Movie connections for
Witness (1985) More at IMDbPro »

References

Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932)
 -  In both movies, a man is suffocated by grain.
High Noon (1952)
 -  The climax at the final scene was inspired in part by High Noon (1952), in which an outnumbered man takes out his foes one by one, using his wits and ingenuity.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Referenced in

"The Directors: The Films of Sydney Pollack (#2.4)" (????)
A Passage thru Pamela (1985)
 -  Title seen on theater marquee.
"Remington Steele: Corn Fed Steele (#4.6)" (1985)
 -  Steele provides production information for this movie.
"Saturday Night Live: Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (#11.18)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned during Actors on Film
"The Golden Girls: Witness (#6.21)" (1991)
 -  Title reference, both feature characters in the witness protection program, and the Amish.
Last Action Hero (1993)
"Friends: The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate (#1.1)" (1994)
 -  Paul mentions it.
"The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy Land (#6.4)" (1994)
 -  Homer putting ice creams on Amish people just like what happened to Alex Godunov in the movie
"Roseanne: My Name Is Bev (#7.14)" (1995)
 -  Beverly realizes that she really is an alcoholic after her first AA meeting, and Roseanne asks her if this is going to be like the time she saw "Witness" and thought she was Amish.
Canadian Bacon (1995)
"Due South: The Witness (#2.3)" (1995)
 -  Title reference and plot similarities
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
 -  Mentioned by Tom during the closing credits of "Laserblast."
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: When She Was Bad (#2.1)" (1997)
 -  referenced to by Willow and Xander in their movie quote trivia game at the beginning
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
"The Nanny: Yetta's Letters (#6.18)" (1999)
 -  A script comes across Maxwell's desk for a musical version of the movie.
"The X Files: Hollywood A.D. (#7.19)" (2000)
 -  Referenced in dialogue.
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
 -  Royal yells "I know you, asshole!" at Eli; this is a direct quote from 'Witness', in the film it is also yelled at Danny Glover, who is similarly featured in 'Tenenbaums'.
"Just Shoot Me!: Blush Gets Some Therapy (#6.19)" (2002)
 -  Dr. Drake mentions working on this film.
"HBO First Look: The Making of 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World' (#10.19)" (2003)
 -  mentioned once
Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004) (V)
 -  Mentioned once.
"Robot Chicken: Plastic Buffet (#1.4)" (2005)
 -  clip of Harrison Ford beating someone up in Amish community
The Ten (2007)
 -  title on videotape
Sex Drive (2008)
 -  (said to Amish) "'Witness' sucks!"
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates My Man (#4.5)" (2008)
 -  Julius buys Tonya a Danny Glover "Witness" play set
The Commune (2009/I)
 -  Jenny and Puck dancing at the river visually references the barn scene.

Featured in

The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Child Stars: Their Story (2000) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV)
 -  This film is #82 on the list.
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
"SexTV: Surrogate Partner Therapy/Devil's Playground/A Moment with... Martin Dillon (#6.4)" (2003)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
Between Two Worlds: The Making of 'Witness' (2005) (V)
 -  many clips shown

Spoofed in

North (1994)
Kingpin (1996)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
"Family Guy: Boys Do Cry (#5.15)" (2007)
 -  Scene with Stewie and Jesus recreated from the part where John Book watches Rachel Lapp bathing.

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