Movie connections for
Old School (2003) More at IMDbPro »

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Old School Dos (2011)

References

The Graduate (1967)
 -  The song that play in Frank's dream and when he falls into the pool is the intro song to The Graduare with Dustin Hoffman
The Godfather (1972)
The Wanderers (1979)
 -  Cinderblocks tied to penises
Chariots of Fire (1981)
"Crossfire" (1982)
Mallrats (1995)
Rushmore (1998)
Office Space (1999)
Wo hu cang long (2000)
 -  The blowjob teacher offers to teach Marissa a sex act called "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Penis"
Shrek (2001)
Made (2001)
 -  "Red Dragon", the name of Frank's car, is also the name of the Welsh operative in Made (also starring Vince Vaughn)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
 -  At end, Will Ferrell instructs frame hanging just as Richie Tenenbaum does.

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite (#28.14)" (2003)
 -  Mentioned in Live with Regis and Kelly skit
"Saturday Night Live: Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte (#28.16)" (2003)
 -  Movie title on theater marquee
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (2004) (V)
 -  referenced in movie theatre skit
Film Geek (2005)
 -  on shelf in video store
The Ring Two (2005)
 -  When Rachel goes through the stack of videos at the fair, one of the videos is Old School.
"Stargate SG-1: The Scourge (#9.17)" (2006)
 -  The movie that Teal'c wants to see.
The Break-Up (2006)
 -  Gary (Vaughn) warns Lupus (Hauser) that he could be arrested for the lewd chat-up lines he uses on two girls in the nightclub scene. Lupus asks "Arrested? What for, being awesome?" This same come back was used by Vaughn's character in Old School when Luke Wilson's character is worried he may be arrested for sleeping with a minor.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
 -  After Ricky Bobby's big crash, he crawls out of his car and thinks he is on fire, losing his composure completely. In 'Old School', Will Ferrel wears a mascot suit that does indeed catch fire, and losing his composure in the next scene (while screaming "Keep our composure!"). Both sequences end with Will Ferrel wearing only white briefs.
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  in Roddy's DVD collection
The Cast of 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend' (2006) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.57)" (2008)
 -  Reference in a $4,000 question
Land of the Lost (2009)
 -  When Holly Cantrell meets Dr. Rick Marshall, she shows him a fossil with a lighter impression. Marshall pulls a Zippo lighter out of his pocket with the engraving "Big Cat" on it.
Spike's Guys Choice (2009) (TV)
 -  Mentioned in house band intro
"SGU Stargate Universe: Time (#1.8)" (2009)
 -  One of Eli's desert island movies

Featured in

'Old School' Orientation (2003) (V)
 -  clips shown
Fuck (2005)
 -  Features clip from the movie
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Embarrassing Moments (#1.19)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the most embarrassing moments in movies
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.17)" (2009)
 -  a clip of Dan Finnerty's appearance in the film is shown to introduce him

Spoofs

Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
The Graduate (1967)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
The Contender (2000)
"Smallville" (2001)
 -  Near end, Mark drives Porsche off bridge into creek and onto Pritchard

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