelly) was Elizabeth Bennet in the 2008 miniseries ''LostInAusten''.''Series/LostInAusten''.
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** When Kick-Ass dons his costume for the first time, this is accompanied by upbeat music resembling JohnWilliams' Film/{{Superman}} march. Also, when Red Mist rides through the city in the Mist Mobile, the soundtrack heavily resembles the Batman theme from [[Film/{{Batman}} the Tim Burton movies]].

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** When Kick-Ass dons his costume for the first time, this is accompanied by upbeat music resembling JohnWilliams' Music/JohnWilliams' Film/{{Superman}} march. Also, when Red Mist rides through the city in the Mist Mobile, the soundtrack heavily resembles the Batman theme from [[Film/{{Batman}} the Tim Burton movies]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'':
** In the second trailer, Boss Baby says that [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 talking candlesticks]] will be included if the audience wants them.
** Boss Baby pulls out a Voltron action figure. In fact, Dreamworks now owns the Voltron franchise owner Classic Media and currently produces the critically-acclaimed reboot ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''.
** Tim's alarm clock resembles [[LordOfTheRings Gandalf]] and even says "...HE SHALL NOT PAAAASS!" and "Fly, you fools!"
** The scene with Puppy Co.'s "top secret" plans is a riff of the opening scene from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', while the trap itself is one big replica of the ''Mouse Trap'' board game.
** Upon spotting a crowd of Elvis impersonators at the airport, Tim exclaims [[Music/MojoNixon "Elvis is everywhere!"]]
** The line "Cookies are for closers!" spoofs one of Alec Baldwin's best known lines from ''Film/GlengarryGlenRoss''.
** At one point, Boss Baby reads a ''WesternAnimation/MrMagoo'' comic book, another Classic Media property.
** Tim's fantasies are done in a style mimicking Maurice Noble's designs for Creator/ChuckJones' Ralph Phillips cartoons (who, like Tim, is a MrImagination). Some scenes, like Tim fighting a shark or being in a prison cell when grounded, are direct homages.
** Francis' GiantMook disguises himself as Film/MaryPoppins when masquerading as a nanny. Francis even says he's "practically perfect in every way." The Boss Baby later refers to him as "Scary Poppins."
** The movie was released in Brazil under the name ''[[MarketBasedTitle O Poderoso Chefinho]]'' ("The Powerful Little Boss", in Portuguese), a shout-out to ''TheGodfather'', which is known there as ''O Poderoso Chefão'' ("The Powerful Big Boss").
** When Tim tells the Boss Baby that he's stolen everything he loves, even the special song, "Blackbird," that his parents wrote for him, Boss baby wisecracks "Your parents are [[Music/TheBeatles Lennon and McCartney]]?" Later, when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Francis Francis and Super Colossal Big Fat Boss Baby are one and the same]], Tim asks "Whoa... he is him? And him is you?" possibly a reference to the opening of "I Am the Walrus" - "''I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together''."
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** The murdered school principal in the first ''Film/{{Scream|1996}}'' is played by HenryWinkler, better known as Fonzie in ''Series/HappyDays''. As he goes into his office, the Fonz's leather jacket can be seen hanging up on the back of the door.

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** The murdered school principal in the first ''Film/{{Scream|1996}}'' is played by HenryWinkler, Creator/HenryWinkler, better known as Fonzie in ''Series/HappyDays''. As he goes into his office, the Fonz's leather jacket can be seen hanging up on the back of the door.
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** They found Hyde in Paris, where he was "[[Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue terrorizing the Rue Morgue]]".

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** They found Hyde in Paris, where he was is originally describes as a "[[Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue big monkey terrorizing the Rue Morgue]]".
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** When [[spoiler:Dorian]] shoots Ishmael (who was himself a ShoutOut to ''Literature/MobyDick''), he uses a golden gun - as in the ''Literature/JamesBond'' story ''Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun.''

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** When [[spoiler:Dorian]] shoots Ishmael (who was himself a ShoutOut to ''Literature/MobyDick''), Ishmael, he uses a golden gun - as in the ''Literature/JamesBond'' story ''Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun.''
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* ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''
** When the League first meets Nemo's first mate Ishmael, he tells them "Call me Ishmael", the opening sentence of the novel ''Literature/MobyDick''.
** When [[spoiler:Dorian]] shoots Ishmael (who was himself a ShoutOut to ''Literature/MobyDick''), he uses a golden gun - as in the ''Literature/JamesBond'' story ''Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun.''
** Sean Connery's line "All the time in the world" is from ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. This one may not be intentional, as he wasn't actually in ''OHMSS''.
** They found Hyde in Paris, where he was "[[Film/MurdersInTheRueMorgue terrorizing the Rue Morgue]]".
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* A song from the Creator/MarxBrothers ''Theatre/AnimalCrackers'' accompanies the opening credits of Creator/WoodyAllen's ''WhateverWorks'' (2009).

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** One to ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'', of all things: Aladdin admirably calls Abu "you hairy little thief" when he sees his companion has swiped the lamp from Jafar before they became trapped in the Cave of Wonders. Taran said the same thing, though less kindly, to Gurgi because of his obsession with taking the apple Taran has.
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* ''Film/TheWorldOfKanako'': Detective Asai is a cop who is never seen without his lollipop. The same thing happens in ''{{Series/Kojak}}''.
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** ''Film/MontyPythonMostlyLiveOneDownFiveToGo'': During the "Dead Parrot" sketch's famous HurricaneOfEuphemisms, Creator/JohnCleese adds the line, "He's expired and gone to meet [[Creator/GrahamChapman Dr. Chapman]]." Both he and Creator/MichaelPalin look to the heavens and give a thumbs-up, to a roar of applause from the audience.
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* In ''Film/ButImACheerleader'' two people in an institution for curing the supposedly psychologically ill (in this case, gays) which is doing more harm than good have sex when they weren't supposed to, an uptight woman who runs the place discovers them, and they get in big trouble. Does anyone else think this is a ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' shout out?

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* In ''Film/ButImACheerleader'' two people in an institution for curing the supposedly psychologically ill (in this case, gays) which is doing more harm than good have sex when they weren't supposed to, an uptight woman who runs the place discovers them, and they get in big trouble. Does anyone else think this is a ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' shout out?
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* ''Film/RedLights'':
** Many of them, especially to ''Series/TheXFiles'' - Margaret shares the surname of Senator Matheson from the series, the TV-presenter's name is [[ScullySyndrome Dana]], and in Buckley's room there is a poster identical to that in Mulder's office but with 'I want to believe' replaced by 'I want to understand'.
** Also to many famous (or infamous) real life events/arguments in the paranormal debate: the debunking of Leonardo is done the same way as faith healer Peter Popoff was exposed by the skeptical magician James Randi, the arguments of Buckley/Matheson are common, along with the paranormal tests, Simon Silver resembles the real Uri Geller, the identical horoscopes is a technique used to expose confirmation bias, the initials SPRC (Scientific Paranormal Research Center) are close to that of the actual 130-year old SPR (Society for Psychical Research), Leonardo has the same last name as famous fraud medium Eusapia Palladino, Shackleton shares one with Basil Shackleton, a star of the Soal-Goldney experiments of the 1940s that were later found to rely on faked data, etc.

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* Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's ''Film/The6thDay'' has a probable shoutout to ''Replicant'' (as well as referencing Freud): The holo-psychiatrist's first sanity-test question in the event that a person thinks they've been cloned is the first question in the Replicant test, but with two turtles.
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* Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's ''Film/The6thDay'' has a probable shoutout to ''Replicant'' (as well as referencing Freud): The holo-psychiatrist's first sanity-test question in the event that a person thinks they've been cloned is the first question in the Replicant test, but with two turtles.
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* ''Film/{{Help}}'':
** The version of "Help!" used in the movie's opening credits and on the American soundtrack starts with a snippet of the ''Film/JamesBond'' theme; in the film itself, a parody of said theme plays as Clang and his cult prepare to pursue the Beatles in their car. In another scene, Bhuta distracts a chef by imitating [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Oddjob's hat toss attack.]]
** One of the orchestral cues is [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong appropriately titled]], "Another Hard Day's Night".
** As John and Ringo walk down the sidewalk to mail a letter, John is heard reciting the first few lines to his ''In His Own Write'' poem, "I Sat Belonely". He also is shown reading his second book, ''A Spaniard in the Works'', at the beginning of the film.
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** Catching a plane by lowering men on ropes to attach a cable to its tail is taken straight from the opening of the Bond movie ''Film/LicenceToKill''.
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* ''ShoutOut/JesusBro''

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