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References

King Kong (1933)
 -  "Your so big, you fall down like King Kong" (rap lyrics)
The Friendly Ghost (1945)
 -  Wade is called Casper
Black Cat (1959)
 -  Jim wears a Black Cat t-shirt
"MisteRogers' Neighborhood" (1968)
 -  "He's a bum in a Mr. Rogers sweater"
Billy Jack (1971)
 -  "Don't make me 'Billy Jack' your ass."
Enter the Dragon (1973)
 -  Sound when Drillbit Taylor is practicing nunchaku
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
 -  "It's just a flesh wound."
Rocky (1976)
 -  "You're like Rocky, get back in the game".
Star Wars (1977)
 -  there is a darth vader mask in ryans bedroom
"The Incredible Hulk" (1978)
 -  "I'm the Incredible Hulk" (rap lyrics)
Pakkuman (1980) (VG)
 -  Pac-Man "Munchies" shirt
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 -  Jim wears a Empire Strikes Back T-shirt
My Bodyguard (1980)
 -  Cameo appearance by Adam Baldwin as a potential bodyguard, dressed similarly to his character from "My Bodyguard" (1980).
Blade Runner (1982)
 -  Wade said "Is that a Blade Runner thing"?
First Blood (1982)
 -  Drillbit Taylor said "I even take down Sylvester Stallone as Rambo",
"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983)
 -  Skeletor mentioned
Scarface (1983)
 -  "You wanna play? Let's play!" said/"Say hello to my little friend!" (rap lyrics)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
 -  "Your rapping's like a nightmare but I don't see Freddy" (rap lyrics)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
 -  Has a scene where the "that's not a knife. This is a knife" scene is recreated.
Top Gun (1986)
 -  "highway to the danger zone"
Cape Fear (1991)
 -  Theme from "Cape Fear" used in principal's room
"Dateline NBC" (1992)
 -  "Did anyone see 'To Catch a Predator' on 'Dateline'?"
A Few Good Men (1992)
 -  "You can't handle the truth!"
"Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)
 -  Ryan wears a "Beavis and Butt-Head" t-shirt to school.
UFC 1: The Beginning (1993) (TV)
 -  "Ultimate Geek Fighting" mentioned
Bad Boys (1995)
 -  A character mentions the film
"South Park" (1997)
 -  Ray wears a South Park Shirt
"Yûgiô" (1998)
 -  mentioned twice
"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000)
 -  Picture shown of Malcolm in Ryan's locker
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
 -  When Drillbit Taylor sets of the sprinkler-system to stop Filkins from bullying the kids, he does so by setting fire to a model of Barad-dur and lifting it towards a fire-censor. As he makes his way there, he shouts - "Barad-dur coming through"
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
 -  "Like Beckham, I bend" (rap lyrics)
8 Mile (2002)
 -  A character mentions the film.
"Grey's Anatomy" (2005)
 -  Drillbit asks who watched it last night
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
 -  Ryan mentions the title
American Gangster (2007)
 -  Poster in Ryan's room

Features

The Untouchables (1987)
 -  The characters watch the film.
Fight Club (1999)
 -  The characters watch the film.
Tekken 5 (2005) (VG)
 -  The characters play this game.

Featured in

"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-03-22)" (2008)
 -  Clips shown for the review.

Spoofs

The Untouchables (1987)
 -  On Drillbit Taylors advice, the kids try to use the trick of the "hold-back-guy-scene" they watch from The Untouchables but it backfires on them
Total Recall (1990)
 -  Wade dad imitates a scene from this movie
Fight Club (1999)
 -  Both before and after they watch the clip from Fight Club, characters hit each other the same way Edward Nortons character hits Tyler Durden in the scene shown, in the ear. For example, Filkins hits Drillbit Taylor in the ear many times

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