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*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}}''. | *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 | + | *The final scene is a reference to the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{w|Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?}}". The aliens and monsters that appear are additional references to: ''[[Terminator|The Terminator]]'', ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[Dracula]]'', ''{{w|Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein}}'', ''{{w|Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th}}'', and the ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' episode "You’re No Fun Anymore". 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. | *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]]''. | ||
Revision as of 15:37, May 12, 2019
Cultural references
- The comic's title and plot are based on the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- The dog with Groundskeeper Willie's head is a reference to a scene in the 1978 remake, where a dog with a man's head frightens the female protagonist, Elizabeth.
- 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 final scene is a reference to the Twilight Zone episode "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?". The aliens and monsters that appear are additional references to: The Terminator, Planet of the Apes, Dracula, Frankenstein, Friday the 13th, and the Monty Python's Flying Circus episode "You’re No Fun Anymore". 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.
