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References to other movies

posted 14 years ago by edvin-6
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1. General W.R. Monger and the US President are resembling their Dr. Strangelove counterparts (general Turgidson and President Muffley)
2. "Extract Quantonium with extreme prejudice" - borrowed from Apocalypse Now
3. Presidential advisor running down the hall (in the scene where he undergoes many ridiculous security checks) - borrowed from The Right Stuff (the running part, at least)
5. President playing the piano for the aliens - borrowed from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
6. Gallaxhar is physically resembling Martians from the "Mars Attacks!" movie ("we come in peace, but we will kill you all" speech is borrowed from the same movie)
7. EXTRA: The Missing Link describing warmer climate as a "convenient truth" is obviously a reference to Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth"

Which references did you notice?

[–] norockets 14 years ago

Many 50s scifi/horror movies are referenced - I can't even remember all the titles.
Attack of the 50 ft Woman
The Fly (scientist becomes insect)
The Blob
Teenagers parked on a lonely road and a flying saucer zooms overhead (many films)

[–] stitch-99 14 years ago

Did anyone else notice that B.O.B. had been a tomato? I'm just wondering if this is a VeggieTales reference (Bob the Tomato).

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[–] MovieMaven907 14 years ago

Y-know I hadn't thought of that, but you raise a good point!

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[–] stitch-99 14 years ago

Thank you!

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[–] trollomatic 14 years ago

>>>Did anyone else notice that B.O.B. had been a tomato? I'm just wondering if this is a VeggieTales reference (Bob the Tomato).

no, it's more likely to be a reference to the movie

"Attack of the Killer Tomatos"

[–] kill-the-boxtrolls 14 years ago

Doctor Finklestein from Nightmare Before Christmas? He's a mad scientist just like Dr. C except the cockroach is not disabled like him.
That's all I could think of so far until I find other movies that refer to Monsters vs. Aliens

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[–] snichols1973 14 years ago

The Incredibles:
1. Susan Murphy/Ginormica's normal-height appearance resembles that of Mirage: whitish-blond-hair; tall, slender, willowy figure...
2. Fighting against gigantic robots (especially those that can pose a serious threat to a big city)

[–] guzo 14 years ago

8 - The mashed potatoes on the prison cell table is a reference to "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
9 - The magnetic field around the giant robot is a reference to "Independance Day", especially when all the helicopters and planes try to shoot it and the field just absorbs the bullets and rockets!

[–] guzo 14 years ago

10 - The story of Insectosorus is pretty much the story of "Godzilla"

[–] Kelea7 14 years ago

11. Link is like the Creature from the Black Lagoon. First thing I noticed.

[–] Loonalil 14 years ago

12. Did anyone notice that on the side of the missiles the military were shooting at the giant robot, it said 'E.T GO HOME'?

[–] avortac 14 years ago

"12. Did anyone notice that on the side of the missiles the military were shooting at the giant robot, it said 'E.T GO HOME'? "

Yes, and all the while the E.T. music is playing on the background, too!

[–] brucehchen 14 years ago

dont think anybody missed it... it's a pull back right in front of the screen before ppl know its written on a missle.

[–] holihohobick20 14 years ago

Yes I think it was obviuos too.

[–] garbanzobean 14 years ago

Part of the plot seems to be directly taken from Spaceballs. At one point Gallaxhar says, "Oh Spaceballs!" right after the monsters press the self-destruct button.

[–] RyansReviews 14 years ago

Insecasaurous or whatever his name was is actually more like Mothra, not godzilla.
And Bob is not a nod to VeggieTales (moron) If anything that would be a reference to attack of the killer tomatoes, seeing how every line in this movie is paying tribute to a different sci fi B movie.

[–] martin_66 14 years ago

The scence where all the clones of Galaxar are swarming all over the place trying to get to the Monsters is a copy of the scene in I Robot where the robots are trying to get to Will Smith.

[–] CLBH 14 years ago

Hand pressed up against the glass when the quantonium is extracted from Ginormica, is a reference to Titanic.

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