Movie connections for
Spartacus (1960)

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Version of

Spartaco (1953)
Spartacus (2004) (TV)
 -  This min-series was another telling of the Spartacus story.

References

The Pride and the Passion (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)

Referenced in

"Leave It to Beaver: Teacher's Daughter (#4.15)" (1961)
 -  Wally and Eddie are taking their dates to see the new movie 'Sparticus' starring Kirk Douglas.
One, Two, Three (1961)
Lolita (1962)
Satiricosissimo (1970)
 -  Franco refers to ancient rome as the time of Spartacus
Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974)
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Hollywood Man (1976)
Life of Brian (1979)
 -  The famous scene with all the men claiming to be Spartacus is adapted to "I'm Brian - No, I'm Brian!..."
Airplane! (1980)
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
TRON (1982)
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987) (TV)
Memories of Me (1988)
"Freddy's Nightmares: Dust to Dust (#2.20)" (1990)
 -  Amongst the many movie references in this episode, two characters get in on the "I am Spartacus" gag.
Lik wong (1991)
"Saturday Night Live: Delta Burke/Chris Isaak (#16.19)" (1991)
 -  referenced in Hollywood Minute
Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition (1992) (V)
 -  referenced in Hollywood Minute
Army of Darkness (1992)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Kirk Douglas: Video Scrapbook (1994) (V)
 -  archival footage
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
No Escape (1994)
An Evening with Sir Peter Ustinov (1995) (TV)
Braveheart (1995)
Clueless (1995)
 -  One of the two movies that Cher and Christian watch at Cher's house.
"Seinfeld: The Gum (#7.10)" (1995)
 -  Mentioned by name
"Sliders: Gillian of the Spirits (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  A cinema poster reveals that Spartacus is being held over for a 1872nd week.
Nun va Goldoon (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
"NewsRadio: Massage Chair (#3.3)" (1996)
 -  several characters say "I am Spartacus"
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (1997) (V)
Trespasser (1998) (VG)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
The Cruise (1998)
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Kimberly (1999)
 -  Ca. 11 minutes into the film Bob recites the famous line "I am Spartacus".
Gladiator (2000)
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
"Have I Got News for You: (#20.6)" (2000)
 -  referenced by name
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
The Making of 'Tron' (2002) (V)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
 -  Gladiator training/Formation on Helm's Deep bridge
"I'm Alan Partridge: I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (#2.5)" (2002)
 -  Alan plans to watch it in the evening and have some corned beef for dinner with it.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) (VG)
 -  There's a nightclub in 'Leisure Suit Larry' called 'Spartacus'.
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the films on the list
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
Alternate Title Design: Nick Livesey (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)
 -  Explicitly mentioned by the guy at the bar
Long-Term Relationship (2006)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Edge of Outside (2006)
 -  mentioned by Martin Scorsese
"Stargate SG-1: Insiders (#10.4)" (2006)
 -  All the Ba'als are claiming to be the real Ba'al. Cameron: "Let's go, Spartacus."
Brindis, El (2007)
 -  Isidoro gets to see this movie several times
Nos vies privées (2007)
 -  When Milena quizzes Philip from the Trivial Pursuit cards, one of the trivia questions is who directed the film "Spartacus"
"Psych: If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? (#2.7)" (2007)
 -  Shawn mentions it.
"Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii (#4.2)" (2008)
 -  The Doctor introduces himself as Spartacus, after which Donna says "and so am I".

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Married to the Mob (1988)
The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas (1991) (TV)
Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (1994) (TV)
 -  clips
Clueless (1995)
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Magique, Le (1996)
"Xena: Warrior Princess: Athens City Academy for the Performing Bards (#1.13)" (1996)
 -  Visualization of story told by Homer
Classified X (1998) (TV)
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)
"The Century" (1999) (mini)
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion (2000) (TV)
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (2000) (TV)
The Real Spartacus (2001) (TV)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
"The Sopranos: University (#3.6)" (2001)
 -  Ralph watches Spartacus on TV
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002) (TV)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)
 -  clips
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  clips shown
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  seen during opening montage

Spoofed in

"Get Smart: Smartacus (#5.22)" (1970)
 -  The title 'smartucus' is a spoof of the title 'spartacus'
History of the World: Part I (1981)
 -  Comicus and Josephus's gladiator fight is a spoof of Spartacus's.
Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1991)
Puddle Cruiser (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
In & Out (1997)
Life (1999/I)
Gladiator Eroticvs: The Lesbian Warriors (2001) (V)
 -  gladiator film parody
"Undergrads: Traditions (#1.2)" (2001)
 -  Gimpy's minions all claim that they're "G-Prime"
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
 -  The exagerated alternation of the close-ups and open shots in the battlefield sequences.
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)
 -  when Alan is in the institute, he yells "I'm Stanley Kubrick!" and all the mental patients repeat this line one after another
"South Park: Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow (#9.8)" (2005)
 -  The "I'm Spartacus!" scene is parodied with the line "I broke the damn!"
"Horrid Henry: Horrid Henry and the Demon Dinnerlady" (2006)
 -  The "I'm Spartacus!" scene is parodied with the words "I'm smartypants!"
Keloglan kara prens'e karsi (2006)
 -  when addressing his army, the Black Prince tells a soldier to take off his watch (joke about the visible watches in Spartacus)
Meet the Spartans (2008)
 -  "I am Leonidas".

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