Movie connections for
Vertigo (1958) More at IMDbPro »

Version of

La présence des ombres (1995)

Remade as

Huihun ye (1962)

Edited into

The Making of 'Psycho' (1997) (V)
"30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006)
 -  One of the movies shown.

References

Gryozy (1915)
Laura (1944)
 -  both movies center around a detective who obsesses over the dead women they're investigating
The Enforcer (1951)
El (1953)

Referenced in

Orfeu Negro (1959)
Midnight Lace (1960)
 -  There is a scene in the film where Doris Day's character and Rex Harrison's character are standing in a hotel room and the light from the sign is casting shadows on them. This is exactly the same as it is in Vertio but insted of a green light it is blue in this film.
Jules et Jim (1962)
La jetée (1962)
Prima della rivoluzione (1964)
 -  A character talks about the film.
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Peppermint Frappé (1967)
Les biches (1968)
 -  An obssessed Why reinvents herself to look like Frederique just as Novak did.
La sirène du Mississipi (1969)
Solyaris (1972)
Sugar Cookies (1973)
 -  Plot's very similar. Co-writer says it was intenional
The Conversation (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
 -  The way we see the drawing of the bird at the beginning of the film is the same way Hitchcock shows the body in the dream sequence of Vertigo. Same twist of the corpse.
Jaws (1975)
Obsession (1976)
Last Embrace (1979)
Time After Time (1979)
 -  The scene between Wells and Amy in Muir Woods is based on a similar scene between James Stewart and Kim Novak in Vertigo.
El curso en que amamos a Kim Novak (1980)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
"Remington Steele: Woman of Steele (#2.20)" (1984)
 -  Steele compares his obsession with an old flame to that of Scotty in Vertigo.
Body Double (1984)
Special Effects (1984)
A Certain Sacrifice (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Matador (1986)
Psycho III (1986)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Dead of Winter (1987)
 -  Replacement of one women with another
"Sledge Hammer!: Vertical (#2.6)" (1987)
 -  Numerous references
Batman (1989)
Stella (1990)
 -  mentioned by Stella
Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990) (TV)
 -  Garfield mentions that this movie is playing on the flight.
Goodfellas (1990)
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
Toto le héros (1991)
Dead Again (1991)
Cape Fear (1991)
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)
Final Analysis (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Teenagers from Outer Space (#5.4)" (1992)
 -  In list of Hitchcock movies
Raising Cain (1992)
The Crying Game (1992)
 -  Fergus' makeover of Dil in the image of Jody, the dead man
Venice/Venice (1992)
 -  Referenced in one of the interview sequences.
Consenting Adults (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
"Tales of the City" (1993)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
"The Simpsons: Homer Loves Flanders (#5.16)" (1994)
 -  Shot of Flanders on the stairs and on the tower
Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
 -  Meg Ryan thinks about her marriage (while R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" is playing in the background) standing at the exact place near the Golden-Gate-Bridge in San Francisco, where James Steward rescued Kim Novak.
The Crow (1994)
Shallow Grave (1994)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV)
 -  Martin Scorsese names it several times.
Le confessionnal (1995)
Strange Days (1995)
 -  similar opening scene!!
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
 -  Ad above the main entrance of the theater.
La sindrome di Stendhal (1996)
Girl 6 (1996)
L'appartement (1996)
 -  car following scenes with a lot of windscreen POV shots, visiting of a flowershop
Wallace & Gromit: The Aardman Collection 2 (1996)
Nacht der Gaukler (1996)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
The Making of 'Psycho' (1997) (V)
Lost Highway (1997)
"Friends: The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends (#3.13)" (1997)
 -  Richard talks about this movie in the video store
Insomnia (1997)
Career Girls (1997)
Living in Peril (1997)
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)
 -  Some of the soundtrack overtly references that of Vertigo
Gattaca (1997)
The Game (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (#9.22)" (1997)
 -  Mike: Verti-go to hell.
Abre los ojos (1997)
Dark City (1998)
"Dexter's Laboratory: Dee Dee's Rival/Pslyghtly Psycho/Game for a Game (#2.35)" (1998)
 -  title card
He Got Game (1998)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
 -  When Mel Gibson is chasing the bad guy and jumps off the roof, only to fall and dnagle off the other roof, is a reference to a scene in Verigo in which the same thing happens to James Stewart.
Snake Eyes (1998)
Lola rennt (1998)
 -  In Lola Rennt, the painting on the wall of the casino (woman in grey suit with hair in spiral bun) is of Madeleine Elster (who in Vertigo is looking at a painting of Carlotta Valdes), and supports the spiral motif employed in both films.
L.A. Without a Map (1998)
"Will & Grace: Pilot (#1.1)" (1998)
 -  Will references "Vertigo".
Free Enterprise (1998)
 -  Movie poster on the door of Mark's office.
Practical Magic (1998)
 -  camera spins as it goes down the stairs
Kaosu (1999)
 -  Same plot, main female character has double identity
Entre las piernas (1999)
Edtv (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999) (V)
 -  mentionned once
Wakko's Wish (1999) (V)
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)
Waking the Dead (2000)
Suzhou he (2000)
De grote vakantie (2000)
Scream 3 (2000)
Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
"HBO First Look: 'What Lies Beneath': Constructing the Perfect Thriller (#7.12)" (2000)
 -  mentioned once
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Memento (2000)
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
"Angel: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (#2.2)" (2000)
 -  The leading lady's name is Judy, and she used to live in Salina, Kansas.
"That '70s Show: Red Sees Red (#3.2)" (2000)
 -  Eric compares his fear of heights to the Hitchock movie. He then has a black-and-white spiral montage, reminiscient of the 1950s.
"That '70s Show: Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die (#3.4)" (2000)
 -  Throughout the whole episode Eric has Vertigo and is afraid of heights. Scene setups in the episode reference Vertigo.
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (2001) (V)
What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (2001) (TV)
The Fluffer (2001)
'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Trouble with Harry Isn't Over (2001) (V)
Get Over It (2001)
Spy Kids (2001)
Shrek (2001)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Va savoir (2001)
'Obsession' Revisited (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned several times
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
The Tunnel (2001/I)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
The Making of 'Frailty' (2002) (V)
8 femmes (2002)
Heaven (2002/I)
Femme Fatale (2002)
Enough (2002/I)
Marienthal: State of Emergency (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Trece campanadas (2002)
 -  In both films we can see someone who is going to jump from the top of a church.
Die Another Day (2002)
 -  Jinx jumps backwards from heights of the Castillo de San Sebastián to the sound of Vertigo like score
La leggenda di Al, John e Jack (2002)
Julie and Jack (2003)
Down with Love (2003)
 -  A lead character changed frrom brunette to blonde in order to trick another. Kovack name of character and actress respectively.
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (2003) (V)
 -  The title is mentioned.
Hulk (2003)
The Epic Tale of Kalesius and Clotho: A Meditation on the Impossibility of Romantic Love in a Rapidly Expanding Universe (2003)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
 -  The famous 'vertigo' reverse-tracking shot is used
San Francisco: Scene of the Crime (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004) (V)
 -  briefly mentionned
Nina (2004)
 -  References "Vertigo"'s famous shot of winding stairs.
Secret Window (2004)
 -  Camera zoom on heroine's chignon (hairdo)
Die fremde Frau (2004) (TV)
 -  same music composed by Bernard Herrman
Four Dead Batteries (2004)
 -  Posters in the dressing room
Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) (V)
 -  mentionned once
Wicker Park (2004)
 -  A man obssessed with girl whose identy has undergone changes.
Tony Takitani (2004)
 -  Tony Takitani, just like James Stewart's character, tries to "ressurrect" his beloved by dressing another woman just like her.
Kinsey (2004)
 -  Location, quote, women's headscarf in the forest scene, near the end of the film: "Sequoia Sempervirens: Always living."
Como Fazer Um Filme de Amor (2004)
 -  mentioned and immitated in the movie (the movie name appears in a subtitle at the scene).
Film Geek (2005)
 -  one of Scotty's videos
Asylum (2005)
 -  Object of one man's obsession leaps to her death from a clock tower
Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005) (TV)
 -  Poster is shown a couple of times on a wall
Bunhongsin (2005)
 -  camera spins as girl walks up spiral staircase
"House M.D.: Autopsy (#2.2)" (2005)
 -  poster in office
"House M.D.: Daddy's Boy (#2.5)" (2005)
 -  Wilson has a Vertigo movie poster on the wall of his office.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.43)" (2005)
 -  referenced in clue in "U2 Songs in Other Words" category
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 1 (2005) (V)
 -  In "Experimental Film", a reference to this movie is made when Strong Sad falls out of the film and into a descending spiral of presidential faces
"House M.D.: Deception (#2.9)" (2005)
 -  There's a poster of this film in the office of Wilson.
Martin Scorsese, l'émotion par la musique (2005)
 -  Martin Scorsese talks about it
For a Blonde... for a Brunette... for Someone... for Her... for You... (2006) (V)
 -  A scene from Vertigo is re-created.
"House M.D.: Need to Know (#2.11)" (2006)
 -  poster in office
Inside Man (2006)
 -  The classic 'Vertigo' shot (zoom-in, dolly-out) is used when Mr Case is shown in his office, reflecting on his past.
Unrequited Love (2006)
 -  the woman mentions it
The Searchers: An Appreciation (2006) (V)
 -  Mentioned by Scorsese.
"House M.D.: Meaning (#3.1)" (2006)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
Dorm Daze 2 (2006) (V)
 -  camera spins as someone walks downstairs
"House M.D.: Cane and Able (#3.2)" (2006)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Lines in the Sand (#3.4)" (2006)
 -  Wilson has a "Vertigo" poster in his office.
"House M.D.: Fools for Love (#3.5)" (2006)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Whac-A-Mole (#3.8)" (2006)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
The Holiday (2006)
 -  poster in Amanda's house
A New Wave (2007)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"House M.D.: One Day, One Room (#3.12)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
 -  The name "Carlotta Valdes" is on the list. Carlotta Valdes is also important for the plot in Vertigo (1958).
"House M.D.: Insensitive (#3.14)" (2007)
 -  When House enters Wilson's office both times we can see a poster of Vertgio
"House M.D.: Half-Wit (#3.15)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Fetal Position (#3.17)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"Andy Barker, P.I.: Dial M for Laptop (#1.4)" (2007)
 -  Giant poster on wall in Video Riot back room
"House M.D.: House Training (#3.20)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Family (#3.21)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Resignation (#3.22)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
1408 (2007)
 -  Uses the same shot that Alfred Hitchcock used to show Scottie's vertigo, scene when Enslin is hanging from the ledge also mimics Vertigo.
"House M.D.: Alone (#4.1)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Whatever It Takes (#4.6)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Ugly (#4.7)" (2007)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Games (#4.9)" (2007)
 -  Wilson has movie posters in his office for Touch of Evil and Vertigo
The Key to Reserva (2007)
 -  The man falling down the balcony is a reference to John Ferguson (James Stewart) falling down in Vertigo.
"House M.D.: Frozen (#4.11)" (2008)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Don't Ever Change (#4.12)" (2008)
 -  A poster for Vertigo is on the wall in Wilson's office
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
 -  poster seen
"House M.D.: Dying Changes Everything (#5.1)" (2008)
 -  Poster on Wilson's office wall.
"House M.D.: Lucky Thirteen (#5.5)" (2008)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
Afstiros katallilo (2008)
 -  Poster on the wall
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.46)" (2008)
 -  Included in a $100 question
"House M.D.: Let Them Eat Cake (#5.10)" (2008)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
The Uninvited (2009/I)
 -  Musical score, theme, necklace from murder
"House M.D.: Unfaithful (#5.15)" (2009)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: The Softer Side (#5.16)" (2009)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Under My Skin (#5.23)" (2009)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: Both Sides Now (#5.24)" (2009)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"House M.D.: The Tyrant (#6.3)" (2009)
 -  poster in Wilson's office
"90210: A Trip to the Moon (#2.9)" (2009)
 -  Poster seen in Jasper's house

Featured in

Sans soleil (1983)
The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
Libera (1993)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
 -  James and Kathryn are watching this movie in a theater.
Obsessed with Vertigo (1997) (TV)
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1997) (V)
 -  The film is screened at the editing room near the end of the documentary.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #61 on the list.
The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) (TV)
'Torn Curtain' Rising (2000) (V)
 -  clip shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #18 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV)
 -  This film is #18 on the list.
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
La leggenda di Al, John e Jack (2002)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
 -  Excerpts appear in the film.
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
 -  Clip included; editing analysed.
"House M.D.: Safe (#2.16)" (2006)
 -  Wilson is watching Vertigo at the end of the episode, and the audio can be heard.
"The Sopranos: Kaisha (#6.12)" (2006)
 -  music - Chris and Julianna watch it in the theater
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
 -  featured in documentary
Hitchcocked! (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips featured.
White Noise 2: The Light (2007)
 -  clips of movie shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #9 on the list.
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #1 on the "Mystery" list.
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
 -  clips with James Stewart; Kim Novak

Spoofed in

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
 -  Kim Novak again plays a dual role involving murder
High Anxiety (1977)
Foul Play (1978)
"The Simpsons: Principal Charming (#2.14)" (1991)
 -  bell tower, staircase
Not Without My Handbag (1993)
Jumpers (1997)
"Pushing Daisies: Bitches (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  Emerson's dream sequence is a spoof of the dream sequence of this film.

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