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Blades of Glory (2007) More at IMDbPro »

References

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
 -  A promotional poster from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" can be seen in Chaz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy's room at the Winter Games athletes' quarters.
"Star Trek" (1966)
 -  "Beam(ing) in" mentioned
Star Wars (1977)
 -  when one of the skaters does not make it to the arena the coach says its like Han Solo without Chewbacca"
Flash Gordon (1980)
 -  The skaters skate to the "Flash Gordon" theme in the big finale.
TRON (1982)
 -  The skaters wear "Tron" costumes in the big finale.
Short Circuit (1986)
 -  when Hector is playing with the dolls he says this is one of his favorite movies
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
 -  when Hector is playing with the dolls he says this is one of his favorite movies
"The Barbara Walters Special: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994" (1994)
 -  mentioned in dialogue that Oksana Baiul was one of Barbara Walter's 10 Most Fascinating People of 1994
Jerry Maguire (1996)
 -  newspaper article title: "Show Me the Orphan"
Ronin (1998)
 -  "Time to Say Goodbye" plays as the background music to Jimmy's practice (as a child) near the beginning of the film. This same piece of music was the background for a skating routine by Katarina Witt in Ronin (1998).

Referenced in

The Making of 'Blades of Glory' (2007) (V)
 -  making of the movie
"Gilmore Girls: It's Just Like Riding a Bike (#7.19)" (2007)
 -  Paris says that she and Doyle had plans to see the film.
"Stargate: Atlantis: Outcast (#4.15)" (2008)
 -  Sheppard and Ronin discuss Blades of Glory.
Semi-Pro (2008)
 -  Referenced in dialogue
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (#1.4)" (2009)
 -  John Cena says gives this example as a great Will Ferral film

Featured in

"HBO First Look: Blades of Glory (#14.8)" (2007)
 -  clips
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-15)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film are shown during the interview with Craig T. Nelson.

Spoofs

The Seven Year Itch (1955)
 -  Fairchild Van Waldenberg skates as Marilyn Monroe and wears the famous white dress. In one scene, a gust of air blows the dress up, revealing Fairchild's legs, just like in Monroe's film.
The Cutting Edge (1992)
 -  The "Iron Lotus" is a parody of the Pamchenko from The Cutting Edge

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