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Spartacus (1960) More at IMDbPro »

Version of

Spartaco (1953)
Spartacus (2004) (TV)
 -  This min-series was another telling of the Spartacus story.
"Spartacus: Blood and Sand" (2010)

References

The Pride and the Passion (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)

Referenced in

"Leave It to Beaver: Teacher's Daughter (#4.15)" (1961)
 -  Wally and Eddie are taking their dates to see the new movie 'Sparticus' starring Kirk Douglas.
One, Two, Three (1961)
Lolita (1962)
 -  In the scene where Quilty plays Humbert at "Roman Ping Pong", he asks him if he is Spartacus. Spartacus was Kubrick's previous film.
Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)
 -  Movie poster seen on the wall in the background of a sequence.
Satiricosissimo (1970)
 -  Franco refers to ancient rome as the time of Spartacus
Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974)
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Hollywood Man (1976)
Life of Brian (1979)
 -  The famous scene with all the men claiming to be Spartacus is adapted to "I'm Brian - No, I'm Brian!..."
Airplane! (1980)
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
TRON (1982)
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987) (TV)
O videoklabas (1987) (V)
 -  Mentioned on a dialogue
Memories of Me (1988)
"Freddy's Nightmares: Dust to Dust (#2.20)" (1990)
 -  Amongst the many movie references in this episode, two characters get in on the "I am Spartacus" gag.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. Megalon (#3.12)" (1991)
 -  Tom: "What?! We cut to 'Spartacus' all of a sudden?!"
Lik Wong (1991)
"Saturday Night Live: Delta Burke/Chris Isaak (#16.19)" (1991)
 -  referenced in Hollywood Minute
Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition (1992) (V)
 -  referenced in Hollywood Minute
Army of Darkness (1992)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Kirk Douglas: Video Scrapbook (1994) (V)
 -  archival footage
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
 -  Frank Drebin must watch an adult film in hospital. But he asks if they have Dances With Wolves, The Rocketeer, or Spartacus.
No Escape (1994)
An Evening with Sir Peter Ustinov (1995) (TV)
"The Critic: Lady Hawke (#2.3)" (1995)
 -  Jay imagines Olivia saying to him "I love you, Spartacus"
Braveheart (1995)
Clueless (1995)
 -  One of the two movies that Cher and Christian watch at Cher's house.
"Seinfeld: The Gum (#7.10)" (1995)
 -  Mentioned by name
"Xena: Warrior Princess: The Black Wolf (#1.11)" (1996)
 -  Homage: When Xerxes demands the villagers to reveal the identity of the Black Wolf, one of them exclaims, "I am the Black Wolf", followed by a couple of others exclaiming, "No, *I* am the Black Wolf". Just like the various slaves in Spartacus claimed to be Spartacus.
"Sliders: Gillian of the Spirits (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  A cinema poster reveals that Spartacus is being held over for a 1872nd week.
"Home Improvement: Shopping Around (#5.24)" (1996)
 -  Wearing a helmet, Tim imitates the "I am Spartacus" scene
Nun va Goldoon (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
"NewsRadio: Massage Chair (#3.3)" (1996)
 -  several characters say "I am Spartacus"
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (1997) (V)
"Home Improvement: Jill's Passion (#7.7)" (1997)
 -  Jill surprises Tim by renting the film, which he calls his favorite
Trespasser (1998) (VG)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
The Cruise (1998)
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
"Home Improvement: Loose Lips and Freudian Slips (#8.22)" (1999)
 -  Guests on Tool Time mention the film as one of their favorite "guy movies"
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Kimberly (1999)
 -  Ca. 11 minutes into the film Bob recites the famous line "I am Spartacus".
"Mission Hill: Pilot (The Douchebag Aspect) (#1.1)" (1999)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Gladiator (2000)
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
"Have I Got News for You: (#20.6)" (2000)
 -  referenced by name
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV)
"The West Wing: Bad Moon Rising (#2.19)" (2001)
 -  C.J. tells Toby that she is Spartacus.
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The Making of 'Tron' (2002) (V)
Ancient World Production Design: 'The Scorpion King' (2002) (V)
 -  The Gomorra set was build on Spartacus square at Universal studios
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
 -  Gladiator training/Formation on Helm's Deep bridge
"I'm Alan Partridge: I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (#2.5)" (2002)
 -  Alan plans to watch it in the evening and have some corned beef for dinner with it.
"American Masters: None Without Sin" (2003)
 -  Blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo is mentioned as the writer of this movie.
"Peep Show: (#1.5)" (2003)
 -  Super Hans says "I'm not Spartacus".
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) (VG)
 -  There's a nightclub in 'Leisure Suit Larry' called 'Spartacus'.
Short Order (2005)
 -  "I'm Spartacus" shirt
Alien Apocalypse (2005) (TV)
 -  All of the humans claim to be the leader, like the famous scene.
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the films on the list
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
Alternate Title Design: Nick Livesey (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)
 -  Explicitly mentioned by the guy at the bar
Long-Term Relationship (2006)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Edge of Outside (2006)
 -  mentioned by Martin Scorsese
The Sex Movie (2006)
 -  porn title mentioned: "Spurtacus"
"Stargate SG-1: Insiders (#10.4)" (2006)
 -  All the Ba'als are claiming to be the real Ba'al. Cameron: "Let's go, Spartacus."
El brindis (2007)
 -  Isidoro gets to see this movie several times
Nos vies privées (2007)
 -  When Milena quizzes Philip from the Trivial Pursuit cards, one of the trivia questions is who directed the film "Spartacus"
"The 4400: The Wrath of Graham (#4.1)" (2007)
 -  There is a scene where followers of Graham surrender themselves to the authorities and each of them claims to be Graham, like in a similar scene in Spartacus.
"Psych: If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? (#2.7)" (2007)
 -  Shawn mentions it.
"Total Drama Island: Paintball Deer Hunter (#1.9)" (2007)
 -  owen is called "fartacus"
Mad Money (2008)
 -  "You're on your own, Spartacus."
"Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii (#4.2)" (2008)
 -  The Doctor introduces himself as Spartacus, after which Donna says "and so am I".
"Mad Men: The New Girl (#2.5)" (2008)
 -  Bobbie mentions the movie by name.
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (2008) (TV)
 -  Reference to the "I'm Spartacus" scene
In the Loop (2009)
 -  Character mentioned in dialogue.
"The Office: Gossip (#6.1)" (2009)
 -  Michael mentions seeing this 'whodunnit' half a dozen times and still not knowing who Spartacus really is.

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Married to the Mob (1988)
The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas (1991) (TV)
Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (1994) (TV)
 -  clips
Clueless (1995)
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Le magique (1996)
"Xena: Warrior Princess: Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards (#1.13)" (1996)
 -  Visualization of story told by Homer
Classified X (1998) (TV)
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)
"The Century" (1999)
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion (2000) (TV)
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (2000) (TV)
The Real Spartacus (2001) (TV)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
"The Sopranos: University (#3.6)" (2001)
 -  Ralph watches Spartacus on TV
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #62 on the list.
Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002) (TV)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  Spartacus is #22 on the "Heroes" list.
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)
 -  clips
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #44 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #81 on the list.
Trumbo (2007)
 -  clips from it are seen
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  seen during opening montage
AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #5 on the "Epic" list.
Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV)
 -  When Bobby's brother finds Bobby after he has tried to overdose, the scene in Spartacus where Laurence Olivier's character attempts to seduce Tony Curtis is playing on the TV.

Spoofed in

"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: The General Cried at Dawn (#4.27)" (1963)
 -  The climax is a spoof of Spartacus, with every prisoner wearing a beatnik beard and declaring, "I am General Ramon!"
"Get Smart: Smartacus (#5.22)" (1970)
 -  The title 'smartucus' is a spoof of the title 'spartacus'
History of the World: Part I (1981)
 -  Comicus and Josephus's gladiator fight is a spoof of Spartacus's.
Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1991)
"The Critic: Dr. Jay (#1.10)" (1994)
 -  Duke's Phillipsvision changes the film
"The Critic: I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show (#2.10)" (1995)
 -  Jay shows a clip from "Smokey and the Spartacus"
Puddle Cruiser (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
In & Out (1997)
Life (1999/I)
"Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater (#2.1)" (1999)
 -  The "fight to the death" scene spoofs the gladiator fight between Spartacus and Draba.
Gladiator Eroticvs: The Lesbian Warriors (2001) (V)
 -  gladiator film parody
"Undergrads: Traditions (#1.2)" (2001)
 -  Gimpy's minions all claim that they're "G-Prime"
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
 -  The exagerated alternation of the close-ups and open shots in the battlefield sequences.
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)
 -  when Alan is in the institute, he yells "I'm Stanley Kubrick!" and all the mental patients repeat this line one after another
"South Park: Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow (#9.8)" (2005)
 -  The "I'm Spartacus!" scene is parodied with the line "I broke the dam!"
"Horrid Henry: Horrid Henry and the Demon Dinnerlady" (2006)
 -  The "I'm Spartacus!" scene is parodied with the words "I'm smartypants!"
Keloglan kara prens'e karsi (2006)
 -  when addressing his army, the Black Prince tells a soldier to take off his watch (joke about the visible watches in Spartacus)
Meet the Spartans (2008)
 -  "I am Leonidas".
Meet Dave (2008)
 -  The "I am Dave Ming Cheng" scene spoofs the Spartacus(1960) scene in which everyone claims to be Spartacus (in order to confuse the enemy).
Bedtime Stories (2008)
 -  one of skeeters stories spoofs this

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