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Moulin Rouge! (2001) More at IMDbPro »

References

Le voyage dans la lune (1902)
 -  The 'Placido Domingo' moon, during the Elephant Love Medley
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Metropolis (1927)
Camille (1936)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Les enfants du paradis (1945)
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
An American in Paris (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
 -  Christian standing in front of the Moulin Rouge yelling, "SATINE!!!" references the "STELLA!!!" scene in Streetcar Named Desire
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Gojira (1954)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Lola Montès (1955)
Bus Stop (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
Gigi (1958)
Les parapluies de Cherbourg (1964)
The Sound of Music (1965)
 -  Christian comes up with the lyrics "the hills are alive with the sound of music".
Romeo and Juliet (1968/I)
The Music Lovers (1970)
Love Story (1970)
Cabaret (1972)
Savage Messiah (1972)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) (V)
Aladdin (1992)
 -  In the "Spectacular Spectacular" production at the end, "La Chocolat" is made up as Disney's Genie
La traviata (1994) (TV)
Titanic (1997)
China Gate (1998)

Referenced in

"Will & Grace: The Third Wheel Gets the Grace (#4.1)" (2001)
 -  Jack: "... or were you too busy high kicking it with Nicky Kidman at the Moulin Rouge?"
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001) (TV)
"Will & Grace: Whoa, Nelly! (#4.12)" (2002)
 -  Jack: "Happy Moulin Rouge coming out on DVD."
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Cinemania (2002)
OT: la película (2002)
Chicago (2002)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Killer in Me (#7.13)" (2003)
 -  Kennedy says she loves how Willow turns off the Moulin Rouge DVD at chapter 32 so that the film has a happy ending.
"Friends: The One with the Memorial Service (#9.17)" (2003)
 -  After Ross spreads the rumour that Chandler is gay, Monica jokingly says that he made her watch this film all the time.
Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) (VG)
 -  When the characters are about to put on a song-and-dance show, one comments, "Spectacular, spectacular!"
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
Ned (2003)
 -  Whorehouse scene
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
The Book of Orgazmo (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Catch That Kid (2004)
 -  poster
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Za'er (2004)
 -  The character Ameen mentions the movie title as he's wishing to kiss Nicole Kidman like the character Christian (Ewan McGregor) does in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
"Jeopardy!: (#21.25)" (2004)
 -  referenced in clue in "Actors & Actresses" category
"Will & Grace: Key Party (#7.5)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned by Ralph
"Long Way Round" (2004)
 -  A clip is shown of Ewan and his wife at the premiere for Moulin Rouge
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
 -  Opening shot of computer-generated Paris, made to look like aged black and white film
Film Geek (2005)
 -  on shelf in video store
"Gilmore Girls: Jews and Chinese Food (#5.15)" (2005)
 -  While redecorating her garage, Lorelai considers theming it after the film and talks about keeping Ewan McGregor in there.
Mola ser malo (2005)
 -  A song from this film, "Because we can", is featured
Madagascar (2005)
 -  Gloria turns into a green fairy.
Bewitched (2005)
 -  Various dance moves in a montage replicate Moulin Rouge moves, as well as a scene that replicates the pull-rope swing in the opening of the "Sparking Diamonds" number.
Magical Voices (2005) (V)
 -  Mentioned by Jim Broadbent
Strákarnir okkar (2005)
 -  discussed by character
Kids in America (2005)
 -  Lawrence mentions the film in one scene.
"My Bare Lady: Another Opening (#1.4)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by Biggins introducing dance number
"Getaway: (#17.6)" (2008)
 -  When a story on Geelong visits the HomeHouse nightclub, Catriona mentions that the chandeliers and red velvet in it are from the set of Moulin Rouge.
"At the Movies: (2008-11-26)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned in a review of Australia when Margaret and David talk about Baz Luhrmann's theatrical style of direction.
81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)
 -  "Lady Marmalade" performed during "Musicals Are Back"
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009)
 -  Australia (2008) is refered to as 'Moulin Rouge (2001) with dirt'
"Dancing with the Stars: Round One: The Women (#9.2)" (2009/I)
 -  Reference to Mya's work on the soundtrack
"Dancing with the Stars: Round Two (#9.4)" (2009/I)
 -  Hosts Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris mention film when Baz Luhrmann is introduced. Debi & Maksim dance to the film's tango version of "Roxanne"
"Dancing with the Stars: Round Three (#9.6)" (2009/I)
 -  Tom Bergeron mentions the film when talking about Baz Luhrmann's stint as a guest judge

Featured in

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001) (TV)
"HBO First Look: The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge!' (#8.4)" (2001)
 -  clips
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV)
 -  clips
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV)
Bollywood for Beginners (2002) (TV)
Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV)
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV)
"SexTV: Shunga/Moulin Rouge/Cock Temple (#6.19)" (2004)
 -  Clips from film are used in this episode.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Come What May" is #85 on the list.
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clips
"20 to 1: World's Best Love Songs (#3.9)" (2006)
 -  A clip from this movie is shown during a segment on the song Your Song.
"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)
"I Love the New Millennium: (#1.2)" (2008)
 -  Shown on the 2001 episode
Un cortometraje de Alejandro Pérez (2009)
 -  Fragment showed during the end
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.32)" (2009)
 -  a clip is shown in a montage of Ewan McGregor's films

Spoofs

Peter Pan (1953)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Lara Flynn Boyle/Bon Jovi (#26.19)" (2001)
 -  Spoofed as a 1970 musical
Katakuri-ke no kôfuku (2001)
Vivancos 3 (2002)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) (TV)
 -  Miss Piggy stars in a parody, Moulin Scrouge
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
 -  They make a parody on the music numbers.
EuroTrip (2004)
 -  Green fairy is made fun of in both movies

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