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* ''Film/TheSecretOfTheMagicGourd: The title of the BMovie Wang Bao is transported in is called ''The Swamp Dino Strikes Back'' which is a nod to the name of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', however only in name.

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* ''Film/TheSecretOfTheMagicGourd: ''Film/TheSecretOfTheMagicGourd'': The title of the BMovie Wang Bao is transported in is called ''The Swamp Dino Strikes Back'' which is a nod to the name of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', however only in name.
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* ''Film/TheSecretOfTheMagicGourd: The title of the BMovie Wang Bao is transported in is called ''The Swamp Dino Strikes Back'' which is a nod to the name of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', however only in name.
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* ''ShoutOut/NightOfTheCreeps''
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*** When Giselle is looking at the fish tank in Robert's office, a song from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' plays in the background. Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel, plays Robert's secretary.

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*** When Giselle is looking at the fish tank in Robert's office, a song from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' plays in the background. Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel, plays Robert's secretary.
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** When Colin and George notice something amiss on the security camera feeds, Colin asks George if he ever saw ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'', believing they're in a similar situation.

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** When Colin and George notice something amiss on the security camera feeds, Colin asks George if he ever saw ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'', ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'', believing they're in a similar situation.
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* In ''Film/DrJekyllAndMrHyde1920'', Sir George Carew's quote, "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it", is a direct lift from Creator/OscarWilde and ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''.
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* In ''Film/FloraAndUlysses'' Flora steals her mother's beloved Jack and Rose statue, holding it hostage until her mother returns the titular squirrel Ulysses. At the hostage exchange Flora accidentally drops the statue, breaking Jack and Rose apart; Jack sinks out of sight in the water while Rose lands on a piece of floating bark.
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* During the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue ending in ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh'', we are reminded that [[Creator/SeanPenn Jeff Spicoli]] has saved Creator/BrookeShields from drowning, a comic reference to ''Film/TheBlueLagoon1980''.
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* ''Film/CannibalGirls'': The name of the town where the story take place, Farnhamville, is believed to be a reference to the Creator/RobertAHeinlein novel ''Literature/FarnhamsFreehold'', where cannibalism features prominently.
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* ''Film/AllAboutE'': The title is obviously one to ''Film/AllAboutEve'', though the plot is nothing like that.
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* ''Film/GrandmothersFarm'':
** Some time into the movie, Abdulla is seen sitting on the couch watching ''Film/{{Devil}}''.
** Abdulla is compared by his friends to Creator/PauloCoelho.
** That night, Abdulla and Ramsi are seen watching ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''.
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* ''Film/EventHorizon'':
** The UsedFuture aesthetic of the ''Lewis and Clarke'' and the costumes are heavily inspired by ''Film/{{Alien}}'', not to mention the setup of the story: a bunch of working-class stiffs respond to what they initially think is a distress signal, which they find out too late was actually a warning to stay away, and so they stumble into something horrible.
** However the Gothic design of the ''Event Horizon'', the GratuitousLatin and [[spoiler:the [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace dimension of "pure chaos" that drives everyone who sees to murderous, self-mutilating insanity]]]] is pure ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' instead.
** Dr. Weir, [[spoiler:after being exposed to the Beyond and blown out into space, returns as a raving lunatic who [[EyeScream gouges out his own eyes]] and carves bloody runes into his skin, delighting in showing "beautiful, wonderful things" to the surviving crew. He's not far removed from a [[{{Film/Hellraiser}} Cenobite]].]]
** The exclamation [[Film/BackToTheFuture "Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see."]]
** Starck and Cooper encounter a torrent of blood that erupts from the stasis chamber fluid tank and flows down the corridor, much like ''Film/TheShining''.
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** ''Film/Elves2017'': When the deaths start happening, the group of protagonists decide to meet up to discuss what's happening. One of them compares their situation to ''Film/TruthOrDare2018'' with snapchat images. Another of the group says that that movie is like ''Film/ItFollows''.

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** ''Film/Elves2017'': When the deaths start happening, the group of protagonists decide to meet up to discuss what's happening. One of them compares their situation to ''Film/TruthOrDare2018'' with snapchat images.and filters. Another of the group says that that movie is like ''Film/ItFollows''.
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** ''Film/Elves2017'': When the deaths start happening, the group of protagonists decide to meet up to discuss what's happening. One of them compares their situation to ''Film/TruthOrDare2018'' with snapchat images. Another of the group says that that movie is like ''Film/ItFollows''.
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* In ''Film/TheSantaClause 2'', the evil toy Santa, voiced by Tim Allen, says "You are a sad, strange little man" while fighting the real thing. This is a shout-out to the [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory other famous toy voiced by Tim Allen]].
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* ''Film/TheElf'': Victoria informs her friend Skye over the phone of her plan to spend Christmas with her fiancee Nick at their house, which is located in an open field. Skye, sensing some serious red flags, asks her if she has ever seen ''Film/TheAmityvilleHorror''.
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* ''Film/InventionForDestruction'': The close-up of the big cannons on the cruiser sent to search the count's ship was inspired by a similar shot of the battleship Potemkin in Sergei Eisenstein's masterpiece ''Film/BattleshipPotemkin''.
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* ''Film/{{Sleepers}}'': [[TheDogBitesBack Shakes]] talks about obsessing with ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' and its tale of jailbreaking and cold-served revenge.

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* In The Creator/LaurelAndHardy's final film: ''Film/TheBullfighters'', The courtroom scene and the BodyHorror ending is based on their 1934 short, ''Going Bye-Bye''. In The Bullfighters, They were turned into skeletons while in Going Bye-Bye. Their legs were broken off and tied to their necks. As Oliver Hardy rants to Stan Laurel "Well, Here's Another Nice Mess You've Gotten Me Into!"

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* The dwarf in ''Film/TheBride'' is named Rinaldo, after the name of blacklisted ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'' screenwriter Frederic I. Rinaldo.
* In The Creator/LaurelAndHardy's final film: ''Film/TheBullfighters'', The courtroom scene and the BodyHorror ending is based on their 1934 short, ''Going Bye-Bye''. In The Bullfighters, They ''The Bullfighters'', they were turned into skeletons while in Going Bye-Bye. Their legs were broken off and tied to their necks. As Oliver Hardy rants to Stan Laurel "Well, Here's Another Nice Mess You've Gotten Me Into!"
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This page lists shout-outs seen in live-action movies. Any movie beginning with "A..." or "The..." has been placed under the letter of the next word in the title. Any sequels are under the title of the original.

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This page lists shout-outs ShoutOut seen in live-action movies.{{Film}}s. Any movie beginning with "A..." or "The..." has been placed under the letter of the next word in the title. Any sequels are under the title of the original.
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* ''Film/{{Horrorvision}}'': While [[TheProtagonist Dez]]] is picking the lock to Toni's apartment, Dazzy tells him he's "like fucking [[Series/MacGyver1985 [=MacGyver=].".

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* ''Film/{{Horrorvision}}'': While [[TheProtagonist Dez]]] Dez]] is picking the lock to Toni's apartment, Dazzy tells him he's "like fucking [[Series/MacGyver1985 [=MacGyver=].".
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* ''Film/{{Horrorvision}}'': While [[TheProtagonist Dez]]] is picking the lock to Toni's apartment, Dazzy tells him he's "like fucking [[Series/MacGyver1985 [=MacGyver=].".
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** Once Tom reaches Rachel's house, he's holding a suspicious bag (containing Sonic). Being distrustful of him, she asks if he's hiding something illegal in the bag, such as guns or [[Memes/USPolitics e-mails]].

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** Once Tom reaches Rachel's house, he's holding a suspicious bag (containing Sonic). Being distrustful of him, she asks if he's hiding something illegal in the bag, such as guns or [[Memes/USPolitics e-mails]].e-mails.
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* ''Film/AxeMurderingWithHackley'': At [=RKS=], which is Hackley's place of work, deciding on who to kill and who not to kill is called ''Film/SchindlersList''-ing. You can imagine how awkward it gets when it comes to targeting Jewish people.
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* Tracy's mechanical body in ''Film/BloodMachines'' gives her a startling resemblance to The Machine Man from ''Film/{{Metropolis}}''.
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** After Samuel gets stabbed InTheBack with a sickle and falls to his knees, the girl in front of him caresses the side of his face and says "[[Advertising/{{Trix}} Silly Rabbit, Trix are for [=KIDS=]!]]".

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** After Samuel gets stabbed InTheBack with a sickle and falls to his knees, the girl in front of him caresses the side of his face and says "[[Advertising/{{Trix}} "[[Advertising/TrixRabbit Silly Rabbit, Trix are for [=KIDS=]!]]".
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* ''Film/BadApples'':
** Mrs. Dekker says that there's some bad apples in the neighbourhood, even though it looks like it was ripped out of a [[Creator/NormanRockwell Rockwell]] painting.
** When Samuel finds both girls in his house, one of them asks "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz How 'bout a little fire, scarecrow?]]".
** After Samuel gets stabbed InTheBack with a sickle and falls to his knees, the girl in front of him caresses the side of his face and says "[[Advertising/{{Trix}} Silly Rabbit, Trix are for [=KIDS=]!]]".
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* ''Film/TheBloodyMan'':
** The house is full of posters and toys of various 80s pop culture icons, including ''Franchise/TheMuppets'', ''Film/{{Tron}}'', ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'', and countless others.
** As Mr. Harris leaves, he tells Kim what the kids can and can't do. In response, she makes a quip asking about [[Film/{{Gremlins}} feeding them after midnight]].
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** At the site where one of the Autobots crashed, we see a nerdy guy screaming "This is a hundred times cooler than ''Film/{{Armageddon}}''!"

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** At the site where one of the Autobots crashed, we see a nerdy guy screaming "This is a hundred times cooler than ''Film/{{Armageddon}}''!"''Film/{{Armageddon|1998}}''!"



** One to ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', the Decepticon meteorites striking Paris, along with people running from collapsing buildings.

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** One to ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', ''Film/Armageddon1998'', the Decepticon meteorites striking Paris, along with people running from collapsing buildings.
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* ''Film/SeeHowTheyRun'''s Inspector Stoppard is named after Creator/TomStoppard who wrote ''Theatre/TheRealInspectorHound'', a parody of Agatha Christie mysteries.

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