Movie connections for
The Great Race (1965) More at IMDbPro »

References

The Battle of the Century (1927)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Referenced in

Smashing Time (1967)
"Petticoat Junction: The Great Race (#6.24)" (1969)
 -  Movie title used in title
"Taxi: The Great Race (#2.8)" (1979)
 -  title reference
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Real Genius (1985)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (#4.21)" (1991)
 -  "Not since the pie fight scene in The Great Race!"
"Home Improvement: The Great Race (#2.25)" (1993)
 -  title reference
"Home Improvement: The Great Race II (#3.25)" (1994)
 -  title reference
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Mike's New Car (2002) (V)
"Reba: The Great Race (#3.10)" (2003)
 -  title reference
Team America: World Police (2004)
 -  Destruction of Eiffel Tower
Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (2004) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
"Robot Chicken: 1987 (#2.6)" (2006)
 -  Ben Stiller stars in "The Great Ape Race"

Featured in

100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clip shown.
Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002) (TV)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Blake Edwards Tribute
Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (2004) (V)
 -  A clip is shown

Spoofs

The Sheik (1921)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
 -  The final part of the film is an uncredited comedy remake of Prisoner of Zenda, with Jack Lemmon, as the villainous Prof. Fate, substitutes for his drunken double Prince Hapnik of Pottsdorf, with Ross Martin as the Rupert character "Baron Von Stuppe"
Destry Rides Again (1939)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
 -  Like Granger and Colman, Jack Lemmon plays a dual role as drunken Prince Hapnick in the Pottsdorf sequence.

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