Movie connections for
Deep Rising (1998) More at IMDbPro »

References

King Kong (1933)
 -  unseen monster crashing through the jungle on the volcanic island
The African Queen (1951)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Ghost Busters (1984)
 -  When Treat Williams sees the monster at full size, he says, "Now there's somthing you don't see every day.". The same thing was said by Bill Murray about the Stay Puft Marshmellowman in Ghostbusters

Referenced in

Virus (1999)
Versus (2000/II)
"Justice League: The Terror Beyond: Part 1 (#2.15)" (2003)
 -  The cruise ship attacked by the tentacled monster

Featured in

Final Voyage (1999)
 -  Some establishing shots of the lavish, Asian-themed party near the beginning of DEEP RISING are re-used in FINAL VOYAGE
Chain of Command (2000)
 -  The shots of the ocean liner blowing up are stock footage from the older film

Spoofs

Gone with the Wind (1939)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Titanic (1997)

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