Movie connections for
Philadelphia (1993) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (2004) (TV)

References

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
 -  Andy refers to a nurse as "Nurse Ratched"
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Kamillions (1989)

Referenced in

The Divine Mr. Crisp (1994) (V)
Sordid Lives (2000)
 -  Latrelle mentions that she didn't like the movie where Tom Hanks played a homosexual.
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) (V)
Rescued from the Closet (2001) (V)
Tales of the Contaminated City (2002) (V)
 -  Lenzi compares the zombification in his movie to the depiction of AIDS in 'Philadelphia'.
Jonathan Demme and the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate' (2004) (TV)
 -  Demme - and others - refer to this movie throughout
The Dying Gaul (2005)
 -  the two main characters discuss the movie
"Saturday Night Live: Paris Hilton/Keane (#30.11)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Strákarnir okkar (2005)
 -  discussed by character
"The Office: The Injury (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  Michael mistakenly says a picture of Tom Hanks in Big is from the movie Philaldelphia
Fifty Pills (2006)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"The Mint: (#1.50)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
The Pleasure of Your Company (2006)
 -  Charades movie title guess
"Extras: Sir Ian McKellen (#2.5)" (2006)
 -  Talked about between Andy's agent
"My Name Is Earl: Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck (#2.14)" (2007)
 -  Slow Roger says "My fifth favorite Tom Hanks movie is Philadelphia. He had scabs on his arms, scabs on his legs..."
"The Office: The Deposition (#4.8)" (2007)
 -  Michael attempts to tell the "thousand lawyers" joke from Philadelphia.
"South Park: Tonsil Trouble (#12.1)" (2008)
 -  The cap and scarf Eric Cartman is wearing is a reference to the movie Philadelphia, an other movie about aids, where Tom Hanks' character wears the exact same cap and scarf.

Featured in

100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV)
"Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater: Quadriplegia, Nymphomania, and HIV-Positive Night" (1995)
 -  shown in its entirety
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001) (V)
 -  clips of the film
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (2002) (TV)
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2003) (V)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  Andrew Beckett is #49 on the "Heroes" list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Streets of Philadelphia" is #68 on the list.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #20 on the list.
"Family Guy: Mother Tucker (#5.2)" (2006)
 -  Stewie accidentily plays an audio clip from this film.
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
 -  Clips featured during montage.

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Patrick Stewart/Salt-N-Pepa (#19.12)" (1994)
 -  Spoofed in Philadelphia action figures ad
"Saturday Night Live: John Goodman/The Pretenders (#19.19)" (1994)
 -  Spoofed in Philadelphia Action Figures ad
"The Critic: Uneasy Rider (#1.12)" (1994)
 -  Jay reviews Jerry Lewis starring in "Schnectady"
"The Critic: I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show (#2.10)" (1995)
 -  Jay shows Jerry Lewis taking on a dramatic role in "Schnectady"
"Family Guy: Death Has a Shadow (#1.1)" (1999)
 -  They watch an animated version of this in the cinema which ridicules it.
"South Park: Jared Has Aides (#6.1)" (2002)
 -  The part where Jared gets fired because he had AIDS (like Hanks character) and is walking along the street, with the song "Streets of Philadelphia" playing, parodies this movie
"Family Guy: Long John Peter (#6.12)" (2008)
 -  E.T. is afraid to use his finger to try and heal Tom Hanks's character from 'Philadelphia'
"Robot Chicken: Help Me (#4.1)" (2008)
 -  As part of "Just the Good Parts"

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