Movie connections for
Mallrats (1995) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Clerks. (1994)

Followed by

Chasing Amy (1997)
Dogma (1999)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Clerks II (2006)

References

"Tonight!" (1953)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
 -  The character in jail with Ben Affleck at the end of the film has "LOVE" written on his hand.
The Apartment (1960)
 -  There is a running joke in which one of the men who C. C. Baxter lends his apartment to complains of having to have sex with his mistress in a Volkswagon. Obviously, Mallrats also uses this joke in reference to an "uncomfortable" place.
"Star Trek" (1966)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
 -  heroes pursued by a character in a white straw hat named La Fours
"Wheel of Fortune" (1975)
Jaws (1975)
"Family Feud" (1976)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Animal House (1978)
"B.J. and the Bear" (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
 -  When Brodie enters the mall for the first time, he says, "I love the smell of commerce in the morning." Direct reference to the scene where Robert Duvall's character says, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
 -  Same Elevator Music
Superman II (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
 -  When Brodie and TS go to the topless phychic, he comments that her place is 'Something out of Octopussy".
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Fletch (1985)
 -  Brodie's character mentions to his girlfriend Rene that she has his copy of Fletch
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
 -  When Brodie and T.S. are coming down the stairs to Brodie's basement, T.S. hits is head on Brodie's ceiling like Pee Wee in the bar with the bikers.
Legend (1985)
 -  Brodie has a poster of this film in his room.
"MacGyver: Pilot (#1.1)" (1985)
"MacGyver" (1985)
Street Fighter (1987) (VG)
 -  When Brodie says "She Ryu'd my arse from Ken to E.Honda" he is referencing Street Fighter characters.
"Degrassi Junior High" (1987)
Batman (1989)
 -  Jay says "where do you get those wonderful toys?"
Tremors (1990)
 -  poster on wall
"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990)
Clerks. (1994)
Chasing Amy (1997)
 -  At the end of the credits, it says that Jay and Silent Bob will appear in Chasing Amy.

Referenced in

Slam Dunk Ernest (1995) (V)
 -  Ernest blames the mall fire alarm on huge mall rats.
Sun faa sau si (1998)
 -  albeit a stretch, the characters hang out at the mall all day trying to win back their loves.
Dogma (1999)
 -  On the train, Jay can be heard describing the events of Mallrats to Bartleby and Loki.
Scream 3 (2000)
Vulgar (2000)
 -  A newscast mentions Walt Flanagan's dog, mentioned in passing by Jay in "Rats."
Chasing Kevin (2000)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 -  "Well it was sure better then Mallrats"
Lammbock (2001)
Shallow Hal (2001)
Comic Book Villains (2002) (V)
 -  Characters talking about Superman's sperm just like in Mallrats.
Cabin Fever (2002)
 -  There's a guy in an Easter Bunny costume in the hospital
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) (V)
Night of the Snakehead Fish (2003)
Old School (2003)
Burning Annie (2004)
Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party (2003)
 -  Porn store owner refers to this as his favorite film
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003) (VG)
 -  In the level "Sunnydale Mall", there is a store in the mall with the name of "Buy Me Toys".
Beer Run (2003)
 -  sound effects and music
Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004) (V)
 -  talks about how Julie died and the game show she was supposed to appear on, both events from this movie
The Incredibles (2004)
 -  When trying to remember Incrediboy's real name, Mr. Incredible mistakenly calls him Brody, the name of Jason Lee's character in Mallrats.
Telling Stories: The Comic Book Creators (2005) (V)
 -  referenced by Adam Hughes
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)
 -  referenced directly in dialogue
"My Name Is Earl: G.E.D. (#2.21)" (2007)
 -  Randy holds up a sheet saying the pattern on it is a sail boat. His character in Mallrats (1995) failed to see a sail boat in a magic eye picture.
Kevin Smith: Sold Out - A Threevening with Kevin Smith (2008) (V)
 -  "Alright dude, what's a stink palm?"
Defective Man! (2009)
 -  "Do it Doug!"

Featured in

The Women of Charmed (2000) (TV)
 -  shows a clip when talking about the cast
"I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)
 -  Shown as part of the 1995 episode of this show on VH1.

Spoofs

"The Dating Game" (1965)
The Godfather (1972)
 -  When Mr. Svenning is talking to TS, he grabs him by the neck and talks to him like Marlon Brando in the Godfather, and some Godfather-type music can be heard in the background.
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
 -  When Brodie goes into the mall, he says "I love the smell of commerce in the morning."
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Untouchables (1987)
 -  When being arrested by security one of them screams "Your nothing but a lot of talk and a badge" which is the final line said by De Niro in "The UNtouchables"
Batman (1989)
"Seinfeld" (1990)
 -  Mention of "Pendant Publishing."
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Tombstone (1993)
 -  When Brodie and Quint are backstage and not suppose to be, Mr. Svenning's goon says to Brodie "You called down the thunder well now you got it!" Kurt Russel (Wyatt Earp in Tombstone) says the exact same thing when he is about to take revenge for his brother's death in Tombstone (1993).

Spoofed in

Chasing Kevin (2000)

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