Home Movies: Movie Parodies & Connections

1924   7.8   8.2 

Episode 102: I Don’t Do Well In Parent Teacher Conferences

Jason makes a reference to filmmaker Martin Scorsese with shooting out of sequence, which is a reference to "Goodfellas", "Casino" and "Raging Bull" among others.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

3176   8.3   8.8 

Episode 102: I Don’t Do Well In Parent Teacher Conferences

Same as above.

Episode 112: Law And Boarder

Brendon says that he's seen Goodfellas.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

1586   8.1   8.3 

Episode 102: I Don’t Do Well In Parent Teacher Conferences

Same as above.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

268   7.9   7.9 

Episode 102: I Don’t Do Well In Parent Teacher Conferences

Jason also suggests they shoot "Day For Night, like Truffaut", a Francois Truffaut movie.

896   6.6   6.7 

Episode 104: Brendon Gets Rabies

The plant Brendon says "needs too much attention" is the Audrey II from the movie/musical "Little Shop of Horrors".

5   6   6.5 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Brendon plays Detective Barlowe, no doubt a play on Detective Marlowe, who was the star of countless Raymond Chandler novels (and therefore the star of countless film noir movies).

116   7.5   7.6 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

650   8   8.2 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

32   6.1   6.6 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

8   8   6.6 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

28   6   6.2 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

338   8   7.6 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

62   6.8   7 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

43   6   5.5 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Same as above.

75   7.5   7.7 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

As if you didn't know, calling Loni "Yoko" is a reference to Yoko Ono, John Lennon's girlfriend who many blame for the breakup of The Beatles.

2546   8.2   8.7 

Episode 105: We’ll Always Have Tuesday, AKA Yoko

Brendon’s second movie is straight-forward Casablanca parody, right down to sending the woman he loves off with another man because he believes it's the right thing to do.



Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason’s poster in his room: Madagascar = Casablanca

804   8   8.2 

Episode 106 - Director's Cut

Brendon’s criss-cross speech with McGuirk is from the Hitchcock movie “Strangers on a Train", in which two men agree to perform a murder for the other.

1906   7.8   8 

Episode 109: Life Through A Fish Eye Lens

While in the fish eye lens, Brendon says "How do you feel, Rosemary?", a play on Rosemary's Baby.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

1628   8.1   8.4 

Episode 109: Life Through A Fish Eye Lens

At the end, Melissa makes a remark about Chinatown, another Polanski film.

110   6.4   6.5 

Episode 111: Mortgages and Marbles

Brendon tells Melissa that “The call is coming from inside the house” about McGuirk. This is from the movie “When a Stranger Calls”.

387   7.2   7.6 

Episode 113: Brendon's Choice

The title is a reference to the movie Sophie's Choice.

941   7.9   7.9 

Episode 112: Law And Boarder

The intro to episode 112: Law And Boarder is an homage to Krzysztof Kieslowski's film, Blue, which is part of his Blue, White, and Red movie trilogy. Blue starts out with a married couple in a car running into a boy on a bike, which kills the husband.

733   7.4   7.6 

Episode 112: Law And Boarder

Brendon says that he's seen this.

1898   6.9   7.3 

Episode 112: Law And Boarder

Same as above.

481   6.7   6.8 

Episode 112: Law And Boarder

Same as above.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

967   6.6   6.7 

Episode 112: Law And Boarder

Brendon wonders who plays Tron in the movie and Coach McGuirk tells him Bruce Boxleitner played him.




Episode 306: Renaissance

You can see a character in an
outfit from the movie Tron.

7748   7   7.6 

Episode 113: Brendon's Choice

Two kids spoof this in the beginning of the episode. Titanic 2 was the name of their movie and had similarities to this.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

751   7.8   8 

Episode 113: Brendon's Choice

The sequence with the zebra with peanut butter on its teeth and Jason in a trenchcoat pays homage to "All The President's Men", namley the Deep Throat scenes.

1153   7.7   8 

Episode 201: Politics

Melissa and Jason play Bonnie & Clyde in “Thieves”.

4035   6.2   6.4 

Episode 202: Identifying A Body

“Farmageddon” is a reference to the movie “Armageddon”.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

71   5.6   5.9 

Episode 202: Identifying A Body

“Not Without My Schnapps” is probably a reference to “Not Without My Daughter”.

132   7.4   7.3 

Episode 202: Identifying A Body

We can see McGuirk & Brendon’s shadows on the movie screen when they watch “Farmageddon”, a Mystery Science Theater 3000 reference.

3655   7.2   8.2 

Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason’s posters in his room: Teeth = Jaws




Episode 310: Time To Pay The Price, AKA A Life In The Day

Jason briefly sings the main theme of Jaws during a guess the movie game while in the prison cell.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

1046   7   7.6 

Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason’s posters in his room: The Hunt For Red Oktoberfest = The Hunt For Red October

4916   8   8.8 

Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason’s posters in his room: Space Rumble = Star Wars





Episode 213: The Wedding

As said on the DVD commentary, "Landstander" is an inverse of "Skywalker", as in Luke Skywalker.


Episode 306: Renaissance

One of the characters holding a lightsaber (the one on the left when the three are shown) looks like Yoda.




Episode 309: Storm Warning

The movie poster for “Movie History” (not the movie they’re making, but the movie the people are making in the movie) is a parody of Star Wars.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

6809   8.3   9 

Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason’s posters in his room: Pulp Free = Pulp Fiction


Episode 306: My Cheatin’ Heart

Poster's in Brendon's basement: “Plump Fashion” = Pulp Fiction




Episode 402 - Camp, AKA Camp Campingston Falls

The Male Counselor has his food labeled by celebrity: "Quentin Tarintino - Big Kahuna Burgers".

Vergil x Dante's rating:

4851   8.2   8.4 

Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason’s posters in his room: My Clock Is Orange = A Clockwork Orange

Vergil x Dante's rating:

2866   8.1   8.7 

Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason’s posters in his room: Though the name isn’t seen, you can also see a parody of “The Usual Suspects” movie poster. Most of these posters have a picture of Jason’s face taped on.

120   4.8   5 

Episode 204: Business & Pleasure

Jason points out to Melissa that "The romantic comedy is dead, Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts KILLED IT!" This is a reference to the really bad movie starring them, entitled "I Love Trouble".

2602   7.3   7.9 

Episode 205: The Party

Brendon’s opening movie is a parody of all kung fu fighting movies, particularly “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.

669   7.4   8 

Episode 205: The Party

There is a picture of Fenton in a rabbit costume at the Muley’s, which might be a reference to the movie “A Christmas Story”.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

892   6.4   6.7 

Episode 206: Impressions

Coach McGuirk's yearbook is seen and there is a connection to John Travolta here!

John McGuirk – “Big John” – “Disco John”
Remembers: Boogie Shoes, French Fried Friday’s, The Pit, great friends Aya, Daman, Davia, Pops, Big Guy, Hoffman, KaYaI, Jamie, Big Bri…’You should be dancing’…

3096   8.3   8.6 

Episode 207: Dad

Paula peers at Andrew & Brendon in a very "Psycho"-esque manner, mimicking Norman Bates.


Episode 209: Class Trip

The main movie in the episode is a reference to "Psycho".

Vergil x Dante's rating:

504   6.3   6.1 

Episode 210: History

Annie Oakley’s story is based on the movie/play “Annie”.

1441   6.9   7.3 

Episode 210: History

The final Washington/Picasso/Oakley shot shows a picture of the trio flying off into outer space. This is a reference to the first Superman movie.

380   5.3   5.1 

Episode 212: Pizza Club

Brendon mentions this movie during the episode.

991   7.7   8 

Episode 212: Pizza Club

Dwayne’s amplifier volume goes up to 11, a reference to the mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap”.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

2531   5.7   6.3 

Episode 301: Shore Leave

Brendon’s video in the Muley’s closet plays out like "The Blair Witch Project”.

Vergil x Dante's rating:

7497   8.4   8.9 

Episode 302: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

When coming back from the commercial break, we take a “Brain Ride” through Paula’s Dad’s mind, a parody of the opening of “Fight Club”.


Episode 303 - Bad Influences

“Fat Club” = Fight Club

In “Fat Club”, there are two references to Fight Club. First, for a millisecond Jason appears a la Brad Pitt, holding a bar of soap that says Fat Club. Second, the screen quickly changes to Hot Dog Man and quickly changes back, just like at the ending of Fight Club,(except...well, you know).




Episode 401: Everyone’s Entitled To My Opinion

The Hot Dog Guy is quickly spliced into the ending credits of “All That Violence”, a la Brad Pitt’s splicing of ‘similar’ images in “Fight Club.




Episode 407: Curses

The "splicing in dogs having sex" joke is based off of Brad Pitt's character in "Fight Club".

Vergil x Dante's rating:

3133   7.9   8.3 

Episode 302: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

There is a “Scabface” poster in Jason’s room (Scarface).

Vergil x Dante's rating: