Remake of
"Land of the Lost" (1974)
References
"Today" (1952)
- Dr. Marshall is a guest on the Today Show with Matt Lauer
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
- Near the end of the movie, when Will Ferrell's character is saying goodbye to the t rex, he says something like, "Years from now, when you talk about this, and you will, be gentle." Which is the same as what Deborah Kerr's character says to John Kerr's character near the end of Tea and Sympathy.
"Bonanza" (1959)
- Marshall is called Hoss
"The Flintstones" (1960)
- Bill ask Dr. Rick Marshall if he can slide across the T-Rex tail like Fred does in The Flintstones
Mysterious Island (1961)
- In the 1961 film a giant crab falls into a hot spring and the characters eat it
Mary Poppins (1964)
- In one scene, Holly Cantrell is refererred to as Mary Poppins
"Star Trek" (1966)
- "Captain Kirk's nipples"
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- "Also Sprach Zarathustra," by Richard Strauss is playing when Dr. Rick Marshall gives his "Tachyons" presentation to school children. And the scene when the trio of protagonists first encounter Chaka and the "primitive apes" pays homage to the infamous opening scene in Kubrik's 2001
Star Wars (1977)
- Luke Skywalker featured on character's t-shirt
The In-Laws (1979)
- Someone in danger is urged to run in a "serpentine!" pattern, comedically
"Mama's Family" (1983)
- "watching 'Mama's Family' reunions" mentioned
Jurassic Park (1993)
- Dr. Rick Marshall: "Its good.. Spared no expense"
Old School (2003)
- When Holly Cantrell meets Dr. Rick Marshall, she shows him a fossil with a lighter impression. Marshall pulls a Zippo lighter out of his pocket with the engraving "Big Cat" on it.
"Iron Chef America: The Series" (2005)
- Iron Chef and Bobby Flay are mentioned
Night at the Museum (2006)
- Dr. Rick Marshall: "This is no Night at the Museum"
Referenced in
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (#1.4)" (2009)
- John Cena says gives this example as a great Will Ferral film
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.3)" (2009)
- Included in a $1,000 question
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.19)" (2009)
- Subject of a $7,500 question
"Jeopardy!: 2009 Teen Tournament Quarterfinal 1 (#26.36)" (2009)
- Subject of an $800 clue in the category "The Movie's Characters"
Features
Play Misty for Me (1971)
- according to directors commentary the opening universal logo is taken directly from a print of "Play Misty For Me"
Featured in
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.1)" (2009)
- clips feaured during Will Ferrell interview with discussion
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