References
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dumbo (1941)
Sahara (1943/I)
"The Little Rascals" (1955)
- In director's cut scene where Wally is thrown out of the diner, there is a group of children dressed as the Little Rascals in front of the restaurant.
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
- plane crashing through Coca-Cola billboard
Duel (1971) (TV)
Referenced in
"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
- Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
"Saturday Night Live: Martin Sheen/David Bowie (#5.7)" (1979)
- 'Reviewed'by Bill Murray on Weekend Update
"Saturday Night Live: Bill Murray/Delbert McClinton (#6.12)" (1981)
- Mentioned by Bill Murray during cold opening
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Kleinschmidt pulls out what appears to be a torture device from his jacket, then assembles it as a coat hanger. Tott does the same thing as he prepares to interrogate Marion. A second reference is the scene of Indy being punched and falling outside of the airplane; John Belushi appears in a scene with a similar punch and fall in 1941.
Wired (1989)
- Mentioned during a conversation in the movie.
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V)
- Plucky raises his skin to flash a pretty woman's leg to get Hampton's car to stop. A girl in the film does that as well.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja I (#4.22)" (1992)
- "Meanwhile in the movie 1941"
Sunny Side Up (1994)
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
- A prominent background poster is of Spielberg's "1941".
Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998) (V)
"Dawson's Creek: Pilot (#1.1)" (1998)
- Dawson: 1941 and Always. In limited but excessible view.
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- Towards the end, both movies featured destruction of the famous Hollywood Boulevard and the destruction of a ferris wheel.
Terror Firmer (1999)
- mentioned when talking about Spielberg
'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (1999) (V)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
"South Park: Cripple Fight (#5.2)" (2001)
- in the episode they introduce steven spielberg as the creator of such films as "always" and "1941"
Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (2003) (V)
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) (V)
- mentioned once
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV)
- Still shown and mentioned on the show
"Have I Got News for You: (#30.5)" (2005)
- Referenced by name
"Howard Stern on Demand: Jimmy Kimmel" (2006)
- Artie is asked what character John Belushi played in the film
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Will and Norrington breaks loose the wheel for the Mill and rolls it to the ocean like the giant ferris wheel being shot out by the Japanese submarine and rolls off the dock with two guys on it into the water
"Jeopardy!: (#26.26)" (2009)
- Reference in a $400 clue in the category "Stars by Movie Roles"
Features
Dumbo (1941)
Featured in
The Making of '1941' (1996) (V)
- extensive footage shown
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
- Clip shown.
Double Dare (2004)
- Steven Spielberg interview regarding and footage from
'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (2004) (V)
- clip shown
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007) (TV)
- clips shown
Spoofs
It Happened One Night (1934)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Jaws (1975)
Spoofed in
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
- The scene where the cast members scream after seeing the clip of Brad firing of those 9mm's
"Family Guy: No Chris Left Behind (#5.16)" (2007)
- The Ferris wheel breaking loose from its mountings and running down the street
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