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List of references to Star Wars in movies

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[edit] Airplane 2: The Sequel (1982)

  • The movie starts with a Star Wars style opening crawl.
  • Later Stryker is wearing an oxygen mask and his breathing sounds similar to Darth Vader’s breathing regulator.

[edit] Alien (1979)

  • Ridley Scott has stated that he would not have made Alien if George Lucas hadn't paved the way in showing a "grunge future" in Star Wars.
  • The moon in the movie, LV-426, is described as being located "beyond the Outer Rim."

[edit] American Pie 2 (2001)

  • The guys are playing football near the beach and the ball goes over someone’s head and bounces by some girls. Oz (Chris Klein) goes to retrieve it and strikes up a conversation with the girls. Jim (Jason Biggs) says, “Amazing” to which Stifler (Seann William Scott) replies, “Yes, the Force is strong in that one.”

[edit] Armageddon (1999)

  • Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) has just briefed his crew on the mission and Chick (Will Patton) cries out, "Harry, this is some Star Wars shit. This ain't for us."
  • At one point A.J. (Ben Affleck) and Oscar (Owen Wilson) are working on one of the machines:

A.J.: I think I'm like Han Solo.

Oscar: No, I'm Han Solo.

A.J.: No, you're more like Chewbacca.

Oscar: ...Chewbacca?!

A.J.: Haven't you ever seen Star Wars?

  • A.J. says they need to jump the asteroid cavern like Evel Knievel. A.J. asks Andropov (Peter Stormare) if he has ever heard of Evil Knievel and Andropov says: "No, I've never seen Star Wars."

[edit] Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

  • When C-Plus thinks about the Roman Empire being attacked by the Gaulish, he says, the back of his helmet looking like Darth Vader's, When the Gaulish attack, the empire strikes back. In background, we can hear the first notes of The Imperial March by John Williams.
  • There is a scene in the movie where a black centurion chokes somebody, like Darth Vader did on Tantive IV and says: "You won't fail me again". When the centurion throws the person away, there is a shot of his head and shoulders, almost identical to Vader's, and the Imperial March plays in the background. Then he says: "Nobody messes with the Empire".

[edit] The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

  • One of the FBI agents gets a phone call to his cell phone and his ringtone is The Imperial March.

[edit] Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Dr. Evil strokes his kitty.
  • (Trailer) - The camera shows you in space but quickly brings you to a messy planet. You already can hear Darth Vader's breathing in the background and a tune similar to the Imperial March. After a while the camera zooms in on a throne room, similar to Palpatine's. The throne turns and Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) says: "You were expecting someone else?" '
  • (Trailer) - The male background voice says: "If you can only see one movie this summer, see Star Wars—but if you can see two, see Austin Powers!"
  • The opening of the film features a space backdrop, with yellow text scrolling from top to bottom—an obvious reference to the trademark Opening Crawl.
"You see, I've turned the moon into what I like to call, a Death Star".
  • Dr. Evil had put a superlaser on the moon and this is a scene between Dr. Evil and his son Scott (Seth Green).
    Dr. Evil: "You see… I've turned the moon into what I like to call a 'Death Star'".
    Scott laughs.
    Dr. Evil: "What?"
    Scott: "Nothing, Darth".
  • Austin Powers (Mike Myers) shoots the running Dr. Evil in his spacesuit. He turns to Austin and says (with a voice similar to Vader's): "But, before you kill me... know this... Austin... I am your father".
    Austin: "Really?"
    Dr. Evil: "No... I can't back that up".
  • Dr. Evil's control room looks just like a TIE fighter's cockpit window.

[edit] Baby Geniuses (1999)

  • Super-intelligent, talking babies are kept in this observation chamber. During one of their conversations one of the babies refers to Kathleen Turner's character as, "Darth Vader in a skirt."

[edit] Back to the Future (1985)

  • When Marty McFly is trying to convince his father-to-be George McFly to ask his mother-to-be Lorraine Baines to go to the dance with him to stop him from not being born, Marty sneaks into his room with a radiation suit on and a hair dryer-cum-laser weapon, saying, "Silence Earthling. My name is Darth Vader. I'm an extra-terrestrial from the planet Vulcan." He also does both the Vulcan and Klingon salutes. The planet Vulcan, however, is a reference to Star Trek.
  • Then the next day Marty and George meet up at the Texaco gas station and Marty asks George why he wasn't in school and George says, " Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan. And he told me that if I didn't take Loraine, that he'd melt my brain."

[edit] Batman Forever (1995)

  • When Batman attempts to rescue a security guard, the guard yells, "It's a trap!"

[edit] Bedtime Stories (2008)

  • Bobbi has shaving cream in buns on her hair and says "I'm Princess Leia".
  • In one of the stories, a weapon is similair to that which of a lightsaber which is a hand that tickles the opponent.
  • y-wing starfighters can be seen in the opening sequence of the last story.

[edit] The Benchwarmers (2006)

  • One of the main characters collects Star Wars memorabilia, some of which can be seen throughout their house.
  • The movie has clips that show a Phase I Clone Trooper Lieutenant and a Darth Vader standee in a kitchen while R2-D2 in a sci-fi convention.

[edit] Beta House (2007)

  • The geek pledge engage in the forbidden Greek Olympics on campus and participate in a challenge involving pugo sticks. Their competitor's name is Dan Maul, who wields the stick with deadly accuracy, much like Darth Maul, and wins the challenge.

[edit] Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

  • In a car-chase scene involving a large truck, Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) yells to Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), "Are you driving with your eyes open, or are you like using the Force?!"

[edit] Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

  • Although not an actual Star Wars reference, George Lucas himself makes a cameo appearance, as an unhappy customer at a theme park.

[edit] Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

  • While wearing suits of armor in medieval England, Bill & Ted each pick up a sword and start play dueling.

Ted: Hey, Bill?

Bill: What?

Ted: I'm Darth Ted. (hits him on the head with a sword)

Bill: Yeah, well I'm Luke Bill. And you're not my father.

(They begin to sword fight - sort of.)

Bill: Come on!

Ted: Hey! I totally conquered you, dude!

Bill: No way! Come on! I'll never rule the Universe with you.

Ted: Hey Bill . . . you totally know how to sword fight.

  • During this, one of them also speaks like Yoda.

[edit] Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui

  • Lhikan's training of Whenua is reminiscent of Obi Wan's earlier teachings to Luke with Whenua's eyes being blindfolded. Onewa watches and laughs, shows a skepticism similar to Han Solo's.

[edit] Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows

  • When Roodaka is talking to a Visorak she says, "Bring me their bodies..." in reference to the game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
  • During the duel between Vakama and Matau, Vakama says, "That name has no meaning to me now" in reference to when Darth Vader talks to Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi
  • One of the characters, Norik, has a voice uncannily similar to Yoda's, and occasionally talks in Yoda-Syntax. Most notably: "If you are to be what you once were, it is Keetongu you must seek."
  • When Matau, Nokama, Nuju, Onewa, and Whenua break into the colisseum and blow the door off, it resembles the Tantive IV invasion.
  • Vakama turning evil and Matau trying to save him because there is still good in him is reminiscient of Anakin vs. Obi-Wan, and Luke vs. Darth Vader on the Death Star.

[edit] Blades of Glory (2007)

  • Before the final ice-skating competition, the announcer talks about famous partnerships, and mentions Han Solo and Chewbacca.

[edit] Boogie Nights (1997)

  • Buck (Don Cheadle) works in an electronics store. We see him trying to sell Hi-Fi’s including a “TK-421 upgrade.”
  • Dirk (Mark Walberg) and Reed (John C. Riley) are swimming at the pool party:

Reed: Have you seen that Star Wars movie?

Dirk: Yeah, I've seen it four times.

Reed: You know, people tell me I kind of look like Han Solo.

Dirk: Really?

[edit] Bounce (2000)

  • Ben Affleck's character has to pull a name out of a hat, because he has the same name than the dog of his new girlfriend, so her children want to give him a new one. He draws "Darth" and thinks that's the new name for the dog. Affleck: "It fits. The dog is black too". One of the boys: "No, it's your new name".

[edit] Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)

  • Three geeks form a plan to crash the party using action figures as props:

William: Okay, you're Boba Fett, and you're Grand Moff Tarkin.

X-Phile 1: How come he gets to be Boba Fett?

William: Ok, fine, *you're* Boba Fett, and *you're* Grand Moff Tarkin.

X-Phile 2: I don't want to be Grand Moff Tarkin!

William: All right, fine, you know what? You're both KISS dolls!

  • Later while waiting on the roof two of the geeks have a lightsaber duel with flashlights:

X-Phile 1: [after reenacting a lightsaber duel from The Empire Strikes Back] Hey! Luke doesn't push Vader!

X-Phile 2: Well he should've. I mean, the guy cut his hand off.

[edit] Cat in the Hat (2003)

  • When The Cat (Mike Myers) says he'd try to clean the kitchen, Sally (Dakota Fanning) grabs his bow-tie and says: "You don't try. You do." This is similar to Yoda's dialogue in Episode V; Yoda: "Do or do not. There is no try."

[edit] Chasing Amy (1997)

  • Hooper X, Holden and Banky have an argument about Lando Calrissian's role as a "strong black role model" in sci-fi and fantasy which ends in a Hooper X diatribe about Vader's unmasking being a racist statement against black people.
  • Later Silent Bob says to Holden, "Do or do not. There is no try."

[edit] Chicken Little (2005)

  • During a scene when the characters are panicking, the pig, Runt of the Litter, yells, "Darth Vader is Luke's father?!?!?".
  • Later when the Hollywood version of Chicken Little is attacking the aliens in his spaceship, he calls out, "Stay on target! Stay on target!" Additionally, ships that resemble X-wings with pig snouts are flying around.

[edit] Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

  • When Ronnie cuts out a newspaper article about the UFO sightings after his first glimpse of the UFOs, two identical articles on Star Wars (1977) are on either side of the UFO article.
  • When Jillian first sees the mothership up close from her hiding place in the rocks, R2-D2 is visible upside down.

[edit] The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

  • In the movie, Riddick can be seen wearing a hooded robe similar to Jedi robes.
  • Near the end of the movie, Dame Vaako yells, "NOOOO!"

[edit] Clerks. (1994)

  • There are two long dialogues between Dante and Randal. The first was a debate about the Galactic Empire possibly being a theocracy, and the second was about all the innocent workers and technicians who died when the Death Star II blew up.

[edit] Cocktail (1988)

  • During Brian's first flair bartending skills lesson, he responds to Doug's lengthy instruction by saying, "Yes, Obi-Wan".

[edit] Cocoon (1985)

[edit] The Color of Money (1986)

  • Vincent (Tom Cruise) plays a Star Wars arcade game at the diner and boasts about being good at it.

[edit] Coming To America (1988)

  • King Jaffe (James Earl Jones) arrives in America and goes to McDowell’s to inquire about his son Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and offers the famous Vader line, “I’ll deal with him myself.”

[edit] Daddy Daycare (2003)

  • At one point there is a lightsaber battle with the kids.
  • At the end the daycare throws a fundraiser-type party and one of the kids gets his face painted like Darth Maul.

[edit] Date Movie (2006)

  • Hitch (Tony Cox) takes Julia Jones (Alyson Hannigan) to a body shop, the members of which attempt, during a montage parodying several movies, to turn her into a beautiful woman. One of the scenes during this montage is a parody of Anakin Skywalker's reconstruction into Darth Vader from Revenge of the Sith, including the lowering of the helmet and "Frankenstein" reveal. The scene cuts to Cox (with a Yoda-esque appearance) shaking his head.

[edit] Dawn of the Dead (2004)

  • In the "Special Bulletin: We Interrupt This Program!" Featurette on the Unrated DVD, one of the zombies can be seen wearing a Mandalorian Mythosaur tattoo. In addition, film star Ty Burrell refers to his character at one point during the "Splitting Headaches: Anatomy of Exploding Heads" Featurette as "the Boba Fett of zombies."

[edit] Deep Rising (1998)

[edit] Demolition Man (1993)

[edit] Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo (1999)

  • T.J. (Eddie Griffin) refers to Deuce’s fat client as, “Jabba the Slut.”
  • This character played by Big Boy is in fact named “Jabba” in the credits.

[edit] Dogma (1999)

Jay as Han Solo and Silent Bob as Chewie.
  • While at a diner with Silent Bob and Bethany, Jay says to Silent Bob "I feel like I'm Han Solo, and you're Chewie and she's Ben Kenobi, and we're in that fucked up bar!"
  • Also in a deleted scene during the train ride Matt Damon's character Loki is talking with Jay and Silent Bob about Star Wars.

[edit] Double Trouble (1991)

  • The crook brother grabs his cop twin by the shirt, pulls him closer to his face, and jokingly summons, "Come over to the Dark Side!" to which the harassed brother, after being released, replies, "Why don't you stick it in your Dark Side."

[edit] Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)

  • In one scene the chameleon says, "Use the Force." This particular clip was featured in the TV commercial for the DVD.

[edit] Dreamscape (1984)

  • Alex (Dennis Quaid) is taken to a secret, futuristic lab and says, “Who’s your decorator, Darth Vader?”

[edit] The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

  • The movie opens in similar fashion to Star Wars, “A long time ago . . .”

[edit] Epic Movie (2007)

  • The character Harry Beaver tells the protagonists, "I'll meet you at Aslo's. May the Force be with you."
  • Chewbacca makes a cameo appearance in Aslo's camp.
  • A group of stormtroopers are present in the final battle.

[edit] Ernest Goes To Camp (1987)

  • Ernest (Jim Varney) greets the kids as they arrive at camp and lectures them on what they’ll be doing during the summer to include, “Learn the ways of the Force.”

[edit] Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

  • At the end of the movie Ernest (Jim Varney) must take control of Santa’s sleigh in order to save Christmas. As he’s mushing the reindeer he yells to them, “May The Force be with you!”
  • Santa's sleigh accelerates in a "lightspeed" jump, complete with streaking starfield effect.

[edit] E.T.: The Extraterrestrial (1982)

E.T. sees "Yoda".
  • Elliot has a lot of Star Wars toys and shows E.T. his action figures.
  • The older brother imitates Yoda while making fun of Elliot.
  • A child in a Yoda costume is seen on Halloween; E.T. starts walking towards him exclaiming, "Home". John Williams wrote the music for E.T. and in this scene we hear Yoda's theme, which he wrote for The Empire Strikes Back.

[edit] Eurotrip (2004)

  • When Jamie (Travis Wester) suggests to go to a monument by the sea, Cooper Harris (Jacob Pitts) looks at him and says, "What the hell is wrong with you, C-3PO?"

[edit] Failure To Launch (2006)

  • Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) is talking with a client about Star Wars. She says, "Yes, do you remember when Luke says, What's in the cave? And Yoda says, Only what you take."?

[edit] Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

  • The Star Wars main theme blares as valets soar through the air in Cameron's dad's Ferrari, calling to mind the Millennium Falcon's jump to hyperspace.

[edit] FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

  • Batty (Robin Williams) had an antennae on his head and is starting to pick up random sounds. One of them is: "We're going in and we're goin' in full throttle! That aughtta keep those rebel fighters off our backs!"

[edit] The Fifth Element (1997)

[edit] The Flintstones (1994)

  • In the beginning of this film, the Flintstones go to see a film named 'Gorge Lucas' Tar Wars. at the drive-in theatre.

[edit] Fools Rush In (1996)

  • Isabel (Salma Hayek) introduces Alex (Matthew Perry) to her brother Chuy. Alex responds, "Chewie! Hi, I’m Luke Skywalker!"

[edit] Free Enterprise (1999)

  • There are dozens of Star Trek and Star Wars references throughout the film, including:
  • William Shatner, appearing as Robert's imaginary friend, asks why he's fighting with another boy, and Robert replies, "He said that Han Solo was cooler than Captain Kirk." "Kick the little fucker's ass," says Shatner.
  • On the way to Toys R Us to restock on collectibles, Robert mutters, "Almost there," and Dan immediately responds, "Stay on target," referring to com-chatter during the attack on the Death Star in A New Hope.
  • Mark is examining Star Wars merchandise and mutters, "At least they finally got rid of all that Prince Zeezor stuff from Shadows of the Empire." A kid in the aisle corrects him, "It's Xizor!" Dan snaps back, "Shut up, kid. You weren't even born when Star Wars came out." Mark then tries to educate the kid in the history of science fiction pre-1977, but finally gives up when the kid says "I like Men in Black."
  • Mark and Dan are discussing their relationships. Dan says, "I think between me and Cheryl things are different." Mark replies, "No. No different." Dan says, "Now you sound like Yoda." "That's cause it's the only way I can get your attention," says Mark. ("No. No different" was Yoda's reply to Luke when he protested that lifting his X-wing fighter was "totally different" than lifting small stones, as he had been trained.)
  • Dan has made an awkward, embarrassing attempt to ask out a waitress and give her his number. Sensing failure, he says to Mark, "Maybe she's a lesbian." "That's the spirit," says Mark. "After you've asked the waitress out and she's said no, the next words out of your mouth must always be, 'Maybe she's a lesbian.' I'm proud of you, man, really." Then he quotes Obi-Wan Kenobi, saying, "You've taken your first step into a larger world."
  • Robert and his geek-friendly girlfriend Claire are arguing on the beach when Robert storms off. "Where are you going?" asks Claire. "Looks like I'm going nowhere," answers Robert. Claire explodes. "Don't you dare quote Star Wars to me! You can't get away with that shit with me!"
  • After Mark has been totally taken by a surprise thirtieth birthday party, including a William Shatner rap of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and a dancing Orion slave girl, he comments to Mark, "I don't believe it." Robert pats him on the shoulder and says, "And that... is why you fail," once again quoting Yoda.
  • Toward the end of the film, Robert's ex-girlfriend Suzanne calls and asks him to help with a crossword puzzle. The clue in question is "Star Wars planet. 5 letters." Both Mark and Robert immediately reply Endor.

[edit] Friday the 13th (2009)

[edit] Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)

Star Wars references abound in Bender's Big Score
  • The scammer aliens use a time machine to claim the riches of history and conquer Earth. Using their immense wealth, they buy a fleet of solid gold, remote-controlled Death Stars.
  • President of Earth Richard Nixon's head in a jar comments, "We're hopelessly outgunned. The Force is with us, but that's about it."
  • The ragtag fleet to re-conquer Earth includes the Chanukah Zombie's TIE fighter.
  • The Chanukah Zombie is voiced by Mark Hamill, making his Futurama voice debut.

[edit] The Great Outdoors (1983)

  • In one scene when they are outside on the porch they are drinking from Star Wars Burger King glasses.

[edit] Hackers (1995)

[edit] Happy Gilmore (1996)

  • Happy (Adam Sandler) sees a corporeal vision of Chubs (Carl Weathers), Abraham Lincoln, and the alligator at the end of the movie in similar fashion to Luke seeing Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin in Return of the Jedi.

[edit] The Hard Way (1991)

  • There is a mention of a “Darth Vader gun.”
  • At one point Nick (Michael J. Fox) calls John (James Woods) “the Yoda of cops.”

[edit] Harry Potter (2002)

  • A television commercial for the first film boasted that Harry Potter is, “A world as grand as Star Wars.”

[edit] Hellsing Ultimate

  • In Episode Two of the OVA series, while informing Integra Hellsing of the results of the search for the mysterious Millennium organization, Walter C. Dornez mentions a Star Wars-related club in Los Angeles. When questioned about this, he also mentions that the reason it came up in their search is because Millennium Falcon is the name of a ship in Star Wars owned by Han Solo.

[edit] History of the World Part I (1981)

Starship from "Jews in Space"
  • At the end of the movie, there is a fake trailer for the never-produced film History of the World Part II, featuring "Hitler on Ice" and, notably, a long sequence entitled "Jews in Space," in which large Star of David-shaped starships do battle with Goyim starfighters (which use the TIE fighter sound effects). One of the Jewish ships does a flyby in homage to the opening scene of A New Hope. After this sequence, the end credits roll in the style of the Star Wars opening text scroll.

[edit] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

  • On board the Heart of Gold, Trillian shows Arthur Dent a tool that toasts bread while it slices it. The tool looks like a shoto, and also has the same sound effects.
  • Marvin the Paranoid Android, as he appears in the movie, slightly resembles a stormtrooper.

[edit] Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

"We'll settle this the old navy way. First guy to die, loses!"
  • When the President of the United States Thomas Benson (the addled admiral from the first Hot Shots! movie) and Saddam Hussein are in Hussein's Palace, they recreate the fight between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in A New Hope. Their swords turn into lightsabers, and Saddam Hussein's voice becomes deep like Darth Vader's. "I've been waiting for you, O Big One. We meet at last. The circle is complete. Now I am the master!" he says. "Only the master of evil, Saddam!" says the President. Saddam replies, "Your powers are..." then coughs, uses an asthma inhaler, and his voice returns to normal. "Your powers are weak, old man." One of the lightsabers is colored purple, done long before Mace Windu and his purple saber.

[edit] The Incredibles (2004)

  • The robot that Mr. Incredible and family have to fight is called the "Omnidroid". The creators of the movie had to get the rights from Lucasfilm Ltd.

[edit] Independence Day (1996)

  • Vivica A. Fox's character says, "I have a really bad feeling about this" when her stripper co-worker wants to go welcome the aliens.
  • Will Smith's character engages in a dog fight over Nevada with an alien ship in a similar fashion as how Han Solo engages in a dog fight with a TIE fighter in the asteroid field in The Empire Strikes Back. He even flies his plane through a narrow rock formation as Solo does.
  • The sequence where Bill Pullman's character climbs the ladder to his jet and watches the UFO take off bears a strong resemblance to the scene in The Empire Strikes Back where Luke climbs into his X-Wing after the Hoth battle and watches the Falcon take off.
  • Both director/co-writer Roland Emerich and co-writer Dean Devlin have stated that they were inspired by Star Wars to make films.

[edit] The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

  • When Omri finds that putting toys in the cupboard brings them to life, he places about seven toys in, including Darth Vader. When he opens the cupboard mini Darth Vader duels a toy T-rex.
  • This film is directed by Frank Oz, the actor who portrays Yoda.

[edit] Indiana Jones (1982)

  • In Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Well of Souls has hieroglyphic engravings of R2-D2 and C-3PO on a wall. They appear in the scene in which Indiana and Sallah remove the Ark of the Covenant. They are on a post to the right of the two.
  • At the beginning of Raiders, Jock's airplane has the registration number "OB-CPO", which refers to the Obi-Wan Kenobi and C-3PO characters from the Star Wars films.
  • In Raiders, Jones confronts Rene Belloq and the Nazis in a canyon. This is the same location which was used previously while filming some of the Tatooine scenes in A New Hope.
  • The club in which Willie Scott sings in the beginning of Temple of Doom is called "Club Obi-Wan", which was named for the Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi.
  • The "failing-engine" sound effect heard on the plane near the beginning of Temple of Doom was originally used in The Empire Strikes Back when the Millennium Falcon fails to start up.
  • Indiana Jones's name came from Indiana, a dog of Lucas's who was also the inspiration for Chewbacca.
  • Michael Sheard, the actor who played Adolf Hitler in Last Crusade, played Admiral Kendal Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back.
  • William Hootkins, the actor who played Major Eaton in Raiders, played Porkins in A New Hope.
  • Julian Glover, the actor who played Walter Donovan in Last Crusade, played General Maximillian Veers in The Empire Strikes Back.
  • In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, towards the end of the movie, Indiana remarks, "I have a bad feeling about this..." a classic Star Wars line.

[edit] It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas (2002)

  • The angel (David Arquette) lands in Dagobah and sees a Muppet version of Yoda.

[edit] Iron Man (2008)

  • During one scene, Yinsen chases terrorists down a hallway, and lands in an ambush similar to one that Han Solo ended up in on the Death Star.

[edit] Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

  • In the climax scene of the battleship Gotengo fighting aliens called Xillians, the battleship war is in the same theme of the Star Wars movies.

[edit] Jarhead (2005)

  • One of the soldiers is seen wearing a gas mask and imitating Darth Vader's voice and breathing sounds, and saying some of his lines to a fellow soldier.

[edit] Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Mark Hamill as the Cocknocker.
  • The title is obviously a reference to The Empire Strikes Back.
  • Chaka (Chris Rock): "Looks like George Lucas gonna sue somebody!"
  • In one scene, at the end, Cocknocker (Mark Hamill) and Bob (Kevin Smith) are fighting with lightsabers. The duel includes the phrase, spoken by Hamill: "Don't fuck with the Jedi Master, son!"
  • A security guard at Miramax gets in touch with Echo Base on his walkie-talkie.
  • Bob uses the Force to retrieve his saber.
  • Jay's saber is double-bladed
  • The duel between Jay and Hamill ends with Jay cutting Hamill's hand off. After screaming in pain, Hamill looks directly at the camera and whines Not again, referencing The Empire Strikes Back.
  • In the comic store there is Star Wars comic on the shelf; Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing.
  • At a certain point in the movie, Jay and Bob are being picked up by a car with Carrie Fisher as its driver. Interestingly enough, this is the first film that featured both Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill since Return of the Jedi.
  • Jay (Jason Mewes) said: "You guys had a Star Wars themed wedding and you tied the knot as Stormtroopers"
  • Jay & Silent Bob to Holden (Ben Affleck): "I don't think I am alone in the world but I imagine this flick may be the worst idea after Greedo shooting first"
  • During the shootout at the end, Jay and Silent Bob are sitting, watching the action when a bullet is shot their way. In a possible reference to the Han shot first controversy, Bob dodges the bullet by merely moving his head as Han Solo does in the Star Wars Special Edition.

[edit] Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genious (2001)

  • The planet that Jimmy and he kids land on to free their parents from the aliens shows the crop-circle looking things from space that Coruscant has from space. Also the planet itself shows the same kind of futuristic city of Coruscant.

[edit] Just Married (2003)

  • Tom Leezak (Ashton Kutcher) and Sarah McNerney (Brittany Murphy) talk about what dreams they had when they were young. Two balloons appear above their heads so the viewer can see into their thoughts. In Tom's balloon you can see him with a lightsaber in action.

[edit] Knocked Up (2007)

  • When Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) throws up, her co-worker jokingly compares it to Jabba the Hutt dying.
  • When Ben Stone ([Seth Rogen]) lights a bong while wearing a gas mask with his roommates he says to his roommate Jay ([Jay Baruchel]) "Jay, I am your stoner", mimiking Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back.

[edit] Little Giants (1994)

  • The little Giants are a ragtag bunch of Pee Wee football players as one kid has to wear an old Darth Vader helmet.

[edit] Little Nicky (2000)

  • At one point, while in Hell, Lucifer (Rodney Dangerfield) turns to a big, hairy monster with a horn on its head and says, “Hey, Chewbacca, take it easy!”

[edit] Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

  • The "command center" of the hacker "Warlock" (appropriately played by Kevin Smith) features a Boba Fett standee and several other Star Wars items. When Warlock asks John McClane if he is "a fan of the Fett" while looking at the standee, McClane says that he was always more of a Star Wars fan.
  • In an earlier reference to the Warlock, Matt Farrell calls him a "digital Jedi."

[edit] Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

  • When Bugs Bunny and Daffy go into space to stop Marvin the Martian, Bugs is fighting against Marvin with a carrot and of there, a lightsaber went out.
  • Also, while Bugs was turning Marvin's assaults aside, he was reading a book called "The Force for Dummies ".

[edit] Mallrats (1995)

  • Throughout the film Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) tries to use the Force on several objects.
  • Silent Bob quotes Yoda in his only line, "Adventure, excitement? Jedi craves not these things".
  • William Black (Ethan Supple) growls and kicks a stage support beam in a similar manor to Chewbacca after the Rebel Hoth base is closed off in The Empire Strikes Back.

[edit] Mammoth (2006)

[edit] Meet the Fockers (2004)

  • During a conversation between Greg (Ben Stiller) and his assumed son Jorge Villalobos, Greg tells the boy that he is his father and suggests to him, "Search your feelings. You know it to be true." He also says, "Es soy tu papa," which is "I am your father" in Spanish.

[edit] Meet the Robinsons (2007)

  • Carl, Wilbur's C-3PO like robot warns Wilbur of the very high odds of going out of existence from the time travel interference, much like 3PO's warnings throughout The Empire Strikes Back.
  • When Lewis tries escaping from the altered future where Doris is in control and Wilbur has been wiped from existence, the time machine is chased by DOR-15s, which attack the ship as if they were the buzz droids in Revenge of the Sith. This chase scene turns into a play on the airspeeder chase in Attack of the Clones, including parts such as the tram tunnel and power refinery.

[edit] Men in Black (1997)

  • When Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) talks to Jay (Will Smith) about impending doom for Earth, he mentions a "Corellian Plague". He also talks of a "Corellian Death Ray".
  • Also in the scene with the many celebrities as aliens on the large screen, George Lucas can be seen in the far right, working on his prequels.

[edit] Men in Black II (2002)

  • The Worm Guys speak Huttese.

[edit] Miss Congeniality (2000)

  • In response to Victor Melling's (Michael Caine) lecturing, Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) says, "Whatever you want, Yoda."

[edit] Mystery Men (1999)

  • In the end of the movie the super-heroes have united to save the day. The Blue Raja (Hank Azaria), who uses silverware for weaponry, says, “May the Forks be with us!”

[edit] Naked Gun 33 1/3 (1994)

  • In the tradition of the Police Squad TV show the opening credits roll over a series of wacky settings to include the Death Star trench from A New Hope.

[edit] Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

  • Following in the tradition of museum pieces coming to life in the 2006 Night at the Museum film, Darth Vader comes to life and unsuccessfully attempts to Force-choke another character.[1] However, there is no Darth Vader exhibit among the pop-culture exhibits at the real-life Smithsonian.

[edit] Nu, pogodi!/Well, you just wait!

In the 18-th episode of this Soviet/Russian animated series ("Supermarket") the Wolf and the Hare activate robots which fight using lightsabers.

[edit] Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

"Use your Force!"
  • When Sherman Klump falls asleep, he dreams he is an astronaut on a spaceship on a mission to save the world from an asteroid impact by shooting it with a laser. The ship spins out of control throwing him to the rear of the ship. His father appears as a Force ghost, similar in appearance to Obi-Wan Kenobi, and tells him to, "Use your Force, Sherman!" Sherman farts several times to reach the cockpit and his father says, "The Force is strong with this one" while gasping for air. Unfortunately, because of his deteriorating brain, Sherman destroys the moon with the laser instead and the asteroid subsequently destroys Earth.

[edit] Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)

  • When the elderly receptionist explains to the main character about his transfer into a dog, he uses a lightsaber-like instrument (with the same sound effects) to demonstrate how that process worked.

[edit] Out Cold (2001)

  • Towards the end of the movie, the owner of a small plane offers a young man to take him to Anchorage, where he can get a flight elsewhere. His exact words are, "I can take you as far as Anchorage. You can get a ride there to wherever you're going."

[edit] The Perfect Storm (2000)

  • Two fisherman play a lightsaber duel with glowrods and one of them yells, "May the Force be with us!"
  • The movie also has a connection to Tales, because Jade's avatar Diane Lane is in it.

[edit] Wikipedia:Picture This! (2008)

  • A friend of Ashley Tisdale's character tells her "The Force is with you."

[edit] Pineapple Express (2008)

  • When Saul (James Franco) is being dragged to the downstairs of a gang's hideout, he fearfully asks if a rancor is down there.

[edit] Poltergeist (1982)

  • Produced by Steven Spielberg the boy in this film had a lot of Star Wars toys. During one scene when the poltergeist manifests in the room lots of toys are flying around to include Star Wars ships.
  • Also there is a scene where you can clearly see a Darth Vader carrying case that has red eyes. This may be in homage to Lucas’ original vision of Darth Vader as described in his first script and short story.

[edit] Raising Arizona (1985)

  • When asked to describe the pajamas his son was wearing when he was kidnapped, Nathan Arizona, Sr., says, "I don't know. They were... jammies! They had Yodas and shit on 'em!"

[edit] Red Dawn

  • In Red Dawn, one of the main characters wears a cap with the Star Wars logo on it.

[edit] Reign of Fire (2002)

[edit] Revenge of the Nerds: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

  • The movie opens with a Star Wars style opening crawl.

[edit] The Return of the King (2003)

  • During Théoden's death scene, he tells Éowyn, "My eyes darken." "No," says Éowyn. "No. I'm going to save you." Théoden replies, "You already did." The dialogue does not appear in the Tolkien novel, but it echoes the death scene of Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi. (Luke says, "I have to save you," to which Vader replies, "You already have.")

[edit] Robots (2005)

  • When Gasket and Wonderbot are fighting with the pipes, they sound like lightsabers.
  • One of the voiceboxes Diesel tries on, makes him sound like Darth Vader (in fact, James Earl Jones provided the voice; and coincidentally, Ewan McGregor, who plays Rodney, portrays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy).
  • Also the first Episode III trailer was included with the movie, making Ewan McGregor have appearances in the accompanying Trailer and the primary film.

[edit] The Rock (1996)

  • Someone utters the line, “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”

[edit] Rocketman (1997)

  • Harland Williams’ character tends to the NASA monkeys one of which he refers to as, “My little Ewok.”

[edit] Rush Hour (1998)

Councilor Han Solon
  • The Chinese consul's name is Han Solon.

[edit] Saving Silverman (2001)

  • (J.D.) Jack Black and Wayne (Steve Zahn) are discussing how evil Judith (Amanda Peete) is:

Wayne: Our enemy is wicked, so...

J.D.: Dude, she's Freddy Krueger.

Wayne: Damien.

J.D.: Dude, she's Vader.

Wayne: No! She's the Emperor.

J.D.: Yeah, but with really great tits.

[edit] Say It Isn’t So (2001)

  • At one point Valdine (Sally Fields) says, “Old R2-D2 couldn't keep it in his pants back then. And now he can't even wipe his own ass” referring to her paralyzed husband who is in a wheelchair.

[edit] Scream 2 (1997)

  • When one character argues that sequels are inferior to their original films, one character counters, "The Empire Strikes Back. Better story, improved effects", which is matched with "Not a sequel, part of a original planned trilogy".

[edit] Serendipity (2001)

  • Lars (John Corbett) and his agent are watching his latest video when they see an older man in a brown robe. One of them says, “That guy looks like Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

[edit] Serenity (2005)

  • In the movie, references are made to "rebel activity in the Outer Rim."
  • In a reference to a line by Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back, Inara asks Mal "What have you done to my shuttle?" to which Mal replies "It's not your shuttle."
  • The scene in which Serenity dispatches several homing beacons is reminiscent of a scene at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back when a Star Destroyer dispatches several probe droids.

[edit] Seven (1995)

  • Mills (Brad Pitt) and Somerset (Morgan Freeman) are at the station discussing the serial killer when Pitt makes the following observation, “Just because he has a library card doesn’t make him Yoda.”
  • It should also be noted that Director David Fincher was Assistant Cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit on Return of the Jedi.

[edit] The Shrimp on the Barbie

[edit] Skin Deep (1989)

  • Toward the end of the movie two guys get into a fight in the dark while wearing glow in the dark condoms, which resembles a lightsaber duel.

[edit] Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

[edit] Sorority Boys (2002)

  • When the two guys/girls are sword-fighting with dildos, the scene is like a lightsaber fight. Star Wars music is even playing in the background.
  • Harland Williams' character roars like Chewbacca as he pulls a long, wet clump of hair from the drain and says, "It's like a wookiee, man!"

[edit] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

  • The General in charge of the American Army speaks in a manner evidently intended as a parody of Admiral Ackbar; at one point, he slurs his words enough as to make them incoherent. He also uses a holoprojector to outline the plan of battle, much as Ackbar does in Episode VI.
  • One of the soldiers in Battalion 5 parodies Jar Jar Binks saying, "Yousa people gonna die!"
  • After speaking to Stan, when the Clitoris vanishes it resembles the scene from The Empire Strikes Back when Luke's vision of Obi-Wan vanishes and Han comes riding to save him.
  • Cartman fires lightning at Saddam Hussein in a parody of Palpatine's attack on Luke Skywalker in Episode VI. Satan looks back and forth between the two as Cartman prepares to kill Saddam, though when Saddam urges Satan to save him, Satan kills the victim, rather than, as Darth Vader does, killing the attacker.

[edit] Spaceballs (1987)

  • The entire movie itself is a parody. See the Spaceballs article.

[edit] Space Camp (1986)

  • This film featured Max (Joaquin Phoenix) a boy who was a huge Star Wars fan and who dropped tons of references about it throughout the movie.
  • The score was also composed by John Williams.

[edit] Spawn (1997)

  • While Spawn is learning about his newfound powers from the old man he says, "Hold on a sec', Yoda."

[edit] Speed Racer: The Next Generatinon

  • When Connor says its a coincidence that Speed has Speed Racer's things and implies that he might be a relative, Speed replies, "I have as much of a chance of being related to Speed Racer as you do of being a relative of Darth Vader." Robot Chim-Chim puts a bucket on Connor's head and Connor immitates Darth Vader's breathing and says, "Speed, I am your father."

[edit] Starship Troopers (1997)

  • In the movie, a tank similar to a bacta tank is used.

[edit] Star Trek

[edit] Star Trek: First Contact

The Millennium Falcon fights in the Battle of Sector 001.

[edit] Stepbrothers

  • In this movie, Dale has a Chewbacca mask that he sometimes wears. Towards the end of the movie Brennan gets his own mask and says he doesn't care that his is not movie-quality.
  • He can also be seen wearing numerous star wars shirts throughout the movie

[edit] Step Up 2 the Streets

  • The character "Moose" wears a T-shirt depicting a cartoonish image of Yoda in his early "School Lunch" scene.

[edit] Sunshine (2007)

[edit] Superbad (2007)

[edit] Team America: World Police (2004)

Almost familiar...
  • The bar scene in Cairo is based upon the Cantina scene in A New Hope. The music and the shots of the customers are very similar. The Arabic dialogue also sounds like the alien voices.
    • There is a shot one may assume where two Arabs are smoking, much like two similar aliens from the cantina.
    • There is a band which also plays similar instruments as the Modal Nodes--indeed, the music they are playing is the cantina music played backwards. The scene is also reminiscent of Jabba's Palace in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi because some fat guys are sitting there watching a dancer, much like Jabba with Oola.
"Hey, you don't need to see my credentials".
  • Near the end of the movie, Gary bluffs his way past the North Korean soldiers guarding the front door of Kim Jong Il's Palace by using a Jedi mind trick on them, or something very much like it.

Korean: Who the hell you?
 Gary: I'm with the Film Actors Guild. I'm here to help with the broadcast.
Korean: Then you show credentials!
Gary: Hey... you don't need to see my credentials. I left them at home and I'm running late.
 Korean: I believe him.
Korean: Yeah, me too.

[edit] Titan A.E. (2000)

Look at the bottom-center for the Death Star. Click for a closer look.
  • Aside from being promoted as: "This is the movie Star Wars fans have been waiting for", there is a scene which establishes the drifter colony. At the bottom, towards the right, there is a particular sphere which looks like the Death Star.
  • Akima uses Princess Leia's line from The Empire Strikes Back when she asks, "Should I get out and push?"

[edit] Tommy Boy (1995)

  • At one point Tommy (Chris Farley) says, “Luke, I am your father” into a fan, which makes his voice sound mechanical. (Like who HASN’T done that.)

[edit] Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

  • Elliot Carver, referring to the headline: "The Empire WILL strike back" says, "I rather like the last one. It isn't even mine."

[edit] Toy Story 2 (1999)

  • The opening scene contains a number of sound effects from Star Wars, including Darth Vader's breathing, lightsaber sounds, and blaster fire sounds.
  • Later in the movie, Buzz Lightyear II accuses Emperor Zurg of killing his father. Zurg, who sounds a lot like Darth Vader, reveals that he is Buzz's father. By the end of the film, they're playing together and experiencing lots of good father-son bonding.
  • The TV Series "Buzz Lightyear: Star Command" is a tribute of Star Trek and Star Wars together.
  • Earler in the first Toy Story film, Buzz Lightyear described the planet he thought he was on as a strange alien planet and

mentioned Zurg to be as evil like Darth Vader.

[edit] Transformers: The Movie

  • After the initial sequence with Unicron the film's background is established with an Opening Crawl. (This is only in the British release of the film, because Britain was behind in the airings of the series. The American release jumped straight from the opening sequence to the credits.)
  • The movie's promotional material mentions that the film was "conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars".
  • One of the film's primary characters, Arcee, has a head design styled in the likeness of Leia Organa Solo's famous "cinnamon bun" hair from A New Hope.
  • Megatron, at one point, uses a lightsaber type weapon against Optimus Prime.
  • The villain Unicron is a gigantic planet-destroying robotic spheroid, like the Death Star.
  • The sound effect produced when Rodimus Prime opens the Autobot Matrix is a combination of several lightsaber power-up sounds; Nelson Shin, who designed the sound, was also on the sound crew for Transformers: The Movie.

[edit] Treasure Planet (2002)

  • The television commercial for this animated movie boasted the obvious, “Star Wars meets treasure island.”

[edit] Twister (1996)

  • During the climax of the movie, the ragtag tornado chasers deploy a weather probe called “Dorothy” into a tornado. As the data is streaming into the van one of the scientists yells, “THAT’S NO MOON! IT’S A SPACE STATION!”

[edit] Up (2009)

  • When dogs in bi-planes attacked the protagonists they called out their call signs, which were the same as Red squadron's before their attack on the first Death Star.
  • Three of the dog planes had an accident exactly like the one Vader and his wingmates had towards the end of the battle of the first Death Star.
  • During the beginning of the end credits, Russel and Carl Fredricksen are shown at a movie theater playing Star Wars.

[edit] WarGames (1983)

  • While hacking the computer of a company called Protovision, David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) says in a deep voice, "Protovision, I have you now," a reference to Darth Vader's line in 'A New Hope'.

[edit] The Wedding Date (2005)

  • Kat Ellis says to Nick Mercer, "You're like the Yoda of escorts." Later, she answers Mercer, "Okay, Yoda."

[edit] What Women Want (2000)

  • Darcy (Helen Hunt) discusses her reputation, “I'm the man-eating bitch Darth Vader of the ad world.”

[edit] Without A Paddle (2004)

  • ”Dan Mott” is played by Seth Green who has connections to Star Wars through his work as “Chris” on Family Guy as well as his show Robot Chicken. Green will also be lending his voice to the new Clone Wars animated series.
  • At one point Jerry (Matthew Lillard) says, “Come back to bed, you guys. I’m freezing” to which Tom (Dax Shepard) replies, “Not until he puts Jabba back in his Hutt!”
  • At one point Dan does a C-3PO imitation:

Dan: [doing his best C3PO voice] We are in serious trouble my friends. All data points to us being . . . how do you human's say it? Completely screwed.

Dan: yeah. You know, that is . . . that's a good way to say it. That pretty much sums it up.

Dan: [doing his best C3PO voice] As expected, Tom is . . .drunk.

[edit] Wolf Creek (2005)

  • In the car just after realizing the car is dead, the main character turns on the flashlight and waves it like a lightsaber making the noises.

[edit] Wrongfully Accused (1998)

  • When the usher of a cinema was accommodating a couple, he extracted a lightsaber to indicate their seats to them
  • When Ryan Harrison falls (above a table, it looks like carbonite frozen Han Solo's scene.)

[edit] X-Men (2000)

  • Towards the end of the movie, Toad's handling of a metal pole towards the end of the movie bears a startling similarity to that of Darth Maul when he first ignites his double-bladed lightsaber. Both characters were played by Ray Park. In addition, Toad is killed by Storm, who uses an electric blast similar in appearance to Force Lightning.

[edit] Zoolander (2002)

  • Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) are in a heated argument when Zoolander challenges him to a walk-off:

Zoolander: What say we settle this on the runway . . .Han-Solo?

Hansel: Are you challenging me to a walk-off . . .Boo-Lander?


[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ Reference based on the Night at the Museum 2 television spot.
  2. ↑ Trek Star Reveals Captain Kirk Inspiration
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