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References
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
"60 Minutes" (1968)
All the President's Men (1976)
Thief (1981)
 -  In one scene Lowell asks Jeffrey, "Are you talking to me or did someone else walk in the room?" James Caan used the same line in Thief (1981), also directed by Michael Mann.
Virtuosity (1995)
Wag the Dog (1997)
American Beauty (1999)
Referenced in
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
Secrets Through the Smoke (2001)
Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)
 -  Dr Jeffrey Wigand is introduced as the subject of the film "The Insider" about the tobacco industry.
Vanilla Sky (2001)
 -  David Aames in Vanilla Sky calls his bosses the "7 Dwarfs", just as Dr. Wigand calls the CEO's of Brown & Williamson, where he used to work.
Horns and Halos (2002)
Solaris (2002)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
"Inside the Actors Studio: (#10.6)" (2004)
 -  James Lipton mentions it
"HBO First Look: Miami Vice: Undercover (#13.11)" (2006)
 -  mentioned once
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.6)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned in Russel Crowe interview.
"Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  Title is shown
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-01)" (2008)
 -  Portions of a promo ad for this show are featured, showing a drug tape with the late Heath Ledger.
"Eli Stone: One More Try (#1.5)" (2008)
 -  Lyme says "The Insider" is a pretty accurate depiction of how whistleblowers are treated in America.
"Family Guy: Love Blactually (#7.1)" (2008)
 -  Petter calls his bosses the "7 Dwarfs", just as Dr. Wigand calls the CEO's of Brown & Williamson, where he used to work.
Features
"60 Minutes" (1968)
Featured in
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV)
"The Directors: The Films of Michael Mann (#2.1)" (2001)
 -  Clips shown.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)

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