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"The Rotten Tomatoes Show" The American/Going the Distance/Machete (TV Episode 2010)
Screenplay Cliche segment
"Saturday Night Live" Seth Rogen/Phoenix (TV Episode 2009)
Mentioned during monologue"The Rotten Tomatoes Show" Fast & Furious/Adventureland/Sugar (TV Episode 2009)
Mentioned By Ellen Fox by a Film to be reviewed the next week"Film Junk Podcast" Episode 215: Observe and Report (Podcast Episode 2009)
Reviewed"Film Junk Podcast" Episode 251: Best of 2009 (Podcast Episode 2010)
Included in the "Best of 2009" discussion"Half in the Bag" Super and The Watchman (TV Episode 2011)
mentioned in dialogue
Taxi Driver (1976)
Jody Hill has described his initial inspiration for Observe and Report as wanting to do a comedic version of Taxi Driver. There are numerous references throughout, like Ronnie having to restart his spoken manifesto in mid-sentence.Miller's Crossing (1990)
Seth Rogen tells Danny McBride to "look into your heart" as McBride points a gun at Rogen, the same line John Turturro says to Gabriel Byrne.The Foot Fist Way (2006)
Charles works at Captain Orlander's, the restaurant that Fred Simmons likes in The Foot Fist Way
- Lightsaber mentioned in a rather over-the-top song lyric.
Flash Gordon (1980)
Ronnie fights the police as "The Hero" from this movie plays.Goodfellas (1990)
Numerous references: Ray Liotta repeating many nuances, Ronnie ramming Patton Oswalt's head into an oven, Ronnie mimicking Joe Pesci's shooting style, Harrison beating Ronnie's head into the ground.The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The letter from Mexico is a spoof of the letter in Shawshank.
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