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References
Notorious (1946)
 -  Discussing the details of a fake relationship in the back of a moving car
The Deer Hunter (1978)
 -  Picture of Rick's dad wearing a red sash being forced to play Russian roulette by the Vietnamese.
Airplane! (1980)
 -  The "George Zip" speech by Leslie Neilsen is used
Rocky III (1982)
 -  during the training montage, "Eye of the Tiger" plays
"Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" (2000)
 -  The theme song is played
Catwoman (2004)
 -  When the Hourglass attacks the Hero Con, one woman runs around in a Halle Berry-style Catwoman costume.
"Family Guy: Lois Kills Stewie (#6.5)" (2007)
 -  Stewie and Lou both go to take over the world and the microsoft paperclip comes up
Spoofs
Superman (1978)
 -  Spoofs film character
Scarface (1983)
 -  Same as the Lord of the Rings parody, but pointing out "Scarface society"
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
 -  Guy gets launched out of a wheelchair in the ending
Forrest Gump (1994)
 -  When Rick walks on the bus, people deny access for him to sit next to them
Mission: Impossible (1996)
 -  A Tom Cruise Look-alike speaks while the Mission Impossible theme is played.
Blade (1998)
 -  Undertaker throws a knife, he strikes a pose like Blade
Final Destination (2000)
 -  When Dragonfly saves the woman from getting splattered by the bus. He looks to see her getting sucked into a wood chipper.
X-Men (2000)
 -  Professor X, his wife, and children are all bald and need wheelchairs.
Spider-Man (2002)
 -  "Spiderman" builds the main spoof in this film
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion (2004) (V)
 -  spoofing Tom Cruise Scientology
The Girl Next Door (2004)
 -  The voyeur scene where Rick watches the girl next door getting undressed
Mean Girls (2004)
 -  Trey discribes the bus like Janis Ian did in Mean Girls
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
 -  Dragonfly gives up and throws out his costume; rare element sought by villain
Batman Begins (2005)
 -  A send-up of superhero films, from Batman Begins to Fantastic Four.
Fantastic Four (2005)
 -  A send-up of superhero films, from Batman Begins to Fantastic Four.

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