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The Aviator (2004) More at IMDbPro »

References

The King of Kings (1927)
 -  This is referenced when Hughes wants another camera, and someone replies that " DeMille is making a biblical picture involving a crucifixion". In 1927, this could only be Demille's version of The King of Kings.
Scarface (1932)
 -  Posters outside screening room, and mentioned by various characters
King Kong (1933)
 -  When Hughes is standing naked in his screening room, he shakes his fist at the screen and one of the aircraft in a dogfight explodes, bringing to mind King Kong's antics on the Empire State Building
Alice Adams (1935)
 -  Johnny Meyer tells Katharine Hepburn he loved her in Alice Adams
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
 -  A scene takes place on the set of the filming, when Hughes first meets Katharine Hepburn.
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
 -  Golf scene, shot recreation
Buck Rogers (1939)
 -  Howard Hughes says about the XF-11: "She's my Buck Rogers ship"
The Women (1939)
 -  Hughes and Hepburn attend the premiere to The Women
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
 -  When Hepburn takes Hughes home to meet her family in Connecticut, she introduces him to Uncle Willy, a minor but pivotal role in "Philadelphia Story."
Citizen Kane (1941)
Woman of the Year (1942)
 -  The film portrays the moment with Katharine Hepburn first meets Spencer Tracy, on a movie set. The set is of the film Woman of the Year, their first film together.
Jane Eyre (1944)
 -  Dr. Hepburn asks Kate Hepburn if she talked to Louis B. Mayer about possibly working on Jane Eyre.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
 -  The line "I like the desert. It's hot there in the desert, but it's clean.", is also spoken by T.E. Lawrence saying he likes the desert because "It's clean."

Referenced in

Howard Hughes: His Life, Loves and Films (2004) (V)
 -  Documentary tie-in to feature release
Martin Scorsese, l'émotion par la musique (2005)
 -  Martin Scorsese talks about it
The DiCaprio Code (2006)
 -  George Lucas mentions this movie
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
"HBO First Look: The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun (#13.15)" (2006)
 -  mentioned once

Features

The Jazz Singer (1927)
Hell's Angels (1930)
The Outlaw (1943)

Featured in

Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV)
 -  Clips are used in the documentary.
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  A small clip was presented as part of some of the nominated films.
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  A small clip was presented as part of the six nominated films for the best cast in a film.
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  Nominated in multiple categories
A Life Without Limits: The Making of 'The Aviator' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

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