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Strangers on a Train
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Version of
Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
La vittima designata (1971)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Remade as
"77 Sunset Strip: One False Step (#1.11)" (1958)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
 -  This film was a comedic remake of Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.
Strange Curves (1988)
Once You Meet a Stranger (1996) (TV)
Strangers on a Train (2011)
References
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
 -  Song Mirriam and her friends sing on the Merry Go Round is the Strawberry Blonde
Referenced in
Le boucher (1970)
 -  Chabrol pays l'homage to Hitchcock with the cigarette lighter at the murder scene.
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Blood Simple. (1984)
 -  cigarette lighter left/placed at crime scene
The McGuffin (1986)
Innerspace (1987)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Rorret (1988)
 -  The amusement park strangulation and carousel scenes are remade.
Bad Influence (1990)
Accidental Meeting (1994) (TV)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Net (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
 -  Ad above the main entrance of the theater.
L'appartement (1996)
 -  In both flicks a man drops an item (lighter vs key) into a drain where it rests on a projection. Both man struggle hard to fish it out while the sequence cuts back and forth to another sub-plot.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
"Law & Order: Disappeared (#8.19)" (1998)
 -  A character mentions the film by name, and a rented videotape of the film appears in the episode
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)
"En liten film" (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Blood Waters of Dr. Z (#11.5)" (1999)
 -  Tom: "I gotta finish this up, then I gotta go kill Farley Granger's wife."
Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000)
The Believer (2001)
'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Jurassic Park III (2001)
 -  The Tea Leoni character mentions taking a trip to the moon, similar to how Bruno does in Strangers on a Train
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
 -  When the crowd turns around to watch the building collapse, both Linus & Danny remain facing forward, much like Bruno faces Guy at the tennis match while the rest of the crowd turn their heads side to side.
"Der Bulle von Tölz: Mörder unter sich (#1.34)" (2002)
 -  video cassette
Soch (2002)
Chalo Ishq Ladaaye (2002)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: A Night at the Movies (#3.19)" (2003)
 -  Grissom and Willows discuss the plot of Strangers on a Train
"Peep Show: (#1.5)" (2003)
 -  Mark asks Jez if he's seen the film.
"Law & Order: C.O.D. (#14.24)" (2004)
 -  A character in this episode (Arthur Branch) mentions the film
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
 -  The scene where Polly's camera falls into a draining grate is nearly shot-for-shot remade from the scene where Bruno Antony drops a lighter under a drainage grate.
Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005) (TV)
 -  movie is mentioned several times and plot elements are similar
Like Minds (2006)
 -  mentioned in dialogue/on movie marquee
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Bedfellows (#6.5)" (2006)
 -  DVD box shown.
I Am Legend (2007)
 -  DVD seen attached to the wall of Neville's weapons cabinet
"Cuenta atrás: Calle de Orfeo y Eurídice, 2. 21:38 horas (#2.9)" (2008)
 -  Characters discuss about the movie.
"King of the Hill: Strangeness on a Train (#12.19)" (2008)
 -  Title reference.
"EastEnders: (2008-08-07)" (2008)
 -  Max asks Ronnie, "Have you ever seen Strangers on a Train?"
Sertoli, Sertoli, Sertoli (2009)
 -  Guy's tie pattern is called 'Mogadore Farley-Granger', a reference to the actor.
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: The Inside Man (#7.3)" (2009)
 -  Tony compares the episode's plot to Strangers on a Train
Featured in
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Innocent Blood (1992)
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) (TV)
Liberty Heights (1999)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #32 on the list.
The Corporation (2003)
 -  Clips from the tennis scene are used while Michael Moore discusses his interview with Nike's CEO
'Strangers on a Train': A Hitchcock Classic (2004) (V)
 -  clips shown
Strangers on a Train: The Victim's P.O.V. (2004) (V)
 -  This is a documentary documenting co-star Kasey Rogers' experiences filming "Strangers on a Train"
The Hitchcocks on Hitch (2004) (V)
 -  extracts from Hitchcock's movie are featured
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
 -  clip with merry-go-round
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009) (V)
 -  contains clips from this movie
Spoofed in
Stealing Harvard (2002)
 -  When they break into the house
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
 -  As Gromit is held down over wing of the plane by the other dog, it is very similar to the carousel fight at the finale of "Stranger on a Train"
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XX (#21.4)" (2009)
 -  Bart and Lisa agree to kill each others' teachers, and a spoof of the merry-go-round sequence is included at the end.

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