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

[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.