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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) More at IMDbPro »

References

Dracula (1931)
 -  When Sidney is dressed as Dracula, Alison guesses that he is supposed to be Bela Lugosi
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
 -  Clayton calls Sidney 'Robin Hood'/Robin Hood costume at party
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
 -  Sidney Young is talking to Harding about Jimmy Stewart and recites a passage from the film where the character of James Stewart is talking to Mr. Potter
"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
 -  mentioned by Sidney
La dolce vita (1960)
 -  mentioned by Alison
Le mépris (1963)
 -  Large poster in Hardng's office, seen often
Tang shan da xiong (1971)
 -  Sidney mentions a movie title called 'Tits of Fury'
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
 -  Sidney Young says he can be called the jackal after being refered to by Harding as his little hitman.
"The Bionic Woman" (1976)
 -  mentioned by Sidney
Star Wars (1977)
 -  Sidney calls Clyde Lord Vader and says to him "If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you could ever imagine!"
"The Love Boat" (1977)
 -  mentioned by Sidney
Love at First Bite (1979)
 -  When Sidney is dressed as Dracula, he says that he is George Hamilton
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
 -  Alison plays the song "Me So Horny"
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
 -  Mentioned by Sidney Young
"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)
 -  Sidney drives by the "Late Show with David Letterman" building
Babe (1995)
 -  Sidney says that his pig was in 'Babe 3'
Con Air (1997)
 -  Simon Pegg's character, Sidney Young, talks about its many merits.
The Big Lebowski (1998)
 -  Sydney accidently calls Mrs Kowalski Mrs Lebowski. Also, Maddox is identified by him drinking White Russians, the drink of choice for The Dude in The Big Lebowski. And the Dude is actually in this movie.
Troy (2004)
 -  Simon Pegg quotes from Troy.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  Simon Pegg prevents somone from driving drunk when he sees them struggling to insert the key into the drivers side door, shot almost the same as in Hot Fuzz
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
 -  Sidney and Alison walk past movie posters
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
 -  Sidney and Alison walk past movie posters

Features

Now and Forever (1956)
 -  Sidney's Mother is supposed to be an actress from the 1950s and is seen within the movie on TV
La dolce vita (1960)
 -  Alison's favorite movie is shown in the film on a screen in Empire State Park

Featured in

"Film '72: (2008-09-23)" (2008)
 -  clips featured in segment on film

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