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The Way We Were (1973) More at IMDbPro »

References

Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
Go West (1940)
Counter-Attack (1945)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Referenced in

"The Directors: The Films of Sydney Pollack (#2.4)" (????)
"The Bob Newhart Show: The Way We Weren't (#3.18)" (1975)
 -  title reference
"Saturday Night Live: Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (#2.12)" (1977)
 -  Referenced by 'Barbra Streisand'
Starting Over (1979)
The Jerk (1979)
"Newhart: The Way We Thought We Were (#1.12)" (1983)
 -  title reference
"The Facts of Life: The Way We Were: Part 1 (#5.25)" (1984)
 -  title reference
"The Facts of Life: The Way We Were: Part 2 (#5.26)" (1984)
 -  title reference
Sesión continua (1984)
 -  The film is mentioned in a conversation
"Cheers: Bar Bet (#3.18)" (1985)
 -  Cliff mentions that Norm was whistling the title tune.
Secret Admirer (1985)
 -  Michael mentions that title while talking to Toni about the letter he received.
"Silver Spoons: The Way We Weren't (#4.21)" (1986)
 -  title reference
"Who's the Boss?: The Way We Was (#3.12)" (1987)
 -  title reference
"Family Ties: The Way We Were (#6.9)" (1987)
 -  title reference
Big (1988)
 -  Josh's Mom asks what song she sang him as a kid. The Way We Were was the song.
"Dallas: The Way We Were (#12.17)" (1989)
 -  title reference
"The Simpsons: The Way We Was (#2.12)" (1991)
 -  title reference
"Empty Nest: The Way We Are (#3.24)" (1991)
 -  title reference
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Way We Were (#3.23)" (1993)
 -  title reference
The Last Party (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Girl in Lovers' Lane (#6.9)" (1993)
 -  Tom (singing): "Memories, like the corner of my mind . . ."
"Saturday Night Live: Charlton Heston/Paul Westerberg (#19.8)" (1993)
 -  Mentioned during Coffee Talk
"The Nanny: Ode to Barbra Joan (#1.19)" (1994)
 -  The title song from this film is played.
"The Nanny: Pinske Business (#2.8)" (1994)
 -  Fran mentions the movie title by name.
"The Nanny: Shopaholic (#3.6)" (1995)
 -  Maggie mentions the movie by name.
"Frasier: It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave (#3.10)" (1996)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Nanny: The Hockey Show (#3.22)" (1996)
 -  Fran fantasizes that she's Barbra Streisand singing the title song.
Killing Mr. Griffin (1997) (TV)
"Beverly Hills, 90210: The Way We Weren't (#8.4)" (1997)
 -  title reference
"The Nanny: Fransom (#5.4)" (1997)
 -  Fran mentions the movie by name.
Some Nudity Required (1998)
 -  This movie is mentioned by one of the interview subjects as something women like to rent.
"That '70s Show: A New Hope (#1.20)" (1999)
 -  Kitty mentions it.
"The Nanny: The Finale: Part 2 (#6.22)" (1999)
 -  The title song plays over a montage of archival footage from the series.
"Sex and the City: Ex and the City (#2.18)" (1999)
 -  When Big is to marry another girl the girls remember The Way We Were and Carrie identifies with Katie, in the end of the episode she goes to talk to him (they are in the front of the same hotel where the last scene from The Way We Were was filmed) and she replays that scene with Big only she calls him Hubble, he doesn't understand and she says he never did.
Growing Up Brady (2000) (TV)
"Spin City: Lost and Found (#5.7)" (2000)
 -  Caitlin says she has it on DVD
My Own Private Oshawa (2002) (TV)
 -  Jonathan references the movie in relation to a romantic encounter.
"The Simpsons: The Way We Weren't (#15.20)" (2004)
 -  title reference
"The O.C.: The Way We Were (#2.2)" (2004)
 -  title reference
"Gilmore Girls: Emily Says Hello (#5.9)" (2004)
 -  Lorelai recalls Rory's strong reaction to the film.
"Gilmore Girls: Say Something (#5.14)" (2005)
 -  After their breakup, Lorelai calls Luke and asks him if he remembers the scene where Katie asks Hubbell to come to her house because he is her best friend, then Lorelai asks Luke to come over for the same reason.
"Girlfriends: The Way We Were (#5.15)" (2005)
 -  title reference
Trust the Man (2005)
 -  listed on Now Playing TiVo list
"Life on Mars: Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster (#1.11)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned that it is playing downtown

Featured in

"The Directors: The Films of Sydney Pollack (#2.4)" (????)
Precious Images (1986)
The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Boys on the Side (1995)
 -  Shown on the TV in the motel
Barbra: The Concert (1995) (TV)
 -  clips with Barbra and Robert Redford
The Way We Were: Looking Back (1999) (V)
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV)
 -  This film is #6 on the list.
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
 -  footage appears throughout
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Memorial Tribute: Ray Stark
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "The Way We Were" is #8 on the list.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Goodbyes (#1.18)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best "goodbye" scenes in movies
"Fila ton vatraho sou: (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  Playing on TV
"20 to 1: Girls on Film (#6.7)" (2008)
 -  Clips shown in a segment.

Spoofed in

"Sledge Hammer!: Wild About Hammer (#2.4)" (1987)
 -  Video "The Way We Wounded"
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV)

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