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]

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.