References
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
- There is a poster for the older film visible, outside the movie theater.
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
- poster seen
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
- poster seen
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Mentioned by Simon in front of the movie theater.
The War of the Worlds (1953)
- "This is too war of the worlds for me" "I hope you're talking about the original" "I was thinking more of the remake"
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- "body snatchers" mentioned
Forbidden Planet (1956)
- The mad scientist mentions Robby the Robt, a character from the older film.
The Blob (1958)
- "Actually it's more like the blob. The original"
"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
- Mentioned by Jack in front of the movie theater.
"The Avengers" (1961)
- Agent Powers mentions the older show in dialog with Frank.
"Star Trek" (1966)
- Star Trek 'log'
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- While driving, Frank asks the two government agents, if either of them has seen the older film.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Jack says, that the older film was one of her grandpa's favorite movies.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- (talking about aliens) "Somebody called home"
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- "How big is that on the Jack Temper scale?" "11."
"Picket Fences" (1992)
- Tom Skerritt used to star in the older show. The Abernathy's house is surrounded by a white picket fence.
The Man with No Eyes (2001)
- The older film (also directed by Tim Cox) is advertised on the billboard of the movie theater.
War of the Worlds (2005)
- "This is too war of the worlds for me" "I hope you're talking about the original" "I was thinking more of the remake"
Spoofs
Jurassic Park (1993)
- glass of water (with dentures in it) starts to ripple as the mammoth gets closer
Men in Black (1997)
- The way Agents Powers and Whitaker dress, talk and behave is spoofing the titular heroes of the older film.
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