History ShoutOut / LiveActionFilms

** Oliver and Smith are apparently both fans of Music/ExplosionsInTheSky.

** Thor introduces himself as "[[NamedLikeMyName like the]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor superhero]]".

** Thor introduces himself as "[[NamedLikeMyName like the]] [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor superhero]".

* In ''Kaboom'', there's a cult called The New Order - London jokingly mistakes them for [[Music/NewOrder a post punk band]]. The cultists published a book titled ''An Ideal For Living'', which was also the name of the debut EP of Music/JoyDivision.

** When Kick-Ass dons his costume for the first time, this is accompanied by upbeat music resembling Music/JohnWilliams' Film/{{Superman}} march. Also, when Red Mist rides through the city in the Mist Mobile, the soundtrack heavily resembles the Batman theme from [[Film/Batman1989 the Tim]] [[Film/BatmanReturns Burton movies]].

* ''Film/OnTheBuses'': Upon seeing Vera and Ruby, the depot's first two frumpy female bus drivers, Stan calls them Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid.

* Creator/FritzLang's FilmNoir ''Film/SecretBeyondTheDoor'' (1948), starring Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Joan Bennett, is a shout-out to Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/{{Rebecca}}'' (1940) in several ways: a woman marries an almost complete stranger and moves into his BigFancyHouse, replete with a stony-faced CreepyHousekeeper, and begins to suspect that her husband might have killed his former wife. Also, HollywoodFire plays a large part in the resolution.

* ''Film/DoctorSeries'':
** ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'': The Dean quotes Creator/CharlesDickens during his start-of-term speech.
** ''Film/DoctorInLove'':
*** The librarian tries to get Dr. Hare to read ''The Captain's Table'', which was written by Richard Gordon - the writer of the original ''Doctor'' books the films are based on.
*** When Dr. Hare refuses to be sedated, Sir Lancelot threatens to give him "something that'll make the Literature/SleepingBeauty look like a case of galloping insomnia".
** ''Film/DoctorInClover'':
*** Wendover once saw Miss Rubikov performing ''Theatre/LaSylphide'' and asks to see her do ''Film/{{Giselle}}''.
*** At the theatre, Dr. Grimsdyke sees a poster for ''Four Kinds of Love'' starring Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/ElkeSommer, Creator/VirnaLisi, and Creator/MonicaVitti.
*** Before the nurses' party, Sir Lancelot tells Dr. Grimsdyke he's ready for "[[Music/TheBeatles a hard day's night]]".

* In ''Film/DoctorInTheHouse1954'', the Dean quotes Creator/CharlesDickens during his start-of-term speech.

** The Corto Maltese War, mentioned here as being Vicki's last big photography project, is the name of the conflict Superman puts an end to in Frank Miller's ''The Dark Knight Returns'' (which was, in turn, a shout out to the ''Comicbook/CortoMaltese'' comic book).

** "That circus must be halfway to [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Metropolis]] by now."

** While in his reclusive period, Bruce becomes a [[Comicbook/GreenArrow socially conscious billionaire with a Van Dyke goatee who takes up archery!]]

* In ''Film/DeadpoolNoGoodDeed'', while Deadpool dons his costume in the phone booth, the classic Franchise/{{Superman}} theme plays.

** ''Comicbook/ScottPilgrim'' is among the many comics mentioned by name; coincidentally, the first trailer for ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' was attached to ''Kick-Ass''.

** The {{Mook|s}} that [[spoiler: gets thrown under a bus to establish Red Mist as a superhero]] is named Tony Romita. John Romita Sr. was the second penciler on the original ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' comic book and one of the most influential and best-known. His son, John Romita Jr., is also a comic book artist well-known for his own take on Spider-Man and, of course, the ''ComicBook/KickAss'' comic book itself.

** After he gets numerous metal implants to reinforce his broken bones, Dave is compared to Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}.

** Sonic is a huge fan of Franchise/TheFlash, owning and reading a lot of his comics.

** When Peter Parker is trying to figure out a phrase to [[HowDoIShotWeb shoot a web]] he tries "[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Up, Up, and Away]]" and "ComicBook/{{Shazam}}"!

** Peter opening his shirt like Franchise/{{Superman}}; Doc Ock climbing NY buildings like Film/KingKong; "Symbiote Night Fever".

'''Hoffman:''' "Comicbook/DoctorStrange"?\\

** The lair being referred to as the Turtles' [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]], [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Fortress of Solitude]], and [[ComicBook/XMen Xavier's Academy]].

** The exclamation [[Film/BackToTheFuture "Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see."]]

*** The ending is reminiscent of the end of ''Film/BackToTheFuture Part One''. [[spoiler:In both films, the protagonist wakes up in his room in a happier altered future, is initially confused by his surroundings, and is specifically asked by another character "Is everything alright?"]]

** When Klaus sees the kids in his lair, he says "[[Film/{{Dracula}} Welcome to my humble abode.]]".

* In ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly is a reference to the characters Marshall, Will and Holly on the 1970's children's TV show ''Series/LandOfTheLost'' -- a shout out reinforced by the subsequent appearance of the Sleestak Diner sitting in the shadow of KirksRock.

** Before Labraccio goes through the death process, he says to Nelson "Don't let go of the rope". This is a reference to ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}''. When Diane Freeling is about to go through the entrance into the dimension where her daughter Carol Anne was taken, she tells her husband Steven "Don't let go (of the rope)".

* In ''Four Christmases'', Vince Vaughn's character says something along the lines of, "I'd rather be shipwrecked on a deserted island being hunted down by a crazy millionaire than visit my parents for Christmas." This line is a reference to a short story entitled "Literature/TheMostDangerousGame," and Vaughn is describing the plot with his line.

** A couple of shots from the highway chase in ''Film/TheIsland'' are recycled, although one gets a robot added in. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7kcqB3thJM Comparison here.]]