References
"Star Trek" (1966)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
La planète sauvage (1973)
- A human leads a revolution against aliens by means of learning their culture through a "teaching machine".
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
They Live (1988)
- Aliens create illusory reality to enslave mankind, and are polluting the Earth's atmosphere to make it like their own planet's.
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Braveheart (1995)
Independence Day (1996)
The Matrix (1999)
Referenced in
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000) (TV)
- dialogue
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
- seen in newspaper ad
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- "This is the worst thing I seen since Battlefield Earth"
"Angel: Couplet (#3.14)" (2002)
- Cordelia: Once you lose the Battlefield Earth hair...
Mr. Deeds (2002)
- Characters talk about how this movie sucked.
The Nugget (2002)
- "Have you seen Battlefield Earth?"
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dirty Girls (#7.18)" (2003)
- mentioned by Spike
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Broodwich (#2.16)" (2003)
- Master Shake collects Battlefield Earth cups.
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion (2004) (V)
- referenced as one of L. Ron Hubbard's credits; title shown on movie marquee
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)
- John Travolta stars in "Battlefield Earth"
"I Am Not an Animal: Planet of the Men and Women (#1.2)" (2004)
- A cinema has the writing "Now Showing: Battlefield Earth" written on the side.
Film Geek (2005)
- Scotty asks a customer why he didn't get the widescreen version of this movie
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
- DVDs being sold in the store behind Pamela
The Holiday (2006)
- Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
"Primeval: (#1.3)" (2007)
- Open reference by a character
F. (2007)
- The subject of this documentary mentions this film
"Saturday Night Live: Scarlett Johansson/Björk (#32.18)" (2007)
- Mentioned on Weekend Update
Death Proof (2007)
- Poster appears in Jungle Julia's apartment.
Featured in
Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V)
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2000-05-13)" (2000)
- Clips shown for the review.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-04)" (2008)
- A scenes from this film was ranked #3 on Bill's list of the worst in films.
Spoofed in
2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV)
- Russell Crowe in the Roman Colosseum, it included "John Travolta and the Church of Scientology" arriving in a spaceship to defeat Crowe and attempt to recruit the boys into Scientology. Travolta, along with his fellow Scientologists, was depicted as a Psychlo, as he appeared in the film.[
"Saturday Night Live: Christopher Walken/Weezer (#26.20)" (2001)
- Spoofed in the Mango Skit
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