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Team America: World Police (2004) More at IMDbPro »

References

North by Northwest (1959)
 -  Spies on Mt. Rushmore
The Ugly American (1963)
 -  In Cairo, we see a middle eastern man, carrying two jars of rice on a bamboo pole. It is a sly reference to "the Ugly American" with Marlon Brando, which subtly mentioned how clearly political it was by having this same symbol, widely considered by Vietnamese citizens to represent their country.
The Great Race (1965)
 -  Destruction of Eiffel Tower
"The Muppet Show" (1976)
 -  In the aftermath of the destruction of the Panama Canal, where there waves carry "dead" marionettes across the screeen, several plastic versions of Camilla, Gonzo's chicken girlfriend (some white, some painted brown) are mixed in with the bodies.
Rocky (1976)
 -  Song lyric: "Even 'Rocky' had a montage"
Flash Gordon (1980)
 -  When Kim Jung-Il dies on the spike on the German's helmet, it is a re-creation of Ming the Merciless dying on the spike at the nose of his ship.
Condorman (1981)
 -  Chase scene utilises ramp on windshield
The Meaning of Life (1983)
 -  Both movies draw comedy from having an overlong vomiting Scene.
Ghost Busters (1984)
 -  The quote "basically all the bad parts of the bible".
Top Gun (1986)
 -  Gary's line "Took my breathe away"-"Take my breathe away" is the love song from Top Gun, Gary is called "Top Gun - Actor" and Spottswood also calls him a "Maverick" which is Tom Cruise's callsign in Top Gun
"Cops" (1989)
 -  lyrics include "What ya gonna do when we come fo' you"
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
 -  chasing terrorists, team America accidentally blows up the entrace to the lair of the Holy Grail or a mini replical of the one from the Jones trilogy.
The Abyss (1989)
 -  When Lisa's new fiance at the beginning of the film is killed, just before he dies he says "You knew this would be a one way trip" just as Bud says to Lindsey when he's waiting to die at the bottom of the trench at the end of The Abyss.
Independence Day (1996)
 -  The scenes in which large cities were destroyed by a rolling fire were made to look like those being destroyed in Independence Day.
End of Days (1999)
 -  When Gary arrives at the ruins of Mt. Rushmore, the haunting soloist motif from the main theme is briefly heard
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
 -  Lisa Driving the motorcycle, with sunglasses and all, and edited the same way
Pearl Harbor (2001)
 -  "Pearl Harbor sucked and I miss you"
"South Park: Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants (#5.9)" (2001)
 -  The "Derka derka" language used by terrorists is taken from this episode of South Park.
"South Park: Asspen (#6.2)" (2002)
 -  "Montage" song
"South Park: The Passion of the Jew (#8.3)" (2004)
 -  All The Actors from The Film Actors Guild shout "Qapla!" like in this episode
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
 -  The movie is showing at the theatre that is destroyed during the attack fantasy sequence.
Seed of Chucky (2004)
 -  The movie is showing at the theatre that is destroyed during the attack fantasy sequence.

Referenced in

'Team America': An Introduction (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
'Team America': Building the World (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
'Team America': Capturing the Action (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
'Team America': Crafting the Puppets (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
'Team America': Miniature Pyrotechnics (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
'Team America': Pulling the Strings (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
'Team America': Up Close with Kim Jong-Il (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)
 -  ad on side of bus
"South Park: Cartoon Wars: Part 1 (#10.3)" (2006)
 -  Some of Team America's score is used when characters talk about the terrorist activities (Team America is all about terrorism).
"Have I Got News for You: (#32.1)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2006) (TV)
 -  The Kim Jong Il puppet from this film is in the opening titles.
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
 -  Poster in the 'fat boy''s house.
"Top Gear: (2007-11-11)" (2007)
 -  Jeremy does the "Team America secret signal"
"Have I Got News for You: (#37.6)" (2009)
 -  Ian Hislop suggests that this is Kim Jung Il's favourite film.

Featured in

Last Laugh '04 (2004) (TV)
 -  footage is shown
"Troldspejlet: (#33.2)" (2005)
 -  reviewed + footage used
'Team America': An Introduction (2005) (V)
 -  Documentary is about the film
'Team America': Building the World (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
'Team America': Capturing the Action (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
'Team America': Crafting the Puppets (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
'Team America': Miniature Pyrotechnics (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
'Team America': Pulling the Strings (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
'Team America': Up Close with Kim Jong-Il (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shownCreated for the DVD release of Team America: World Police (2004).
Fuck (2005)
 -  Features clip from the movie
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
 -  The puppet sex scene is discussed.
50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips featured and discussed
Cars (2006)
 -  The big Tv from the Grand Prix had a scene from this movie.
"Have I Got News for You: (#37.6)" (2009)
 -  Clip is shown of Kim Jung Il singing "I'm so ronry".

Spoofs

"ABC Evening News" (1953)
 -  Spoof of Peter Jennings newscast
"Thunderbirds" (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
 -  Plastic surgery changing ethnicity scenes
Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (1972)
 -  At the end of the movie, it turns out that Kim Jong Il is an alien cockroach bent on taking over the Earth.
Star Wars (1977)
 -  There is a bar scene that mocks the cantina scene, and at one point the mind character does a rip-off of the Jedi Mind Trick. Also when they arrive on Cairo, one of the locals resembles one of the sand people from this film.
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
 -  Shark Scene
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
 -  The cockroach coming out of Kim Jong Il's mouth happens at the beginning of Star Trek II. Also Kim Jong Il says, "You haven't seen the wrath of Kim Jong Il."
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
 -  One of the puppets enters Kim Jong Il's palace similiar to the way Luke Skywalker enters Jabba the Hutt's palace.
Scarface (1983)
 -  The song 'Montage' is a spoof of the montage sequence in the middle of Scarface
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
 -  At one point, all of the F.A.G. actors yell out together "Qapla!". This is a Klingon command yelled in "Star Trek III" by the Klingon characters.
The Karate Kid (1984)
 -  Karate pose struck by terrorist in Paris fight scene
The Last Starfighter (1984)
 -  The leader of team america picks the actor up in a fancy flying car and takes him to his layer in the same exact way Centauri in Last Starfighter captures the boy. Even the stars are arranged the same way.
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)
 -  Sarah claims to be an empath, but she can only state the patently obvious just like Counselor Troi often did.
Licence to Kill (1989)
 -  Bad guy feeds good guy to his pet shark
Jerry Maguire (1996)
 -  Lisa tells Gary "You had me at dicks fuck assholes."
The Matrix (1999)
 -  several references, including a character saying "Stop trying to hit me and hit me!"
Pearl Harbor (2001)
 -  There is song which mocks "Pearl Harbor" in-depth, and the whole thing seems like a Michael Bay-movie parody
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
 -  Use of song "Battle without Honor or Humanity"; sequence uses identical shots and editing patterns

Spoofed in

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
 -  Uncle Ian's show is a pun of King Jon Ill's deication.

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