Followed by
"Weird Science" (1994)
References
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Psycho (1960)
- shot of the shower
Mary Poppins (1964)
"The Phil Donahue Show" (1970)
- Gary: "This could mean a guest shot on 'Phil Donahue'..."
The Exorcist (1973)
- tubular bells plays when Gary and Wyatt wake up
Carrie (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Woman (1978)
Mad Max (1979)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Aerobicise (1982) (V)
Sudden Impact (1983)
- Lisa: "Go ahead..." Gary's dad: "make my day?"
Stop Making Sense (1984)
- Film poster on Wyatt's Bedroom wall
Referenced in
Aa! Megamisama! (1993) (V)
Dogma (1999)
- in a list of john hughes movies
Happy Accidents (2000)
- Anthony Michael Hall related a brief story about its filming
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
The Family Truckster (2003) (V)
- Dana Barron mentions this film
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
- Mention once
"Tripping the Rift: Six, Lies and Videotape (#2.13)" (2004)
- mentioned by Gus
Die Nacht der lebenden Loser (2004)
- The scene in witch the boys open the door to be confronted with literally hundereds of party guests is an exact recreation of the corresponding scene from Weird Science.
"Veronica Mars: Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves (#3.11)" (2007)
- Veronica says "How very Wierd Science" about the hooker search engine.
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008)
- poster in Nico's dream
"Chuck: Chuck Versus the Cougars (#2.4)" (2008)
- Referred to by the kegger at the BuyMore while the manager is away
"Greek: Guilty Treasures (#2.17)" (2009)
- Max wants to go to the movie theater to see it
"The Big Bang Theory: The Guitarist Amplification (#3.7)" (2009)
- Howard says that Leonard will have a new girlfriend when he figures out how to build one
Features
Frankenstein (1931)
- plays on television when Wyat and Gary create Lisa
"The Munsters" (1964)
- shown on TV during the party
Featured in
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
- Footage from this film was edited into this mini- series.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Nerds (#1.20)" (2007)
- clips are featured
Spoofs
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Spoofed in
Project: Ginger (1986) (V)
Totally Awesome (2006) (TV)
- He is stripped to his underwear in front of everyone
Extreme Movie (2008)
- Two young virgins build a woman with their computer.
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