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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The story's title is a pun on the 1970 romantic drama film ''[[Love Story]]''. | *The story's title is a pun on the 1970 romantic drama film ''[[Love Story]]''. | ||
| − | *[[Itchy]] is plotting to kill his wife so he can date {{ | + | *[[Itchy]] is plotting to kill his wife so he can date {{W|Uma Thurman}}. |
| − | *[[Matt Groening]]'s credit, "Lifting Us Up Where We Belong", is a reference to the song "{{ | + | *[[Matt Groening]]'s credit, "Lifting Us Up Where We Belong", is a reference to the song "{{W|Up Where We Belong}}", which was recorded for the 1982 drama film ''{{W|An Officer and a Gentleman}}''. |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *[[Scratchy]]'s being torn apart by the weight of the chandelier bears a visual resemblance to the effects of the "angel trap" in the horror film ''{{ | + | *[[Scratchy]]'s being torn apart by the weight of the chandelier bears a visual resemblance to the effects of the "angel trap" in the horror film ''{{W|Saw III}}'', but cannot be a reference to it as the story predates the film by six years. |
[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
[[Category:Trivia]] | [[Category:Trivia]] | ||
[[Category:Simpsons Comics stories references]] | [[Category:Simpsons Comics stories references]] | ||
Revision as of 20:54, October 15, 2021
Cultural references
- The story's title is a pun on the 1970 romantic drama film Love Story.
- Itchy is plotting to kill his wife so he can date Uma Thurman.
- Matt Groening's credit, "Lifting Us Up Where We Belong", is a reference to the song "Up Where We Belong", which was recorded for the 1982 drama film An Officer and a Gentleman.
