One of The Simpsons’ finest and most enduring qualities has been its ability to parody and reference some of the most famous films in subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle ways.
While some of them are obvious, it’s easy for enough for one of the references to go straight over your head without even nearly realising. But this video will help.
Vimeo user ‘cgmzz’ has carefully compiled a selection of The Simpsons‘ inexhaustible catalogue of film parodies, paired with the iconic scenes they’re paying tribute to.
What’s incredible about this video is seeing how carefully, lovingly recreated some of these moments are; mimicking camera angles, cuts, and actions. Then again, we know how closely The Simpsons writers can pay attention to detail. That’s part of their genius, write Squareeyed.
Check them out in the video below:
The video features references to the following: Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Pulp Fiction(1994), Requiem for a Dream(2000), The Gold Rush (1925),Full Metal Jacket (1987), The Fugitive (1993), Terminator 2(1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), The Birds (1963), Risky Business(1983), Citizen Kane (1941), Psycho (1960), The Silence of the Lambs(1991), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Basic Instinct (1992),An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Trainspotting(1996),Thelma and Louise (1991), The Godfather (1972), Taxi Driver(1976), The Shining (1980), Spider-Man (2002), ET the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and Dr. Strange Love (1964).
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