Questions tagged [reference]
A mention, allusion, citation, or homage to other works.
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Brand references database [closed]
While talking with non-American colleagues to illustrate the importance of Pop-Tarts in popular culture, I tried to find a website that could list, for instance, all sitcoms containing references to ...
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Is this Star Trek: Picard Romulan character meant to be a reference to Lord of the Rings?
Season 1 of Star Trek: Picard introduced new Romulan characters, including one rather benevolent hero named Elnor. Elnor was a survivor of a supernova event that destroyed Romulus (see: Star Trek 2009 ...
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When during “Mean Girls” (2024) was “Avatar: The Last Airbender” used?
The end credits of Mean Girls (2024) had the following line:
“Avatar: The Last Airbender” used with Permission by Nickelodeon
When during the movie was this used/referenced?
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Why does Peter Venkman call Ray Stantz "Francine"?
Near the beginning of Ghostbusters, there is a scene where the protagonists encounter an apparition in the New York Public Library. Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler can't decide what to do, so Peter ...
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Does "Leave the World Behind" take place in the same universe as "Mr. Robot"?
For instance, we see an E-corp logo behind Amanda's laptop or on buckets in Danny's truck. Does this mean that it is indeed from the same universe?
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Was "Yellowstone" inspired by "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga"?
Yellowstone (USA, 2018–) and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (Australia, 1994–1996) have a lot in common, including:
A large cattle and horse ranch, located in a beautiful mountainous area, is very ...
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Why does the 'Barbie' (2023) opening scene pay homage to '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
In the 2023 Barbie movie, the opening scene strikingly resembles the iconic beginning of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. What is the significance or intention behind this similarity?
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Are the CEO's pink drumsticks a reference?
In Barbie (2023), the CEO of Mattel (played by Will Ferrell) brandishes a pair of pink drumsticks:
As far as I remember, the CEO doesn't actually use these drumsticks for drumming or anything else in ...
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Is the title of ‘Invitation to a Murder’ a Christie reference?
Invitation to a Murder (2023) is a made-for-television film which is loosely based on Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None.
There are several nods to Christie’s authorship dotted ...
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Is Guardians 3 a nod to The Island of Dr. Moreau?
While I never read/watched it, I know the basic pop culture of 'The Island of Dr. Moreau'. A (mad) scientist, on an island, creates a 'perfect' society of talking animals, that ends up not being so ...
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What was the opening scene in The Mandalorian S03E06 referencing?
In the opening scene of The Mandalorian (S03E06: Guns For Hire), viewers witness a situation where the former Night Owls or a group of Mandalorians led by Axe Woves gets involved in a situation where ...
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Are Parts of The Mandalorian S03E06 Referencing The Wizard of Oz?
Episode 3.06 (A Gun For Hire) of the Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian is chucked full of references and callbacks, mostly to previous Star Wars content & The Mandalorian itself, but there were ...
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What photograph can be seen in Gideon's living room in All That Jazz?
In the film All That Jazz, the actor Roy Scheider plays a character named Joseph Gideon. We see Gideon's apartment repeatedly throughout the film. Downstairs there’s a living room with two couches. ...
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Origin of the zillion offers to light one cigarette
In the film All That Jazz, the character Michelle was played by the actress Erzsebet Foldi when she was around 13 years old.
In a fantasy sequence late in the film, Michelle performs the song "...
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What is the title of the book Sonya drops at the train station?
I couldn't make out the title of the book while watching A Man Called Otto, but the cover had a cat on it. The screenplay doesn't mention it either. The movie probably won't be available on streaming ...
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