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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as
Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995)
References
"The Brady Bunch" (1969)
 -  Son Billy mentions it to Ted
Referenced in
Fade to Black (1980)
 -  marquee
"Three's Company: Furley vs. Furley (#5.14)" (1981)
 -  title reference
"Dallas: Ewing vs. Ewing (#4.20)" (1981)
 -  title reference
"Saturday Night Live: Rod Stewart (#7.1)" (1981)
 -  Title mentioned by Raheem Abdul Mohammed on SNL Newsbreak
"Alice: Sharples vs. Sharples (#6.14)" (1982)
 -  title reference
"Police Squad!: Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (#1.2)" (1982)
 -  A Kramer VS Kramer boxing match advertised
An Unnatural Act (1984)
 -  A poster is visible on a wall.
"Family Ties: Keaton vs. Keaton (#5.22)" (1987)
 -  title reference
Dirty Dancing (1987)
"Hard Time on Planet Earth: Something to Bank On (#1.2)" (1989)
 -  Control mentions the movie as he looks through a law library
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. Megalon (#3.12)" (1991)
 -  Dr. Forrester mentions it.
The Fisher King (1991)
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992) (TV)
New Nightmare (1994)
 -  The scene where Dylan falls off the play equipment is a reference to the famous scene in KvsK where Ted and Margaret are sitting on a bench at the park not watching their kid, and shots of them talking are intercut with shots of the kid climbing the play equipment and the conversation of the pair applies both to what they're talking about and to what the kid is doing. The woman notices the kid is about to fall and runs to catch him.
Darling sayang (1996) (TV)
Puddle Cruiser (1996)
"NewsRadio: Led Zeppelin (#2.18)" (1996)
 -  Beth feels like the kid in the film "I will eat the ice cream, Dave".
"Frasier: Crane vs. Crane (#3.19)" (1996)
 -  title reference
The Big Day (2001)
 -  Sara (Julianna Margulies)'s brother does imitations.
"Saturday Night Live: Seann William Scott/Sum41 (#27.2)" (2001)
 -  Mentioned on The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, Show
I Am Sam (2001)
 -  Sam's friend references the two characters and the title is later mentioned in the court scene.
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Väter (2002)
Day for Night: Truffaut in the USA (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Veronica Mars: Mars vs. Mars (#1.14)" (2005)
 -  title reference
Conceiving the 'Seed of Chucky' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Jeopardy!: (#22.76)" (2005)
 -  character referenced in clue in "Movie Star by Roles" category
"That '70s Show: Spread Your Wings (#8.13)" (2006)
 -  Donna and Randy make out while watching this movie.
"Saturday Night Live: John C. Reilly/My Chemical Romance (#32.3)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by James Lipton (Will Ferrell)
"Saturday Night Live: Matthew Fox/Tenacious D (#32.7)" (2006)
 -  mentioned during 'Nancy Grace'
"What a Year: 1980 (#2.1)" (2007)
 -  This movie is mentioned in a segment on the top 5 Australian box office movies of 1980.
"Psych: An Evening with Mr. Yang (#3.16)" (2009)
 -  Mary mentions it.
"Jeopardy!: (#26.28)" (2009)
 -  Subject of a $2,000 clue in the category "Oscar Youngest/Oldest"
Features
"The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964)
Featured in
The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980) (TV)
 -  clips
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001) (V)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Goodbyes (#1.18)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best "goodbye" scenes in movies
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.
"20 to 1: Girls on Film (#6.7)" (2008)
 -  Clips shown in a segment.
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #3 on the "Courtroom Drama" list.
Spoofed in
"Saturday Night Live: Elliot Gould/Gary Numan (#5.11)" (1980)
 -  Spoofed in Kramer vs Godzilla
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
 -  parodied in the first segment
"Family Guy: If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' (#2.9)" (2000)
 -  Peter's cousin starred in Black Kramer vs Kramer
"Family Guy: 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter (#4.8)" (2005)
 -  Kramer vs. Predator
"Family Guy: Mother Tucker (#5.2)" (2006)
 -  The Ice cream scene with Peter and Tom Tucker, Peter acts like Billy and Tom acts like Ted it's exactly like the famous scene from Kramer vs. Kramer

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