References
Metropolis (1927)
Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège (1933)
Rocky (1976)
The Karate Kid (1984)
Swan Lake (1996) (TV)
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Sean Hayes/Shaggy (#26.12)" (2001)
- Referenced during Weekend Update
Gregors größte Erfindung (2001)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Shanghai Knights (2003)
"Getaway: (#13.3)" (2004)
- Mentioned in a story on dance classes as a movie that has inspired people of all ages to start dancing.
The Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera' (2005) (V)
- Referenced by title
"Extras: Kate Winslet (#1.3)" (2005)
- Andy says his agent got him an audition for the lead in this film when talking about how he does a bad job.
"Will & Grace: Love Is in the Airplane (#8.6)" (2005)
- Will wants to see Billy Elliot- The musical
"Will & Grace: The Finale (#8.23)" (2006)
- Grace and Will talk about it
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) (V)
- mentioned once
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
- movie on shelf in store
"Movie Connections: Billy Elliot (#1.3)" (2007)
- Referenced by name
"So You Think You Can Dance: (#2.2)" (2008)
- Mentioned once
Features
Top Hat (1935)
Swan Lake (1996) (TV)
Featured in
Goodbye 2000 (2000) (TV)
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV)
'Billy Elliot': Breaking Free (2001) (V)
- clips shown
"Zomergasten: (#14.2)" (2001)
- A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
"Omnibus: The 'Billy Elliot' Boy" (2001)
Bourne to Dance (2001) (TV)
About a Boy (2002)
The Real 'Billy Elliot' Diaries (2005) (V)
- Film clips are shown
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Goodbyes (#1.18)" (2007)
- clips are shown to illustrate the best "goodbye" scenes in movies
"Movie Connections: Billy Elliot (#1.3)" (2007)
- Clips are shown
Spoofed in
"Lenny Henry in Pieces" (2000)
"Grim & Evil: Billy Idiot/Home of the Ancients (#4.13)" (2005)
- The "Billy Idiot" cartoon
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