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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) More at IMDbPro »

Remake of

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Referenced in

"Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Number Twenty-Two (#2.21)" (1957)
 -  Introduction makes joking reference.
Greedy for Tweety (1957)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
 -  The great assassination scene pays homage to the one in "The Man Who Knew Too Much": In both scenes, (1) there is a sharpshooter at a huge, full, indoor arena, (2) the film audience has been told exactly what point in time the marksman is to fire, (3) the protagonist runs to try to locate the marksman before he shoots, (4) he finds him just after he fires, (5) the marksman dies a few seconds later, (6) the target lives.
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
 -  Reference to "Que Será Será".
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
 -  The musical cue used in the finale of Hitchcock's film is cearly referenced.
"Remington Steele: Steele Sweet on You (#2.15)" (1984)
 -  Remington relates a solution for the case to the film, and Donald remembers that Doris Day sang "Que Sera, Sera" in the film.
The McGuffin (1986)
"MacGyver: Dalton, Jack of Spies (#2.17)" (1987)
 -  One of the agents says "Do you like movies? How about 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'?", to which Jack Dalton replies "I was thinking more of 'Three Days of the Condor'."
"Growing Pains: The Mom Who Knew Too Much (#3.17)" (1988)
 -  title reference
Frantic (1988)
"Perfect Strangers: The Men Who Knew Too Much: Part 1 (#6.7)" (1990)
 -  title reference
"Perfect Strangers: The Men Who Knew Too Much: Part 2 (#6.8)" (1990)
 -  title reference
"Empty Nest: The Dog Who Knew Too Much (#3.17)" (1991)
 -  title reference
"The Simpsons: Bart's Comet (#6.14)" (1995)
 -  Towards the end, everyone sings the "Cira" song from this movie.
"Due South: The Man Who Knew Too Little (#1.14)" (1995)
 -  Title reference
"The Nanny: Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will? (#4.12)" (1997)
 -  Fran mentions the name of the song "Que Sera, Sera".
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
 -  Title is a reference.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Bees (#10.5)" (1998)
 -  Servo sings Que Sera Sera.
L.A. Without a Map (1998)
 -  Movie poster on a wall.
The Matrix (1999)
 -  Dialogue
'Torn Curtain' Rising (2000) (V)
 -  poster shown
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000) (V)
 -  mentioned once
'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over (2001) (V)
Opération lune (2002) (TV)
 -  A priest is called "Ambrose Chapel" which is the name of the church in the referenced movie.
"The Simpsons: The Dad Who Knew Too Little (#14.8)" (2003)
 -  title reference
"Gilmore Girls: Say Goodnight, Gracie (#3.20)" (2003)
 -  Lorelai and Sookie talk about Doris Day singing "Que Sera Sera."
"The Simpsons: The Girl Who Slept Too Little (#17.2)" (2005)
 -  title reference
"King of the Hill: The Minh Who Knew Too Much (#12.8)" (2007)
 -  Title reference

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991) (TV)
 -  clip
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)
The Making of 'Psycho' (1997) (V)
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) (TV)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000) (V)
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V)
 -  clips shown of Bruce Dern's performance
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" is #48 on the list.
Hitchcocked! (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips featured.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-02-22)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film are shown during the interview with Jeanne Wolf about the film career of Doris Day.
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
 -  clip with James Stewart and Doris Day

Spoofed in

Foul Play (1978)
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Get Smart (2008)
 -  the 'Ode to Joy' ending in a bang - i.e. someone getting killed when the orchestra hits a particular note/crescendo

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