Referenced in
Mildred Pierce (1945)
- Bette Davis-Paul Henreid leitmotif used in Mildred Pierce
Only Two Can Play (1962)
- Peter Sellers says he had seen this film
"This Is Your Life: Bette Davis" (1971)
- mentions by name
"Prisoner: (#1.263)" (1982)
- Janet Conway and Ian Mahoney attend a screening on their first date
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca' (1992) (V)
The Counterfeit Contessa (1994) (TV)
- characters mention title in reference to death and suffering
"Oliver's Travels: Why Did We Eat the Frogs? (#1.3)" (1995)
- Oliver does a variation on Bette Davis' "Why settle for the moon" line.
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
"Red Dwarf: Nanarchy (#7.8)" (1997)
- Referenced by name
The Winter Guest (1997)
- Elspeth speaks a variation on Bette Davis' line involving the moon and stars.
Titanic (1997)
- The young Charlotte Vale and her shipboard paramour use a car on the ship for their romantic assignations, similar to Jack and Rose.
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000) (V)
- Referenced by name
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- copies famous scene in which Paul Henreid lights 2 cigarettes in his mouth and offers one to Bette Davis
"EastEnders: (2002-02-14)" (2002)
- Dot quotes "Let's not wish for the moon. We have the stars."
"EastEnders: (2004-08-30)" (2004)
- Dot quotes "Don't ask for the moon. We have the stars."
Yi ge mo sheng nu ren de lai xin (2004)
- A poster of the film is shown
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004) (V)
- Referenced by title
Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (2006)
- stillframe from movie
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)
- one-sheet poster
Featured in
Summer of '42 (1971)
The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV)
Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV)
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV)
Stay Tuned (1992)
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
All About Bette (1994) (TV)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
The Glimmer Man (1996)
The Care and Handling of Roses (1996) (TV)
- Movie is shown in a cinema
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV)
- This film is #23 on the list.
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004) (V)
- A clip is shown
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)
- clips from the trailer and from classic scenes involving Bette Davis and Paul Henreid
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (2005) (TV)
- The quote "Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars." is #46 on the list.
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)
- film clip shown
Memoirs of a Cigarette (2007) (TV)
- features a clip from this film
Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
- A clip is shown
P.S. I Love You (2007)
- Movie clip shown
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) (V)
- clips shown
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V)
- clips
Spoofed in
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- "Passing the cigarette" is parodied during the "I Touch Myself" montage.
The History Boys (2006)
- One of the scenes which the boys act out in front of Hector in the classroom is the end to 'Now Voyager' (with Timms and Lockwood playing Bette Davis and Paul Henreid).
Instant Konkowsky (2009)
- Duplicates the famed two-cigarette-lighting
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