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Rear Window (1954) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as
Hou chuang (1955)
Rear Window (1998) (TV)
Edited into
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (1988) (V)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990)
 -  clip shown during the pre-show.
References
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
 -  Franz Wazman pays homage to his own 'Oscar' winning score with the background music featured in the second Stewart /Ritter scene
Referenced in
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Artists and Models (1955)
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Number Twenty-Two (#2.21)" (1957)
 -  Introduction makes joking reference.
Blowup (1966)
La mariée était en noir (1968)
Domicile conjugal (1970)
"Monty Python's Flying Circus: It's a Living (#2.6)" (1970)
 -  mentioned
Sisters (1973)
Le locataire (1976)
 -  Roman sees his neighbors doing unusual things across from his apartment/he uses binoculars to spy on them
The Fury (1978)
 -  The falling from the roof is, once again, DePalma's homage to Hitchcock.
Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV)
Roadgames (1981)
Still of the Night (1982)
 -  Watching an intimate moment from across the way through windows.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
 -  mentioned by George Fisher introducing Raymond Burr
Vivement dimanche! (1983)
Body Double (1984)
"Knight Rider: Halloween Knight (#3.4)" (1984)
 -  The sick Bonnie is watching a murder trough her window.
"Kate & Allie: Rear Window (#2.15)" (1985)
 -  title reference
Back to the Future (1985)
"Mahô no star magical Emi: Kokubunji-san satsujin jiken (#1.27)" (1985)
 -  The episode is about a man with his leg in a cast who thinks a murder took place in the apartment opposite his, just like the film.
The McGuffin (1986)
"Remington Steele: Santa Claus Is Coming to Steele (#4.14)" (1986)
 -  After being confined to a wheelchair, Steele remarks that he now knows how Jimmy Stewart felt in REAR WINDOW.
Blue Velvet (1986)
Dead of Winter (1987)
 -  Incapacitated male character (broken leg)
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
 -  spying on the girl changing with binoculars
Le foto di Gioia (1987)
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)
Krótki film o milosci (1988)
The 'burbs (1989)
Splendor (1989)
 -  Actors speak about these Movie
Miller's Crossing (1990)
 -  A boxing poster is visible with the name "Lars Thorwald" printed on it. Lars Thorwald is the name of Raymond Burr's character in Rear Window.
Men at Work (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)
 -  Joel: And now Trumpy and I will do our production of Rear Window.
"Evening Shade: Rear Window (#2.11)" (1991)
 -  Title reference
Swoon (1992)
 -  The "awakening/kiss" scene between Grace Kelly and James Stewart is duplicated, with identical dialogue, in this film
Night Trap (1992) (VG)
Double Switch (1993) (VG)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Kika (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)
 -  Crow: Clara Peller in Rear Window.
"The Critic: A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera (#1.11)" (1994)
 -  the film's title is printed on Jay's boxer shorts
"The Simpsons: Bart of Darkness (#6.1)" (1994)
 -  Bart breaks his leg and from observing Flanders' yard, Assumes that Flanders murdered his wife
"Roseanne: Rear Window (#7.13)" (1995)
 -  title reference
"Due South: Letting Go (#1.21)" (1995)
 -  Also about a recovering wheelchair bound person, who spies on people thru a window and helps uncover a murder; and many other similar scenes.
"Rocko's Modern Life: Sugar-Frosted Frights/Ed Is Dead: A Thriller! (#3.3)" (1995)
 -  Much of the episode Ed is dead is a parody of this film.
(Haru) (1996)
 -  The Hitchcock classic is mentioned by the female lead in a BBS.
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
L'appartement (1996)
 -  Voyeurism, kissing scene
One Fine Day (1996)
Eight Days a Week (1997)
Free Enterprise (1998)
 -  Mentioned by Robert while making dinner.
The 4th Floor (1999)
The Darklings (1999) (TV)
8MM (1999)
 -  Tom calls Eddie from the apartment across the street and says he knows about the murder, then watches Eddie's reaction through the window.
The Ring Virus (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Flawless (1999)
 -  Rusty compares himself to Grace Kelly when he goes out the window onto the fire escape.
Saboteur: A Closer Look (2000) (V)
 -  Mentioned.
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Hollow Man (2000)
100 Girls (2000)
"Charmed: All Halliwell's Eve (#3.4)" (2000)
 -  Darryl's use of the flash-bulb to stun the Grimlock recalls the struggle between James Stewart and Raymond Burr's characters in the 1955 film "Rear Window", directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
"That '70s Show: Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die (#3.4)" (2000)
 -  Fez in a wheelchair watching Bob and thinking he saw a murder is paying tribute to Rear Window.
What Women Want (2000)
Head Over Heels (2001)
'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over (2001) (V)
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Sur mes lèvres (2001)
Don't Say a Word (2001)
.com for Murder (2002)
Massive Attack: Eleven Promos (2001) (V)
 -  the 'protection' video voyeuristically follows the many tenants of an apartment building much like 'rear window'.
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)
One Hour Photo (2002)
Panic Room (2002)
Femme Fatale (2002)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
"What's New, Scooby-Doo?: There's No Creature Like Snow Creature (#1.1)" (2002)
 -  A wheelchair bound Fred watches from his hotel room through binaculars as Daphne is attacked by a snow creature.
The Ring (2002/I)
Mimic: Sentinel (2003) (V)
 -  The whole plot resembles Rear Window (with cockroaches - which is how it was pitched), and in one scene where characters will be doing the same actions as in Rear Window, a character notes "haven't you seen this movie?"
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (2003) (V)
 -  The film is mentioned.
Sincopat (2003) (TV)
"My Family: It's a Window-Filled Life (#4.13)" (2003)
 -  Clarence mentions this title when Ben is talking about a James Stewart film.
I Love Your Work (2003)
 -  surveillance betweeen apartments facing each other
Love Actually (2003)
 -  Cassette seen on shelf
Saw (2004)
 -  Leigh Whannell's character Adam snapping photos with his camera to add light in the dark, is done in exactly the same way by James Stewart's character L. B. Jefferies in Rear Window (1954). The tone of both scenes are the same as well.
Confidences trop intimes (2004)
 -  At the start of the movie, William spies on his neighbours from his apartment window as James Steward in Hitchcock's masterpiece. The scene introduces voyeurism as one of the movie themes.
O Outro Lado da Rua (2004)
 -  Binocular scenes.
"Tru Calling: Rear Window (#1.18)" (2004)
 -  Title reference and the basic plot of Tru and her neighbour watching a woman's flat where later a murder takes place.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)
 -  "Z Channel" documentary references and features scores of movies that were seen on the "Z Channel."
"The Venture Bros.: The Incredible Mr. Brisby (#1.4)" (2004)
 -  While being interrogated by Brisby, Dr. Venture is asked his name. Venture's reply - "Reading from top to bottom, Lisa Carol Fremont" - is a direct quote from "Rear Window".
Kinsey (2004)
 -  scene where woman reads kinseys book, then chooses magazine is a reference of closing scene with Grace Kelly
Chamberpiece (2004)
 -  numerous visual references
"Baantjer: De Cock en de moord op afstand (#10.1)" (2004)
 -  A character who likes to spy on neighbors through a telescope witnesses a murder when doing so, just like in Rear Window.
Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005) (TV)
 -  The main character looks out the window into a house across the street, has a broken leg and lots of other references are seen
Abominable (2006)
 -  man in wheelchair using binoculars to watch neighbors he believes are in danger
Blood & Guts (2006)
 -  Tiffany turns on three sets of lights exactly the same way as Grace Kelly in her first scene in Rear Window.
"Criminal Minds: The Boogeyman (#2.6)" (2006)
 -  Garcia mentions this movie.
Spiral (2007/I)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Disturbia (2007)
 -  whole set of spying on a neighbor and assuming he could be a murderer
"Ugly Betty: A League of Their Own (#2.5)" (2007)
 -  Cliff, the photographer, says his photo shoot is inspired by this movie
The Key to Reserva (2007)
 -  Being flashed with a red afterglow
The Window (2008/I)
 -  Pays homage to Hitchcock's classic film
"Se eida...: O epimonos kipouros (#1.2)" (2008)
 -  dialogue
Two Lovers (2008)
 -  Scenes with windows facing a courtyard and people watching into other windows as well as the use of a camera with flash.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Persona (#10.8)" (2008)
 -  title mentioned by Jonah Malcolm
Our Lady of Chaos (2009)
 -  The line "my name, from top to bottom"
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
 -  still picture
Featured in
The Hitchcock Classics Collection (1985) (V)
The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #42 on the list.
The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) (TV)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2000) (V)
'Torn Curtain' Rising (2000) (V)
 -  clip shown
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' (2001) (V)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #14 on the list.
"SexTV: On Blondes/Walter Kundzicz/The Art of Flirting (#6.13)" (2004)
 -  Clips from film are used in this episode.
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
 -  featured in documentary
Hitchcocked! (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips featured.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #48 on the list.
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #3 on the "Mystery" list.
"De wereld draait door: (#4.7)" (2008)
 -  A fragment is shown.
Spoofed in
"Get Smart: Greer Window (#4.24)" (1969)
 -  The title 'greer window' is a spoof of the title 'rear window'
Sisters (1973)
High Anxiety (1977)
Foul Play (1978)
"Saturday Night Live: Ed Asner/The Kinks (#10.6)" (1984)
 -  Spoofed in Ed Grimley skit
Men at Work (1990)
"The Simpsons: Bart of Darkness (#6.1)" (1994)
 -  In this episode Bart breaks his leg and is forced entertain himself by watching things happen from his window, he witnesses what seems to be Flanders murdering his wife à la Hitchcock's masterpiece
Addicted to Love (1997)
For His Eyes Only (1999) (V)
 -  Plot and characters adapted to porn.
Ghost World (2001)
 -  The shots into various people's apartments
Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004) (VG)
 -  Similar setting, almost carbon Copied.
"My Life in Film: Rear Window (#1.2)" (2004)
 -  Art is observing neighbour's actions from a window
Date Movie (2006)
 -  with Julia's elderly neighbor acting lonesome dates, spoofing Ms.LonelyHearts
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
 -  A man in a wheelchair looking out his window tries to warn Jackie Chan when the assassin is behind him.
Gnome Man's Land (2008)
 -  The film's basic premise pokes fun of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film "Rear Window."
Hells Bells Presents (2009)
 -  Segment "Rear Window"
"Robot Chicken: Especially the Animal Keith Crofford (#4.19)" (2009)
 -  Nicholas Cage stars in a sequel to this movie
"Saturday Night Live: January Jones/Black Eyed Peas (#35.6)" (2009)
 -  Spoofed in Rear Window sketch

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