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* WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:
** The exclamation "D'oh!" is nowadays more closely associated with Homer Simpson's catchphrase in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' than Creator/LaurelAndHardy actor James Finlayson, from whom it originated.

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* The exclamation "D'oh!" is nowadays more closely associated with Homer Simpson's catchphrase in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' than Creator/LaurelAndHardy actor James Finlayson, from whom it originated.
* The theme music of ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962) will be recognized by most Simpsons fans as the {{leitmotif}} of Sideshow Bob.
* Nowadays, people are likely to associate ''Film/PaintYourWagon'' with the Simpsons episode "All Singing, All Dancing" and would probably be amazed that this 1969 film starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/LeeMarvin actually exists. In reality, though, the plot is more than just characters singing and dancing about painting a wagon.

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* WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:
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The exclamation "D'oh!" is nowadays more closely associated with Homer Simpson's catchphrase in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' than Creator/LaurelAndHardy actor James Finlayson, from whom it originated.
* ** The theme music of ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962) will be recognized by most Simpsons fans as the {{leitmotif}} of Sideshow Bob.
* ** Nowadays, people are likely to associate ''Film/PaintYourWagon'' with the Simpsons episode "All Singing, All Dancing" and would probably be amazed that this 1969 film starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/LeeMarvin actually exists. In reality, though, the plot is more than just characters singing and dancing about painting a wagon.
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* The 1925 Russian film ''Bronenosets Potyomkin'', usually called ''Film/BattleshipPotemkin'' in English-language sources, is generally considered hugely influential on later cinema. There is a particular scene set on some stairs leading down to the harbour in Odessa which has been imitated several times, including in ''Film/TheUntouchables1987'' and one of the ''[[Series/PoliceSquad Naked Gun]]'' films. It is reasonable to assume that, in modern times at least, more people who are not cineasts will have seen these homages/parodies than have seen the original film.
** ''Battleship Potemkin'' is parodied with the title ''Battleship Kotemkin'' in the 1976 Italian comedy movie ''Il Secondo Tragico Film/{{Fantozzi}}'' (second of a long series based on a few corporate satire / dark humor books with protagonist [[TheChewToy accountant Ugo Fantozzi]]) and it's portrayed as overly long and overly boring artsy film. In this chapter of the Fantozzi series, one of the new executives of the company that employs Fantozzi is a fanatic cineast who forces everyone in his department to attend film screening and dicussions after work hours. When he sets up one of those screening the same night of the final European Cup football match, Fantozzi opens the debate after the screening with the iconic line "Battleship Kotemkin is crazy bulls**t!" and everyone revolts. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensues]] and the exec is forced to screen loads of terrible b-movies as punishment. To this day most Italians think that ''Battleship Potemkin'' is a movie that lasts several hours, it's hard to understand and generally liked only by snobs.

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* The 1925 Russian film ''Bronenosets Potyomkin'', usually called ''Film/BattleshipPotemkin'' in English-language sources, is generally considered hugely influential on in later cinema. There is a particular scene set on some stairs leading down to the harbour in Odessa which has been imitated several times, including in ''Film/TheUntouchables1987'' and one of the ''[[Series/PoliceSquad Naked Gun]]'' films. It is reasonable to assume that, in modern times at least, more people who are not cineasts will have seen these homages/parodies than have seen the original film.
** ''Battleship Potemkin'' is parodied with the title ''Battleship Kotemkin'' in the 1976 Italian comedy movie ''Il Secondo Tragico Film/{{Fantozzi}}'' (second (the second of a long series based on a few corporate satire / dark humor books with protagonist [[TheChewToy accountant Ugo Fantozzi]]) and it's portrayed as overly long and overly boring artsy film. In this chapter of the Fantozzi series, one of the new executives of the company that employs Fantozzi is a fanatic cineast who forces everyone in his department to attend film screening screenings and dicussions discussions after work hours. When he sets up one of those screening screenings the same night of the final European Cup football match, Fantozzi opens the debate after the screening with the iconic line "Battleship Kotemkin is crazy bulls**t!" and everyone revolts. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensues]] and the exec is forced to screen loads of terrible b-movies B-movies as punishment. To this day most Italians think that ''Battleship Potemkin'' is a movie that lasts several hours, it's hard to understand and generally liked only by snobs.



* People these days seem to think that "KlaatuBaradaNikto" is that funny nonsense line from Sam Raimi's horror comedy ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'' (1992) (aka ''The Franchise/EvilDead 3'') or the names of three 1983 ''Franchise/StarWars'' toys. Actually, the phrase comes from the black-and white sci-fi classic ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'', where the sentence is used to stop Gort, the powerful invincible robot of the alien Klaatu, from destroying the Earth as punishment for the humans killing his peaceful master.

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* People these days seem to think that "KlaatuBaradaNikto" is that funny nonsense line from Sam Raimi's horror comedy ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'' (1992) (aka ''The Franchise/EvilDead 3'') or the names of three 1983 ''Franchise/StarWars'' toys. Actually, the phrase comes from the black-and white black-and-white sci-fi classic ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'', where the sentence is used to stop Gort, the powerful invincible robot of the alien Klaatu, from destroying the Earth as punishment for the humans killing his peaceful master.



** When people hear Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Steet" nowadays they will probably associate it quicker with the opening scene of ''Film/JackieBrown'' rather than the movie Womack originally wrote it for: ''Across 110th Street'' (1972).
** The yellow track-suit Uma Thurman wears in ''Film/KillBill'' during the climatic fight scene against O-Ren Ishii will probably remind more people of this film than the movie this costume originally homaged: ''Film/GameOfDeath'' (people tend to associate it more with star Creator/BruceLee than the film itself). Similarly the song "Flower of Carnage" was originally used in ''Film/LadySnowblood'' and the character Gogo Yubari (played by the same actress in the same outfit) are a direct reference to ''Film/BattleRoyale''.
** The opening of ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' may lead many people into thinking it was written for this movie, while in reality it is the opening theme of Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western classic ''Film/{{Django}}''.

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** When people hear Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Steet" Street" nowadays they will probably associate it quicker with the opening scene of ''Film/JackieBrown'' rather than the movie Womack originally wrote it for: ''Across 110th Street'' (1972).
** The yellow track-suit Uma Thurman wears in ''Film/KillBill'' during the climatic fight scene against O-Ren Ishii will probably remind more people of this film than the movie this costume originally homaged: ''Film/GameOfDeath'' (people tend to associate it more with star Creator/BruceLee than the film itself). Similarly the song "Flower of Carnage" was originally used in ''Film/LadySnowblood'' and the character Gogo Yubari (played by the same actress in the same outfit) are is a direct reference to ''Film/BattleRoyale''.
** The opening of ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' may lead many people into thinking it was written for this movie, while in reality reality, it is the opening theme of Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western classic ''Film/{{Django}}''.



* Any imitation of Count Dracula (and often of vampires in general) nowadays is a reference to Creator/BelaLugosi's portrayal of him in the 1931 classic ''[[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Dracula]]'', down to his Hungarian accent. Similarly any pop culture appearance of FrankensteinsMonster will be modeled after Creator/BorisKarloff's make-up in ''Film/Frankenstein1931''.
* How many are aware that WesternAnimation/BugsBunny's catch phrase "Of course you realize this means war!" was lifted from Creator/GrouchoMarx saying this in Film/DuckSoup and "Ain't I a stinker?" from Lou Costello in Creator/AbbottAndCostello.

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* Any imitation of Count Dracula (and often of vampires in general) nowadays is a reference to Creator/BelaLugosi's portrayal of him in the 1931 classic ''[[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Dracula]]'', down to his Hungarian accent. Similarly Similarly, any pop culture appearance of FrankensteinsMonster will be modeled after Creator/BorisKarloff's make-up in ''Film/Frankenstein1931''.
* How many are aware that WesternAnimation/BugsBunny's catch phrase catchphrase "Of course course, you realize this means war!" was lifted from Creator/GrouchoMarx saying this in Film/DuckSoup and "Ain't I a stinker?" from Lou Costello in Creator/AbbottAndCostello.



* The line "Monkeys is the cwaziest peoples" is heard in a lot of animated cartoons, but actually came from film comedian Lew Lehr's catch phrase.

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* The line "Monkeys is the cwaziest peoples" peoples [sic]" is heard in a lot of animated cartoons, but actually came from film comedian Lew Lehr's catch phrase.catchphrase.



* ''Film/AnchorsAweigh'': The scene where Creator/GeneKelly dances with Jerry from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' is better known than the rest of the plot, due to it being featured in some many compilations of old musicals and being referenced in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' [[note]] Britt Allcroft said that the "Gotta Dance, Gotta Whistle, Gotta Sing" scene was based on this scene. [[/note]].
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' has a sketch where a film crew is making a movie called ''Scott Of The Antarctic'', about the failed expedition of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Most viewers nowadays would be amazed that there actually ''is'' a movie with that title. "Scott Of The Antarctic" (1947), which is a faithful adaptation of the actual real life tragedy, but mostly forgotten nowadays.
* The word ''avatar'' has become more well known among the general public thanks to ''Franchise/{{Avatar}}'', but most people will rather think of blue aliens ([[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender or Airbenders]]) than what the concept actually means. (That is, when they aren't digitally literate enough to associate it with the little pictures people put near their online pseudonyms; the film's script explicitely played up the Internet associations of the term, even if it's only depicted on screen in a very loosest sense.)
* Many porn actors like Ron Jeremy, John Holmes, Traci Lords, Linda Lovelace, La Cicciolina, Lolo Ferrari... are better known as punch lines in film and TV comedies, stand-up monologues and/or comedic blogs than the number of people who actually ''saw'' one of their movies. Some of them have even moved beyond the porn, consider it an OldShame, and get tired of people bringing it up as if they're still involved with that scene.
* ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' is famous for being the first successful sound film and a milestone in cinematic history. Ask any cinephile what they know about the movie and they'll tell you it stars Al Jolson singing in {{Blackface}}. Apart from that most people, even movie fans have never seen this picture in its entirety and it's not difficult to see why. Apart from the novelty of being the first sound picture it's hardly a cinematic masterpiece and very dated. Jolson himself, by the way, was once one of the biggest singers in the world, but today he is only remembered for appearing in this movie.

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* ''Film/AnchorsAweigh'': The scene where Creator/GeneKelly dances with Jerry from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' is better known than the rest of the plot, due to it being featured in some many compilations of old musicals and being referenced in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' [[note]] Britt Allcroft said that the "Gotta Dance, Gotta Whistle, Gotta Sing" scene was based on this scene. [[/note]].
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' has a sketch where a film crew is making a movie called ''Scott Of The of the Antarctic'', about the failed expedition of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Most viewers nowadays would be amazed that there actually ''is'' a movie with that title. "Scott Of The Antarctic" (1947), ''Film/ScottOfTheAntarctic'', which is a faithful adaptation of the actual real life real-life tragedy, but mostly forgotten nowadays.
* The word ''avatar'' has become more well known among the general public thanks to ''Franchise/{{Avatar}}'', but most people will rather think of blue aliens ([[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender or Airbenders]]) than what the concept actually means. (That is, when they aren't digitally literate enough to associate it with the little pictures people put near their online pseudonyms; the film's script explicitely explicitly played up the Internet associations of the term, even if it's only depicted on screen in a very loosest sense.)
* Many porn actors like Ron Jeremy, John Holmes, Traci Lords, Linda Lovelace, La Cicciolina, Lolo Ferrari... are better known as punch lines in film and TV comedies, stand-up monologues monologues, and/or comedic blogs than the number of people who actually ''saw'' one of their movies. Some of them have even moved beyond the porn, consider it an OldShame, and get tired of people bringing it up as if they're still involved with that scene.
* ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' is famous for being the first successful sound film and a milestone in cinematic history. Ask any cinephile what they know about the movie and they'll tell you it stars Al Jolson singing in {{Blackface}}. Apart from that most people, even movie fans have never seen this picture in its entirety and it's not difficult to see why. Apart from the novelty of being the first sound picture picture, it's hardly a cinematic masterpiece and very dated. Jolson himself, by the way, was once one of the biggest singers in the world, but today he is only remembered for appearing in this movie.
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* The ChestBurster scene from ''{{Film/Alien}}'' and the [[MiniMecha power loader]] scene from ''{{Film/Aliens}}'' are two of the most widely referenced and parodied moments in modern film. Even if you haven't seen the movies, you know those scenes, or at the very least the line:
--> '''Ripley''': Get away from her, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch you bitch!]]
* The 1925 Russian film ''Bronenosets Potyomkin'', usually called ''Film/BattleshipPotemkin'' in English-language sources, is generally considered hugely influential on later cinema. There is a particular scene set on some stairs leading down to the harbour in Odessa which has been imitated several times, including in ''Film/TheUntouchables1987'' and one of the ''[[Series/PoliceSquad Naked Gun]]'' films. It is reasonable to assume that, in modern times at least, more people who are not cineasts will have seen these homages/parodies than have seen the original film.
** ''Battleship Potemkin'' is parodied with the title ''Battleship Kotemkin'' in the 1976 Italian comedy movie ''Il Secondo Tragico Film/{{Fantozzi}}'' (second of a long series based on a few corporate satire / dark humor books with protagonist [[TheChewToy accountant Ugo Fantozzi]]) and it's portrayed as overly long and overly boring artsy film. In this chapter of the Fantozzi series, one of the new executives of the company that employs Fantozzi is a fanatic cineast who forces everyone in his department to attend film screening and dicussions after work hours. When he sets up one of those screening the same night of the final European Cup football match, Fantozzi opens the debate after the screening with the iconic line "Battleship Kotemkin is crazy bulls**t!" and everyone revolts. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensues]] and the exec is forced to screen loads of terrible b-movies as punishment. To this day most Italians think that ''Battleship Potemkin'' is a movie that lasts several hours, it's hard to understand and generally liked only by snobs.
** In some versions, Fantozzi and the other "revolutionaries" eventually burn the copy of the film ''Battleship Kotemkin'' and are then sentenced by the court to re-enact the Odessa stairs sequence every week, the exec ('dottore') posing as the director and Fantozzi literally appearing as the baby in the pram.
* By now, a notable percentage of the people who reference ''Film/CitizenKane'' as a cinema classic and could recognize the opening scene from any one second of footage have actually never seen the film and wouldn't be able to identify any other line, shot or sequence from the whole movie ([[ItWasHisSled okay, maybe one]]).
** Similarly, Creator/OrsonWelles has reached more Internet notoriety through out-takes of his 1970s TV commercials where he is audibly drunk and complaining about the bad lines he has to recite. His voice too will probably have many fans of ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' think of The Brain, which was a direct vocal parody of Welles' voice.
* People these days seem to think that "KlaatuBaradaNikto" is that funny nonsense line from Sam Raimi's horror comedy ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'' (1992) (aka ''The Franchise/EvilDead 3'') or the names of three 1983 ''Franchise/StarWars'' toys. Actually, the phrase comes from the black-and white sci-fi classic ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'', where the sentence is used to stop Gort, the powerful invincible robot of the alien Klaatu, from destroying the Earth as punishment for the humans killing his peaceful master.
* Many TurnOfTheMillennium Internet users will be familiar with the ''Scary Maze Game'', a ScreamerPrank presented as an UnwinnableJokeGame that ends with a girl's NightmareFace suddenly appearing with a bloodcurdling scream. Many of these same users will be unfamiliar with the girl and her origin -- Regan [=MacNeil=] from ''Film/TheExorcist''.
* As famous as the 1932 classic ''Film/{{Freaks}}'' is, many more people are familiar with the parodies and allusions to its "One of us! One of us!" scene out of context. What's more, in these parodies, the phrase often comes off as ''threatening'', the direct opposite of how it's played in the film (although the recipient sees it as such). Parodists also don't seem to remember the "Gooble-gobble" part most of the time, although that's arguably for the best.
* Due to his habit of [[SatireParodyPastiche pastiching]] rather obscure movies, Creator/QuentinTarantino is perhaps responsible for more Popcultural Osmosis than any other mainstream filmmaker.
** The light-producing suitcase in ''Film/PulpFiction'' is a homage to a similar item in the 1955 FilmNoir ''Film/KissMeDeadly''.
** When people hear Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Steet" nowadays they will probably associate it quicker with the opening scene of ''Film/JackieBrown'' rather than the movie Womack originally wrote it for: ''Across 110th Street'' (1972).
** The yellow track-suit Uma Thurman wears in ''Film/KillBill'' during the climatic fight scene against O-Ren Ishii will probably remind more people of this film than the movie this costume originally homaged: ''Film/GameOfDeath'' (people tend to associate it more with star Creator/BruceLee than the film itself). Similarly the song "Flower of Carnage" was originally used in ''Film/LadySnowblood'' and the character Gogo Yubari (played by the same actress in the same outfit) are a direct reference to ''Film/BattleRoyale''.
** The opening of ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' may lead many people into thinking it was written for this movie, while in reality it is the opening theme of Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western classic ''Film/{{Django}}''.
** Not too many people know that "pulp fiction" is a term that has been in use long before Tarantino's film. It referred to the hard-boiled crime fiction (i.e. Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade) that appeared in magazines made from wood-pulp paper throughout the early 20th century.
* Creator/EdwardGRobinson's distinct facial features and speech mannerisms have been used for every stereotypical mob boss in animated cartoons, including Rocky and Mugsy in WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes and the Mob boss of the Ant Hill Gang in WesternAnimation/WackyRaces.
* The archetypal monocle-wearing German military officer is always a caricature of Creator/ErichVonStroheim's stock roles.
* Any imitation of Count Dracula (and often of vampires in general) nowadays is a reference to Creator/BelaLugosi's portrayal of him in the 1931 classic ''[[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Dracula]]'', down to his Hungarian accent. Similarly any pop culture appearance of FrankensteinsMonster will be modeled after Creator/BorisKarloff's make-up in ''Film/Frankenstein1931''.
* How many are aware that WesternAnimation/BugsBunny's catch phrase "Of course you realize this means war!" was lifted from Creator/GrouchoMarx saying this in Film/DuckSoup and "Ain't I a stinker?" from Lou Costello in Creator/AbbottAndCostello.
* The voice of puppet character Mortimer Snerd by Creator/EdgarBergen likewise also inspired the dimwitted voice of many cartoon characters.
* The line "Monkeys is the cwaziest peoples" is heard in a lot of animated cartoons, but actually came from film comedian Lew Lehr's catch phrase.
* When characters in old Looney Tunes or MGM cartoons use the term "Come with me to ze casbah" they are actually referencing the 1937 film ''Film/{{Algiers}}'', where Creator/CharlesBoyer's "Pépé Le Moko" used this line. Note that people will probably not realize this, even if they HAVE seen this movie because it was only used in the trailer, which unfortunately, is [[MissingEpisode lost]].
* "Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!" Despite being quoted ([[BeamMeUpScotty albeit, incorrectly]]) and parodied in pop culture for decades, most people have no idea this line is a reference to the Creator/HumphreyBogart film ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'', often attributing its origins to ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' instead. However, without the understanding that the line in the latter film is intended to be a parody of the former, the joke itself does not make sense. (The actual, original quote from the film goes, "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!")
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'' has instantly recognizable [[PowerTrio characters]], themes and objects -- even for those who have never seen a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' episode in their life.
* Many people associate the line "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum." with VideoGame/DukeNukem rather than with "Rowdy" Wrestling/RoddyPiper's character in ''Film/TheyLive''.
* The Valkyries rode helicopters (Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', Music/RichardWagner's "Music/RideOfTheValkyries"). Also, the famous scene in ''Apocalypse Now'' where Colonel Kilgore says, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," is actually a lot longer than people care to remember making it a cause of BeamMeUpScotty.
* That melody that everybody associates with clown cars and elephants? The one that goes doot-doot-doodle-doo-dah-doot-doot-doo-dah? ''Enter the Gladiators'' by Julius Fucik.
-->'''Hypothetical Roman announcer at the Coliseum''': And now, in this corner, Brutus the ''Destroyer!'' (calliope music)
* Any time-lapse footage of city life is likely to be a reference to ''Film/{{Koyaanisqatsi}}'', either directly or indirectly.
* You know how the canonical sound of [[SlowLaser lasers firing]] is a sort of "pew pew pew" effect? You can thank Creator/BenBurtt, the audio designer for ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'', for that. The original sound effect was created by holding a microphone up to a taut wire while hitting the other end.
* ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'': Lots of Jason Voorhees [[{{Expy}} expies]] and parodies have [[HockeyMaskAndChainsaw a hockey mask and a chainsaw]], despite the "real" Jason not putting the mask on until [[Film/FridayThe13thPartIII the third film]] of the series, and never once using a chainsaw, which probably comes from ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre''.
* Mike Myers' line "You put the wrong [=emPHAsis=] on the wrong [=sylLAble=]" is the one and only reason ''View From The Top'' has any kind of lasting pop cultural significance. The saying itself is much older than the 2003 movie.
* ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'': Not many people could tell you the plot, but everybody knows "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine", "Here's looking at you, kid" and "Play it, Sam" (even if, due to all the parodies of that scene, they always [[BeamMeUpScotty misquote that last one]] as "Play it again, Sam"). And of course, even people who've never seen it still associate "As Time Goes By" with the film even though the song is [[OlderThanTheyThink a good decade older]].
* ''Film/GroundhogDay'': Many viewers probably assume the filmmakers thought up the annual event where a groundhog sticking his head up from the ground is celebrated by local people. It is, in fact, a very real tradition. Today, however, the term "Groundhog Day" has become a concept that describes a feeling of [[GroundhogDayLoop having to relive the same day over and over again]].
* The exclamation "D'oh!" is nowadays more closely associated with Homer Simpson's catchphrase in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' than Creator/LaurelAndHardy actor James Finlayson, from whom it originated.
* The theme music of ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962) will be recognized by most Simpsons fans as the {{leitmotif}} of Sideshow Bob.
* Nowadays, people are likely to associate ''Film/PaintYourWagon'' with the Simpsons episode "All Singing, All Dancing" and would probably be amazed that this 1969 film starring Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/LeeMarvin actually exists. In reality, though, the plot is more than just characters singing and dancing about painting a wagon.
* Opening scrolls at the start of a film are now attributed to ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'', but they actually originated in the 1930s film serials ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|Serial}}''.
* The MauriceChevalierAccent is nowadays used for every French character in English-language comedy. Most people are completely unaware it all originated with Creator/MauriceChevalier's popularity in 1930s Hollywood movies. Chevalier's thick accent made him the stock Frenchman from which all other Frenchmen in comedy and animation are now derived. And if they do not use that accent, they use [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther Inspector Clouseau's.]] (Creator/PeterSellers)
* Thanks to ''Film/TheShining'' the line "Here's Johnny!" has become the thing you shout when you cut your way through a door with an axe and stick your menacing face through the hole. That this line was Ed [=McMahon=]'s way of introducing Creator/JohnnyCarson on Series/TheTonightShow is only remembered by older American TV watchers or by ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' viewers since some episodes spoof this when Johnny Crawfish tells a joke.
** Also, scenes of a villain chopping through a door with an axe generally cause viewers to think of ''The Shining''. In fact, the first time it appeared in film was in ''Film/BrokenBlossoms'', a 1919 film by Creator/DWGriffith (yes, the same guy who made ''Film/{{The Birth of a Nation|1915}}'').
* Creator/PeterLorre's voice is recognizable, even to those who have never seen any of his movies. This is due (aside from his unique appearance) to his caricature being used in a number of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes shorts.
* [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2007/aug/07/howthemuppetsmadeusallbergmanexperts This article]], referencing an utterly hilarious ''[[Series/TheMuppetShow Muppet Show]]'' [[https://youtu.be/Mqv_qYBgEk0 sketch]], is all about how parodies of Creator/IngmarBergman films are immediately recognizable, such as ChessWithDeath, even by people who have never watched any of his films.
* If you showed most people today stills from ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari'', they'd think it was some sort of Creator/TimBurton thing. See LooksLikeCesare.
* The word "inception" means the beginning or creation of something. Ever since [[Film/{{Inception}} the film]], it's more often used to describe something that's inside something else of the same nature.
* ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' - PsychoStrings and PsychoShowerMurderParody.
* Most people may recognize Pete Postlethwaite's speech at the end of ''Film/BrassedOff'' from the start of the album version of Music/{{Chumbawamba}}'s BlackSheepHit "Tubthumping".
* The infamous "YOU ARE TEARING ME APART, LISA!" line from ''Film/TheRoom2003'' was actually done as an homage to ''Film/RebelWithoutACause''. Most people don't know this, and think that it originated in ''The Room''. Additionally, the comments sections of most [=YouTube=] uploads of the ''Rebel Without A Cause'' scene are flooded with references to ''The Room''.
* Many people associate scarecrows in media with ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. A good example is [[http://www.toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=2249 this website]].
** People tend to associate the quote "How do you like them apples?" with ''Film/GoodWillHunting'', when it actually was first used in ''The Wizard of Oz''.
* Many people who've watched ''Film/{{Ted}}'' have no idea that ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Teddy Ruxpin]]'' is a real toy. Many comments on commercials (and some videos of the cartoon) for the toy have people stating something about Ted in them.
* The same thing happens with Stretch Armstrong whenever he's mentioned in films, a major example being ''Film/TheSecretLifeOfWalterMitty''.
* ''Film/AnchorsAweigh'': The scene where Creator/GeneKelly dances with Jerry from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' is better known than the rest of the plot, due to it being featured in some many compilations of old musicals and being referenced in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' [[note]] Britt Allcroft said that the "Gotta Dance, Gotta Whistle, Gotta Sing" scene was based on this scene. [[/note]].
* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' has a sketch where a film crew is making a movie called ''Scott Of The Antarctic'', about the failed expedition of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Most viewers nowadays would be amazed that there actually ''is'' a movie with that title. "Scott Of The Antarctic" (1947), which is a faithful adaptation of the actual real life tragedy, but mostly forgotten nowadays.
* The word ''avatar'' has become more well known among the general public thanks to ''Franchise/{{Avatar}}'', but most people will rather think of blue aliens ([[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender or Airbenders]]) than what the concept actually means. (That is, when they aren't digitally literate enough to associate it with the little pictures people put near their online pseudonyms; the film's script explicitely played up the Internet associations of the term, even if it's only depicted on screen in a very loosest sense.)
* Many porn actors like Ron Jeremy, John Holmes, Traci Lords, Linda Lovelace, La Cicciolina, Lolo Ferrari... are better known as punch lines in film and TV comedies, stand-up monologues and/or comedic blogs than the number of people who actually ''saw'' one of their movies. Some of them have even moved beyond the porn, consider it an OldShame, and get tired of people bringing it up as if they're still involved with that scene.
* ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' is famous for being the first successful sound film and a milestone in cinematic history. Ask any cinephile what they know about the movie and they'll tell you it stars Al Jolson singing in {{Blackface}}. Apart from that most people, even movie fans have never seen this picture in its entirety and it's not difficult to see why. Apart from the novelty of being the first sound picture it's hardly a cinematic masterpiece and very dated. Jolson himself, by the way, was once one of the biggest singers in the world, but today he is only remembered for appearing in this movie.
* Discussed by Creator/DavidCronenberg in his DVDCommentary for ''Film/TheFly1986'': The phrase "Be afraid. Be very afraid" comes from this movie and served as its {{Tagline}}, but has been quoted so often that many people don't realize it derives from a specific work. And if kids of TheNineties ''do'' know it's from a movie, many get what movie it was wrong, thinking it originated in ''Film/AddamsFamilyValues'' (and thus missing a layer of the joke in that Wednesday is quoting a notoriously upsetting BodyHorror film).
* The BeachKiss scene from ''Literature/FromHereToEternity'' everyone mimicked or spoofed was actually an allusion to one from ''Film/{{The Blue Lagoon|1949}}'', which was released four years earlier. Viewers today will recognize the scene from parodies or allusions from later movies than the ones that originated it.
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