Version of
"American Playhouse: In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway" (1993)
Edited from
Godzilla (1998)
- clips used
Edited into
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)
- footage from "Angels in America" appears in Wrestling with Angels
References
Top Hat (1935)
- "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" plays as a man wearing a top hat dances
La belle et la bête (1946)
- Moving candlesticks and busts in a dream sequence of a character who has just been reading a book entitled "Cocteau"
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- The ranks of desks in heaven. Also the general format of the heavenly tribunal where the character decides whether he is to live or die (though the latter could also be Le testament d'Orphee).
The Fountainhead (1949)
- Louis says to Joe that their fight "was like a sex scene in an Ayn Rand novel," referring to the scene in The Fountainhead with Howard, Dominique, and the riding crop.
Orphée (1950)
- music from this movie is played during the Cocteau dream
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
- quotes liberally from the "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille" scene
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- A line of dialogue references a famous quote from this film.
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
- Multiple references in Chapter One where Prior first discloses his HIV status to Louis
"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
- "You're still an honorary citizen of The Twilight Zone."
"The Bullwinkle Show" (1961)
- "Talk to him yourself, Bullwinkle."
"National Geographic Specials" (1964)
- "It's my own National Geographic special."
"The Addams Family" (1964)
- "And you look like Morticia Addams."
"The Hollywood Squares" (1965)
"Batman" (1966)
- man called Batman
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
"Mr. Wizard" (1971)
- "Very interesting, Mr. Wizard."
The Exorcist (1973)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- Pacino says "You broke my heart."
She (1982)
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
- (said to valium addict) "And you're dancing as fast as you can."
"Great Performances: Cats" (1998)
- Pacino talks about this musical
Referenced in
Hollywood Flies (2004) (TV)
- billboard ad for the miniseries
Munich: The Mission - The Team (2006) (V)
- mentioned once
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV)
- One of the miniseries referenced by Sally Field pior to presenting the Best Miniseries Emmy.
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
- By announcer, as Meryl Streep walked to stage.
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV)
- Mentioned by Neil Patrick Harris when introducing miniseries and movie categories.
Features
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
- on TV in hospital
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
- Clip shown in TV
Featured in
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV)
- clips
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV)
- Nominee clips.
The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004) (TV)
- Clips throughout ceremony.
"The Daily Show: (2008-08-28)" (2008)
- A clip of the Angel of America (Emma Thompson) and Hannah Pitt (Meryl Streep) having sex with fireworks exploding in the background is shown as part of a Daily Show parody of the Democratic National Convention' biographical film for Barack Obama (during a part in which the voiceover says that every time Obama speaks, an angel has an orgasm).
Spoofs
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- When Prior wakes up from his dream he starts quoting directly from Wizard of Oz
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