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References

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
 -  One character echoes Christina's plea to "remember my name."
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
 -  The commercial of the SUV's humping is a homage to the opening sequence of Dr. Strangelove.
Repo Man (1984)
 -  The scene involving a levitating Ice Cream Truck is a reference to the final scene in Repo Man.
Deep Throat II (1987)
 -  "Are you Deep Throat 2?" "Oh, I'm not in that movie."
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
 -  A poster can be seen when Roland falls into the dumpster
Predator 2 (1990)
 -  When pitching Krysta Now's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) mystery project "The Power" to Roland Taverner (Sean William Scott), Dwayne Johnson's character Jericho Cane uses King Willie's line "There's no stoppin' what can't be stopped" going on "Only God can stop it", leaving away the orginal end "...no killin' what can't be killed" to describe the fact that the world is coming to an end either way.
Jurassic Park (1993)
 -  "Must go faster, must go faster!"
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
 -  One of Krysta Now's catch phrases ("The Future Is Now") is from the company's tagline.
Mortal Kombat (1995)
 -  Christopher Lambert's chuckles and then says "Sorry", just as he did in Mortal Kombat
The Big Lebowski (1998)
 -  the musical scene with Just in Timberlake is a reference to the musical dream sequences in The Big Lebowski, with all the bowling alleys and the sexy dancers
Lost in Space (1998)
 -  A poster can be seen when Roland falls into the dumpster
Donnie Darko (2001)
 -  A poster can be seen when Roland falls into the dumpster
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
 -  The scene involving Rebekah Del Rio is a reference to the Silencio scene in Mulholland Drive
Mr. Deeds (2002)
 -  A poster can be seen when Roland falls into the dumpster
Doom (2005)
 -  A poster can be seen when Roland falls into the dumpster
El laberinto del fauno (2006)
 -  A car crashes through a billboard

Referenced in

This Is the Way the World Ends (2007)
 -  An animated short-film based on the future of the Southland Tales universe.
"Big Bang: (#1.3)" (2007)
 -  Referenced in dialogue
I Am Legend (2007)
 -  Poster in the video store
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#13.14)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned by David Roper
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2007" (2008)
 -  #4 on Roeper's list.
Monster (2008) (V)
 -  This film is referenced
"Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood (#33.5)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned by Amber
"Saturday Night Live: Ellen Page/Wilco (#33.6)" (2008)
 -  Poster shown on Weekend Update
Prom Night (2008/I)
 -  seen in newspaper ad
"Saturday Night Live: Shia LaBeouf/My Morning Jacket (#33.11)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
"Saturday Night Live: Dwayne Johnson/Ray LaMontagne (#34.17)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned in Dwayne's Tough Guy song during monologue

Features

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
 -  The opening scene of the film and the climactic scene are each seen on televisions.

Featured in

"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-17)" (2007)
 -  Clips shown for the review.
USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland (2008) (V)
 -  A behind-the-scenes featurette of Southland Tales.
The Making of 'Southland Tales' (2008) (V)
 -  Making of

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