Movie connections for
The Simpsons Movie (2007) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

The Simpsons: Family Portrait (1988) (TV)
The Simpsons: Family Therapy (1989) (TV)
"The Simpsons" (1989)

References

Plane Crazy (1928)
 -  Bart imitates Mickey Mouse
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
 -  The trees whose branches behave like human arms.
Gojira (1954)
 -  mentioned on Japanese sign
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
 -  Homer's hat when disposing of the bomb
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
 -  During the final giant TV broadcast, Princess Kashmir is dressed up and poses like Racquel Welch on the poster of One Million Years B.C.
"Spider-Man" (1967)
 -  Homer sings 'Spider-Pig' to the "Spider-man" theme tune from this cartoon.
Horí, má panenko (1967)
 -  Scene in which Moe's bar is ransacked during blackout.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
 -  when Itchy and Scratchy are on the moon, "Also Sprach Zarathustra" plays
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
 -  Homer boards up the door to keep out the angry mob but they break through like zombies
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
 -  Homer looking down from the mountain with helicopters circling above
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
 -  People at the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting panic when they run out of coffee
Evil Dead II (1987)
 -  In the scene when the house is swallowed by the sink-hole, the chiming clock is a nod to Evil Dead II
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
 -  Openning with Itchy and Scratchy (Tex Avery homage) that seques into "real life" of film characters
Twins (1988/I)
 -  President Schwarzenegger exclaims that he misses Danny DeVito
Ghost (1990)
 -  The shape of the glass shard that cuts Dr. Nick Riviera is the same as that on the window that killed Carl Bruner
"The Simpsons: Bart the Daredevil (#2.8)" (1990)
 -  A crashed ambulance which carried Homer in this episode is seen at the edge of Springfield Gorge.
"The Simpsons: Homer the Heretic (#4.3)" (1992)
 -  Homer mentions having his own religon.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Homer imitates John Travolta's iconic dance moves during the Medicine Woman scene.
"The Simpsons: Sideshow Bob Roberts (#6.5)" (1994)
 -  When Homer is rammed against a hard surface whilst clinging to a wrecking ball attached to a crane.
"Access Hollywood" (1996)
 -  FOX advertisement for this show
"The Simpsons: Homer's Phobia (#8.15)" (1997)
 -  The gay steel mill workers are seen trying to jackhammer through the dome.
"The Simpsons: Natural Born Kissers (#9.25)" (1998)
 -  Bart skateboards naked through Springfield.
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
 -  Leslie Nielsen pulled the same gag with his own wanted poster in Wrongfully Accused that the Simpsons do with theirs at the gas station.
"The West Wing" (1999)
 -  Scene where Itchy stands at his desk in the oval office is the same in the opening credits of The West Wing
"The Simpsons: Missionary: Impossible (#11.15)" (2000)
 -  Homer tells the church congregation to "Praise Jebus", who he prays to in this episode.
Erin Brockovich (2000)
 -  Lisa informs the town's people that she gave them water from the town's polluted lake.
Jurassic Park III (2001)
 -  the pig eats a cellphone with the same ringtone, the spinosaurus does in the jurassic park movie
Ying xiong (2002)
 -  The swarm of nuclear missiles flying at Scratchy is a nod to the cloud of arrows flying at Nameless in the film's final scenes.
Alexandra's Project (2003)
 -  The Wedding Tape with the the sticker play me!
"Prison Break: Flight (#1.22)" (2006)
 -  The Simpsons Movie incorporates dialogue from the finale of the first season of Prison Break - "What do we do now?" "We run."
"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" (2007/I)
 -  Fox bar advertising for "Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?"

Referenced in

Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (V)
 -  Matt Groening mentions this movie
"The Simpsons: Regarding Margie (#17.20)" (2006)
 -  The opening chalk board gag is "I will not leak the plot of the movie". A reference to the upcoming Simpsons film.
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII (#18.4)" (2006)
 -  Al Jean's halloween credit is "July 27th 2007 Jean" in reference to this film's release date.
"The Simpsons: He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs (#19.1)" (2007)
 -  Couch gag, "I will not take 20 years to make another movie," Springfield is still recovering from the dome disaster, Russ Cargil, Boob Lady, and Harry Plopper are seen.
"Saturday Night Live: Seth Rogen/Spoon (#33.2)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Poster seen at West Coast Video store
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-01-22)" (2008)
 -  Referenced during talk of the years top grossing movies.
"The Simpsons: Any Given Sundance (#19.18)" (2008)
 -  Marge's "One Simpsons movie was enough!" comment
"Psych: Daredevils! (#3.3)" (2008)
 -  Shawn claims that Dutch "the Clutch" jumped Springfield Gorge.

Featured in

"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar: Final 24 Verdict (#6.10)" (2007)
 -  The guys are shown (and we get to see) a sneak preview of the upcoming Simpsons movie.
"Film '72: (2007-03-12)" (2007)
 -  Clips shown.
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
"I Love the New Millennium: (#1.8)" (2008)
 -  Shown on the 2007 episode

Spoofs

Bambi (1942)
 -  the deer and her son that take off Marge's clothes are parodies of Bambi and his mother
Cinderella (1950)
 -  Cartoon birds dressing/undressing Homer and Marge
Star Wars (1977)
 -  Homer's first encounter with the Inuit woman reenacts Luke Skywalker's first meeting with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" (1988)
 -  Simpsons family outline of heads while watching end credits
Alive (1993)
 -  When Homer is walking through the snow to leave Alaska, he is wearing the same coat worn by Nando in Alive when he was hiking through the Andes, including the blown-out sleeves.
Titanic (1997)
 -  Green Day play the violins while their barge is sinking and Mike Dirnt says "Gentlemen, it's been an honor playing with you tonight."
The Truman Show (1998)
 -  Tv news announcer Kent Brockman says "Day 37 under the Dome!" on Moe's Bar television set. This brief sequence actually spoofs the way Truman's days of his life tick away on the reality Tv show, which in Peter Weir's movie is being watched by many people in a similar bar.
Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG)
 -  Homer plays an arcade game named "Grand Theft Walrus", featuring the logo used since GTA3.
Brother Bear (2003)
 -  When Homer is in Alaska trying to get to Springfield, he sees an Aurora Borealis with the image of the Boob Lady in it, just like in "Brother Bear".
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
 -  Scene of Bart fishing with Flanders mirrors opening scene of Return of the King, including replicated shots.
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
 -  Lisa's 'An Irritating Truth' seminar spoofs Al Gore's use of the scissor-lift.
Happy Feet (2006)
 -  A dancing penguin gets shot in "Grand Theft Walrus"
Apocalypto (2006)
 -  When the Simpsons run through the harvest field

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