Movie connections for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Followed by

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)

Spin off

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (2010) (VG)

References

All About Eve (1950)
 -  The shrunken head quotes Bette Davis with, "Fasten your seatbelts . . . it's gonna be a bumpy ride"
Les quatre cents coups (1959)
 -  The freeze frame ending on Harry's face is quite similar to the freeze-frame ending of Antoine Doiniel in the "The 400 Blows"
The Time Machine (1960)
 -  When Hermonie and Harry go back in time, with the music and the pictures going backwards
The Meaning of Life (1983)
 -  The whomping willow first loses one leaf, then a second one and then shakes all other leaves at once.
Batman Returns (1992)
 -  The bus driver yells "Helpless Old Lady at Twelve O Clock" in which The Penguin in "Batman Returns" did it.
Army of Darkness (1992)
 -  Harry's book with teeth attacks him the exact same way the Necronomicon (a book with teeth) attacks Ash in Army of Darkness. The books look the same (full face with eyes in the cover etc) and they both fly around nipping at the bearer of (the book).
Forrest Gump (1994)
 -  Buckbeak's feather floats on the wind like the feather in Forrest Gump.
Y tu mamá también (2001)
 -  The scene where Buckbeak is killed. The three main characters hug. Cuaron says that this was an homage to Y Tu Mama.

Referenced in

Conversation with J.K. Rowling and Steve Kloves (2003) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Care of Magical Creatures (2004) (V)
 -  Reference to the making of the film
Conjuring a Scene (2004) (V)
 -  Reference to the making of the film
Creating the Vision (2004) (V)
 -  Reference to the making of this particular film
Head to Shrunken Head (2004) (V)
 -  Reference to the making of the film
The Puffy Chair (2005)
 -  Poster visible in the movie theater lobby.
"Top Gear: (2005-08-07)" (2005)
 -  Jeremy mentions Timothy Spall is in it
"Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by name
"Will & Grace: The Hole Truth (#8.5)" (2005)
 -  Jack mentions the Prisoner of Azkaban
'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic (2005) (TV)
 -  Reference to the first three Harry Potter films
Beverly Kills (2005)
 -  poster seen several times
The Making of 'MirrorMask' (2006) (V)
 -  Reference to the Harry Potter film with the Dementors and Hippogriffs
"Comedy Connections: The Fast Show (#4.1)" (2006)
 -  Reference to the Harry Potter films
Conversations with the Cast (2006) (V)
 -  Reference to the four films
He Who Must Not Be Named (2006) (V)
 -  Reference to the three previous films
Reflections on the Fourth Film (2006) (V)
 -  Reference to the third film
The Ant Bully (2006)
 -  during the audition one of the ants dresses up as harry potter and says "expecto patronum"
Jesus Camp (2006)
 -  kids talk about not being allowed to watch the 'Harry Potter' movies
The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (2006) (TV)
 -  Reference to the Harry Potter film series
The Fleapit Three (2007)
 -  Mike talks about Harry Potter's prospects in a fight
"Have I Got News for You: (#34.4)" (2007)
 -  Reference to Michael Gambon playing Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (2007) (TV)
 -  An extract of the movie is shown: the Dementor in the train
Howling Brat (2008)
 -  Screening in cinema
"20 to 1: Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (#6.6)" (2008)
 -  A poster for this movie is shown in a segment on Daniel Radcliffe.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.13)" (2008)
 -  Included in a $500 question
Yes Man (2008)
 -  Norm mentions the film after Carl and Allison leave the party
"Saturday Night Live: Justin Timberlake/Ciara (#34.21)" (2009)
 -  Still photo of Buckbeak shown on Weekend Update

Features

"Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game" (1971)
 -  Dudley is watching it on 2 TV's in the scene where his Aunt floats away.

Featured in

"HBO First Look: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban': Something Wicked this Way Comes (#11.12)" (2004)
 -  clips
Care of Magical Creatures (2004) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
Conjuring a Scene (2004) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
Creating the Vision (2004) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
"Troldspejlet: (#32.14)" (2004)
 -  VHS/DVD release reviewed + footage used
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  Nominated in two categories
"Phénomania: Harry Potter: Explication d'un succès" (2005)
 -  parts of the movie are used in the episode
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clip
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
 -  Harry's memories are accessed during Occlumency lessons, and scenes from this movie are used.
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V)
 -  clips

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan/Usher (#29.18)" (2004)
 -  Spoofed in Harry Potter skit
Shrek the Third (2007)
 -  A bird lands on an Evil Tree, and, just like the Whomping Willow, the Evil Tree flicks it away in a burst of feathers.
Harry Potter in the Hood (2007) (V)
 -  video that spoofs this Harry Potter film.
"Saturday Night Live: Brian Williams/Feist (#33.4)" (2007)
 -  Spoof 'deleted scene' shown during Larry King Live

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