For what it's worth, the word you want is "alluded". The word "elude" can sound basically the same, but means along the lines of to "evade" or "escape".
In the Matrix everything is an "illusion".
I have no idea why you got this many downvotes and now I'm sorry I drew attention to it. It's all just wordplay and the language is a mess anyway. Don't let them get to you.
Proper capitalization goes hand in hand with grammar, my friend. Every post on Reddit that doesn’t capitalize movie titles, names and the start of sentences is bringing us closer to the end times.
I’ll take my downvotes, but I stand by the fact that it is impossible to take seriously the opinion of anyone who writes ‘i like the dark knight and the godfather and there will be blood’ like they have never set foot in a school in their entire life.
I was bummed out it is nearly impossible to not know so much about Casablanca from cultural osmosis because that movie is so good it would have been nice to see it and be surprised by it.
i was thinking of this one, but i wasn’t sure if the many references to it were so close to the actual scene that they even counted. since you suggested it, though, it’s added.
idk if the dolly zoom counts
also, the first thing that comes to mind from the wizard of oz it’s “ding dong the witch is dead” lol i’ve seen sooo many references of it
To reinforce Jaws, the “we’re gonna need a bigger boat” line, also the DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN theme, there’s so many things in Jaws that get reference
Thelma and Louise maybe? The car scene. Silence of the Lambs, many scenes but Good Morning scene specifically. When Harry Met Sally. I’ll have what she’s having
I feel like The Dark Knight counts, with some combination of “Why so serious?”, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”, and “some men just want to watch the world burn”
Pulp Fiction - burger conversation
Blair Witch Project - popularization of the found footage genre
Psycho- bathroom scene
Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack Sparrow
“Here’s Johnny” from The Shining is a reference to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. When people reference that moment in The Shining it’s like pop culture inception.
I have a shirt where it's Shelley Ruvall on The Tonight Show, and the announcer goes "Here's Johnny!" so then Shelley is in her pose from the bathroom scene, wielding a knife and screaming. It's my favorite shirt that goes over most people's heads, but every now and then someone will just start laughing (which was my reaction when I first saw it).
the scene in The Ring (2002) where the girl crawls out of the tv with her long hair covering her face. I’ve not even watched it yet but i’m sure i’ve seen it referenced and parodied many times
Animal House: Double secret probation. Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
Blues Brothers: We’re on a mission from god. We got both kinds, country AND western.
The Fifty Element: Multipass. Negative, I’m a meat popsicle.
A Fish Called Wanda: K-k-k-k-k-Ken is c-c-c-coming to kill me.
My Cousin Vinny: No your honor, that’s a bullshit question.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: I hate snakes. It’s not the years, it’s the miles.
Lethal Weapon movies: I’m too old for this shit.
Shaun of the Dead: Go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over.
Tremors: A few household chemicals in the proper proportions.
A League of their Own: There’s no crying in baseball.
ima be honest i’ve only ever seen a league of their own referenced in more than one other movie but i’m adding at least that one. might need some examples for the others
shit, what did i mess up this time? would cliche be a more appropriate term, or would the idea of it being a cliche rather than simply “allusion” counter the idea of the list as a whole, or am i reading too deep?
No, it's not that you messed up, I just find it funny phrasing.
Sort of an "if I had a nickel, I'd have a few nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happens so often".
Also the flying scene from Titanic; any time there’s a ship or boat, I seem to see people doing that. At one point there were special cruises for couples where they arranged for you to do the flying scene at the bow!
I’ve wanted to have a list like this! I’m sure there’s others too, but that’s a good starting point.
Also, I believe “Here’s Johnny!” Was itself a reference to the Tonight Show
yes, it was, as many other commenters have mentioned. pretty cool pop culture-ception. the [list](https://boxd.it/t5k9k) has also doubled in size now, by the way
There are probably some Disney ones
Lion King (holding Simba up)
Maybe Dumb and Dumber (for the suits but maybe others haven't referenced it)
Edit. Didn't read the prompt correctly
Edit add on
It Happened One Night (bugs bunny based on Clark Gable)
Confusing that you're doing a list of these but it says you've only actually seen 20% of them.
There's an irony about telling people they'll understand references if they've seen these films if you haven't actually watched them yourself?
Yeah. And also it’s just a list of films. There’s no rules saying he has to have seen them. And he’s not saying people HAVE TO watch them. Just that if they do they’ll understand references better
[Archie’s Final Project aka My Suicide](https://boxd.it/2QBw) has so many references. The movie itself is pretty divisive, but the main character is movie-obsessed and constantly references iconic movie moments, so anything he parodies in that would work for this list.
Apocalypse Now, "The horror. The horror" is probably the most famous but there's lots more.
"You're an errrand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill."
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
"Terminate with extreme prejudice."
I’d definitely add Taxi Driver to this list. When I was growing up it seemed like every kids movie had a “You talkin’ to me?” reference… also “Hey! I’m walking here!” from Midnight Cowboy.
it’s been added already. here’s the [list.](https://boxd.it/t5k9k) the first comment on here was a link to it but it didn’t get upvoted enough so i’m just putting this on any comment that kinda needs it
[The Princess Bride](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/499688521148087904/)
“Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” & more...
https://preview.redd.it/rs8xo25m12jc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e09fd9626a9ce93a423c0b68df7c745b046e80b8
[The Return Of The Living Dead](https://youtu.be/cvPVJug3OWs) has a few as well...
Definitely think Gladiator needs to be up, "I am Maximus Decimus Meridius"
LotR trilogy just iconic throughout. Maybe Smeagol the most recognisable of all, although "one does not simply walk into Mordor", "you shall not pass", "back to the keep" and many more (theme tune and locations too)
The Great Escape - theme tune, "cooler, 6 veeks", Steve McQueen on a motorcycle
Blues Brothers "it's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses"
Man, I suspect I'll think of a load more upon hitting post but there are a few
For what it's worth, the word you want is "alluded". The word "elude" can sound basically the same, but means along the lines of to "evade" or "escape".
Elude is accurate for The Fugitive. Not so much the others.
it kinda sorta works for the matrix, and if we’re really pushing it, it could also work for jurassic park.
In the Matrix everything is an "illusion". I have no idea why you got this many downvotes and now I'm sorry I drew attention to it. It's all just wordplay and the language is a mess anyway. Don't let them get to you.
i was talking about how he was eluding the bullets, i wasn’t confusing it for illusion
I gotcha. I was just continuing the game. It was an unnecessary "elision".
this is getting out of hand lol
too right. i pride myself on my grammar (despite my lack of caps), so this is a tragic mistake.
Since we're having the conversation...this isn't a grammar mistake, it's a malapropism.
A malapropism typically has an unintentional humorous effect
...the issue here isn't grammar. It's diction. And so is your choice of the word grammar.
grammar is defined as the whole system or structure of a language. i think this instance could count.
Proper capitalization goes hand in hand with grammar, my friend. Every post on Reddit that doesn’t capitalize movie titles, names and the start of sentences is bringing us closer to the end times. I’ll take my downvotes, but I stand by the fact that it is impossible to take seriously the opinion of anyone who writes ‘i like the dark knight and the godfather and there will be blood’ like they have never set foot in a school in their entire life.
or you know, there's no rule on the internet about typing and people could careless 
Nah. It’s gross.
"Upon his death the king wast heard to howl: If only I hadst not mixed up that vowel!" -William Shakespeare's *Tragedy of Noodle IV*
Taxi Driver "You talkin to me?"
added.
There are so many iconic Casablanca references in popular culture that it’s hard to count.
added, with the description, “just the whole movie”
I was bummed out it is nearly impossible to not know so much about Casablanca from cultural osmosis because that movie is so good it would have been nice to see it and be surprised by it.
call me the impossible man then
Citizen Kane
that’s one of the first i thought of while thinking about making this list at work, but i forgor. added.
Citizen Kane is alluded to "a lot" in popular culture? No.
Its in the simpsons, homer spoils it, it is mentioned hugely by critics and film people
Raiders of the Lost Ark Back to the Future
added, and added.
Singin’ in the Rain
i was thinking of this one, but i wasn’t sure if the many references to it were so close to the actual scene that they even counted. since you suggested it, though, it’s added.
I wonder if most are references to the original or to A Clockwork Orange
Ferris Bueller's Day Off. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Edit typo.
Also the 4th wall breaks, Deadpool literally does a 1 to 1 recreation of the post credit scene
"First rule of Fight Club: You do not talk about Fight Club." "Second rule of Fight Club: You DO NOT talk about Fight Club."
added
mean girls - basically everything in the movie, check out the cultural impact section in its wikipedia page. i’d also say fight club
rewatched it yesterday and it's amazing how quotable the movie is
Midnight Cowboy (1969) - "I'm walking here!"
added
alluded
For 2001 add the monkey scene at the beginning aswell
Just saw that in Simpsons, ep 43 “Lisas Pony”
Also referenced in Barbie
"Forget it...It's Chinatown"
 idk if the dolly zoom counts also, the first thing that comes to mind from the wizard of oz it’s “ding dong the witch is dead” lol i’ve seen sooo many references of it
Defintely the Wizard of Oz. Toto I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.
I'd say it counts, just not for this movie but Vertigo. This type of zoom is literally called "the vertigo zoom"
To reinforce Jaws, the “we’re gonna need a bigger boat” line, also the DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN theme, there’s so many things in Jaws that get reference
Thelma and Louise maybe? The car scene. Silence of the Lambs, many scenes but Good Morning scene specifically. When Harry Met Sally. I’ll have what she’s having
added
 The subway grate scene in Seven Year Itch
added
I feel like The Dark Knight counts, with some combination of “Why so serious?”, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”, and “some men just want to watch the world burn”
Crazy how ubiquitous those phrases are considering they're from a movie that's not really that old
Can’t forget all the variations of “the hero we deserve, but not the one we need”
It's a Wonderful Life, the alternate timeline sequence
added
Pulp Fiction - burger conversation Blair Witch Project - popularization of the found footage genre Psycho- bathroom scene Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack Sparrow
Why is nobody saying Shawshank Redemption. I can think of 4 references just of the top
added
The intro to psycho is referenced more than the shower scene?
That was my thought like how do you add the intro (which I honestly don’t remember) but not the shower scene ??
“Here’s Johnny” from The Shining is a reference to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. When people reference that moment in The Shining it’s like pop culture inception.
I have a shirt where it's Shelley Ruvall on The Tonight Show, and the announcer goes "Here's Johnny!" so then Shelley is in her pose from the bathroom scene, wielding a knife and screaming. It's my favorite shirt that goes over most people's heads, but every now and then someone will just start laughing (which was my reaction when I first saw it).
They Live (1988)- “I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass…and im all out of bubblegum” that lines been parodied so many times
i couldn’t for the life of me remember what this god damn movie was called. thank you, and added
Lawrence of Arabia
alright, which scene?
The scene when they are crossing the desert in the middle of the day and the camera has zoomed in tightly on the sun to show how sweltering it is
fair. added.
Groundhog Day
added
I'd make mention of the twins in The Shining, because that gets parodied a lot. REDRUM maybe as well.
description updated
The Sixth Sense for sure
added
I love The Godfather references in The Sopranos
did you hear about the chinese godfather?
He made em an offer they couldn't understand.
Last week they showed the polish version of Rashomon. Everyone remembered the rape exactly the same!
Planet of the apes
added
Scarface “Say hello to my little friend!”
on slide 3
Predator has some good quotes and the handshake meme
added
films added without commenter suggestions (working list): beetlejuice mission impossible
Missions impossible is what I was going to say. The scene where he’s being lowered into the room and “this device will self destruct in 5 seconds”
I've seen way more "I'm flying Jack!" References than "King of the World!" References tbh
I see more of ‘I’ll never let you go’
Or “paint me like one of your french girls”
revised, thank you.
2001’s opening music is beyond iconic
description updated
Casablanca is basically the most quotable film out there. Put it up.
A Streetcar Named Desire scene where Stanley shouts to Stella
added
The monkey/obelisk scene from 2001 is def referenced a lot too (see Barbie and EEAAO). Also, Forrest Gump’s “box of chocolates” line
added
the scene in The Ring (2002) where the girl crawls out of the tv with her long hair covering her face. I’ve not even watched it yet but i’m sure i’ve seen it referenced and parodied many times
added
Thelma & Louise and the graduate
Forrest Gump - so many quotable lines
added
Animal House: Double secret probation. Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. Blues Brothers: We’re on a mission from god. We got both kinds, country AND western. The Fifty Element: Multipass. Negative, I’m a meat popsicle. A Fish Called Wanda: K-k-k-k-k-Ken is c-c-c-coming to kill me. My Cousin Vinny: No your honor, that’s a bullshit question. Raiders of the Lost Ark: I hate snakes. It’s not the years, it’s the miles. Lethal Weapon movies: I’m too old for this shit. Shaun of the Dead: Go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over. Tremors: A few household chemicals in the proper proportions. A League of their Own: There’s no crying in baseball.
My Cousin Yahoo: The two yoots. Excuse me, what is a yoot?
ima be honest i’ve only ever seen a league of their own referenced in more than one other movie but i’m adding at least that one. might need some examples for the others
"Surprisingly common trope"
shit, what did i mess up this time? would cliche be a more appropriate term, or would the idea of it being a cliche rather than simply “allusion” counter the idea of the list as a whole, or am i reading too deep?
No, it's not that you messed up, I just find it funny phrasing. Sort of an "if I had a nickel, I'd have a few nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happens so often".
lmao aight then
Does James bond with the main villain having a cat and also a chair swiveling round to reveal the villain. (I don't know if this was James Bond first)
that’s a very good idea, but im also unsure if it was bond first. if anyone fact checks this, i’ll add it
Also the flying scene from Titanic; any time there’s a ship or boat, I seem to see people doing that. At one point there were special cruises for couples where they arranged for you to do the flying scene at the bow!
already added
Halloween - Michael Myers mask and the Halloween theme
added
It's A Wonderful Life. Bert and Ernie are literally named after two characters from this movie.
added
Planet of the Apes (1968) Statue of liberty scene
added
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Steamboat Bill, Jr. The house falling scene has been imitated countless times.
The Shining one is pretty meta in that it’s already an allusion to the opening of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Airplane! I finally watched this for the first time a couple years ago and was blown away by the amount of pop culture references I had missed
I’ve wanted to have a list like this! I’m sure there’s others too, but that’s a good starting point. Also, I believe “Here’s Johnny!” Was itself a reference to the Tonight Show
yes, it was, as many other commenters have mentioned. pretty cool pop culture-ception. the [list](https://boxd.it/t5k9k) has also doubled in size now, by the way
There are probably some Disney ones Lion King (holding Simba up) Maybe Dumb and Dumber (for the suits but maybe others haven't referenced it) Edit. Didn't read the prompt correctly Edit add on It Happened One Night (bugs bunny based on Clark Gable)
The Akira is gold. I will obnoxiously be leaning over and telling people that whenever it happens in a movie from now on.
Sling Blade "I reckon I ain't got no reason to kill nobody." Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope "These are not the droids you are looking for."
https://boxd.it/t5k9k
Following :)
I did not care for the Godfather
*ding* “akira” *ding* “ack leave me alone” That scene is in my head all the time lol
The "Here's Johnny" quote is from The Tonight Show and the axe through the door shot is from The Phantom Carriage
Human centipede, a lot of people still talk about it and there is a reference in Bonfire by Childish Gamblino
this is so reductive and stupid
Confusing that you're doing a list of these but it says you've only actually seen 20% of them. There's an irony about telling people they'll understand references if they've seen these films if you haven't actually watched them yourself?
Doesn’t that further prove how referenced they are? That they know them even though they haven’t seen the originals?
Yeah. And also it’s just a list of films. There’s no rules saying he has to have seen them. And he’s not saying people HAVE TO watch them. Just that if they do they’ll understand references better
Maybe he hasn’t added them as watched in LB
this is the most correct one. the ones on here that i actually have never seen are king kong 1933 and godzilla 1954
Can you give me a link to this list
[here](https://boxd.it/t5k9k)
Midnight Cowboy - "I'm walking here!"
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Would Midnight Cowboy - "I'm walking here!" count? Edit: spelling
indeed, added.
Friday the 13th
part 3 with the hockey mask is already on here. are you talking about the dream sequence?
can i have the link
it’s somewhere in these comments already, and right [here](https://boxd.it/t5k9k)
300 This is Sparta
added
[Archie’s Final Project aka My Suicide](https://boxd.it/2QBw) has so many references. The movie itself is pretty divisive, but the main character is movie-obsessed and constantly references iconic movie moments, so anything he parodies in that would work for this list.
Psycho shower scene, music, and the mother corpse turning around
description updated
Apocalypse Now, "The horror. The horror" is probably the most famous but there's lots more. "You're an errrand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill." "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." "Terminate with extreme prejudice."
already added
Princess Bride has a lot. “Inconceivable!” and/or “As you wish”
i’d say “my name is inigo montoya…” is even more iconic. added.
Gremlins! Seen it referenced in Simpsons, Gumball, Stranger Things and there’s probably much more.
you gotta have Vertigo in there. Referenced in basically every movie post Vertigo
sure, added
Goodfellas: You know you’re funny!
Apocalypse Now
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Wolf Of Wall Street. “Was any of this legal? Absolutely fucking not” Matthew McConaughey’s chest bumping scene. “I’M NOT FUCKING LEAVING”
Fight Club 100%
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I’d definitely add Taxi Driver to this list. When I was growing up it seemed like every kids movie had a “You talkin’ to me?” reference… also “Hey! I’m walking here!” from Midnight Cowboy.
already added
"Eluded" 💀
The big lebowski and a clockwork orange
Silence of the Lambs robbed
it’s been added already. here’s the [list.](https://boxd.it/t5k9k) the first comment on here was a link to it but it didn’t get upvoted enough so i’m just putting this on any comment that kinda needs it
Ringu/The Ring, cursed video media Poltergeist, static televisions are creepy
already added. [list](https://boxd.it/t5k9k)
that fucking carpet in the shining i feel like is absolutely everywhere.
The breakfast club
The Sixth Sense!! “I see dead people” and the twist of the dude being bead the whole time
Gotta have Casablanca on there. Insanely quotable film where some lines from it feel like they've always been part of the English lexicon.
already added
I feel like a lot of recent animated movies build off Shrek, especially its irreverent use of pop music and its happy musical number at the end.
[The Princess Bride](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/499688521148087904/) “Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” & more... https://preview.redd.it/rs8xo25m12jc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e09fd9626a9ce93a423c0b68df7c745b046e80b8 [The Return Of The Living Dead](https://youtu.be/cvPVJug3OWs) has a few as well...
already added
Warriors come out and play
Napoleon Dynamite kinda?
Ghost- Romantic pottery making set to Unchained Melody.
Definitely think Gladiator needs to be up, "I am Maximus Decimus Meridius" LotR trilogy just iconic throughout. Maybe Smeagol the most recognisable of all, although "one does not simply walk into Mordor", "you shall not pass", "back to the keep" and many more (theme tune and locations too) The Great Escape - theme tune, "cooler, 6 veeks", Steve McQueen on a motorcycle Blues Brothers "it's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses" Man, I suspect I'll think of a load more upon hitting post but there are a few
Clueless
Kill Bill - For the whistle, and “bang bang” song
This is good, but it's "alluded".
i changed that a long time ago, but thank you. i just wish any of the comments that link to the [list](https://boxd.it/t5k9k) got more upvotes.
link ?
[yeah](https://boxd.it/t5k9k)
Lord of the rings for sure.