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March 5, 2016 4:41 PM   Subscribe

Movie References in The Simpsons (SLVimeo; NSFW)
posted by axiom (8 comments total) 16 users marked this as a favorite


 
+1 for the Clockwork Orange cupcakes.
posted by chavenet at 4:50 PM on March 5, 2016 [2 favorites]


This is great; thanks!
posted by languagehat at 5:14 PM on March 5, 2016


TV references to Buffy
posted by Roger Dodger at 5:48 PM on March 5, 2016 [2 favorites]


That was fun. Thanks. Some I didn't realize just how close they were even having gotten the reference and some I missed completely like the Godfather and Clockwork Orange ones.
posted by Clinging to the Wreckage at 6:08 PM on March 5, 2016


thanks for this!
I'm not a movie buff, but a big Simpsons fan.

Some of the scenes from the show, while great on their own, still didn't really make sense (i.e. the part where Homer tiptoes over all the babies in the Ayn Rand School for Tots). it was nice to see the inspiration for these scenes.
posted by bitteroldman at 7:18 PM on March 5, 2016 [1 favorite]


Surprisingly, I find that I had recognized all but two of those references when I was watching those Simpsons episodes. I guess I watch more movies than I thought.
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:07 PM on March 5, 2016 [1 favorite]


Yes.
posted by ELF Radio at 12:04 AM on March 6, 2016


This barely scratches the surface if only because the show's been around so long.

I was always a fan of Barney's film-festival entry Pukahontas which I only recognized at the time as a reference to artsy/foreign films but apparently references The Lost Weekend and Koyaanisqatsi.

Pretty much every horror movie has been referenced in the Halloween shows; every Christmas movie at one time or another; and so on.
posted by emjaybee at 3:05 PM on March 6, 2016


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