movies that namecheck another movie

zombie no.one · August 20, 2026, 03:16:00 AM

Quote from: claws on August 18, 2026, 08:18:37 AM5. Splatter University (1984)

Cheap, uneven, and stitched together with abrupt pacing, this one struggles to find a consistent tone. The twist lands, but the journey is rough and often incoherent.

yeah this one suuucked... contender for bottom 3 80s slasher imo. (not sure what the other 2 would be)

Quote from: Dalmatian Bobby Samaritan on August 19, 2026, 07:35:47 PMShaun of the Dead I remember some scene where they were throwing dinner plates like weapons at the zombies and sort of like chinese stars to actually kill the zombies. I thought it was kind of a homage to Oddjob from James Bond. I can't think of any name checking off hand with the zombie movies. Shaun of the Dead might be one of the better ones. I hope one day people can ween me back into liking zombie movies again.

that's one of my favourite scenes in any film of this millennium I think. genius!

I'm also not really enthused with newer zombie flicks... can't think of a single one since SOTD that I've enjoyed (not that I've seen many). the late 70s wave really nailed how to do that genre.

claws · August 20, 2026, 10:23:13 AM

Quote from: zombie no.one on August 20, 2026, 03:16:00 AMyeah this one suuucked... contender for bottom 3 80s slasher imo. (not sure what the other 2 would be)

This was picked up and distributed by Troma, which explains a lot. Apparently the film was shot in 1981, with additional scenes added in 1982 to make it longer (original duration was 65 minutes).

I remember there being two versions released to VHS, the R-Rated and unrated cut. The unrated included minimal more blood.

I did buy the DVD because it was very cheap but yeah, Splatter University sucks, no matter what format or version you're watching.

zombie no.one · August 20, 2026, 04:25:06 PM

GRADUATION DAY is also Troma distributed I think? they do have a few movies on their books that I like... their in-house productions, not so much.

not a movie namecheck, but I saw the new I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER reboot thingy, and 'bloodydisgusting.com' gets a reference... not a website I've ever looked at, but it's really weird hearing movie characters name real sites. it takes me out of the movie a bit.