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Edited into
References
Referenced in
Mentioned by name in connection with Mystery Guest Eva Maria Saint. She was shooting this film.
a scene outside a theater shows posters for this film
The crop duster episode is copied with Kishore Kumar doing a Cary Grant
The famous microfilm 'MacGuffin' is also used in this film.
Referenced in conversation during interview
The drunk driving scene is imitated.
McCloud and Broadhurst are attacked by a plane in a field of crops
both john thaw & cary grant's characters are force fed a bottle of liquor by the villains and put back into their vehicles to drive away and have an 'accident'
Dreyfuss and Dillon climbing the rock with Dreyfuss slipping, arms stretched out, hands touching
The opening titles are a distinct reference to the 1959 Hitchcock film; with an animated grid fading into the face of a large building.
Episode title.
Scene set during auction in auction house, also house in Glen Cove, Long Island with name at gate
A character mentions the film.
A poster of this film can be seen
Mentioned in the dialogue.
Steele is rundown by a crop duster.
title reference
The film's finale references the famous Mount Rushmore scene in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
The radio directs the group by saying "North by northwest" then cautions them to "watch out for low-flying aircraft". A reference to the iconic scene in North by Northwest in which Cary Grant is chased by a low-flying biplane.
title reference
Features "On the Rocks" track from Bernard Herrmann's score for North by Northwest
"North by northeast" Tom: "That was a good movie."
The title is mentioned.
In list of Hitchcock movies
Joel: "They're watching 'North by Northwest.'"
Paul runs away from Elaine's plane, just like Cary Grant did in North by Northwest, and says to himself that he hates that film. In another scene, Paul says he'll watch that film and kill himself during the plane scene, and that he hates that film.
when Vincent attack the lover of his wife with the plane the movie copies North by Northwest (plane against man near a cornfeld...) [sorry for bad english]
Tom (as Roger Thornhill): "This is no good; we're on top of the monument!"
Crow: (as Cary Grant) This is no good, we're on top of the monument.
"What's his name again?" Mike: "George Kaplan"
mentioned by Robert F. Boyle
Oliver says they can't go north by northwest because that would take him into the Irish Sea but mentions it as a "Homage" to Hitchcock.
Alludes to the crop duster attack on Cary Grant when I helicopter attacks them.
A take from the movie is shown during the Quantum Freak montage opening.
Ad above the main entrance of the theater.
Day 6 of the game is titled "South by Southeast."
dresses of secratary and waiter, restaurant scene, hotel room scene, person on ledge going into another room
As an homage, there is a character named Kaplan whose face is never revealed
The airplane chasing scene is referenced in Tappev Tartu
Felix and Oscar are crop-dusted by a bi-plane.
"The guy from North by Northwest married Ruth Batter Ginseberg"
Apu and Elton John are attacked by a biplane in a shot that mimics the one in "North by Northwest."
poster shown
Kelso gets chased down by the paper boy's bi wing plane.
mentioned once
mentioned once
title reference
Spielberg mentioned the reference in several interviews. In addition, the airport scene shares similarities to a scene in MR, and both have similar plots about men wrongly accused trying to discover the truth.
The name "Thornhill" of a character is taken from the referenced movie
An advertisement can be seen for it on the pink flier.
The title is mentioned.
(Shaving scene)
Ben Affleck's character being chased by a subway train just like Cary Grant and the cropduster in North by Northwest.
Scene of Bart in cornfield being pursued by Dr Hibbert in a cropduster.
Scene with the model plane
Spies on Mt. Rushmore
Para-Medic mentions this film in a conversation with Snake after you save. There are also many similar plot devices throughout.
on shelf in video store
Title reference. (Jug jugoistok means South by Southeast translated on English).
poster in store
The dialogue between Adam and Ivan about what the "O." in Adam's name stands for is a direct reference of the famous dialogue between Roger and Eve in "North by Northwest" (-"what does the 'O' stand for?" -"Nothing")
Crop duster scene
One of the missions is titled "South by Southwest"
Visual reference to the crop-dusting sequence.
Making of
discussing sex on a full stomach
Ben Kingsley's character mentions this film.
Scene where informant is stabbed before telling OSS 117 his secret mirrors scene at the UN where Townsend is stabbed while speaking to Thornhill
a fake Jackie Chan movie is mentioned as having a fight scene at the end of the movie on the faces of Mount Rushmore
Makes the countdown, is talked about.
A crop dusting helicopter swoops down over Fargo in an imitation of the famous airplane scene in North by Northwest.
According to the program for "A Decemberween Pageant", the second act involves a fight to the death on Mount Rushmore
the plane chase is recreated in "I Disappear"
Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
direction a fugitive has fled
Movie poster in Chuck's room
Referenced by name
The handkerchief shows R.O.T. inscription, like Cary Grant's one.
A customer wants to rent it.
Eli Stone, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, is chased by a biplane.
At one point, in bed, David says she sounds like Cary Grant in North by Northwest.
Referenced by name
Title mentioned by Dick Daring while he's freaking out
DiNozzo: "North by Northwest... [in a 'Cary Grant' impression] I'm talking about espionage, Judy, Judy, Judy... 'Cary Grant', Leo G. Carroll... sound familiar?"
Hannay is pursued by a plane across land, in a direct homage to North by Northwest's famous cropdusting sequence
episode title
Referenced by name
title mentioned by TV news anchor
Musical theme hinted at during climax scene. This is a fight on the Christ the Redeemer of the Andes statue which evokes the fight on Mt Rushmore from this Hitchcock film.
When Kobi Wait for the finder in the Harbor
A still from this movie is seen on the wall of the "Reel Quotes" game show.
The clue left by Mr. Yin on Mary's doorstep mentions the film.
Justin Chang says "Knight and Day" tries to recapture some of the romance and suspense of this movie
Mentioned by DiNozzo
The plane scene
Theme from this movie played during the climax of Richie Rich.
Featured in
film clips shown
Movie scene from this Movie can be seen here
Shown on TV
clip shown during the pre-show.
When Paul during his audition reenacts the scene where Cary Grant is running away from the plane, scenes from the original film are featured to clarify his actions.
Victoria and Fraser watch the film on TV
on screen as Ed and Heather make out
This film is #40 on the list.
Clip shown
This film is #4 on the list.
clips
Clips from film are used in this episode.
Discusses Production Design
Clips are shown. Music is used.
excerpt from trailer shown
(scene from)
clips
featured in documentary
Clips shown.
This film is #55 on the list.
Seen in opening montage
This film is #7 on the "Mystery" list.
Clips shown in a segment on Cary Grant.
shows images from "North by northwest"
clips with Cary Grant; Martin Landau; Eva Marie Saint; James Mason
contains clips from this movie
Clips of mistakes shown
clip shown in opening credits
Spoofed in
Ernie and Bert's biplane went after Big a la the crop duster going after Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant).
The airplane sequence at the beginning of the episode
The famous scene where Cary Grant is attacked by the airplane is spoofed in Moving
Homer stops a truck and is almost run over by it in the process, just like Cary Grant's character in the movie.
During a talent show Paul doesn't find anything better to reenact than the scene where Cary Grant is being chased by a plane.
Marge has a flashback which parodies the famous scene in this movie in a cornfield where a bi-plane chases the characters whilst shooting at them.
He runs through a cornfield with a toy biplane chasing him.
Homer is almost run over by a car
Kelso is mistaken by the paper boy as being one of the Formans and is later chased by the paper boys toy plane, reminiscent of the famous chase in the movie.
Stuart's plane flies towards the boys in a similiar manner as the plane in North by Northwest
Murray chases JD with the remote controlled byplane in a similar manner to the famous cropduster scene.
Bart pushes an Alfred Hitchcock-like character off of the top of Mount Rushmore.
At one point, the angels chase the Atheist Mayor
In the park, Lassiter is chased by a toy airplane in a shot reminiscent of the famous one in the cornfield in "North by Northwest."




