- In The Net (1995), Devlin tells Angela it's his favorite film, and that when he was younger, he used to imagine he was the cat. As it happens, it's Angela's favorite film, except he's lying - he's actually there to kill her, and made up the story to get close to her.
- In a deleted scene from The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Mia quotes the film while trying to sound suave and very much above the machinations of her Slap-Slap-Kiss rival, Nicholas. Unfortunately, Nicholas recognizes the reference, calls her on it, and she is forced to make a hasty retreat to save face.
- During Glee's episode "New York" in Season 2, Kurt and Rachel dress up and have breakfast in front of Tiffany's, with "Moon River" playing on the soundtrack. Rachel reveals her decision to attend school in NYC.
- In an episode of Seinfeld, George joins a book club where he is supposed to read the novella but is too lazy to (despite its brevity). He rents the movie instead and is humiliated later on when he mentions that Holly hooks up with Paul at the end. He should have known about Adaptational Sexuality.
Music
- The film also gave its name to a One-Hit Wonder 90s song by Deep Blue Something where the song's protagonist, who is on the verge of breaking up with his girlfriend, uses the film as a common ground to maintain their relationship.
- In Queen's "Let Me Entertain You", the second bridge features the line "we'll breakfast at Tiffany's."
