Movie connections for
Sin City (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Sin City 2 (2011)
Sin City 3 (2012)

References

The Apartment (1960)
 -  Quote "You fool. You damn fool."
Pierrot le fou (1965)
 -  uses the same trick with various colored lights lighting the car in the sequence directed by Quentin Tarantino
Dirty Harry (1971)
 -  Nancy Callagan, "Blow your head clean off"
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
 -  Benicio del Toro's character's head becomes a prize possession, just as Garcia's does in Peckinpah's film.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
 -  One of the characters says of his injury, "I'm fine. It's merely a flesh wound."
Suspiria (1977)
 -  The way Tarantino shot and used colours in the taxi scene he directed in Sin City with Dwight and Jackie Boy in the car. In both cases we see people driving late at night with a multitude of red-, green- and blue-coloured lights being reflected on their faces.
Superman (1978)
 -  Referenced by name
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 -  Hartigan says to Bob: "Real credit to the force, you are." (Yoda style)
Blade Runner (1982)
 -  Rutger Hauer's character Cardinal Roark gets killed in a similar way he in his turn, as Roy Batty, kills Dr. Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner
RoboCop (1987)
 -  One of the guns Hartigan uses is RoboCop's gun.
Die Hard (1988)
 -  Bruce Willis says "Good advice," while lying on his back shooting up at a victim. This is exactly the same as when he shoots Marco from under the table in Die Hard, saying afterward "Thanks for the advice."
Jurassic Park (1993)
 -  the dinosaur statues at the tar pits were built after "a movie with dinosaurs was a huge success"
Desperado (1995)
 -  Chango Beer, featured in Desperado, is shown throughout the bar scenes.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
 -  Marv shoots a large statue of the priest right between the eyes, with the same sound effect and impact as Sands when he does the same shot on some gaurds in OUATiM.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
 -  Miho's swords are the same ones used by the Crazy 88.
King Arthur (2004)
 -  In one scene Gail calls Clive Owen's character "Lancelot", while he played King Arthur beside Lancelot in "King Arthur".

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Green Day (#30.16)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Spy Glass
At the Still Point (2005)
 -  mentioned
Sin City: The Premiere (2005) (TV)
 -  The movie is referenced throughout
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
 -  He has the same kind of glasses, but mostly his fear of dogs. In Sin City he is eaten by a dog.
Land of the Dead: A Day with the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  One of the guys who does the make-up wears a "Sin City" hat.
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  Wins award, is talked about.
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#10.13)" (2006)
 -  Jonathan Ross lists this as one of his favourite Bruce Willis films.
Pulse (2006/I)
 -  stoner has a poster for this movie in his room
Grindhouse (2007)
 -  "the All or Nothing Days" are mentioned
Death Proof (2007)
 -  "The All or Nothing Days" are mentioned.
"Criminal Minds: True Night (#3.10)" (2007)
 -  Garcia mentions this movie, and the revenge sequences bears a strong resemblance to the visual style of Sin City.
St. Trinian's (2007)
 -  In one scene on the stairs, a pair of schoolgirls wander past carrying and axe and two rolls of razor wire; the same as Marv used on Kevin in Sin City.
Pulse 3 (2008) (V)
 -  poster seen
The Spirit (2008)
 -  Police Commissioner quote: "Someone gave him the hard goodbye."

Featured in

Starz on the Set: Sin City (2005) (TV)
 -  clips shown
Sin City: The Premiere (2005) (TV)
 -  Film clips are shown
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
 -  clips shown
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  Nominated, clips shown.
Anime: Drawing a Revolution (2007) (TV)
 -  talked about, uses images and clip from
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008) (TV)
 -  Talked about, clips shown.
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Watchmen/Shuttle/12 (#1.2)" (2009)
 -  Footage is shown when referenced

Spoofed in

Private Gold 78: Sex City 1 (2006) (V)
 -  Adult spoof of Sin City
Private Gold 80: Sex City 2 (2006) (V)
 -  Spoof of Sin City
Private Gold 82: Sex City 3 (2006) (V)
 -  Spoof
Macskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája (2007)
 -  the story takes place in CIN CITY, the mouse version of Sin City.
"Robot Chicken: Bionic Cow (#3.17)" (2008)
 -  A slightly-less sordid tale of violence and strife in a world gone mad

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