Films' Allusions to other films
Posted: Sep 2nd 2004, 9:38 am
An Allusion is a reference to, or an indirect mention of, a previously existing text.
[There is a also the fabulous, more complex concept of Intertextuality -- A term introduced by Julia Kristeva and widely adopted by literary theorists to designate the complex ways in which a given text is related to other texts. As every text is constructed as a mosaic of other texts, every text is an absorption and transformation of other texts. According to Kristeva, the notion of intertextuality comes to replace that of intersubjectivity.]
I always think these are fun to find. In fact they are all throughout MSCL (episode titles, the use of It’s a Wonderful Life, possible influences from The Wonder Years, etc…)
Swingers – makes a direct reference, and then a visual allusion to Reservoir Dogs; Swingers also features my favorite Godfather allusion about pulling a Fredo
Sandlot – I’m pretty sure that the “you’re killing me Smalls” has its roots in Caddyshack; and the sun tan lotion scene with Wendy Peffercorn comes directly from Cool Hand Luke
Mallrats – the mall security man LaFours (and his straw hat) come directly from the bounty hunter LaForce in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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[There is a also the fabulous, more complex concept of Intertextuality -- A term introduced by Julia Kristeva and widely adopted by literary theorists to designate the complex ways in which a given text is related to other texts. As every text is constructed as a mosaic of other texts, every text is an absorption and transformation of other texts. According to Kristeva, the notion of intertextuality comes to replace that of intersubjectivity.]
I always think these are fun to find. In fact they are all throughout MSCL (episode titles, the use of It’s a Wonderful Life, possible influences from The Wonder Years, etc…)
Swingers – makes a direct reference, and then a visual allusion to Reservoir Dogs; Swingers also features my favorite Godfather allusion about pulling a Fredo
Sandlot – I’m pretty sure that the “you’re killing me Smalls” has its roots in Caddyshack; and the sun tan lotion scene with Wendy Peffercorn comes directly from Cool Hand Luke
Mallrats – the mall security man LaFours (and his straw hat) come directly from the bounty hunter LaForce in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Add to the list!