Movie connections for
War of the Worlds (2005)

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Version of

The War of the Worlds (1953)
"War of the Worlds" (1988)
The War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005) (V)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds' (2006) (V)

References

The War of the Worlds (1953)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
 -  The song "Hushabye Mountain" is sung by Fanning.
Jaws (1975)
 -  poster in Ray (Tom Cruise)'s room
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
 -  shots of the pickup truck and Dakota before the aliens pick her up, camera shots appear to be modelled after the 1977 movie.
"Dragon Ball Z" (1989/I)
 -  Dakota Fanning's character has Dragonball toys in her room: Emporer Pilaf in Mr. Satan's car.

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Jack Johnson (#30.14)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned in Stunt Double skit
Alan Meets Roger Daltrey (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV)
 -  Mentioned in Stunt Double skit
Steven Spielberg and the Original 'War of the Worlds' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned many times
'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Exile (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned several times
The H.G. Wells Legacy (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
Mammoth (2006) (TV)
 -  "This is too war of the worlds for me" "I hope you're talking about the original" "I was thinking more of the remake"
"Howard Stern on Demand: J.J. Abrams and the Film Festival Winner" (2006)
 -  JJ Abrams talks of how he was in talks to write the screenplay
Kathy Griffin: Strong Black Woman (2006) (TV)
Munich: Editing, Sound and Music (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Munich: The On-Set Experience (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Crossover (2006)
 -  on movie marquee in mall
A.I. Assault (2006) (TV)
 -  the machines look a lot like the tripods from WOTW and even shoot lasers which turn people into dust
Are We Alone? (2006) (V)
 -  Gil discusses alien movies being made, citing this title as an example
"Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Lily Allen (#32.12)" (2007)
 -  mentioned on 'the Dakota Flanning Show'
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
 -  The aliens that attacked earth also attacked Imaginationland
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Two and a Half Deaths (#8.16)" (2008)
 -  the airplane crash set is featured in the Hollywood studio montage

Features

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
 -  Train wreck scene on TV as Robbie channel checks
"Sailor Moon" (1995)
 -  Dakota Fanning's character watches Sailor Moon on TV.
"SpongeBob SquarePants: The Secret Box/Band Geeks (#2.14)" (2001)
 -  Airing on television

Featured in

"The Oprah Winfrey Show: (2005-05-23)" (2005)
 -  clips are shown
"HBO First Look: War of the Worlds: The Final Invasion (#12.15)" (2005)
 -  many clips shown
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV)
 -  Excerpt shown
'War of the Worlds': Characters - The Family Unit (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
'War of the Worlds': Previsualization (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Beginning (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - Destruction (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - War (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
'War of the Worlds': Revisiting the Invasion (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Scoring 'War of the Worlds' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
We Are Not Alone (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clips
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  Nominated, clips shown.
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007) (TV)
 -  clips shown

Spoofed in

Chicken Little (2005)
 -  An alien looks simalar to the tripods.
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
 -  A giant IPod appears and destroys everyone on a street much like the 2005 film.
"Robot Chicken: Veggies for Sloth (#2.14)" (2006)
 -  makes fun of the fact that martians came to Earth in tripods without finding out that something in the air would kill them

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