Remade as
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Referenced in
Zeta One (1969)
- instead of chess, James and Anne play strip poker
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
"Remington Steele: To Stop a Steele (#1.15)" (1983)
- Movie referenced in dialogue.
"Danger Mouse: The Long Lost Crown Affair (#5.1)" (1984)
- Referenced in the title
"Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: A Home from Home (#2.5)" (1986)
- Referenced by name
"Dossier Verhulst: De verleiding begint (#1.6)" (1986)
- Lucy and Eric play a game of chess full of meaningful glances
"Saturday Night Live: Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies (#14.13)" (1989)
- Split screen robbery spoofed in 'The 1960's movie'
Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993) (TV)
"The Nanny: Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will? (#4.12)" (1997)
- Niles mentions the name of the song "The Windmills of Your Mind".
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Undead (#9.6)" (1997)
- Servo: (singing) Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel...
"The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison" (1999)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (V)
- The famous chess playing scene is recreated in "The Power of Goodbye"
"Twice in a Lifetime: Old Flames (#1.18)" (2000)
- Edwina refers to the comedy of errors in trying to set up an illicit romantic liaison as "the Thomas Clown affair".
The Flamingo Rising (2001) (TV)
"Veronica Mars: Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough (#2.13)" (2006)
- Veronica aks Weevil if he watched the version with Brosnan or McQueen
"Psych: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece (#1.3)" (2006)
- Shawn lists heist movies that Lassiter thinks the heist was like, and includes this one.
A New Wave (2007)
- robbery notes mention Thomas Crown
"Good Eats: The Alton Crown Affair (#11.17)" (2008)
- Title Reference
"Psych: Extradition: British Columbia (#4.1)" (2009)
- Shawn says, "I'm thinking, 'This guy is Thomas Crown.' You're barely Remington Steele."
Featured in
Being There (1979)
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Two If by Sea (1996)
Steve McQueen: The King of Cool (1998) (TV)
- Scenes are shown.
"The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison" (1999)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
- The song "The Windmills of Your Mind" is #57 on the list.
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
Alfie (2004)
- Movie that Nikki is watching on TV
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV)
- excerpt shown
"Private Screenings: Norman Jewison" (2007)
- clip
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
- Featured during Robert Boyle tribute.
Spoofed in
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
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