Edited into
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (1988) (V)
References
Un chien andalou (1929)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Referenced in
Kala Bazar (1960)
La française et l'amour (1960)
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
Bombay Ka Chor (1962)
- The crop duster episode is copied with Kishore Kumar doing a Cary Grant
From Russia with Love (1963)
Charade (1963)
"Telescope: A Talk with Hitchcock" (1964)
- Referenced in conversation during interview
"The Invaders: The Innocent (#1.9)" (1967)
- The drunk driving scene is imitated.
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Charley Varrick (1973)
"McCloud: Bonnie and McCloud (#7.1)" (1976)
- McCloud and Broadhurst are attacked by a plane in a field of crops
Silver Streak (1976)
Barocco (1976)
Sweeney! (1977)
- both john thaw & cary grant's characters are force fed a bottle of liquor by the villains and put back into their vehicles to drive away and have an 'accident'
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Dreyfuss and Dillon climbing the rock with Dreyfuss slipping, arms stretched out, hands touching
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Still of the Night (1982)
- Scene set during auction in auction house, also house in Glen Cove, Long Island with name at gate
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
- A character mentions the film.
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Dreamscape (1984)
"Remington Steele: Forged Steele (#4.5)" (1985)
- Mentioned in the dialogue.
"Remington Steele: Corn Fed Steele (#4.6)" (1985)
- Steele is rundown by a crop duster.
Memories of Videodisc (1986) (V)
"Moonlighting: North by North DiPesto (#2.12)" (1986)
- title reference
Outrageous Fortune (1987)
- The film's finale references the famous Mount Rushmore scene in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
- The radio directs the group by saying "North by northwest" then cautions them to "watch out for low-flying aircraft". A reference to the iconic scene in North by Northwest in which Cary Grant is chased by a low-flying biplane.
"thirtysomething: South by Southeast (#1.10)" (1988)
- title reference
Switching Channels (1988)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Hard Way (1991)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
One False Move (1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Boris and Natasha (1992)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Teenagers from Outer Space (#5.4)" (1992)
- In list of Hitchcock movies
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Indestructible Man (#5.9)" (1992)
- Joel: "They're watching 'North by Northwest.'"
Tango (1993)
- when Vincent attack the lover of his wife with the plane the movie copies North by Northwest (plane against man near a cornfeld...) [sorry for bad english]
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)
- Crow: (as Cary Grant) This is no good, we're on top of the monument.
I Love Trouble (1994)
Timecop (1994)
Exit to Eden (1994)
East by Eastwest (1995)
"Oliver's Travels: Land of My Fathers (#1.2)" (1995)
- Oliver says they can't go north by northwest because that would take him into the Irish Sea but mentions it as a "Homage" to Hitchcock.
"Oliver's Travels: The Farquhar Connection (#1.4)" (1995)
- Alludes to the crop duster attack on Cary Grant when I helicopter attacks them.
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV)
Le confessionnal (1995)
"Freakazoid!: The Chip: Part 2/Freakazoid Is History (#1.7)" (1995)
- A take from the movie is shown during the Quantum Freak montage opening.
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
- Ad above the main entrance of the theater.
L'appartement (1996)
- dresses of secratary and waiter, restaurant scene, hotel room scene, person on ledge going into another room
The Making of 'Psycho' (1997) (V)
Like Night and Day (1998)
- As an homage, there is a character named Kaplan whose face is never revealed
Buffalo '66 (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Odd Couple II (1998)
- Felix and Oscar are crop-dusted by a bi-plane.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Space Children (#10.6)" (1998)
- "The guy from North by Northwest married Ruth Batter Ginseberg"
Zugvögel - ... einmal nach Inari (1998)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (1999) (VG)
'Torn Curtain' Rising (2000) (V)
- poster shown
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
X-Men (2000)
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (2000)
La comunidad (2000)
"That '70s Show: Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die (#3.4)" (2000)
- Kelso gets chased down by the paper boy's bi wing plane.
"Dune" (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Double Take (2001)
'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001) (V)
- mentioned once
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V)
- mentioned once
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V)
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Panic Room (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
- Spielberg mentioned the reference in several interviews. In addition, the airport scene shares similarities to a scene in MR, and both have similar plots about men wrongly accused trying to discover the truth.
Signs (2002)
S1m0ne (2002)
Phone Booth (2002)
The Transporter (2002)
Opération lune (2002) (TV)
- The name "Thornhill" of a character is taken from the referenced movie
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: A Night at the Movies (#3.19)" (2003)
- An advertisement can be seen for it on the pink flier.
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (2003) (V)
- The title is mentioned.
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)
Lost in Translation (2003)
- (Shaving scene)
Paycheck (2003)
- Ben Affleck's character being chased by a subway train just like Cary Grant and the cropduster in North by Northwest.
"The Simpsons: Bart-Mangled Banner (#15.21)" (2004)
- Scene of Bart in cornfield being pursued by Dr Hibbert in a cropduster.
Silentium (2004)
- Scene with the model plane
Team America: World Police (2004)
- Spies on Mt. Rushmore
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)
- Para-Medic mentions this film in a conversation with Snake after you save.
Film Geek (2005)
- on shelf in video store
Jug jugoistok (2005)
- Title reference. (Jug jugoistok means South by Southeast translated on English).
Adams æbler (2005)
- The dialogue between Adam and Ivan about what the "O." in Adam's name stands for is a direct reference of the famous dialogue between Roger and Eve in "North by Northwest" (-"what does the 'O' stand for?" -"Nothing")
Three Dollars (2005)
- Crop duster scene
Jarhead (2005)
- Visual reference to the crop-dusting sequence.
North by Northwest by Northwest (2005) (V)
- Making of
Snow Cake (2006)
- discussing sex on a full stomach
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
- Ben Kingsley's character mentions this film.
OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions (2006)
- Scene where informant is stabbed before telling OSS 117 his secret mirrors scene at the UN where Townsend is stabbed while speaking to Thornhill
Mini's First Time (2006)
- a fake Jackie Chan movie is mentioned as having a fight scene at the end of the movie on the faces of Mount Rushmore
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Eureka: Purple Haze (#1.10)" (2006)
- A crop dusting helicopter swoops down over Fargo in an imitation of the famous airplane scene in North by Northwest.
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (V)
- According to the program for "A Decemberween Pageant", the second act involves a fight to the death on Mount Rushmore
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (V)
- the plane chase is recreated in "I Disappear"
The Holiday (2006)
- Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
Flatland (2007) (V)
- direction a fugitive has fled
"Have I Got News for You: (#34.3)" (2007)
- Referenced by name
The Key to Reserva (2007)
- The handkerchief shows R.O.T. inscription, like Cary Grant's one.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- one of the videos a customer wants to rent
"Eli Stone: Freedom (#1.2)" (2008)
- Eli Stone, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, is chased by a biplane.
Elegy (2008/I)
- At one point, in bed, David says she sounds like Cary Grant in North by Northwest.
"Heroes Unmasked: Travelling in Style (#2.6)" (2008)
- Referenced by name
"The Replacements: Hollywoodn't (#3.11)" (2008)
- Title mentioned by Dick Daring while he's freaking out
The 39 Steps (2008) (TV)
- Hannay is pursued by a plane across land, in a direct homage to North by Northwest's famous cropdusting sequence
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: South by Southwest (#6.17)" (2009)
- episode title
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Descent of Man (#9.19)" (2009)
- title mentioned by TV news anchor
OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus (2009)
- Musical theme hinted at during climax scene
Featured in
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973) (TV)
- film clips shown
Marlene (1984)
- Movie scene from this Movie can be seen here
Precious Images (1986)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (1990)
- clip shown during the pre-show.
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)
Arizona Dream (1993)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
"Due South: Victoria's Secret: Part 1 (#1.19)" (1995)
- Victoria and Fraser watch the film on TV
"Northern Exposure: Balls (#6.19)" (1995)
- on screen as Ed and Heather make out
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
The Race to Save 100 Years (1997)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
- This film is #40 on the list.
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) (TV)
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000) (V)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
- This film is #4 on the list.
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
"SexTV: On Blondes/Walter Kundzicz/The Art of Flirting (#6.13)" (2004)
- Clips from film are used in this episode.
Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood (2004) (TV)
- Discusses Production Design
3D: A Brief History (2004) (V)
- excerpt from trailer shown
Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (2004) (V)
- clips shown
The Hitchcocks on Hitch (2004) (V)
- (scene from)
Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (2005) (V)
- shows images from "North by northwest"
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
- clips
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
- featured in documentary
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
- Clips shown.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
- This film is #55 on the list.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
- Seen in opening montage
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
- This film is #7 on the "Mystery" list.
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
- clips with Cary Grant; Martin Landau; Eva Marie Saint; James Mason
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009) (V)
- contains clips from this movie
Spoofed in
The Prize (1963)
High Anxiety (1977)
Foul Play (1978)
¡Qué tía la C.I.A.! (1985)
Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985)
- Ernie and Bert's biplane went after Big a la the crop duster going after Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant).
"Sledge Hammer!: Comrade Hammer (#1.20)" (1987)
- The airplane sequence at the beginning of the episode
Moving (1988)
- The famous scene where Cary Grant is attacked by the helicopter is spoofed in Moving
Arizona Dream (1993)
"The Simpsons: Fear of Flying (#6.11)" (1994)
- Marge has a flashback which parodies the famous scene in this movie in a cornfield where a bi-plane chases the characters whilst shooting at them.
Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
- He runs through a cornfield with a toy biplane chasing him.
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
- Stuart's plane flies towards the boys in a similiar manner as the plane in North by Northwest
"Scrubs: My Unicorn (#4.11)" (2004)
- Murray chases JD with the remote controlled byplane in a similar manner to the famous cropduster scene.
"Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)
- some plot elements and locations used, plus the title
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (VG)
- One of the missions is titled "South by Southwest"
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XX (#21.4)" (2009)
- Bart pushes an Alfred Hitchcock-like character off of the top of Mount Rushmore.
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