They'll none of them be missed

[venta]

Having promised my housemate that I'd take him to the pictures if he was good, I went to see Shrek 2 again last night.

And between us, we started a list of references to other films contained therein. Anyone else want to join in ?


Specific films referenced (rather than use of generic movie clichés):

Arriving in Far, Far Away - Beverley Hills Cop
Fairy Godmother singing - The Fabulous Baker Boys
A giant, stupid thing called Mungo - Blazing Saddles
Three friends (including a fencing Spaniard) planning to storm the castle to prevent the Princess ending up with the wrong bloke - The Princess Bride
Puss carving 'P' on a tree - The Mask Of Zorro
The final scene of people dancing on the stage - The Fifth Element

Some of these I only have Andy's word for, as I haven't seen the films in question.

Comments

[venta.livejournal.com]

Spidey ?

The whole dive under a door, oops, I forgot my hat routine gets done again.

What's that referring to ?

Oh, and the bucket of water over Puss in the middle of the song is Flashdance.

Aha! I knew I recognised it from somewhere, really couldn't place it, though.

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Spidey = Spiderman. I think you just failed the "Constant Reader" test.

Doors and hats, I'd think is probably first in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But it's been redone so many times, I've lost track.

[venta.livejournal.com]

I think you just failed the "Constant Reader" test.

Eh ?

But it's been redone so many times, I've lost track.

Well, it's going in the forbidden "generic movie clichés" bin unless you can cite a definitive example.

Don't ask me, I still haven't bloody seen Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Stan Lee had a tendency to add "voice-over" captions to comics, in which he referred to "Constant Reader".

I've found the photo: http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0145487/Ss/0145487/CT-9193R.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0145487

Oh, alright. Raiders. Definitively ;-)

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

IMDB says "Indiana Jones never loses his hat because it was thought that such a thing would cause problems with continuity. It eventually becomes a running joke through the series."

Grabbing that hat just before a door closes is in at least one of the films, possibly more.

[grumblesmurf.livejournal.com]

Spidey == Spiderman, but you really haven't missed too much if you've not seen it.

The whole hat/door thing is from either Raiders of the Lost Ark or Temple of Doom but I can't recall which one right now.

I'd agree that the giant gingerbread man was more of a nod to Ghostbusters rather than anything else. But perhaps it's both.

There's also a reference to the Graduate (or, if you prefer, Mike Myers in Wayne's World 2, but that's from much the same origin).

The Little Mermaid being thrown back in and eaten by a shark, and two of the potion factory workers being transformed into animated objects from Beauty and the Beast were the two obvious swipes at Disney that I spotted. There are a couple of less obvious ones - a poster taking off Lilo and Stitch for instance.

Mission Impossible for the whole Pinnochio lying (or not) scene.

There's an obvious Alien reference when Puss jumps out of a shirt.

E.T. too, as Mungo dissolves/dies and tells little gingerbread man to 'be good'.

The axe being given to the king being held up against the full moon suggests Batman and the bat signal to me.

And not a movie, but the OJ Simpson car chase is referenced in the aerial chase for Donkey as a big white horse (or bronco). Simpson's car was a large white Bronco.

The king is Basil Fawlty, almost to a tee. The old war/crusade wound for starters.

Sound of Music, near the beginning, with Shrek and Fiona running through the fields of flowers.

I'm quite sure there's more, but I've only seen it the once so far, and that was a while back on preview before it came out nationwide.

[venta.livejournal.com]

There's also a reference to the Graduate

Wossat ?

I mean what's the reference - I've not see The Graduate (though I have seen Wayne's World :)

[nalsa.livejournal.com]

Shrek banging on the window shouting "FIOOOOONAAAAAAA!!!!" when she thinks Charming is Shrek.