The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References
Smart and funny riffs on classic cinema moments...
BY Jun 6th 2009 6:06AMFILED UNDER: Features
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39. Jaws (1975)
Episode: Lisa’s First Word (Season 4)
The original moment: In Steven Spielberg’s original blockbuster, the summer resort town of Amity Island is terrorised by repeat attacks from a great white shark.
The Simpsons moment: In a flashback detailing their search for a first home, Homer and Marge remember a visit the Robert Shaw-like Captain McAllister’s houseboat which is interrupted by the attack of a great white shark.
38. Goldfinger (1964)
Episode: You Only Move Twice (Season 8)
The original moment: Supervillain and, um, gold smuggler Auric Goldfinger has captured British agent James Bond and interrogates him using a preposterous laser inching closer and closer to 007’s groin.
The Simpsons moment: Homer’s too good to be true boss, Hank Scorpio, turns out to be an evil genius hell-bent on world domination. A Sean Connery-style spy escapes from a Goldfinger laser trap, only to be tackled to the ground by an eager Homer.
37. The Godfather (1972)
Episode: Mr Plow (Season 4)
The original moment: Heir to the Corleone family Sonny is brutally gunned down at a toll booth, stepping dramatically from his car to die in a bloodied heap at the side of the road.
The Simpsons moment: In a shot-for-shot recreation of the death scene, Bart is gunned down by a group of kids with snowballs. The scene was also recreated in the season 16 episode All’s Fair In Oven War.
Next: Edward Scissorhands, The Birds, Citizen Kane...
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1: mattburgess says
#16 - Treehouse of Horror III (Season 4), while the photo is from The Simpsons Movie.
Posted: Jun 15th 2009 // 10:11PMAlert a moderator
2: mattburgess says
Are all the movie references you've highlighted from the first 11 seasons and the movie because that's all that has been released on dvd so far? And *someone* in Total Film has been watching them too much? Maybe *everyone* in Total Film? :-P
Posted: Jun 15th 2009 // 10:15PMAlert a moderator
3: theirishgrover says
Well the first one's from Season 14 but I assume they are mostly from the first few seasons since they were cr*p after season 8
Posted: Jun 16th 2009 // 4:02PMAlert a moderator
4: leecrocker says
Missed my favorite...though probably because it's not at all visual: In the episode where they vacation in Japan, Marge says "We saw that movie 'Rashomon', you liked that.", to which Homer replies "That's not the way I remember it."
Posted: Jun 19th 2009 // 8:13AMAlert a moderator
5: aaweeble2 says
OMG dude the Simpsons like totally ROCK!
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Posted: Jun 19th 2009 // 12:07PMAlert a moderator
6: durden says
absolutely awesome article!!!although i don't agree upon number one...still,the simpsons rock!!!
Posted: Jun 19th 2009 // 12:26PMAlert a moderator
7: seanjohntx says
Are you kidding me? You expect me to click through 18 pages? No thanks. Next time, cut down on the click throughs. Buried on digg.
Posted: Jun 19th 2009 // 2:12PMAlert a moderator
8: somewhatfrail says
Great number one choice.
Although I must say that the Terminator one should be omitted in favour of the far greater T-2 homage in the one episode when Homer befriends Flanders. Walking through the hedge like the T-1000 through the prison bars and then chasing the car with the golf clubs? Priceless.
Posted: Jun 19th 2009 // 3:05PMAlert a moderator
9: adman says
Cookie jar? Um, isn't that Homer's penny jar?
No doubt about it though; this is hands-down the number one. Top stuff guys.
Posted: Jun 19th 2009 // 3:06PMAlert a moderator
10: somewhatfrail says
Also, here's a whole compendium of Simpsons Terminator references:
http://www.duffzone.org/content.php?title=reft2
Posted: Jun 19th 2009 // 3:07PMAlert a moderator
11: avoidz says
#20 - Mrs Krabappel puts her leg up in the classroom, not "waggling her leg from the bed".
Posted: Jun 21st 2009 // 3:19PMAlert a moderator
12: avoidz says
Notice how most of the clever, inventive references are all from the early seasons? What does that tell you about the quality of the show later on...
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