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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The comic's title and plot are based on the 1956 film ''{{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers}}''. | *The comic's title and plot are based on the 1956 film ''{{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers}}''. | ||
| − | *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, à la ''{{w|Dawn of the Dead}}''. | + | *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, à la ''{{w|Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|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|Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula}}'', ''{{w|Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein}}'' and ''{{w|Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th}}''. There is also a reference in this scene to ''{{w|Soylent Green}}''. | *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|Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula}}'', ''{{w|Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein}}'' and ''{{w|Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th}}''. There is also a reference in this scene to ''{{w|Soylent Green}}''. | ||
| + | *The mental hospital has a plaque which reads "[[Charlton Heston]] {{w|Messiah complex}} est: 1993". This is a reference to the {{w|Charlton Heston|actor of the same name}}, who starred in a number of Christian films. | ||
*A Frenchman is holding a book titled ''[[Le Genius]] du [[Jerry Lewis]]''. | *A Frenchman is holding a book titled ''[[Le Genius]] du [[Jerry Lewis]]''. | ||
*[[Maggie]] gives Homer {{w|John Tesh}} music to send him to sleep. | *[[Maggie]] gives Homer {{w|John Tesh}} music to send him to sleep. | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
Revision as of 20:47, January 3, 2019
Cultural references
- The comic's title and plot are based on the 1956 film 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, à 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, Dracula, Frankenstein and Friday the 13th. There is also a reference in this scene to Soylent Green.
- The mental hospital has a plaque which reads "Charlton Heston Messiah complex est: 1993". This is a reference to the actor of the same name, who starred in a number of Christian films.
- A Frenchman is holding a book titled Le Genius du Jerry Lewis.
- Maggie gives Homer John Tesh music to send him to sleep.
