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Trivia

• Snowball II doesn't appear during the movie.
• The film's "color and shading" was brighter than the one used on the show, since the film is made in a 16:3 aspect. Then 2 years later the same style of "color and shading" is used from the middle of season 20.
• Dr. Nick Riviera is killed by a giant piece of the dome's glass, yet in the season 20 episode "Lost Verizon" he is seen alive.
• Bart's penis is briefly shown to the viewers during his nude ride to Krusty Burger, but up till then and after that it is blocked out.
• Homer's statement to Maggie after knocking Russ Cargill, "What a great accident you turned out to be!" was a reference to Homer's Maggie conception story in And Maggie Makes Three, where he and Marge had conceived Maggie at a time that neither Marge nor Homer had planned.
• In some shots of the movie the characters tounges are pink instead of red.
• Herman is one of the people seen lifting up the Simpsons' car when they try to drive away.

Cultural references

• Titanic: Green Day play "Nearer, My God, to Thee" on violins as their barge sinks, a reference to the film.
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: When Bart is riding his skateboard naked, different passing objects are constantly covering his genitalia, a nod to similar techniques used in the film.
• Disney: Homer and Marge's love scene parodies many Disney films, with Disney-style animals helping them undress. Also, Bart, while wearing a black bra on his head like Disney-style ears, impersonates Mickey Mouse on the train, calling himself "the mascot of an evil corporation".
• Grand Theft Auto: Homer plays Grand Theft Walrus, an allusion to the video game series.
• Happy Feet: In the above game, his character shoots a tap-dancing penguin in reference to the film.
• Spider-Man (1967 TV series): The "Spider-Pig" song is a parody of the theme song of the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon.
• Harry Potter: Homer renames Spider-Pig Harry "Plopper" and dresses him in glasses and a lightning scar, an reference to the Harry Potter character.
• An Inconvenient Truth: The name of Lisa's lecture, An Irritating Truth, is a play on Al Gore's documentary.
• Full Metal Jacket: The bomb disposal robot was based on Vincent D'Onofrio's character Leonard "Pyle" Lawrence, who commits suicide in a similar way.
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi: At the end of the film, the crowd's celebration is similar to the conclusion of the final Star Wars film, with Carl performing the exact same hand gestures as Lando Calrissian.
• Hillary Clinton: The former Democratic Presidential candidate appears as Itchy's vice president.
• Independence Day: The scene where the EPA Dome is delivered to Springfield (notably the immense shadow covering Springfield and the People's reactions) resembles the Alien Destroyers positioning themselves over Washington DC, New York City, and Los Angeles scenes in the movie.
• "American Idiot": A funeral version of the song is played at Green Day's funeral.
• Burger King: Krusty Burger's new product the Clogger is a reference to Burger King's product the Whopper.

Goofs

• Moe's Tavern says Moe's Bar instead of Moe's Tavern.
• Willie is drawn with brown hair instead of red and it is not red until the end of the movie.
• When Homer is removing the six husky dogs harnesses only five harnesses have been removed but in the next scene all the dogs harnesses are off.
• The crack in the dome made by the elephant was gone in the next shot.
• When Homer was taking his hand off his crotch his pants rip, but in the next shot his pants are normal.
  • Also his hand should have been glued to his other hand.
• Where's Homer when the roof of the dome is shown?
• When Moe is Nayah Nayah Nayahing the part of his body visible looks like Otto's.
• When Homer's motorcycle lands on to the ground he is on a lawn, but in the next shot they are on a cliff instead of a lawn.
• Dr. Rivera dies in the movie but returns in "Lost Verizon" somehow.
  • However, this could be a joke.
• For some reason Plopper is not seen at the end of the movie, though he does appear in a deleted scene.
• When Bart tumbles down the roof, his shirt color is light pink for some reason.
• When Homer and Bart are jumping Springfield Gorge, they are shown with varying chances of making it, with one shot actually predicting them making the jump.

Continuity

• The ambulance wreckage from "Bart the Daredevil" remains at the side of Springfield Gorge.