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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The comic's title and plot are taken from the 1956 movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers}}''. | *The comic's title and plot are taken from the 1956 movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers}}''. | ||
| − | *While [[Homer]] is running from the pod people he briefly talks to a man named | + | *While [[Homer]] is running from the pod people he briefly talks to a man named {{Ch|Pete Benson}}. Pete tells Homer that he's being chased by a horde of [[zombies]] and heads for an abandoned shopping mall, a la ''{{w|Dawn of the Dead}}''. |
| − | **Pete Benson is an employee at [[Bongo Comics]]. | + | **[[Pete Benson]] is an employee at [[Bongo Comics]]. |
| − | * The aliens and monsters at the end of the comic are references to: ''{{w|The Terminator}}'', ''{{w|Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes}}'', ''{{w|Soylent Green}}'', ''{{w|Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula}}'', ''{{w|Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein}}'' and ''{{w|Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th}}''. | + | *The aliens and monsters at the end of the comic are references to: ''{{w|The Terminator}}'', ''{{w|Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes}}'', ''{{w|Soylent Green}}'', ''{{w|Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula}}'', ''{{w|Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein}}'' and ''{{w|Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th}}''. |
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
Revision as of 09:30, February 28, 2018
Cultural references
- The comic's title and plot are taken from the 1956 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- While Homer is running from the pod people he briefly talks to a man named Pete Benson. Pete tells Homer that he's being chased by a horde of zombies and heads for an abandoned shopping mall, a la Dawn of the Dead.
- Pete Benson is an employee at Bongo Comics.
- The aliens and monsters at the end of the comic are references to: The Terminator, Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, Dracula, Frankenstein and Friday the 13th.
