Movie connections for
Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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References

"Roots" (1977)
Over the Edge (1979)
 -  Both movies show kids being lead off in handcuffs to the song Ooh Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
 -  When the young boys in Boyz n the Hood find a dead body, one of them says it looks like he was killed by Freddy Krueger from this movie.
Stand by Me (1986)

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt (#17.4)" (1991)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Sword (#5.11)" (1992)
 -  "Boys will be Boys" Crow: In the hood.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Boyz in the Woods (#3.8)" (1992)
 -  The episode title is a pun on this film.
CB4 (1993)
"Saturday Night Live: Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel (#18.17)" (1993)
 -  Mentioned in 'Ignorant Proposal'
Last Action Hero (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)
 -  Servo: It's the Boys in the Hoods.
"Married with Children: Hood in the Boyz (#8.2)" (1993)
 -  title reference
"The Simpsons: Boy Scoutz 'n the Hood (#5.8)" (1993)
 -  Episode name is based on the name of this film.
"The Nanny: Schlepped Away (#1.15)" (1994)
 -  Fran mocks the film's title.
Friday (1995)
 -  As mentioned in the Trivia section, the same clothes Ice Cube wears in the beginning of this film are the last clothes he wore in Boyz N the Hood.
"Roseanne: Roseanne in the Hood (#8.3)" (1995)
 -  title reference
"Father Ted: Old Grey Whistle Theft (#2.4)" (1996)
 -  After a whistle is stole, an old woman says the island is heading for anarchy and it's going to end up like Boys N the Hood.
Kidz in the Wood (1996) (TV)
 -  title reference
Swingers (1996)
Get on the Bus (1996)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Steel (1997)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
The Up in Smoke Tour (2000) (V)
Full Frontal (2002)
Drumline (2002)
Tha Westside (2002) (V)
 -  documentary
Beef (2003)
 -  The title is displayed.
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  There are many references to this movie in this video game.
"Robot Chicken: Toyz in the Hood (#1.5)" (2005)
 -  The title of this episode is a play on the title of the film
Treasure n tha Hood (2005)
 -  title reference
Hood of the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  urban/gang related elements
Furnace (2006)
 -  black person referred to as "Boyz N the Hood"
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006) (V)
 -  "I saw Boyz n the Hood"
"Howard Stern on Demand: Cuba Gooding Jr." (2006)
 -  Gooding talks about his sex scene with Nia Long
Freedom Writers (2007)
 -  When Erin is doing the step on the line game she asks the students "Step on the line if you have seen Boys n tha hood"
"The Wire: Unconfirmed Reports (#5.2)" (2008)
 -  the title is mentioned for containing drive-by shootings

Features

Old Glory (1939)
 -  Porky trying to say the Pledge Of Alligence is seen on TV during the film.
Duck Hunt (1984) (VG)
 -  a character was shown playing the game in this movie

Featured in

1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)
 -  Nominated for Best Movie and featured in Quotes montage
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
 -  brief clip shown
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (2003) (V)
 -  clips shown
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
 -  Excerpts appear in the film.
"I Love the '90s" (2004)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV)
 -  numerous clips are shown as this film is honored
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clip
50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips shown.

Spoofed in

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
Swingers (1996)
Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG)
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Boys "remake" the Singleton film

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