1 | !!Comic Books |
2 | * ''[[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 The Witch and the Warrior]]'': Wonder Woman's fight with a brainwashed Superman takes them past a billboard advertising ''RENT'' in Times Square. |
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4 | !!Film |
5 | * ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'': Gary stars in a parody of ''RENT'' called "LEASE", which exaggerates the HIV/AIDS aspect of the musical ("Everyone has AIDS"). |
6 | * ''Film/HedwigAndTheAngryInch'' has Yitzak leaving the company because he's offered the part of Angel in the Polynesian tour of ''RENT''. This ShoutOut happened because Creator/JohnCameronMitchell was offered the same part, but he turned it down because of Hedwig. |
7 | * ''Film/IncestTheMusical'': School gossip that ties into the film's themes: |
8 | -->'''Jenny:''' So did you hear that the [=PTA=] is going to boycott the theater department's production of ''[=RENT=]''? It's something about their depiction of non-normative sexual relationships. |
9 | * ''Film/TickTickBoom'', based on Jonathan Larson's other musical, expands the story to be about Larson himself and his eventual creation of both ''RENT'' and the titular musical as a result of ''Superbia's'' failure. |
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11 | !!Literature |
12 | * In ''Literature/LoveAnthony'', Beth looks through a box of memorabilia from her college years and young adulthood, including a ticket stub for ''RENT''. |
13 | * In ''Literature/MyDarkVanessa'', Vanessa hears one of her dormmates singing "Seasons of Love" across the hall with the door open. |
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15 | !!Music |
16 | * ''Music/TheLonelyIsland'' mentions the musical in the song "No Homo". |
17 | -->Ey yo, I kinda like the musical ''RENT'' (no homo) |
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19 | !!Live Action TV |
20 | * ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': Penny is an aspiring actress. In one episode, she gets a gig as a stand-in of Mimi in a production of ''Rent''. It's off-screen. The episode dealt with Sheldon's escalating lie when the guys invented a cousin who is a drug addict. |
21 | * ''Series/BroadCity'': Lincoln casually wonders why the hell the characters would think they didn't have to pay rent. |
22 | * The cast of ''Series/{{Glee}}'' covered "Take Me Or Leave Me" and "Seasons of Love" on the show. |
23 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Dean quoting ''RENT'' as an inspirational speech for a play in an episode. |
24 | * In one of his last few episodes of ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Michael's coworkers sing "Seasons of Love" to him after a disastrous award party. |
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26 | !!Theatre |
27 | * ''Theatre/TitleOfShow'': During "Nine People's Favorite Thing", the cast arranges themselves in a line at the front of the stage and sings "Five-hundred and twenty-five-thousand, six-hundred people/Loving our show" |
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29 | !!Western Animation |
30 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Behind the Laughter", Homer mentions that while ''The Simpsons'' went on hiatus, he acted in a sequel to ''RENT'', where he played a DastardlyWhiplash landlord called Mr. Stingely. |
31 | -->'''Homer:''' I literally [[ChewingTheScenery chewed the scenery]]. |
32 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode "You and I Bee-come One", this bit of dialogue is spoken after Eggman mentions that he created something to keep Sonic and friends occupied: |
33 | --> '''Orbot:''' Tickets to that musical about people who think they can live in an upscale city apartment for free? |
34 | --> '''Eggman:''' [[TakeThat Even worse!]] |
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