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Night at the Museum (2006) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Edited into

"Troldspejlet: (#37.1)" (2007)
 -  trailer footage used in episode of Troldspejlet

References

Gulliver's Travels (1939)
 -  Ben Stiller tied down like Gulliver
Chilly Willy (1953)
 -  when don asks larry the about the weather, he says its chilly like chilly willy the penguin
"Gigantor" (1964)
 -  Larry is called "Gigantor" by the miniature people
Mary Poppins (1964)
 -  Dick Van Dyke dance with the mop at the end of the movie
"Batman" (1966)
 -  Larry jokes that a utility belt looks like it belongs to Batman
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
 -  Larry calls Jedediah "Blondie" the first time he sees him, a reference to Clint Eastwood's character.
Blazing Saddles (1974)
 -  When Ben Stiller first comes upon the cowboy display, the cowboys are dancing and singing, "Camp Town Ladies" while a railroad is being built. This is a reference to "Blazing Saddles" (1974), where Cleavon Little tricks the cowboys, who are supervising the building of a railroad, into singing the same song.
King Kong (1976)
 -  When Larry frees himself from the hog-tie, the miniature cowboys scatter and yell about the giant breaking free.
La guerre du feu (1981)
 -  Ben Stiller's line re cavemen seeking quest for fire is a title of a 1981 20th Century Fox film
Aladdin (1992)
 -  Larry makes a reference to the "Three Wishes" when talking to Roosevelt. Robin Williams, who plays Roosevelt, played Genie in Aladdin.
Jurassic Park (1993)
 -  The T-rex chasing Larry
Gladiator (2000)
 -  Roman general says "Unleash hell" to his troops, and fires flaming projectiles at enemy.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
 -  When Dr. Mcphee asks Larry what was the reason for Octavius being in the Stockade in Jed's box, Larry said, "Now I'm just spitballin here" Just like Peter said in Dodgeball.
Wedding Crashers (2005)
 -  Jed says to Octavious "I'm just living the dream"
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
 -  Jed tells Octavius that "He wont quit him" which is a reference to Brokeback Mountain.

Referenced in

A Night at the Museum with McFly (2006) (TV)
 -  'making of' programme
"Troldspejlet: (#37.1)" (2007)
 -  Jakob Stegelmann looks at the upcoming Danish release
Land of the Lost (2009)
 -  Dr. Rick Marshall: "This is no Night at the Museum"
"Jeopardy!: (#26.9)" (2009)
 -  Alex Trebek mentions the film to a contestant who is a museum security guard
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.22)" (2009)
 -  Subject of a $12,500 question

Featured in

"Troldspejlet: (#37.5)" (2007)
 -  footage used and reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
"Getaway: Golden Getaway: Getaway Goes to the Movies (#16.13)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the American Natural History Museum.
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
"De zomer draait door: (#2.11)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.

Spoofs

The Right Stuff (1983)
 -  Jedediah and Octavius making their slow-motion smoldering return from their crash parodies Chuck Yeager's similar return
Scarface (1983)
 -  the miniature Jed says to Larry: "Say hello to your little friend!"

Spoofed in

Disaster Movie (2008)
 -  Replicas of people and animals inside the museum come alive

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