Movie connections for
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) More at IMDbPro »

References

Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Min and Bill (1930)
 -  1 hour into the film, in the producer's office, a framed poster hangs on the wall. This poster is for Min and Bill, starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery.
Okay, America! (1932)
 -  The film mentioned by the main character Cecilia
Clive of India (1935)
 -  Poster on the wall in the theatre when Cecilia enters it.
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd (#17.2)" (1991)
 -  Mentioned on 'The Chris Farley Show'
"Saturday Night Live: Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel (#18.17)" (1993)
 -  Mentioned by Woody Allen fanclub members
Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (1998) (TV)
 -  Referenced on the Chris Farley Show
Pleasantville (1998)
The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (1998) (TV)
 -  Mentioned on 'The Chris Farley Show'
Man of the Century (1999)
"Big Wolf on Campus: Butch Comes to Shove (#1.3)" (1999)
 -  Merton compares his situation with the movie
"Family Guy: Brian Does Hollywood (#3.2)" (2001)
 -  one of Brian's porn titles: "The Purple Head of Cairo"
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Back to Gaya (2004)
 -  Fictional characters come off the screen and enter the real world.
Film Geek (2005)
 -  one of Scotty's videos
"Jeopardy!: (#22.88)" (2006)
 -  correct response in "The Color Purple" category
"Hrysa koritsia: (#1.1)" (2008)
 -  dialogue
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 - The Criminal Projective (2008) (VG)
 -  Marzipan as Sultry Buttons at one point steals the Purple Nose of Cairo

Features

Top Hat (1935)

Featured in

Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (1990)
Woody Allen: A Life in Film (2002) (TV)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Included in opening montage

Spoofed in

Dèmoni (1985)
Interactive (1993) (V)
 -  Story elements.

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