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Star Wars Insider Magazine #97 - 30th Anniversary tribute piece
Star Wars Insider Magazine #90 
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Film References K-Q
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Kid, The (2000) - Use of
the Wilhelm Scream
Kids in the Hall:
Brain Candy (1996)
- Dr.
Cooper (McDonald) says to his secretary, "my coffee is luke" She
says, 'Oh, luke warm, Chris?' Dr. Cooper, 'No, Luke f'ing Skywalker!'
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2004) -
[1] Tarantino
comments that George Lucas was influenced by the films of the 30's and 40's
(serials), Tarantino says that he (himself) was influenced by the kung fu
genre. [2] Use of
the Wilhelm Scream
Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004) - Watch the film
and tell us what the Empire Strikes Back reference is!
Kontroll (2003) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the Empire Strikes Back reference is!
Krull(1983)
-
similarities include
[1]
the army of slayers (Stormtroopers) [2]
Colwyn (Marshall) uses a Glaive (lightsaber)
Kull the Conquerer
(1997) -
Akivasha (Carrere) says, 'I am
altering the pact, pray I do not alter it any further.'
Kung Fu Kenobi (1997) - The
title of course and the precursor to Kung Fu Kenobi's Big Adventure. (action
figures)
Kung Fu Kenobi's Big Adventure (1999) - Skywalker
plans to rescue Han Solo from Jabba's Palace, but something
happens...Jabba enslaves him (ala Leia slave outfit). Kung Fu Kenobi
(who is bionic) senses the trouble and comes to the rescue. (action
figures)
Kuutamolla<Lovers and
Leavers> (2001) - Two film lovers spout
lines from Star Wars to each other and eventually have a lightsaber duel
on a rooftop with Helsinki's landscape in view. (Attributed
to HannaV, thank you!)
Kuzz (2000) - Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Kwagga Strikes Back~1990 - Title
Laser Mission (1987) - Star
Wars is mentioned in a conversation between Michael (Lee) and Professor Braun
(Borgnine)
Last Seduction, The
(1994) - Watch the movie and tell us what the
reference is!
Lawnmower Man, The~1992
- The experimental
chimp's name is Roscoe 1138.
Layer Cake (2004)
-
[1] Director Matthew Vaughn used an
Anamorphic Lens to shoot Layer Cake, the same lens George Lucas used to film
Star Wars: A New Hope. He did so partially because of Star Wars which
had a tremendous effect on him as a child. Quote: "Subconsciously,
you feel like you're watching Star Wars." [2]
There's also a line in the
film which sounds ever so familiar, "...put the gun down! You're gonna
get us all shot" (ANH = Put that thing away! You're gonna get us
all killed!)
Legion of Iron (1990) -
Use of the Wilhelm Scream
Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) -
A chase scene in a
flat out homage to the chase in the forest on Endor in Return of the Jedi.
Leptinotarsa
(1996) - Hungarian documentary. (Leptinotarsa
is a potato beetle) Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998 )
- Use of the Wilhelm
Scream
Life Or Something Like
It (2002) - Use of
the Wilhelm Scream
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- In the
beginning of the film when Stitch has escaped from his hold in the police
cruiser, one of the sound effects is that of a TIE fighter.
Little Cobras: Operation
Dalmatian (1997) - Watch the movie and tell us
what the reference is!
Little Criminals (1995) -
"hey, are you a droid or what?" (questionable)
Little Giants
(1994) -
One of the kids, a football
team member, sports a Darth Vader 'helmet' instead of a football helmet.
Little Nicky
(2000)
-
Grandpa Satan (Dangerfield) has
a conversation with a large hairy monster in hell. At one point he jokes
and calls it Chewbacca.
Little Vampire,
The (2000) - the 'anti-vampire'
truck/vehicle makes a 'lightsaber' sound.
 (wife/gf/lover, whatever) was in bed feeling rotten. As he goes to kiss her, he says "I love you" and she replies "I know." (Thanks to John at Obroa-Skai for this reference!)
Mallrats (1995) -
[1]
'What happened to those guys?' Jay (Mewes): 'The power of the
Darkside' [2]
Jay: 'The Jedi Mantra...' Shannon (Affleck): 'Excitement, adventure, a
Jedi craves not these things' [3] Jay,
'Silent Bob stole the schematics from some foolish carpenter and found a
weakness just like the freaking Death Star. You knock this crossbeam out and,
bicky bam! The whole stage comes crashing down' [4]
Silent Bob always works on getting the
'Jedi Mind Trick' to work. He tries it to get a cigarette into his mouth. He
also tries to get a video tape...and gets it.
Man Apart, A (2003) - Use
of the Wilhelm Scream
Many Lives of Jason Voorhees, The (2002) -
Watch the movie and tell us what
the reference is!
Maris the Chojo (Rumik
World: Za chojo) (1992)
-
In a western
style town R2D2, Darth Vader and a Return of the Jedi Scout Trooper are seen.
Mars Attacks! (1996) -
Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Master of Disguise (2002) -
The
actor who plays Dana Carvey's grandfather explains that there is a Darkside to
"energico" (the force that gives the Master of Disguise his power.)
Carvey responds quizzically "just like Star Wars!" Also, in the same
scene, when Carvey confronts his father, who has been turned to the "dark
side," the Darth Vader breathing noise is played audibly with references
to taking the Brent Spiner mask off.
Master Strikes Back, The<Jiao tou fa wei>~1985
Matrix, The (1999) -
[1]
Morpheus shows NEO what the world REALLY
is...the room is just like the one that 'THX1138' (Duvall) is 'kept' or
imprisoned in THX1138. [2] Some
of the green 'text' on the computer monitors is 'Aurabesh' (the same used in
Star Wars) [3] Neo
is trying to escape from his office. He is on the ledge of the building...a
musical quotation from the Star Wars score is played.
Matrix Forever (1990) - Japanese
version of Transformers: The Movie. There is the Star Wars crawl
prologue.
Meat Market 2 (2001) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Memento (2000) - Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Men In Black
(1997)
-
[1]
Agent K (Jones) talks about using the,
'...Corellian Death Ray' [2] '...there'll
always be some Battle Cruiser, Corellian Plague,...' [3]
Zed (Torn) is pointing out to J (Smith)
all of the celebrities that are aliens...one of them is George Lucas sitting in
his office writing (see screenshot at bottom of page).
Men In Black II (2002) -
[1] The worm-things sound
like they're speaking a bit of Huttese. [2]
Jeff looks a bit like the Sarlacc. [3]
In the background, you can see an alien that looks like a Gran,
[4] another that looks like a Rodian crossed with
a Gungan, and hear a Wookiee yell. [5]
Kay, "... get you on that transport, Princess."
[6] Jay, "Lara, it is your destiny." [7]
Agent K says, "There's always an Arquillan Battle Cruiser, or a Corellian
Death Ray..."
Merlin's Shop of
Mystical Wonders (1996)
-
Two stories. [1] A
'possessed' or demonic newspaper reviewer calls Merlin (Borgnine), 'Obi-Wan' [2]
A young man has a real attachment to his Return of the Jedi T-Shirt and he has
an AT-AT
play set for his Star Wars action figures.
Mighty Aphrodite (1995) - [1]
Lenny's (Allen) apartment has a
Millennium Falcon on a bookshelf. [2]
Band members at a wedding rehearsal
party sport Darth Vader helmets, the bartenders are all Chewie (masks), the
barmaids are Leia, each table has a Darth Vader centerpiece (with
flowers!). There is a hanging banner "May The Force Be With
You", their cake has Star Wars action figures on it and a young boy
dresses up as Luke Skywalker with a lightsaber. Note:
Interesting to note that Olympia Dukakis' character's name is Jocasta (Jocasta
Nu was the Jedi Archives librarian in Attack of the Clones).
Mischief (1985)
-
Opening: 'A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...'
Miss Congeniality
(2000) -
Gracie (Bullock) says to
Victor (Caine) (who is trying to coach her), "I'll do whatever you
tell me to , Yoda"
Missing Link, The
<Chaînon manquant, Le> (1979 Anim) -
A Pterodactyl scoops up a character and Star Wars music plays on in the
background.
Midnight Madness (1980) -
The game Star Fire
looks suspiciously like Star Wars especially a beginning Star Wars crawl and
the use of TIE fighters.
Mo Him Wong <Scripture
With No Words> - (1996) [1] The
film attempts (according to James Robert Parish who wrote Jet Li: A Biography)
the tongue-in-cheek flavor of the Indiana Jones adventure trilogy. [2]
Dr Wai and his assistant combat enemies with each
party using a flaming sword (a nod to the Star Wars adventures and the light
sabers its Jedi Knights used)
Monkeybone (2001)
- [1]Downtown
can, in parts, look like the Star Wars Cantina. [2]
Monkeybone (Turturro) complains to Stu (Fraser) about being a 'sidekick' and
having sidekick rights. One of his examples is Chewbacca, Monkeybone
whips his tail across his body like Chewie's bandolier and makes a Wookiee
sound. (thanks to TEA for the info)
Monsters Inc.
(2001)
-
[1] There is a commercial, within
the film, made in Monstropolis. A lightsaber sound is used when the
power switch is turned on. [2] After
the release of "Monsters Inc." a new "Monsters Inc."
trailer was released. This trailer depicts Mikey (Billy Crystal) and Sulley
(John Goodman) playing charades where Sully tries to act out clues for the
movie title "Harry Potter"...which Mikey fails to answer. When it is
Mikey's turn to act and Sully's turn to guess...Sully immediately and
correctly guesses "Star Wars"...to which Mikey responds, "How
do you do that?" (Thanks to
Angel Songco!)
Monster In a Box (1991) -
Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Mortal Combat
(1995) -
[1]Darth
Vader & Shang Tsung: Both are referred to as sorcerers -Both were
traned in the dark arts by their respective emperors - Both cause the
death of a relative of one of the heroes (Luke's aunt and uncle & Liu
Kang's brother)
[2]
Darth
Vader & Prince Goro: -Both kill bit players (Captain Antilles & Art
Lean) with only their hands after lifting them off the
ground.
[3]
Princess
Leia & Princess Kitana: - Both are strong-willed resistance
fighters -Both are "guests" of the antagonist and later
join the heroes. -Both were raised by adoptive
parents.
[4]
Obi-Wan
Kenobi & Lord Rayden: -Both have a very limited fighting role -Both
defend the heroes from background characters before the real action
begins.
Thematic
references to Return of the Jedi:
[1]
Emperor
Palpatine & The Emperor of Outworld: -Both are power-hungry dictators
striving to extend their domains.
[2]
Emperor
Palpatine & Shang Tsung: -Both tell one of the heroes that their friends
will die
[3]
Emperor Palpatine & Prince Goro: -both fall quite a long way to their
deaths
[4]
Master
Yoda & Lord Rayden: -Both tell one of the heroes that there is nothing
more he can teach them.
[5]
Princess
Leia & Sonya Blade: -both get chained up in a more revealing outfit than
they were kidnapped in.
[6]
Luke
Skywalker & Liu Kang: -Both are visited by the spirit of someone close to
them.
Mummy Returns, The
(2001) - Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Munchie Strikes Back~1994 - Title
Muppets From Space
(1999)
-
Of the two "enlightened beings" (fish) one says to Gonzo, 'May the Fish
be with you'
My Brother's Light (2002) - Watch the movie
and tell us what the reference is!
My Bodyguard (1980) -
Watch the
movie and tell us what the reference is!
My Family<Mi Familia>
(1995) -Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
My Science Project
(1983)
-
A car is vandalized by young
men wearing Darth Vader and Stormtrooper masks.
Mythology of Star
Wars, The (2000) -
explains the
mythology of Star Wars.
Mystery Men (1999)
-
The Blue Rajah of cutlery (he's a superhero that throws forks), after
fighting Cassanova Frankenstein says, 'May the Forks be with us' (Thanks to
Kenya for the info)
P
Paris, Texas (1984) -
When
the boy (one of the main characters) goes to bed, he says to his mother
"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away." The boy also has ROTJ
bed sheets and plays with SW toys figures
Patriot, The (2000) - Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Pearl Harbor
(2001) -
Rafe McCawley (Affleck)
joins the RAF (British-Royal Air Force) to fight the Germans. When his
wingman downs a German fighter he yells, "Nice shot Red 2!"
(Michael
Bay worked for Lucasfilm early in his career)
Perfect Storm, The
(2000)
-
The fishermen are aboard
the Andrea Gail. Glow sticks are used to mark the lines and Sully (Fichtner)
starts waving one of the sticks around, 'Hey! <<makes 'lightsaber'
sounds>>May the Force be with you.'
Peut-être
<Perhaps> (1999)
-
Lucie (Pailhas)
is in a Leia costume including the famous hair buns.
Pi (1998) -
Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Pirate Movie, The
(1982) - [1] Lyrics in one of the songs
(based on a song from the 'Pirates of Penzance's' Major Modern General) sung by Stanley (Kerr):
'I comprehend contemporary culture North American. / I
straighten more piratical erections than Bo Derek and, /
I'm in to EST and all the rest, I've undergone analysis, /
I've jumped beyond the gravitude to permanent paralysis. /
My muse is into music, but my credit I'll not trouble you, /
From R&B to S&M / , cross over C&W,
/ To groovin' with the Doobies in my Malibu white-souling
tones. / Man, I'm older than the Beatles, but I'm
younger than the Rolling Stones. / (He's older than
the Beatles, but younger than the Rolling Stones.) /
My military knowledge for I'm plucky and adventure-y. /
Embraces M*A*S*H and Star Wars and the 22nd century. /
Yes sir in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, / I
am the very model of a modern major general. / (In
short in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral, / He
is the very model of a modern major general.) [2]
Frederick hears "Use the Force, Frederick" in his head, at which
time his sword turns into a lightsaber, and he wins the duel.
Playing God (1997) -
In a car chase which Raymond
(Hutton) is being pursued by Eugene (Duchovny), Raymond turns down a
narrow alley and says, "Use the Force, Luke".
Pokémon
the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999) - The
Title! (Thanks to John from Obroa-Skai
for this reference!)
Pól Serio (2001) -Watch the movie and tell
us what the reference is!
Poltergeist (1982)
-
[1] Robbie's (Robbins) bedroom is loaded with Star Wars toys some of which fly
around the room. [2]
Robbie also has Star Wars duvet covers on his bed.
Pom Pom Strikes Back <Shuang long tu zhu>
(1986) - Title
Pootie Tang (2001)
-
References to Darth Vader and the Darkside
Postman Strikes Back,
The<Xun cheng ma>~1981 -
Title
Pourquoi pas moi? (1999) -
One of the characters,
Camille (Casar), loves Star Wars.
Power Puff Girls
(2001) - Trailer Looking ever so similar to
AOTC's teaser trailer.
Power Rangers Lost
Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender (1999) - Magna
looks reminiscent of Boba Fett
Precious Images (1986) -
A film dedicated to 50 of
the best film images (up to 1986), including that of Star Wars
Predator (1987) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Prison Planet 3: The
Revenge (1998) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Q
Quakers (2001)
<fan film> - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Queens Logic (1991) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Quentin
Tarantino's Star Wars (1998)
<fan
film> - What Star Wars might have looked like if Quentin Tarantino had
directed...using action figures and a Mac computer.
Quest for the Lost City<Final
Sacrifice>(1990) - The
character Satoris (Marceau) is called "Garth Vader"
Qui-Gon Show, The (1999)
<fan film> - Title
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