References
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958)
Spartacus (1960)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Lik Wong (1991)
Wong Fei Hung (1991)
Referenced in
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Bourgie Sings the Blues (#6.4)" (1995)
- Will mentions the film
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos (#21.11)" (1996)
- Mentioned on The Joe Pesci Show
"The Nanny: The Bird's Nest (#4.3)" (1996)
- Fran mentions Mel Gibson's Oscar win.
"The Adam and Joe Show: (#1.3)" (1996)
- Someone mentions having a copy of this film.
Panarea (1997)
"A Touch of Frost: Penny for the Guy (#5.1)" (1997)
- Meek-looking dog ironically named Braveheart.
"The Last Don" (1997)
- movie mentioned by name by character
"ReBoot: Icons (#3.5)" (1997)
- Half of Enzo's face is painted blue
Sammy the Screenplay (1997) (V)
- One of the scripts in the warehouse shouts "You can shut me in a box, but you can't take my freedom", complete with Scottish accent.
"Muppets Tonight: (#2.7)" (1997)
- Mentioned during Dragonheart sketch
"Just Shoot Me!: Bravefinch (#2.19)" (1998)
- title reference.
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place: Two Guys, a Girl and a Vacation (#2.2)" (1998)
- After a lengthy Scottish imitation, Berg cries "Freedom!"
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Pom Pom Incident (#3.4)" (1998)
- Mentioned in dialogue
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
Torrance Rises (1999)
- mentioned once
The Mummy (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
The Debt Collector (1999)
The Book That Wrote Itself (1999)
- talked about in the movie
Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)
"The Simpsons: Beyond Blunderdome (#11.1)" (1999)
- Homer asks Mel Gibson, "Did Braveheart run away?"
The Big Tease (1999)
"Angel: Hero (#1.9)" (1999)
- Cordelia about Angel: "He's a larger than life character, too 'Braveheart' for Joe Couch Potato to relate to."
Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)
Chicken Run (2000)
- Rocky's (Mel Gibson) cry "Freedom!" while going over the fence.
"Frasier: And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 2 (#8.2)" (2000)
- Simon says he is going to watch the movie.
Manic (2001)
- Monroe calls Chad "Braveheart" when he paints an anarchy symbol on his chest during a basketball game
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Comic Relief Presents: Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over (2001) (TV)
- Scottish man in charity promotion slip says of his wife "She's not just mae sweetheart, she's mae wee Braveheart"
The Mummy Returns (2001)
"The Lone Gunmen: All About Yves (#1.13)" (2001)
- Referenced in dialogue.
Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)
"Monarch of the Glen: (#3.1)" (2001)
- When Archie brings up the estate's history, Stella says she's seen Braveheart.
The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) (VG)
- Groundskeeper Willie regards his driver as inferior to Braveheart
Kevin of the North (2001)
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
Erkan & Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis (2002)
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
Nine Lives (2002)
- (while talking about Scotland) "Freedom!" "Mel (Gibson)'s accent is better."
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Dumber Dolls (#1.10)" (2002)
- mentioned by name
Die Another Day (2002)
"I'm Alan Partridge: Bravealan (#2.3)" (2002)
- Episode title "Bravealan" is a spoof of this movie's name (especially considering every episode name is a spoof of a movie name in this show). Later, Alan talks about Braveheart when he lists some brave people.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
"Stargate SG-1: Forsaken (#6.18)" (2003)
- Jack tells Teal'c that he's watched Braveheart too many times.
The Movie Hero (2003)
- mentioned by lead actor Jeremy Sisto
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
- Referenced by name
Hollywood and the Muslim World (2003) (TV)
April's Shower (2003)
- A character calls a scottish person "Braveheart".
"South Park: Grey Dawn (#7.10)" (2003)
- "You can take our licences, but you'll never take our pride!" instead of "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Theoden's and Aragorn's speeches before battles similar to William Wallace's speech before battle
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
- Mention once
"South Park: Up the Down Steroid (#8.2)" (2004)
- poster seen in Cartman's room
"South Park: The Passion of the Jew (#8.3)" (2004)
- When Cartman prays to Mel Gibson he prays to a picture from this film. Later Mel Gibson dresses up as his character from this film.
Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004)
- Mentioned in dialogue as a "banned DVD."
DragonBlade (2005)
- Dialogue reference through Lang.
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
- When Rory and Michael are alone for the first time in their new home, they cry out "Freedom!" as Mel Gibson did.
"High Chaparall: (#3.4)" (2004)
- A poster can be seen
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
- A future Queen of England falls in love with a "commoner" who fights for freedom.
Robots (2005)
- In the final battle scene Fender recites a speech that's just like a speech given by Mel Gibson in Braveheart and there is Scottish music playing in the background.
The Ring Two (2005)
- When Rachel is looking through the video tapes at the fair, Braveheart is one of them
"Veronica Mars: Weapons of Class Destruction (#1.18)" (2005)
- "This one's very Braveheart."
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
- One of the films on the list
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
- title is mentioned during battle scene footage
"Stargate: Atlantis: Condemned (#2.5)" (2005)
- McKay says that he is astonished that some Braveheart extras (referring to the prisoners on the island) were able to shoot the puddle jumper and made it crash.
Malev (2005)
- battle makeup and speech
Stubbs the Zombie in 'Rebel Without a Pulse' (2005) (VG)
- On one level there is a hidden cutscene where Stubbs makes a speech like in Braveheart before the big battle as mentioned on the direct commentary.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.79)" (2005)
- correct response in "Premiere" category
Jenseits (2006)
- The secret wedding in the "Origin"-sequence.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.102)" (2006)
- all Jeopardy! round category titles allude to Oscar winners for Best Picture, including "Brave Heart"
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
- Brian Grazer mentions losing the Oscar to the movie
"Top Gear: (2006-07-16)" (2006)
- Jeremy says Brian Cox was in it
Surf School (2006)
- mentioned in dialogue
"Lost Worlds: Braveheart's Scotland (#1.10)" (2006)
- Contains various movie references
"Happy Hour: The Mix CD (#1.2)" (2006)
- Molly gives Larry a tartan picnic basket backpack and Brad jokes that "they wore tartan picnic basket backpacks in Braveheart".
Open Season (2006)
- The teaser that shows the Scottish squirrel McSquizzy above the viewer on a branch throwing acorns HAS to be taken from the Braveheart scene when Wallace and company lure the English patrol into a dead end by a cliff, and announce their presence on the cliff top to the English below by hitting the leader with a rock, along with a smile and a wave.
"20 to 1: Great Aussie Movies (#3.5)" (2006)
- A poster for this movie is shown in a montage of posters for movies starring Mel Gibson in a segment on Mad Max.
"Ugly Betty: After Hours (#1.7)" (2006)
- Amanda calls Betty "Braveheart"
"Saturday Night Live: Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani/Akon (#32.8)" (2006)
- the re-cut Apocalypto trailer mentions Mel Gibson as the director of this movie
"The Office: Ben Franklin (#3.14)" (2007)
- Jim mentions 'Braveheart' when defining 'prima nocta.'
"Top Gear: (2007-02-04)" (2007)
- Jeremy acts like Braveheart while being in Scotland
Hotel Very Welcome (2007)
- Ca. 47 min. into the movie, Chris mentions the film and it's titular character while on the telephone.
"The Office: Safety Training (#3.19)" (2007)
- Darryl says to Michael "You're Braveheart, man"
Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It (2007) (TV)
- Mentioned in reference to Mel Gibson's infamous arrest.
Join Us (2007)
- A small poster of the movie can be seen in an office setting.
"Getaway: (#16.24)" (2007)
- In a story on Edinburgh, a person dressed like William Wallace says "You may take our lives, but you will never take our freedom".
"Greek: Picking Teams (#1.4)" (2007)
- Cappie does a monologue
Universal Soldiers (2007)
- "You gonna lead us into battle, Braveheart?"
The Tattooist (2007)
- "Scatter your limbs like the British did to Braveheart" (lyrics)
Witless Protection (2008)
- Larry refers to Madeleine as "Longshanks."
"South Park: Tonsil Trouble (#12.1)" (2008)
- Poster on Cartman's bedroom wall.
The House Bunny (2008)
- shelly mentions this in the pool hall/bar
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (2008) (TV)
- Referenced by name
"The Amazing Race: That Is Studly (#13.9)" (2008)
- Mentioned by team Andrew & Dan
"Saturday Night Live: Tracy Morgan/Kelly Clarkson (#34.18)" (2009)
- Mentioned in Family Flix sketch
"The Thick of It: (#3.3)" (2009)
- Ollie shouts "Freedom!" shortly after referring to Glenn as "Braveheart".
Featured in
The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV)
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion (2000) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
- This film is #91 on the list.
CinéMagique (2002)
- one of the middle-age battle clips
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
- This film is #62 on the list.
"20 to 1: Magnificent Movies (#3.14)" (2006)
- Some clips from this movie are shown when it is the subject of a segment.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
"20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10)" (2007)
- Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the line "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"
"20 to 1: Movie Saints and Sinners (#5.6)" (2007)
- Clips shown in a segment on William Wallace.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
- Featured in Best Picture montage.
"20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 01: World's Most Daring Movies (#8.1)" (2009)
- Clips shown in a segment.
"20 to 1: Hollywood's Hot List (#8.14)" (2009)
- Clips shown in a segment on Mel Gibson.
Scotland on Screen (2009) (TV)
- Clips shown and discussed
Spoofed in
"Saturday Night Live: Chevy Chase/Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories (#21.2)" (1995)
- Spoofed in Braveheart skit
1996 MTV Movie Awards (1996) (TV)
- Bob Newhart in Braveheart
"South Park: Starvin' Marvin (#1.8)" (1997)
- the final scene when the south park residents battle the turkeys is a direct spoof of braveheart right down to the costumes and dialogue
"Dawson's Creek: Beauty Contest (#1.12)" (1998)
- Pacey's dramatic interpretatoin at the beauty pageant is a spoof of Braveheart
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
BASEketball (1998)
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999) (VG)
- Secret level called "Braveheartless"
"The Simpsons: Beyond Blunderdome (#11.1)" (1999)
- Mel Gibson and Homer mooning
The Big Tease (1999)
Dean Quixote (2000)
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001) (TV)
The New Guy (2002)
Strangeheart (2003)
"South Park: The Passion of the Jew (#8.3)" (2004)
- Mel attacks Stan and Kenny with Braveheart war paint, yells "Freedom!"
A Question to Asclepios (2004)
- Shakey camera work in battle-like scene.
WrestleMania 21 (2005) (TV)
- Part of the "WrestleMania Goes Hollywood" promotion
The Heart of the Game (2005)
- school mascot (who has both sides of his face painted different colors) yells out "Freedom!" like William Wallace
Daxter (2006) (VG)
- There is a level where Daxter is dressed like Wallace and is like a scene in the movie
Surf School (2006)
- parody of "Freedom!" speech including half of face painted blue
Open Season (2006)
- the Scottish squirrel yells "Freedom!" in the middle of the battle
"MADtv: (#12.12)" (2007)
- A sketch focuses on the Scottish rebellian, remaniscant of Braveheart
"Family Guy: No Chris Left Behind (#5.16)" (2007)
- Stewie follows Wallace's speech
"Saturday Night Live: Gerard Butler/Shakira (#35.4)" (2009)
- Spoofed as 'Daveheart'
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