Movie connections for
Knocked Up (2007)

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References

À bout de souffle (1960)
 -  Ben makes a joke about wanting to see this
"Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman" (1972)
 -  When we first see Ben he is wearing a Gatchaman T-shirt.
Serpico (1973)
 -  Martin is called "Serpico"
Taxi Driver (1976)
 -  Pete jokes "Did you puke on my shoes? Did YOU puke on MY shoes?", a reference to the "Are YOU talkin' to ME?" sequence.
Star Wars (1977)
 -  Martin is called "Chewbacca"
Animal House (1978)
 -  He has a small poster of Animal House in his house.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 -  Ben spoofs the "No, I am your father" line.
The Shining (1980)
 -  Ben Stone compares a celebrity's pubic hair to the "hedge maze in The Shining". Ben also imitates Danny's hands motion and voice.
"Fraggle Rock" (1983)
 -  Fraggle Rock poster in a room
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
 -  Brent spoofs the Jaba the Hutt death scene.
Trading Places (1983)
 -  The boys talk about Jamie Lee Curtis and when she is showing her boobs in the movie
"Miami Vice" (1984)
 -  References are made to Crocket and Tubs
Back to the Future (1985)
 -  Ben and Pete talk about Doc Brown, the DeLorean and Pete quotes the line "Where we're going, we don't need roads"
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
 -  Poster seen in a room.
Kyôshoku sôkô Guyver (1989) (V)
 -  A Guyver action figure can be seen in Ben's apartment
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
 -  Ben Stone and Paul Rudd's character discuss Back to the Future, the car and specific lines that Doc Brown says during a nice dinner including lines and references from all three films
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
 -  Ben Stone and Paul Rudd's character discuss Back to the Future, the car and specific lines that Doc Brown says during a nice dinner including lines and references from all three films
Total Recall (1990)
 -  Ben immitates a scene from this movie
"Dateline NBC" (1992)
 -  Pete asks Debbie "How much Dateline NBC can you watch?"
Short Cuts (1993)
 -  reference to nude scenes
Tombstone (1993)
 -  Characters specifically reference Tombstone (1993) when talking about the commercial viability of their website.
Wyatt Earp (1994)
 -  Ben compares it to Tombstone
"Taxicab Confessions" (1995)
 -  Pete says he and the kids will watch "Taxicab Confessions" while Debbie and Alison go out.
Swingers (1996)
 -  During driving scene to Las Vegas, quotes Swingers "You're so money and you don't even know it."
"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996)
 -  Pete says that marriage is an unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond
"South Park" (1997)
 -  Jason refers to Jonah as Cartman after losing the ping-pong game
"E! News" (1998)
 -  Ryan Seacrest is shown taping this - Allison works on the show
Deep Impact (1998)
 -  Pete compares it to Armageddon
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
 -  Poster seen in Ben's apartment
Armageddon (1998/I)
 -  Ben compares the movie to Deep Impact
Unbreakable (2000)
 -  Poster seen in Ben's apartment
The Mummy Returns (2001)
 -  Poster seen in Ben's apartment
Spider-Man (2002)
 -  Alison interviews James Franco and talks about his role in the Spider-Man films
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)
 -  Ryan Seacreast mentions that the shoot can't take very long because he has to go do American Idol.
In the Cut (2003)
 -  Talked about.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
 -  Poster seen in Ben's apartment
Making of 'London Calling': The Last Testament (2004) (V)
 -  The Clash's London Calling (album) visible when Ben and Pete are looking around in the record store.
"Lost" (2004)
 -  Ben and Allison talk about Matthew Fox from "Lost"
Murderball (2005)
 -  In the hospital while waiting for the baby to be delivered, two of Ben's friends play in wheelchairs and start fighting, while one exclaims "Murderball!"
Transamerica (2005)
 -  Mentions he can't get Felicity Huffman out of his head after Transamerica
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
 -  During the scene were Ben and Allison are looking at baby books, a copy of Brokeback Mountain can be seen on the shelf.
Munich (2005)
 -  Mentioned as being a "fucking awesome movie". Also it flips everything by finally having the "Jews get to kick some ass". One character says, "if any of us get laid tonight, it will be because of 'Munich.'"
Curious George (2006)
 -  Poster in a room
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
 -  Pete says he snuck away to go see Spider-Man 3

Referenced in

The Ten (2007)
 -  mentioned in song lyrics
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  Seth Rogen introduced as the star of this film
"Saturday Night Live: Seth Rogen/Spoon (#33.2)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best of 2007" (2007)
 -  #10 on Scott's list.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
 -  Bartender mentions this movie
"Saturday Night Live: Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey (#33.8)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
Baby Mama (2008)
 -  "Have you seen Knocked Up yet?"

Features

Carrie (1976)
 -  The opening shower sequence is shown in a scene.
Wild Things (1998)
 -  Several characters watch the movie, and multiple clips of it are shown.
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
 -  Ben is watching it in his hotel room.

Featured in

Starz Inside: In the Gutter - Gross-Out Comedy and the Death of Taboo (2008) (TV)
 -  Clips featured.

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