Movie connections for
Finding Nemo (2003) More at IMDb Pro »

Spin off

Finding Nemo (2003) (VG)

References

The Gold Rush (1925)
Show Boat (1929)
 -  Pokes fun at a line from the song "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"
Show Boat (1936)
Pinocchio (1940)
Song of the South (1946)
20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Birds Anonymous (1957)
Psycho (1960)
 -  The famous score from the film is played when Darla enters the dentist's office.
The Birds (1963)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (TV)
"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Jaws (1975)
 -  The leader of the sharks is named Bruce which is what Steven Speilberg called the mechanical shark, and similar music to the jaws theme plays when Bruce goes into a feeding frenzy.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Suspiria (1977)
 -  During Nemo's initiation in the fish tank, one of the fish's chanting is the witch's chant from the Suspiria soundtrack
Animal House (1978)
Alien (1979)
The Shining (1980)
 -  The famous 'Here's Johnny' scene is copied with the 'Here's Brucie!' scene here.
"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981)
 -  excessive references to number 42
The Outsiders (1983)
Scarface (1983)
 -  the scar on Gill's face
The Terminator (1984)
Aliens (1986)
Platoon (1986)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
 -  The chase with Bruce the Shark and the fishes inside the broken ship
Knick Knack (1989)
 -  When the fish tank turns dirty, they show a shot of a sunken ship. On the front of the sunken ship is the mermaid covered in scum from Pixar's ''Knick Knack''.
The Little Mermaid (1989)
 -  The Dude turtle does the '... and we whoa, and then...' act that Flounder does when trying to explain to Sebastian and Ariel's dad why Ariel missed the big concert.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993)
"The Simpsons: Bart vs. Australia (#6.16)" (1995)
 -  Sketch with obtuse Australian prime minster, references episode Bart vs Australia
Toy Story (1995)
 -  The Pizza Planet truck appears in the street when Gill explains his escape plan to his pals in the tank.
"Hey Arnold!" (1996)
Titanic (1997)
 -  The scene where Marlin and Dory are hanging on to the whale's tongue as it goes vertical is a direct steal of DiCaprio/Winslet at the climax of Titanic.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
 -  In the whale "let go", like in fight club in the car or during the chemical burning.
Toy Story 2 (1999)
For the Birds (2000)
 -  One of the boats in the movie is named "For the Birds", which is the name of the Pixar-made short film.
Memento (2000)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
"The Blue Planet" (2001)
 -  It's where they stated they got the angler fish from
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
 -  Boo's fish mobile is hanging in the dentist's office.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Panic Room (2002)
 -  When Marlin and Dory flee into one room while they are hunted by Bruce
Final Destination 2 (2003)
 -  the fish tank in the Sydney dentist's office where Nemo, Gill and other fishes live has the same Voodoo doll decorations as the fish tank in the dentist office featured in Final Destination 2. The part where Nemo got sucked by a filter pipe is also first saw in Final Destination 2 where the fish that got sucked by the filter causes the water to leak to a half-pulled plug
The Incredibles (2004)
 -  A few short scenes in a dentist office have a boy reading a Mr. Incredible comic book
Cars (2006)
 -  Luigi the car from this film can be seen briefly in the background in a scene towards the end.

Referenced in

Brother Bear (2003)
 -  During Great Spirits scene, when the mammoth which Kenai is riding on knocks all the fish down with its trunk, Nemo can be seen briefly.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
 -  Bugs says "Look, I found Nemo!"
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
"The Simpsons: The Ziff Who Came to Dinner (#15.14)" (2004)
 -  When the Simpsons go to the cinema, there is a film called "Eating Nemo"
"Frasier: Detour (#11.21)" (2004)
 -  Roz mentiones a porn version of "Finding Nemo"
Daai si gin (2004)
 -  There is a Nemo toy in the living room.
Shark Tale (2004)
 -  line/dialogue (direct reference) -- "find a happy place"
Mogelpackung Mann (2004) (TV)
 -  Before the cinema Jo and his son pass by a poster from this movie.
"The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Lights! Camera! Danger! (#3.3)" (2004)
 -  A quote from the movie is heard as Jimmy watches the "Greatest Movies Of All-Time."
"The Simpsons: Fat Man and Little Boy (#16.5)" (2004)
 -  The fish in the couch gag sequence resembles one from a scene in Finding Nemo.
The Salon (2005)
 -  girl is called a fish, Nemo
"Lost: Whatever the Case May Be (#1.12)" (2005)
 -  Shannon mentions "the cartoon movie with the fish; one of the computer ones," clearly meaning Finding Nemo
"Glazen huis, Het: Consequenties (#1.61)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned by Axel
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Talked about
The Making of 'The Incredibles' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"30 Days: Muslims and America (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  referenced directly in dialogue
Underclassman (2005)
 -  After falling into the ocean, Tracey comes up for air and says, "I think I swallowed Nemo"
"Pastewka: Der Personalausweis (#1.2)" (2005)
 -  Pastewka mentions this movie title.
"Boston Legal: Finding Nimmo (#2.3)" (2005)
 -  The title of the episode is a play on words using the older film's title and Denny's and Alan's vacation destination.
Finding Leo (2005) (V)
 -  Title reference
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)
 -  Referenced by a character
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about in detail.
"The Daily Show: (2006-01-26)" (2006)
 -  Referred to during a story on Pixar's sale to Disney.
"Film '72: (2006-03-27)" (2006)
 -  Pixar event, pictures seen, title spoken.
"House M.D.: Safe (#2.16)" (2006)
 -  Barbara Bardach says that she's seen Finding Nemo.
"Mayo: (#1.6)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by Kite in dialog with the rest of the team.
"House M.D.: Euphoria: Part 2 (#2.21)" (2006)
 -  House uses "Finding Nemo" as a euphemism for masturbation.
"The Simpsons: The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (#18.1)" (2006)
 -  Finding Nemo bedspread to keep the kids warm
"My Name Is Earl: Jump for Joy (#2.2)" (2006)
 -  Catalina states Joy's eyeballs are too big for Joy's forehead, and she thus looks like "Finding Nemo"
Gray Matters (2006/I)
 -  Sam mentions this movie in the dog park
Evil Bong (2006)
 -  stoner calls a shark "Nemo"
Happy Feet (2006)
 -  "Gimme fin!"
Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) (TV)
 -  little girl asks her dad "What fish is Nemo?"
"The Lost Room" (2006)
 -  in the first episode, Anna says she wants to watch 'Nemo' again
Vollidiot (2007)
 -  Simon and friends are playing a name the movie by some quotes game.
Hata Göteborg (2007)
 -  Mentioned by name
"The Starter Wife" (2007)
 -  Molly makes a remark to her daughter that "Nemo is having fun in the water and not getting hurt"
Balls of Fury (2007)
 -  Sign in the school gym says "Just Keep Swimming", Dory's catch phrase
"Entourage: The Cannes Kids (#4.12)" (2007)
 -  "Nemo" is mentioned by Yair Marx
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Depths (#7.5)" (2007)
 -  An FBI agent says "Let us know if you find Nemo"
"Saturday Night Live: Brian Williams/Feist (#33.4)" (2007)
 -  Referenced in 'Bronx Beat'
Ikaw pa rin, bongga ka boy! (2008)
 -  Mentioned in the movie. The aunt says the boy was nemo, when he was wearing a fish tale.

Featured in

Making 'Nemo' (2003) (V)
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  clips
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V)
 -  special effects clip shown
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 56
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  In the top 100
Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006) (TV)
 -  featured in clips
"Tigerenten Club: (2007-07-28)" (2007)
 -  Poster and featuring animation films
"I Love the New Millennium: (#1.4)" (2008)
 -  Shown on the 2003 episode

Spoofs

Psycho (1960)
The Birds (1963)
"Mission: Impossible" (1966)
The Shining (1980)
 -  Bruce the shark bashes his way in through a door crying "Here's Brucey!!"
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Gill gives the 'Mr. Wolf'
Fight Club (1999)
 -  The director actually calls Gill's escape plan his "Fight Club" escape plan in reference to the explination of how the narrator's condo blew being "shot" similarly to Gill explaining his plan
Memento (2000)
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Shrek (2001)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Spoofed in

Finding Neo (2004)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
A Cinderella Story (2004)
 -  When Fiona and her twin daughters go to the diner looking for Sam after the dance, The male waiter is holding a fish. He tries to stall Fiona for looking for sam by telling her he did not know what to do with the dead fish. He said "Nemo is no more"
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  When Roddy gets flushed down the toilet, he meets a fish, and the fish says "Have you seen my dad?" referencing "Finding Nemo"

---

Related Links

Trivia	Goofs	Quotes
Plot summary	Parents Guide	FAQ
Soundtrack listing	Crazy credits	Alternate versions
Main details	IMDb trivia browser