References
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- Nomined once.
Les quatre cents coups (1959)
- When young Noodles is arrested, he is put in a paddywagon and driven off--framed exactly as Antoine is in the 400 blows.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
- Ending on a close up of a person (lit by candles) forgetting thier worries in an opium den. A store with a sign that says "Altman's" is seen less than 2 minutes later.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- The 4 gang members enter the hospital dressed in costume to The Thieving Magpie, the same as the gang of 4 in a clockwork orange breaking into the house of the cat woman dressed in costume with The Thieving Magpie playing.
The Getaway (1972)
- Sam Peckinpah film features a lengthy scene involving a suitcase full of money in a train station locker.
Referenced in
"The Directors: The Films of Terry Gilliam (#1.2)" (????)
- Mentioned by Gilliam.
Body Rock (1984)
- A billboard promoting this film is shown when Chilly D and Magick are dancing in the city.
What Is Brazil? (1985) (TV)
Nayakan (1987)
- The smuggling of drugs using inner tires and salt is a clear nod to the sergio leone classic
King of New York (1990)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
- The "endless" ringing of the phone at Tom Reagan's apartment
Goodfellas (1990)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Il giudice ragazzino (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- The briefcase scenes in Pulp Fiction directly reference those in Once Upon a Time in America.
"Women of the House: Women in Film (#1.9)" (1995)
- The rape scene is mentioned.
Casino (1995)
Heat (1995)
Trainspotting (1996)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Pi (1998)
Analyze This (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
The Way of the Gun (2000)
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2001) (V)
Sass (2001)
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
Liegen lernen (2003)
- Conversation between Mücke and Helmut "What have you been doing all these years" - "I've been going to bed early" is a carbon copy of the same conversation between Fat Moe and Noodles.
An Opera of Violence (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
The Wages of Sin (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
Behind the Scenes of 'House of Sand and Fog' (2004) (V)
- mentioned once
The Reapers (2004)
- character, "Noodles"
Shark Tale (2004)
- Don Lino's line: "I'm not asking you, I'm telling you"
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (2004) (V)
- mentioned once
Le petit lieutenant (2005)
- Movie poster on wall
"Pastewka: Der Gutschein (#2.1)" (2006)
- Pastewka and the prostitute talking about James Woods and how good he was in "Once Upon a Time in America"
The Holiday (2006)
- The first bars of this movie's main thema are taken verbatim from "Deborah's Theme" (in an homage to Ennio Morricone)
Essayette (2008)
- The sleeping girl that frames the film.
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
- In Once Upon a Time in America, the character Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz disappears near the end of the film by walking behind a dump truck. This is echoed in Bang Bang's exit.
Featured in
Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
- Clips from this are shown as part of the documentary.
Bitter Moon (1992)
Pet Sematary II (1992)
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2001) (V)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)
- clips featured
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) (V)
- footage from this film is shown in this documentary
Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV)
- clips
De Niro: A Self Portrait (2007) (TV)
- movie discussed and clips shown
Spoofed in
Street of Pain (2003)
- A few shots - most noticeably the ending - are high-crane shots that pull back as someone walks away into the distance. This is a reference/spoof of Leone's high-crane shot in "Once Upon a Time in America."
Tropic Thunder (2008)
- When Ben Stiller is back in his hut after his Simple Jack performance in the PoW camp, removing make up, and he turns to Halfsquat's knock is a direct reference to Elizabeth McGovern removing her make up when Robert De Niro meets her again after all those years.
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