movies where they watch another movie on tv...

zombie no.one · August 26, 2015, 09:20:47 PM

I know this has happened in quite a few movies, where at some point one or some of the characters will end up watching another (real) movie on TV. usually only for a few seconds, if that... anyone think of examples? It's bugging me that none are coming to mind...

LilCerberus · August 26, 2015, 09:36:18 PM

The Matrix - The kids at The Oracle's house are watching Night Of The Lepus
The Killer Eye - The two stoners in the basement are watching a porno, which is the shower scene from Creepozoids
Dudes - a gunfight breaks out in a movie theater that's playing Jesse James (1939)
Headhunter (1988) - for no apparent reason, a local TV station is playing The Hideous Sun Demon

zombie no.one · August 27, 2015, 04:10:44 AM

nice... I saw the matrix for the first time ever the other day. Somehow it eluded me for this long!

messedup · August 27, 2015, 05:32:37 AM

The Kids in Halloween are watching the original The Thing.
And while Jackie Chan is fighting a dude in a cinema in City Hunter, Bruce Lee's Game of Death is showing.

Trevor · August 27, 2015, 05:51:11 AM

In Adventures In Babysitting, the kids are watching The Trollenberg Terror / The Crawling Eye.

In the McCloud episode SOMEONE'S OUT TO GET JENNY, the bad guy is watching The Black Cat on TV.

zombie no.one · August 27, 2015, 10:49:21 AM

Quote from: messedup on August 27, 2015, 05:32:37 AM
The Kids in Halloween are watching the original The Thing.

interesting, didn't know that

Quote from: Trevor on August 27, 2015, 05:51:11 AM
In Adventures In Babysitting, the kids are watching The Trollenberg Terror / The Crawling Eye.

now there's some obscure knowledge

I've remembered the movie which got me thinking about this was HOME ALONE. there's a scene where Kevin's watching some old gangster type flick, and I think he repeats some dialogue from it. but according to imdb this isn't a real movie and was done specially for Home Alone. - however there is apparently a scene where Kevin watches a bit of GONE WITH THE WIND, which I don't remember

bob · August 27, 2015, 10:55:38 AM

In Eyes Wide Shut Nicole Kidman has Fear and Desire on in the background while calling Tom Cruise.

WingedSerpent · August 27, 2015, 04:23:10 PM

For a somewhat meta example- in the 1990's HBO made-for-tv remake of Attack of the 50ft woman Nancy t(the titular 50ft woman) walks pass a drive through that's playing the original 1950's AOT50FW.

In Gremlins 2 the gremlins watch Beast from 20,000 Fathoms The part where it eats a cop.

major jay · August 28, 2015, 03:49:55 PM

There's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD playing in HALLOWEEN 2.

There's also THE EVIL DEAD playing in NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.

http://youtu.be/5thn2RtAZP0

zombie no.one · August 28, 2015, 04:20:45 PM

thanks for those guys.

keep em coming if you have more.

just watched Bad Lieutenant, and there was a scene where Harvey Keitel's kids were watching what looked like some classic old animated movie on their tv. didn't recognize what it was though...

crackers · August 29, 2015, 04:38:19 AM

Patrick Bateman watched The Texas Chainsaws Massacre in American Psycho

In Serial Mom they watch Blood Feast (and Annie ha ha)

I have a question, I watched a recent(ish) film staring the brilliant Dick Miller and he was watching a film that had himself in and I just can't remember what it was called.

RCMerchant · August 29, 2015, 05:04:08 AM

the WICKER MAN (1973) is on TV in KILLING ZOE (1993).
BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955) is in the DEVILS REJECTS (2005).
DIRTY MARY,CRAZY LARRY (1974) is on TV in JACKIE BROWN (1997)
They watch TOP HAT (1935) in the GREEN MILE (1999)-not on TV,though.
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Quote from: crackers on August 29, 2015, 04:38:19 AM
Patrick Bateman watched The Texas Chainsaws Massacre in American Psycho

In Serial Mom they watch Blood Feast (and Annie ha ha)

I have a question, I watched a recent(ish) film staring the brilliant Dick Miller and he was watching a film that had himself in and I just can't remember what it was called.

I recently watched that! its called THAT GUY DICK MILLER (2014)! I cant recall what he was watching either!

RCMerchant · August 29, 2015, 05:58:54 AM

Also on TV in movies...WHITE ZOMBIE (1932) in HALLOWEEN (2007).
A 3 Stooges short-BRIDELESS GROOM (1947) in PULP FICTION (1994)
The TERROR (1963) in SILENT NIGHT,DEADLY NIGHT 3 (1989).
The drive in in TARGETS (1968) is also is playing the TERROR,
and in TARGETS,Karloff watches himself in the CRIMINAL CODE (1931) on TV.

crackers · August 29, 2015, 06:48:42 AM

Quote from: RCMerchant on August 29, 2015, 05:04:08 AM
the WICKER MAN (1973) is on TV in KILLING ZOE (1993).
BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955) is in the DEVILS REJECTS (2005).
DIRTY MARY,CRAZY LARRY (1974) is on TV in JACKIE BROWN (1997)
They watch TOP HAT (1935) in the GREEN MILE (1999)-not on TV,though.
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Quote from: crackers on August 29, 2015, 04:38:19 AM
Patrick Bateman watched The Texas Chainsaws Massacre in American Psycho

In Serial Mom they watch Blood Feast (and Annie ha ha)

I have a question, I watched a recent(ish) film staring the brilliant Dick Miller and he was watching a film that had himself in and I just can't remember what it was called.

I recently watched that! its called THAT GUY DICK MILLER (2014)! I cant recall what he was watching either!

No, I haven't seen That Guy Dick Miller yet. It was a movie not the documentary.

crackers · August 29, 2015, 07:05:00 AM

I've got it. Evil Toons. Dick Miller plays a guy called Burt and he watches Bucket of Blood in it.