Followed by
Allemagne 90 neuf zéro (1991)
Remade as
Megaville (1990)
References
Le jour se lève (1939)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
"The Heckle and Jeckle Show" (1956)
- Professors Heckel and Jeckell are named after these cartoon birds.
À bout de souffle (1960)
Referenced in
Godard in America (1970)
- The narrator mentions Alphaville in the introduction.
Summer in the City (1970)
- "One could go and see Alphaville."
Logan's Run (1976)
- Same ending as Logan's interrogation by the central computer caused a logical error in it, ensuing the destruction of the city.
Blade Runner (1982)
Brazil (1985)
Snatcher (1988) (VG)
- Neo Kobe's main computer network is named after that film.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- The shots of Jules & Vincent as they walk through the apartment building halls mirror shots of Lemmy & the "Seductress" walking down the hotel hallways; same type of hallway, same angles, use of long-take, etc.
Hard Core Logo (1996)
Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
Gattaca (1997)
- The spiral staircase in Gattica (in Jude Laws aparment) is identical to the one in Alphaville
"Homicide: Life on the Street: Homicide.com (#7.13)" (1999)
- A suspect goes by the online alias "Lemmy Caution." A detective specifically notes the reference to the film Alphaville.
The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002 (2002) (V)
- The Video of Linger is a homage to Alphaville and features many both obvious and obscure references to the film.
Equilibrium (2002)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- The corridors full of doors in the Matrix (backdoor corrdiors) are identical to the ones in Alphaville.
Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007)
- Part of the dialogue of Godard's film is heard in the segment "I travelled 9000 km to give it to you" (which borrows its title to a quote from Alphaville).
Días de mayo (2008)
- Movie poster in the bedroom
Instant Konkowsky (2009)
- Discussed as a clue to Konkowsky's whereabouts
Featured in
"Tatort: Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (#1.25)" (1973)
Bad Influence (1990)
Spoofs
La môme vert de gris (1953)
- Godard appropriated both character and actor from a popular French series
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