Movie connections for
Patton (1970) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

The Last Days of Patton (1986) (TV)

Edited into

Fireball Forward (1972) (TV)
All This and World War II (1976)
Wizards (1977)
 -  "Wizards" features rotoscoped footage traced from "El Cid," "Battle of the Bulge," and "Patton."

Referenced in

Basic Training (1971)
 -  The film 'Patton' is mentioned at the firing range.
Shaft (1971)
 -  Title can be seen on a movie theatre marquee when Shaft takes a cab to Amsterdam Avenue
FTA (1972)
 -  A poster of Patton is visible behind an interviewee.
Royal Flash (1975)
 -  The films opens with Flashman speaking in front of a giant Union Jack much like Patton in front of Old Glory
Islands in the Stream (1977)
David Frost Interviews Richard Nixon (1977) (TV)
 -  Referred by Nixon
Mr. Mom (1983)
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
Red Dawn (1984)
Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
Wall Street (1987)
Blades (1989)
Lobster Man from Mars (1989)
 -  musical theme (echoing trumpets); Colonel Ankrum character
The 'burbs (1989)
Batman (1989)
"The Simpsons: Bart the General (#1.5)" (1990)
 -  Grampa mentions the general from this movie.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sidehackers (#3.2)" (1990)
 -  "Rommel" Crow: Oh, you magnificent son of a bitch, I read your book.
Defending Your Life (1991)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: I Accuse My Parents (#6.7)" (1993)
 -  Tom whistles the theme music.
Tiny Toons Spring Break (1994) (TV)
 -  Elmyra is dressed like & salutes like General Patton before going over her plan on capturing the Easter Bunny.
"The Simpsons: Secrets of a Successful Marriage (#5.22)" (1994)
 -  Homer's line: "When you reach over and put your hand into a pile of goo that was your best friend's face, you'll know what to do"
"The Critic: Dr. Jay (#1.10)" (1994)
 -  Duke talks about altering the line "Rommel, you magnificent bastard"
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
"Home Improvement: 'Twas the Night Before Chaos (#4.12)" (1994)
 -  Jill's father calls it his favorite movie, and watches it repeatedly
"NewsRadio: Big Day (#1.5)" (1995)
 -  Mr. James explains that he has an actor paraphrase the opening scene from this movie when putting together motivational seminars.
Crimson Tide (1995)
Forget Paris (1995)
 -  Before remembering that the song Mickey had sung was in American in Paris she jokingly guesses it was from Patton
"NewsRadio: The Cane (#2.9)" (1995)
 -  "I read your book, you magnificent bastard!"
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
"Seinfeld: The Millennium (#8.20)" (1997)
 -  Jerrys line "you magnificent bastard"
Small Soldiers (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) (TV)
StarCraft Expansion Set: Brood War (1998) (VG)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999) (TV)
 -  "Hollywood Screen Tests, Pt. 2" features many movies and tv shows in reference to the stars featured.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (#11.6)" (1999)
 -  Tom hums the "Patton" theme music.
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
 -  Sheila's speech to the US troops at the USO show is an allusion to the famous first scene of Patton
Gojira ni-sen mireniamu (1999)
 -  military man quotes Patton's "crap through a goose" line in the English dub
Medal of Honor: Underground (2000) (VG)
Bob Came from Outer Space (2000) (V)
 -  Character of General Hendry spoof of George C. Scott in PATTON
"The Directors: The Films of Robert Altman (#2.9)" (2001)
The Big Day (2001)
 -  see above
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) (VG)
800 balas (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Second String (2002) (TV)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  referenced as part of the documentary
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
The Movie Hero (2003)
 -  Per director's comentary, scene of Jeremy Sisto giving speech in front of Hollywood mural was inspired by George C. Scott's speech in front on American flag in "Patton".
"Saturday Night Live: Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte (#28.16)" (2003)
 -  Referenced by Gene Shalit
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the films on the list
"Stargate SG-1: Avalon: Part 2 (#9.2)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned in dialogue.
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
Stick It (2006)
 -  The scene where Jeff Bridges' character addresses his gymnastics students
The Holiday (2006)
 -  Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
The King of Kong (2007)
 -  Clip from one subject's self-produced video imitates the opening speech in Patton
"The Simpsons: Stop or My Dog Will Shoot (#18.20)" (2007)
 -  Theme music plays when Santa's Little Helper arrives at the police dog academy.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-10)" (2008)
 -  This film was referenced in a viewer e-mail.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free (2008) (VG)
 -  Strong Bad addressing the people in front of a giant flag is a reference to the opening scene of this movie
An American Carol (2008)
 -  Malone thinks George Patton is from the movie when he meets him
"Jeopardy!: (#26.3)" (2009)
 -  Alex Trebek refers to the film and quotes dialogue

Featured in

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Veillées d'armes (1994)
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #89 on the list.
800 balas (2002)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  General George Patton is #29 on the "Heroes" list.
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Clips featured during Karl Malden's Life Achievement Award presentation.
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clips
"I Love the '70s: Volume 2" (2006)
 -  clips; discussed
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
 -  Extended clips of Patton's opening speech
Young Guns (2009) (TV)
 -  Scenes from the film are used to depict Geroge S. Patton.

Spoofed in

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
"Sanford and Son: Sergeant Gork (#5.23)" (1976)
 -  Fred's speech behind the US flag is a parody of the film's iconic scene.
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
Dead End (1985)
 -  Sgt. Carnage's pearl handled revolvers, foul language, and her deliberate George C. Scott imitation
Doin' Time (1985)
 -  Richard Mulligan wears the costume and reproduces the opening "flag" speech
Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985)
 -  There is a huge American flag behind Oscar, who gives a Patton-type speech during the singing of the Grouch National Anthem at the beginning of the film.
"Punky Brewster: Cheaters Never Win (#2.3)" (1985)
 -  Mike does an impression of George C. Scott's performance in this film.
The 'burbs (1989)
"The Simpsons: Bart the General (#1.5)" (1990)
 -  Entire episode is a parody, many quotes are take offs of those from the film, the music is also very Patton-esque.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (#4.24)" (1992)
 -  Joel and the 'bots re-enact a scene from the movie.
Space Jam (1996)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Antz (1998)
Patton Pending (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
 -  Buzz Lightyear motivates the toys in the same way that Patton did, with the American flag in the backdrop and "Star-Spangled Banner" playing behind.
"Futurama: War Is the H-Word (#3.2)" (2000)
 -  There is a short spoof of the famous speech with the American flag backdrop
Recess: School's Out (2001)
 -  Gus mimics George C. Scott in the title role
The New Guy (2002)
The King of Kong (2007)
 -  Speech in front of American flag about picking up women spoofs a speech in Patton
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
 -  the colonel's speech in front of the big American flag
Flattest (2007)
 -  The army score directly spoofs Patton (1970)
Jackass 2.5 (2007) (V)
 -  opening sequence spoofs Patton's speech before giant American flag
Macskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája (2007)
 -  In a scene a mouse general gives a speech like Patton with a Mouse Flag behind him
The Supermarket (2009)
 -  Briefing scene and original score
Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009) (V)
 -  parodies the opening of the movie "Patton" during the closing credits

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