Movie connections for
Sphere (1998) More at IMDbPro »

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
South Pacific (1958)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Solyaris (1972)
Star Wars (1977)
 -  on aproaching the submerged ship, Beth says "look at the size of that thing". Wedge says the same line in Star Wars when they aproach the Death Star
Alien (1979)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Aliens (1986)
The Abyss (1989)
Event Horizon (1997)

Referenced in

Godzilla (1998)
 -  Seen advertised on a billboard
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
"Taken" (2002)
Solaris (2002)
"South Park: Pinewood Derby (#13.6)" (2009)
 -  Randy and Stan mention this after going at warp speed

Featured in

"The Directors: The Films of Barry Levinson (#2.11)" (????)
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' (1998) (TV)
 -  It's a making of Sphere
"HBO First Look: Sphere (#5.3)" (1998)
 -  clips
The Making of 'Sphere' (1998) (V)

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