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The Grifters (1990) More at IMDbPro »

References

Psycho (1960)

Referenced in

"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (#5.23)" (1993)
 -  Joel: It looks like Anjelica Huston in the Grifters.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
 -  "This is gonna be just like in The Grifters."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah! (#6.6)" (1993)
 -  Joel: "Looks like 'The Grifters' meets 'Quest for Fire.'"
"Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993)
 -  Cover on shelf in 'Karl's Video Store'
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 12 to the Moon (#6.24)" (1994)
 -  Dr. Forrester tells Frank to wrap a bunch of oranges in a towel. Frank asks "What are you going to do with these, Clay?" He menacingly replies "Just call me Bobo, Frank."
Head On (1998)
The Best of Film Noir (1999) (V)
 -  Poster shown.
Entrapment (1999)
 -  References the wire con - the idea of the slight delay in information moving between two stock exchanges around the world.
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V)
Incautos (2004)
 -  Features characters, sequences, ideas and plot points that follow The Grifters very self-consciously.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV)
 -  Cover on shelf in 'Karl's Video Store'
"Saturday Night Live: Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani/Akon (#32.8)" (2006)
 -  referenced during the monologue

Features

The Lady Vanishes (1938)
 -  Appears on TV set in motel

Featured in

The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) (TV)

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