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- The Zit - #5 »
- The Substitute - #6 »
- Why Jordan Can't Read - #7 »
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- Halloween - #9 »
- Other People's Daught... - #10 »
- Life of Brian - #11 »
- Self-Esteem - #12 »
- Pressure - #13 »
- On the Wagon - #14 »
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- Weekend - #18 »
- In Dreams Begin Respo... - #19 »
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Films' Allusions to other films
Films' Allusions to other filmsAn 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 Add to the list! Sometimes I write a little MSCL fanfiction: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1039807/Jody-Barsch
Also, after multiple V. Mars reiterations, and finally a Deadwood movie, still wishing for some continuation of The Riches !
http://www.imdb.com is a great resource for this - click on the "movie connections" link and you will see a list of films that are references in the movie in question, as well as other movies that refer to the movie in question. Heh, that sounds a little vague, so just to use Jody's example of Swingers, the movie connections page lists:
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