References
The Thin Man (1934)
- crossword hint: 'The Thin Man' pooch
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- "What, you don't want to help me earn my wings?"
"I Love Lucy" (1951)
- crossword hint: Arthur of 'I Love Lucy'
"Rawhide" (1959)
- Dr. Pincus sings a line from the theme song of the TV series.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV)
- "Your little Grinch heart started beating again"
The Shining (1980)
- Bertram references the line "all work an no play makes Jack a dull boy" to a dental patient.
Tootsie (1982)
- Homages the Dustin Hoffman line "I was a better man with you as a woman than I ever was with any woman as a man"
Tetris (1985) (VG)
- mentioned by Frank
"Women's Murder Club" (2007)
- bus ad
Referenced in
Comic Relief 2009 (2009) (TV)
- Mentioned in the Ricky Gervais sketch.
Featured in
"At the Movies: (#6.1)" (2009)
- Clips shown when this movie is reviewed.
Spoofs
The Godfather (1972)
- Bertram is asked by a ghost named Irish Eddie to shoot someone with a .38 snub-nose (taped under his mom's Cadillac seat), put two bullets in the victim's head and leave the gun
The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Ricky Gervais's character "sees dead people".
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