References
"Gilligan's Island" (1964)
- Henry Gibson's character is named 'Thurston Howell' after the character from 'Gilligan's Island'.
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
- A Winnie the Pooh bedspread is seen briefly in Solomon & Solomon Electronics.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- The music Thus Spoke Zarathustra overlaps with the image of Phillip Seymore Hoffman pacing next to the old man in the immaculate white bed, similar to the bedridden Dave at the end of "2001".
Putney Swope (1969)
Network (1976)
Raging Bull (1980)
"Entertainment Tonight" (1981)
- Jimmy Gator is seen briefly being interviewed on 'Entertainment Tonight'.
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
"Cops" (1989)
- Jim Kurring talks to himself while on his beat in a style inspired by 'Cops'.
"The Quiz Kids Challenge" (1990)
- Is the show 'What Do Kids Know?' is based on.
Goodfellas (1990)
Homicide (1991)
- The scenes where Dixon is telling Jim he can help him solve the case reference scenes from 'Homicide'; Lionel Mark Smith also plays a detective in both films.
Batman Returns (1992)
Short Cuts (1993)
- The way the characters meet each others.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994)
Demolition High (1996) (V)
- During the game show scene, a lot of talk is about a movie audition, with Alan Thicke and Corey Haim, about destroying a high school. This refers to the film Demolition High.
Sydney (1996)
- Jimmy Gator's name is taken from the names Samuel L. Jackson's character lists in this film; multiple dialogue lifts; the third story in the prologue is about a young man named Sydney.
"Sunset Beach" (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
- Storm announcement all along the movie.
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Last Night (1998/I)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Referenced in
Cookie's Fortune (1999)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
"Gilmore Girls: Kiss and Tell (#1.7)" (2000)
- Rory mentions Lorelai's bad reaction to the film
Donnie Darko (2001)
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
"South Park: It Hits the Fan (#5.1)" (2001)
- When Stan says "It's still the same world out there, look!" and opens the door, it's raining frogs outside. This also happens in the movie Magnolia.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- The name of one of Jay and Silent Bob's online critic, "Magnolia-Fan", was inspired by a feud on the View Askew website's message board.
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
- multiple characters and plots
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, with Feeling (#6.7)" (2001)
- Xander's line: "Respect the cruller. And tame the donut!" In Magnolia, Tom Cruise says "Respect the cock! And tame the c*nt!"
Suck My Dick (2001)
Dog Eat Dog (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- The phone number given by Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) to the phone sex hotline is 818-775-3993 which was the phone number of the A to Z pharmacy in this movie.
Gangs of New York (2002)
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) (V)
Les triplettes de Belleville (2003)
Hulk (2003)
Böse Zellen (2003)
- The ensemble sings to a song from the soundtrack, like in "Magnolia"
The Plagiarist (2003)
- father's death
Hawaii, Oslo (2004)
- inspired by
Prozac tango (2005)
- Inspired by the genre
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
- "That guy from 'Magnolia' "
"Six Feet Under: The Rainbow of Her Reasons (#5.6)" (2005)
- when Ruth, Bettina and the other women sing "Calling all Angels" and the camera show other cast members its a reference to "Magnolia" where the cast also has sung
En la cama (2005)
- mentioned once
"The Henry Rollins Show: Paul Thomas Anderson/Aimee Mann (#1.7)" (2006)
- Briefly discussed in the interview.
"Nip/Tuck: Gala Gallardo (#4.15)" (2006)
- the main cast sings to a song from the soundtrack
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.9)" (2009/I)
- incorrect answer to a $16,000 question
Features
I Love You Again (1940)
"Today" (1952)
Life of a Gigolo (1998)
Featured in
The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000) (TV)
- clips
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV)
That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000) (V)
"Zomergasten: (#18.6)" (2005)
- A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (#1.4)" (2009)
- Footage is shown when referenced
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80's (2009) (TV)
- Footage from the film was featured in this mini-series.
"Zomergasten: (#22.4)" (2009)
- A fragment is shown.
Spoofs
"Cops" (1989)
Spoofed in
Mission: Improbable (2000) (TV)
Ned (2003)
- Song sequence
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
- Rain of frogs
Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (2005) (TV)
- Direct spoof -- Count Blah at the Vegas nightclub
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