Sharknado: The 4th Awakens vs Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Aside from subtitle exploitation, gotta admire box art.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 vs Rocket to Russia (Ramones album)
Just for kicks, home art came in colour.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. (The Fly 1986) vs Be unafraid. Be very unafraid. (Little Nicky)
1984 classic The Terminator is now more famous for ripping off the opening of Outer Limits episode Soldier.
After plaintiff successfully sued all concerned, an undisclosed out of court settlement was agreed and filmmakers were forced to insert 'acknowledgement to the works of Harlan Ellison' at the start of end credits.
James Cameron vehemently denied plagiarising work and in 2009 said:
"Harlan Ellison is a parasite who can kiss my ass."
Anyway, "come with me if want to live" was first said by Reese (Michael Biehn) to Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton).
In apocalyptic horror Legion, Paul Bettany's Archangel Michael quotes line for word for word.
Here's more.
After plaintiff successfully sued all concerned, an undisclosed out of court settlement was agreed and filmmakers were forced to insert 'acknowledgement to the works of Harlan Ellison' at the start of end credits.
James Cameron vehemently denied plagiarising work and in 2009 said:
"Harlan Ellison is a parasite who can kiss my ass."
Anyway, "come with me if want to live" was first said by Reese (Michael Biehn) to Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton).
In apocalyptic horror Legion, Paul Bettany's Archangel Michael quotes line for word for word.
Here's more.
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| The Lego Movie Come with me if you wanna not die (Wyldstyle) |
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| Alien vs. Predator (Arcade) Come with me if you want to survive (Predator Warrior) |
Scanning...
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| American Reunion Loni Lipstein is targeted for shermanation. |
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| Postman Pat: The Movie Vision comes courtesy of Patbot 3000. |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
In 1987, Australians Filia and Constantinos Kourtis developed the concept for a film called The Minotaur, with title monster being able to shape-shift into various human and nonhuman forms.
Proposed screenplay was shared with Hollywood production companies in 1989.
James Cameron, an International Creative Management client, received a copy and expressed an interest in getting shit rolling, but film was ultimately never made.
T2 was released in 1991 and case was heard in 1994.
Court determined that T-1000 was not substantially similar.
Fascinating...
Hoppy of Clayfighter 2: Judgment Clay expertly reenacts iconic poster.
To the best of my knowledge, the first parody of T2 was in the logotastic intro (which had to be loaded separately), of 1992 C64 classic Creatures 2: Torture Trouble.
Fun fact.
On title screen, remove joystick from Port One, wet finger of choice and give port pins a damn good rub until Clyde turns into Maximus Mouse (of Summer and Winter Camp fame).
With a bit of luck, you'll receive infinite lives.
Even if cheat is basically female masturbation, how amazing.
Sausage Party expertly refs specific instance of liquid metal assassin reforming.
Rocky XXXVIII (Airplane II: The Sequel) vs Rocky III
Space shuttle's computer R.O.K. 4000 is a parody of HAL 2000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
As a special bonus.
I bet you never Saw that coming.
Hot Shots! Part Deux also had a pop at first Rambo sequel, but primarily poked fun at Rambo III.
Exceeding a body count of both RoboCop and Total Recall, it remains the 'bloodiest movie ever'.
(Laughs).
Basic Instinct, Star Wars and a clever T-1000 reference completes piss take.
The Simpsons
Bram Stoker's Dracula
In 1987, Australians Filia and Constantinos Kourtis developed the concept for a film called The Minotaur, with title monster being able to shape-shift into various human and nonhuman forms.
Proposed screenplay was shared with Hollywood production companies in 1989.
James Cameron, an International Creative Management client, received a copy and expressed an interest in getting shit rolling, but film was ultimately never made.
T2 was released in 1991 and case was heard in 1994.
Court determined that T-1000 was not substantially similar.
Fascinating...
Hoppy of Clayfighter 2: Judgment Clay expertly reenacts iconic poster.
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| Last Action Hero climbs aboard the banter bus and places Stallone in the title role. |
Fun fact.
On title screen, remove joystick from Port One, wet finger of choice and give port pins a damn good rub until Clyde turns into Maximus Mouse (of Summer and Winter Camp fame).
With a bit of luck, you'll receive infinite lives.
Even if cheat is basically female masturbation, how amazing.
Sausage Party expertly refs specific instance of liquid metal assassin reforming.
Rocky XXXVIII (Airplane II: The Sequel) vs Rocky III
Space shuttle's computer R.O.K. 4000 is a parody of HAL 2000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
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| Long-running comic series Buster introduced Prambo in 1985. |
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| Spoofing anything from Raiders of the Lost Ark to Conan the Barbarian, UHF (Ultra High Frequency) has gained a cult following. |
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| Sabotage (2014) Crossing Ron (as in Reagan) with Rambo results in Ronbo. |
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| David Ayer's film also shows a drawing of Billy the Puppet. |
Hot Shots! Part Deux also had a pop at first Rambo sequel, but primarily poked fun at Rambo III.
Exceeding a body count of both RoboCop and Total Recall, it remains the 'bloodiest movie ever'.
(Laughs).
Basic Instinct, Star Wars and a clever T-1000 reference completes piss take.
The Simpsons
Bram Stoker's Dracula
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| Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (Game Boy Color) You can find this in stage Vlad All Over. |
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| Treehouse of Horror IV (Bart Simpson's Dracula) |
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| Pan's Labyrinth |
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| Alice in Wonderland |
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| The Birds |
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| 28 Days Later |
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| Spellbound (Dial M for Murder or Press '#' to Return to Main Menu) |
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| Klassic fatalities can be executed in Mortal Kombat X and XL. |
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| The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist, Part II (Drawn Together) |
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| Mortal Kombat: Deception (Various) |
Politank-Z vs Dominion
Rai Bakouoh vs Kensou (The King of Fighters series)
Elvis
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| ClayFighters (N64) Blue Suede Goo is the King. Uh-huh-huh. |
Well, Irem's classic ain't got shit on Strata's Ninja Clowns.
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| With the evil Twisto safely behind bars and evil spell broken, protagonist is hailed a hero. Quiff is not the only interested spectator, as for some fucking reason, the Queen (bottom right) has a huge hooter. |
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| Title screen pokes fucked up fun at Batman. |
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| Beavis and Butt-Head Do U (DOS) |
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| Formidable baddie never goes anywhere without his Persian cat. |
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| Is it coincidence that iconic Bond villain Blofeld strokes identical pussy? |
Zootopia
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| Tundratown crime boss Mr. Big is a shrewd tribute to Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone. |
Check out six clever knock-offs.
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| Pig Hero 6 (Big Hero 6), Wrangled (Tangled) and Wreck-It Rhino (Wreck-It Ralph) |
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| Meowana (Moana*), Giraffic (Gigantic**) and Floatzen 2 (Frozen 2***) |
**Due to be released in 2018.
***Due to be released in 2019.
Back to the Future Part II
Michael Jackson and then President Ronnie are given the Max Headroom treatment in the Cafe 80s.
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (Arcade)
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| Alice in Wonderland |
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| Beethoven's study contains the threat of hungry cat and composer belting out the beauty of Symphony No. 5, in C Minor. |
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| A very busty Eve in the Garden of Eden. |
I love it when a connection comes together.
Glen (Billy Boyd) grabs a knife in Seed of Chucky, reproducing a young Michael's POV in Halloween.
Space Invaders '95: The Attack of Lunar Loonies (Arcade)
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| Warning!! A huge battle ship #106780 Yamato is approaching fast. |
Well Darius me.
Oh, there's also this.
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| When was one of most influential arcade games ever released? Yeah, 1978. |
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| In the climax of music video for Three Lions '98, Baddiel helps Skinner reenact the moment Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup in 1966. |
Let me think.
NO!
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (PS3/360) has Brian and/or Stewie take down ED-209.
The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair* (Family Guy) vs Thriller
*Pun on The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! (DS)
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| Gadget-Cop (RoboCop) |
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| Killer Hands (Edward Scissorhands) |
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| In name at least, end boss Heinderella is an obvious play on Cinderella. |
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| Seed of Chucky ....I can't think of anything to say. Fuck it! |
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| Finding Nemo Heeere's Brucie! |
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| Postman Pat: The Movie All work and no play makes Wilf a dull boy!! |
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| A Nightmare on Face Time (South Park) |
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| Spaceballs In Mel Brooks' classic Star Wars trilogy spoof, John Hurt 'had the space special' at Gus' Galaxy Grill diner. He was the only original cast member from 1979 classic to reprise his role, as substitutes dressed in Nostromo uniforms make up crew of Ripley, Parker etc. |
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| Chestburster actually looks pretty vicious. |
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| Until he starts dancing and sings Hello! Ma Baby. |
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| Shrek 2 Rather than chest, Puss in Boots bursts through ogre's clothing. |
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| Planet 51 |
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| Polymorph (Red Dwarf III) Man-made genetic experiment from Earth that went wrong uses extendable mouth to feast on victim's emotion (in this example, Kryten's guilt). It also extracts Lister's fear, Cat 's vanity and Rimmer's anger. Another variety dominates final part of series VI episode Emohawk: Polymorph II, transforming Cat into Duane Dibbley. |
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| Kid Dracula (Game Boy) My most obscure example comes courtesy of remake and sequel to 1990 Famicom exclusive Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun. Fair enough, horned beast spits fireballs, but resemblance is uncanny. |
Aliens
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| Peter's Daughter (Family Guy) |
Modified Queen xenomorph is Jerry's perception of Beth.
Albert Einstein
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| To honor physicist's 72nd birthday, friends and colleagues organised a bash at the Princeton Club. Before departing for the night, opportunistic press photographer Arthur Sasse attempted to coax one final smile, but genius chose to stuck out his tongue instead. |
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| This is a snippet of title sequence to classic horror-themed Young Ones episode Nasty, with Neil surely parodying famous photograph. 'Little blue crunchy things' refs American hip hop band of same name. |
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| In the first stage of Family Guy: BTTM, Mort's b/w portrait is of particular relevance. |
Venus (from Botticelli's The Birth of Venus)
God only knows what developers of PC Engine CD shmup Ai Cho Aniki were smoking, but content of first sequel flies higher than any kite.
'He' appears as boss (complete with scallop shell), and bizarrely turns 'female' during credits.
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| Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay (Cradle of Filth album) |
The Creation of Adam - Michelangelo
Hands
A Matter of Faith and E.T. the Extraterrestrial
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| FairyTale: A True Story |
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| Sausage Party Frank and Brenda touch tips. |
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| Killer Klowns from Outer Space |
Adam and God's hand
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| The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister (George R.R. Martin novel) |
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| Bruce Almighty |
Seed of Chucky and The Ricky Gervais Show boxset
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| Ai Cho Aniki again, as boss character Adam flies about on half moon. |
Ha ha ha!
Coming full circle.
The Simpsons (revisited)
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| Blood Feud |
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| The Homer of Seville |
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| A Star Is Burns Title sequence of short film A Burns For All Seasons also spoofs E.T. |
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