References
"The New Price Is Right" (1972)
- when the bachelor is told to pick one girl and eliminate the rest, the theme song for "the price is right" gameshow is playing in the background
"Webster" (1983)
- when "michael jackson" is being beat up for talking to a little boy, he says that the boy reminds him of webster
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
- The stunt-double joke was used first in this film, where one character is replaced by a completely different looking person during an action sequence.
You've Got Mail (1998)
- they mention the movie in the newspaper article that speaks
Notting Hill (1999)
- at the end of the movie grant says "I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her". referencing the movie notting hill
Cause for Concern (2002) (V)
- "I just wanna scream and shout and..." "Bumfight?"
"The Bachelor" (2002)
- Grant and Julia are reunited for the first time on Extreme Bachelor: Desperate Edition.
"Desperate Housewives" (2004)
- A neighbour shouts out that they are trying to watch it at 4 in the morning
Referenced in
"Howard Stern on Demand: Valentina Vaughn and the Sybian" (2006)
- two girls seek to promote the movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
- Movie is shown in Chuck's shopping cart along with other "gay" items
Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
- The title is shown
Kingdom of the Vampire (2007) (V)
- DVD seen in video store.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Bartender mentions this movie
Featured in
"Cinemania: Ypalliloi en drasei!" (2009)
- Clips are shown
Spoofs
Rear Window (1954)
- with Julia's elderly neighbor acting lonesome dates, spoofing Ms.LonelyHearts
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
- the blowing skirt scene
An Affair to Remember (1957)
- when julia is reading the magazine she agrees to meet grant on top of the empire state building, but the magazine is 6 months old spoofing "an affair to remember"
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV)
- Sound effect druing a transition
Fatal Attraction (1987)
- the "sex in the elevator" scene was spoofed
Say Anything... (1989)
- Grant holds up a boombox and wears the same clothes Lloyd wore
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
- Adam Campbell's character performs an orgasm scene similar to the one in "When Harry Met Sally"
Lord of the Rings (1990) (VG)
- when the hobbits are in the jewelry store trying to pawn the ring "my precious"
Pretty Woman (1990)
- They show a guy in the same outfit as julia roberts and play the song.
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
- they name the movie in the article saying they should meet at the top of the empire state building, because it's too far they decide to meet on her rooftoop
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
- When they take the circular sander to Julia's toenails
Billy Madison (1995)
- with the kissing couples at the final wedding scene
The Nutty Professor (1996)
- After their wedding gets cancelled, Julia goes to her apartment and finds it overfilled with flowers and teddy bears and a banner with an apology, just like in The Nutty Professor.
Jerry Maguire (1996)
- Scene in the elevator, You Had Me At Hello
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)
- The scene where Alyson Hannigan's character is able to hear other people's thoughts and her handmotions are extremely similar to the episode of Buffy where Buffy becomes telepathic and does similar handmotions (hands over face/head). Alyson was also a star of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" the TV series.
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
- during the wedding rehearsal they start singing the same song as in the wedding rehearsal in my best friend's wedding. Also, when Grant and Ad are waiting for Julia, Andy tells Grant to "Choose me. Marry me." the same way Julia oberts said it to Dermot Mulroney
Girls Gone Wild (1998) (V)
- when julia sends in a audition tape to pastry school, she takes her top off and shows off her breast and the "girls gone wild" theme song plays in the background
There's Something About Mary (1998)
- at the bridal shop after julia got shocked from falling on the fuse panel her hair is exactly the way marys was in "theres something about mary"
The Parent Trap (1998)
- Greeting dance at poolside
Notting Hill (1999)
- I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy speech
Meet the Parents (2000)
- Jinx the cat uses the toilet in a much more comedic fashion.
Cast Away (2000)
- Grant grows a Cast Away-like beard and yells out the name something he misses
What Women Want (2000)
- when julia falls on the fuse panel and can now hear the thoughts of all around her is a spoof of "what women want"
The Wedding Planner (2001)
- The couple goes to see a wedding planner with a huge butt called J-Lom
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- One of the characters is named "Bridget Jones."
Legally Blonde (2001)
- Julia's Harvard application video in a bikini turns into a girls gone wild video
Shallow Hal (2001)
- an obese girl is viewed as thin by her boyfriend
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Hobbits sell off the ring to a jewelry store
Cause for Concern (2002) (V)
- when grant and julia are on a date they think of something fun to do so they see a bum and start to beat him up spoofing the video "bumfights"
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- Frank puts humus on everything, like the windex, they own a greek restaurant
"The Bachelor" (2002)
- They meet on a dating reality show
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Proposal in the jewelry store
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
- grant's article is called how to lose a girl in 10 days
Love Actually (2003)
- Grant professes his love to Julia in a Love Actually fashion while Michael Jackson gets beat up.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- the fight scene with the yellow tracksuit
Along Came Polly (2004)
- when the dads are playing basketball, julias dads face comes in contact with grants dads hairy chest spoofing the basketball scence in "along came polly"
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- the title character is portrayed
"Pimp My Ride" (2004)
- when hitch takes her to get a make over her takes her to a garage and a crew of gansta clad men make her over as if she was a car
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- with sword duel mimicking duel in Bud's van
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- White Goodman hits her in the face with a dodgeball
Meet the Fockers (2004)
- Jennifer Coolidge and Fred Willard's characters boast the last name "Fockyourdaughter," a reference to "Meet the Fockers"
Rize (2005)
- "Date movie" spoofs 2005 documentary "Rize" when Allison Hannigan's lead character suddenly dresses up like a clown and starts to dance to a similiar urban beat and style as was featured in that documentary. The scene takes place mid way through the movie when she's with Tony Cox's hitch character during a discussion about her wedding song.
Hitch (2005/I)
- The girl goes to see Doctor Hitch
Monster-in-Law (2005)
- Julia's imagining of ripping Andy's breasts off is a spoof of Monster-in-Law.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- at the end of the make over julia is wearing a darth vader suit and mask and rises on the table
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
- Therapy session
Wedding Crashers (2005)
- Owen Wilson's character is portrayed
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- when julia gets a makeover they wax her back
King Kong (2005)
- Filming on Kong Island
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