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It Happened One Night (1934) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as

Glückskinder (1936)
Lelki klinika (1941)
Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
The Runaround (1946)
Niña bonita (1955)
 -  The production reveals that it was an adaptation of the Hollywood film. The two movies have the same story about a spoiled heiress running away from her family and helped by a reporter who falls in love with her.
Chori Chori (1956)
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991)

References

Three Little Pigs (1933)
 -  Big Bad Wolf song

Referenced in

Every Night at Eight (1935)
Collegiate (1936)
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
 -  Parodies the hitchhiking scene.
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Prairie Chickens (1943)
 -  Clark pulls up his pantleg while trying to hitch a ride.
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
 -  Susan Hayward says she had to do the Claudette Colbert routine of raising her dress to get a cab
"Bourbon Street Beat: Woman in the River (#1.4)" (1959)
 -  In one scene, Kenny and Melody Lee are in a room that is divided in half by a blanket, and Kenny comments that it's like 'that old movie'.
Ginger in the Morning (1974)
 -  Ginger and Joe discuss the film
"M*A*S*H: It Happened One Night (#4.3)" (1975)
 -  title reference
The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV)
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
 -  Madeline Kahn tries to stop a car by showing her leg
"The Bob Newhart Show: It Didn't Happen One Night (#6.19)" (1978)
 -  title reference
Il bisbetico domato (1980)
 -  hitchiking scene. (raising skirt to stop a car)
Salut... j'arrive! (1982)
"Remington Steele: Red Holt Steele (#2.3)" (1983)
 -  Mentioned in the dialogue.
"Newhart: It Happened One Afternoon: Part 1 (#2.1)" (1983)
 -  title reference
"Newhart: It Happened One Afternoon: Part 2 (#2.2)" (1983)
 -  title reference
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
"The Golden Girls: Grab That Dough (#3.16)" (1988)
 -  The film is mentioned by name.
Mystic Pizza (1988)
 -  Scene with Roberts and Storke trying to hitch a ride when they have car trouble.
"Family Ties: It Happened One Night (#7.1)" (1988)
 -  Title reference
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (1991) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Wings: It May Have Happened One Night (#4.9)" (1992)
 -  The title is a reference to the title of the movie.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Monster A-Go-Go (#5.21)" (1993)
 -  Crow: "This is like 'It Happened One Night,' except it makes me want to kill myself."
"Family Matters: It Didn't Happen One Night (#5.2)" (1993)
 -  title reference
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996)
 -  The title is mentioned.
Mother (1996/II)
"Step by Step: It Didn't Happen One Night (#6.16)" (1997)
 -  title reference
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Italians in America (1998) (TV)
 -  Still highlights Frank Capra.
The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998) (TV)
"Spin City: It Happened One Night (#3.5)" (1998)
 -  title reference
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Girl in Gold Boots (#11.2)" (1999)
 -  Hitchhiking scene reference: 'You should show more leg'
"Dharma & Greg: It Never Happened One Night (#2.21)" (1999)
 -  title reference
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Final Justice (#11.8)" (1999)
 -  "It's It Happened One Night, Only gay."
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: It Happened One Night (1999) (V)
 -  The film is mentioned by Frank Capra, Jr.
"Wind at My Back: All This and Heaven Too (#4.1)" (2000)
 -  Grace mentions seeing the movie while she was in New York.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Im Juli. (2000)
You're the one (una historia de entonces) (2000)
George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (2001) (V)
 -  mentionned once
Bandits (2001)
"Gilmore Girls: The Fundamental Things Apply (#4.5)" (2003)
 -  Lorelai questioning Luke on what movies he's seen
Man yan (2004)
 -  A street vendor recommends the DVD to his customer.
Behind the Tunes: It Hopped One Night - A Look at 'One Froggy Evening' (2004) (V)
 -  Title reference
Brick (2005)
 -  In both movies, the hero argues with a guy who can only retort "Oh, yeah?"
Film Geek (2005)
 -  one of Scotty's videos
Baciami piccina (2006)
 -  scene discussed by characters
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull (2007) (V)
 -  Mary Jo says the title.
Changeling (2008)
 -  title mentioned by character; also seen on theater marquee
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
 -  Advertisement on the wall when Kit finds the dog
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) (TV)
 -  Photos and posters shown.
Spring Breakdown (2009)
 -  mentioned during The Movie Numbers Game
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Miss March/Race to Witch Mountain/Sunshine Cleaning (#1.3)" (2009)
 -  Brett says that bad films remind us of good films he gives this film as an example of a good classic road trip film

Featured in

"The Moviemakers: The Films of Frank Capra" (????)
 -  Clips with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert
High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981) (TV)
Movers & Shakers (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996)
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #35 on the list.
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
"V.I.P.: Good Val Hunting (#1.11)" (1999)
 -  Kay is watching it on TV.
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: It Happened One Night (1999) (V)
 -  Scenes from this film are shown.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #8 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) (TV)
 -  This film is #38 on the list.
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
Shepperton Babylon (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips featured and discussed
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
 -  Part or all of the trailer is shown and discussed.
Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are featured.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #46 on the list.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.
Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom (2008)
 -  The Bad (character) is watching 'It Happened One Night' in the movie theatre.
AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #3 on the "Romantic Comedy" list.
The House Bunny (2008)
 -  It's playing on a TV in the nursing home when Shelley comes to volunteer.

Spoofed in

Porky's Road Race (1937)
Way Out West (1937)
1941 (1979)
Spaceballs (1987)
 -  Lone Starr gives up his reward, and only takes recovery of expenses. In It Happened One Night, Peter also gives up on his reward, and takes only accomodation recovery. In both cases, this is a sign for the female character of his love
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V)
 -  Pokes at hitch-hiking scene
Bandits (2001)
Bottle Shock (2008)
 -  When Bo can't get a car to stop for him while stranded, Sam stops one (a cop car) by lifting her shirt

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