Seinfeld & Movie Parodies
sbo...@mix.hive.no
Have you ever noticed ...
How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
know where they're taken from.
So if anyone of you out there recognize the scenes, could you please,
please, please mail me !?!
I would be eternally greatful !
Love The Sein !!
CREATE A NICE DAY - Socrates
THE ORANGE BULL
In article <4m5u37$o...@hasle.sn.no>, sbo...@mix.hive.no writes...
>Have you ever noticed ...
>
>know where they're taken from.
This happens to me a lot. For example, I saw "The Naked Gun" before I saw
"Dirty Harry." So while everyone was laughing during the "I don't want any
trouble in the Fillmore District like last year" scene, I didn't get the joke.
And a lot of people on alt.tv.x-files didn't get the in-jokes in the 4/12
X-Files episode because the episode was self-parody and they hadn't seen
all the previous episodes.
There has to be a word this sort of thing.
---
Patrick Ferrel --> v120...@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu --> Buffalo '95, Syracuse '97
Q: What did the Zen Buddhist say to the hotdog vendor?
A: "Make me one with everything!"
Monty D. Martin
sbo...@mix.hive.no wrote:
>Have you ever noticed ...
>How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
>Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
>know where they're taken from.
>So if anyone of you out there recognize the scenes, could you please,
>please, please mail me !?!
I mentioned in another thread one time that the episode where Elaine
and Kramer go to Newman for help with the the yapping dog problem
reminds me of a scene in 'Casablanca'. In the movie, Victor Lazlo
(Paul Henried) and Elsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) go to see Signor Ferrari
(Sidney Greenstreet), the self proclaimed leader of all illegal
activities in Casablanca. Victor and Elsa need exit visas to leave
German Occupied French Morocco for Lisbon. Ferrari was sitting in one
of those fanback wicker chairs. Newman was also sitting in a fanback
wicker chair. Sidney Greenstreet and Newman have roughly the same
proportions. The tone of the dialogue and the ambiance were also
very similar. I can't remember if there were any particular lines
that came from the movie, but my impression is that there was at least
one.
This was a very funny scene for me because I'm a big Humphrey Bogart
fan and I've probably seen 'Casablanca' about 50 times.
I'm sure there are other scenes that I would recognize if I could
remember all the episodes, but I'll let someone else have a go at
them.
Monty
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"A cigar may be just a cigar, but Lanie, now she's a smoke." -- W.T. 'Doc' Pfefferle, PhD.
Joe
"STELLA" in "The Pen" - obviously Brando in "Streetcar"
sbo...@mix.hive.no wrote:
: Have you ever noticed ...
: How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
: Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
: know where they're taken from.
: So if anyone of you out there recognize the scenes, could you please,
: please, please mail me !?!
: I would be eternally greatful !
Holliman
Monty D. Martin wrote:
>
> sbo...@mix.hive.no wrote:
>
> >Have you ever noticed ...
>
> >How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
>
> >Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
> >know where they're taken from.
>
> >So if anyone of you out there recognize the scenes, could you please,
> >please, please mail me !?!
>
> remember all the episodes, but I'll let someone else have a go at
> them.
Of course, there's the "magic loogie" theorie (from J.F.K.) where Jerry
debunks Kramer and Newman's idea about that baseball player (Hernandez???)
who "spat" on them.
Oh, and not necessarily a movie, but George is constantly refered to as
"Biff" (from Death Of A Salesman...which is a play) by Jerry.
Steve
ljwe...@usa.pipeline.com
In article <4m7b69$o...@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>, Monty D. Martin writes:
>sbo...@mix.hive.no wrote:
>
>>Have you ever noticed ...
>
>>How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
>
>>Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
>>know where they're taken from.
save the nearby cobbler shop (The Mom and Pop Store?) and Jerry is forced
to wear the only shoes Kramer left him--cowboy boots. The scene takes
place on the back of a bus, with Jerry consoling Kramer, who is having
another nosebleed. I know the scene is a parody of a Jon Voight movie
(another subplot in the episode is George who buys John (sic) Voight's
car), but --pardon my ignorance--I'm not sure what movie it comes from. I
think it's Midnight Cowboy, but don't flame me if I'm wrong about that; I'm
not a hugh movie fan.
There are also references to Oliver Stone's JFK in "The Boyfriend," in
comparing the spitting incident with the Kennedy assassination.
--ljw
MMarkowitz
In article <4m7b69$o...@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>, car...@primenet.com
(Monty D. Martin) writes:
>sbo...@mix.hive.no wrote:
>
>>Have you ever noticed ...
>
>>How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
>
>>Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
>>know where they're taken from.
>
>>So if anyone of you out there recognize the scenes, could you please,
>>please, please mail me !?!
>
>I mentioned in another thread one time that the episode where Elaine
>and Kramer go to Newman for help with the the yapping dog problem
>reminds me of a scene in 'Casablanca'. In the movie, Victor Lazlo
>(Paul Henried) and Elsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) go to see Signor Ferrari
>(Sidney Greenstreet), the self proclaimed leader of all illegal
>activities in Casablanca. Victor and Elsa need exit visas to leave
>German Occupied French Morocco for Lisbon. Ferrari was sitting in one
>of those fanback wicker chairs. Newman was also sitting in a fanback
>wicker chair. Sidney Greenstreet and Newman have roughly the same
>proportions. The tone of the dialogue and the ambiance were also
>very similar. I can't remember if there were any particular lines
>that came from the movie, but my impression is that there was at least
>one.
>
>This was a very funny scene for me because I'm a big Humphrey Bogart
>fan and I've probably seen 'Casablanca' about 50 times.
>
>
One of my favorite allusions was when the murderer/Time cover guy said to
George, "If I wasn't in these handcuffs..." and George said, a la Bette
Davis, "But you aaaaaare in those handcuffs!" ... echoing Davis'
"wheelchair" line in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane."
I don't know if this counts, but Jason also did a perfect Phil Silvers
imitation when the diner owner said that the busty waitresses were all his
daughters.
Robert Sacks
Also the end of The Cadillac, when Jerry's father is impeached as head
of the Condo Assn. That is a parody of Nixon.
EVAN SINAR
In article <4m7b69$o...@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>, car...@primenet.com (Monty D. Martin) writes:
>sbo...@mix.hive.no wrote:
>
>>Have you ever noticed ...
>
>>How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
>
>>Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
>>know where they're taken from.
>
>>So if anyone of you out there recognize the scenes, could you please,
>>please, please mail me !?!
>
>I mentioned in another thread one time that the episode where Elaine
>and Kramer go to Newman for help with the the yapping dog problem
>reminds me of a scene in 'Casablanca'. In the movie, Victor Lazlo
>(Paul Henried) and Elsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) go to see Signor Ferrari
>(Sidney Greenstreet), the self proclaimed leader of all illegal
>activities in Casablanca. Victor and Elsa need exit visas to leave
>German Occupied French Morocco for Lisbon. Ferrari was sitting in one
>of those fanback wicker chairs. Newman was also sitting in a fanback
>wicker chair. Sidney Greenstreet and Newman have roughly the same
>proportions. The tone of the dialogue and the ambiance were also
>very similar. I can't remember if there were any particular lines
>that came from the movie, but my impression is that there was at least
>one.
>
>This was a very funny scene for me because I'm a big Humphrey Bogart
>fan and I've probably seen 'Casablanca' about 50 times.
>
>remember all the episodes, but I'll let someone else have a go at
>them.
>
>
>
>--------------------------------------
>"A cigar may be just a cigar, but Lanie, now she's a smoke." -- W.T. 'Doc' Pfefferle, PhD.
>
I've noticed several movie references and have been driven crazy by my
inability to idenitify them. I do know about The Sting, Midnight Cowboy,
JFK (of course), and probably a couple others. Please, some movie buff
must be able to come up with a list of all the references.
IT'S _VERY_ FRUSTRATING! :-)
--Evan
Bill Penrose
So let's start a list. Off the top I can think of:
One episode ends w/Kramer and Jerry boarding a bus w/K coughing:
Midnight Cowboy.
In "The Keys," that snappy dialogue among Jerry, George and
Newman ("upset about the keys. That's right, the keys.") sounds
like something from a '40s detective movie.
Geez, I'm drawing a blank. Let's get to work on this.
What a great excuse to dig back into the collection.
Bill
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Gregory C. Klemens
On May 01, 1996 20:15:48 in article <Re: Seinfeld & Movie Parodies>,
'ljwe...@usa.pipeline.com' wrote:
>There's the scene at the end of the episode in which Kramer tries to
>save the nearby cobbler shop (The Mom and Pop Store?) and Jerry is forced
>to wear the only shoes Kramer left him--cowboy boots. The scene takes
>place on the back of a bus, with Jerry consoling Kramer, who is having
>another nosebleed. I know the scene is a parody of a Jon Voight movie
>(another subplot in the episode is George who buys John (sic) Voight's
>car), but --pardon my ignorance--I'm not sure what movie it comes from. I
>think it's Midnight Cowboy, but don't flame me if I'm wrong about that;
I'm
>not a hugh movie fan.
Definitely *Midnight Cowboy*. They even use that "Echoes of My Mind" song
if I'm not mistaken. Also, if it wasn't already mentioned, (and I
apologize if it has been) there's *The Schindler's List* parody in the
episode where Jerry actually goes to see it. Elaine's boyfriend (the close
talker) is definitely doing an Oskar Schindler routine with Jerry's
parents. Especially the watch deal at the end. Doesn't he offer Jerry's
father his watch, much in the same way Schindler did the ring thing?
Gregory C. Klemens
On May 02, 1996 23:30:10 in article <Re: Seinfeld & Movie Parodies>, 'Bill
Penrose <73744...@CompuServe.COM>' wrote:
>In "The Keys," that snappy dialogue among Jerry, George and
>Newman ("upset about the keys. That's right, the keys.") sounds
>like something from a '40s detective movie.
couch at Mr. Pitt's apartment building when Elaine talks to Jerry about
their plan for Jerry's alibi. She paces back and forth behind him while
wearing that very 1940's suit. I think he keeps offering her a drink and
she's very curt and condescending. A femme fatale if ever I saw one. I
just don't know if this was a reference to a prticular movie. Anyone
remember this and have a clue?
Greg.
John Trice
Holliman <holl...@igs1.lnd.com> writes:
>Monty D. Martin wrote:
>>
>> sbo...@mix.hive.no wrote:
>>
>> >Have you ever noticed ...
>>
>> >How The Four does parodies of great, unforgettable moviescenes.
>>
>> >Only, I haven't seen all of these movies, and I sure would like to
>> >know where they're taken from.
>>
>> >So if anyone of you out there recognize the scenes, could you please,
>> >please, please mail me !?!
>>
Last night was "Field of Dreams"....the corn field and the farm house.....
JOSHMAN
How about at the end of the Cadilac when Jerry, and his parents were
leaving the condo in Florida. That seemed like it may have come from
something like "Nixon". Any thoughts?
cool
joshman
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On 2 May 1996, Bill Penrose wrote:
> So let's start a list. Off the top I can think of:
>
> One episode ends w/Kramer and Jerry boarding a bus w/K coughing:
> Midnight Cowboy.
>
> In "The Keys," that snappy dialogue among Jerry, George and
> Newman ("upset about the keys. That's right, the keys.") sounds
> like something from a '40s detective movie.
>
h...@delphi.com
Gregory C. Klemens <gre...@nyc.pipeline.com> writes:
>>In "The Keys," that snappy dialogue among Jerry, George and
>>Newman ("upset about the keys. That's right, the keys.") sounds
>>like something from a '40s detective movie.
with Humphrey Bogart talking about "the strawberries".
But I haven't reviewed the episode to see how closely it matches. The
Bogart scene, of course, is real famous for that era.
Joe Clarke
> "STELLA" in "The Pen" - obviously Brando in "Streetcar"
>
There are at least two that I'm aware of. One is when the German tourists
are pursuing Kramer down the street. They cry out after him thinking that
he is a TV thief.
Marathon Man has a scene where holocaust survivors spot The White Angel
(Lawrence Olivier), who was a concentration camp dentist.
The encounter between Kramer's mom, Babs and Newman on the sidewalk
outside the building. Definitely film noire, more than likely "The
Postman always rings twice" - playing on Newman as a postman.
JOe
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Chris Hagen
John Trice (j...@hubcap.clemson.edu) wrote:
: Holliman <holl...@igs1.lnd.com> writes:
I would bet the farm that they were doing a parody of numerous dirty
jokes where a stranded traveler is given free lodging with the only
stipulation is that the y keep their hands off the beautiful farmers
daughters. Which never happens so . . .
Zev Berkovich
DUH!
JOSHMAN (jdgi...@hopper.unh.edu) wrote:
: How about at the end of the Cadilac when Jerry, and his parents were
: leaving the condo in Florida. That seemed like it may have come from
: something like "Nixon". Any thoughts?
: cool
: joshman
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: On 2 May 1996, Bill Penrose wrote:
: > So let's start a list. Off the top I can think of:
: >
: > One episode ends w/Kramer and Jerry boarding a bus w/K coughing:
: > Midnight Cowboy.
: >
: > In "The Keys," that snappy dialogue among Jerry, George and
: > Newman ("upset about the keys. That's right, the keys.") sounds
: > like something from a '40s detective movie.
: >
: > Geez, I'm drawing a blank. Let's get to work on this.
: >
: > What a great excuse to dig back into the collection.
: >
: > Bill
: >
: > --
: > Sex! Drugs! Powder snow! All this and more on the most text-heavy
: > home page you'll ever see. New stuff added April 18th.
: > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/redpen/articles.html
: > takes you to the index. You _will_ laugh, or I'll eat this .sig
: >
: >
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