Film — Live-Action
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a mock biopic about "Weird Al" Yankovic that makes fun of the prevalence of Artistic License – History in the genre, depicts "Beat It" as an unauthorized parody of the 100% totally original Yankovic song "Eat It", resulting in the film's version of Al bitterly resenting Jackson after people start thinking that "Beat It" is the original version.
Music
- "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song for "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D in 1983 and titled it "Eat It." The song and accompanying music video were hits, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and launching Weird Al's mainstream success.
- Fall Out Boy covered the song, which featured a guitar solo by John Mayer.
