Movie connections for
Marathon Man (1976) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976)
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

References

1984 (1956)

Referenced in

"The Jeffersons: Marathon Men (#7.1)" (1980)
 -  title reference
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
 -  Same diamonds eating scene
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sidehackers (#3.2)" (1990)
 -  Servo: Is it safe?
The Secrets of Dick Smith (1991) (TV)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
"Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/James Taylor (#17.9)" (1991)
 -  Anecdote told in 'Theatre Stories'
Serial Mom (1994)
 -  When Ralph is being treated by Eugene Sutphin, he says "He's worse than the dentist in Marathon Man".
"The Critic: Marathon Mensch (#1.8)" (1994)
 -  title of episode alludes to title of the film
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Last of the Wild Horses (#7.11)" (1994)
 -  "Is it safe?"
The Bitch Is Back (1995)
 -  Doll quotes "is it safe?" line.
The Net (1995)
 -  Both films share a scene where an appearingly good governement agent rescues the hero from the enemy only to find that they too are working to gain information from the hero for the enemy. The whole concept is probably a cliche by now, but The Net is the one that was most apparent as I watched this film.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (#8.6)" (1996)
 -  Mentioned by Tom during the closing credits of "Laserblast."
Nacht der Gaukler (1996)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Agent for H.A.R.M. (#9.15)" (1997)
 -  Inspector Gadget in Marathon Man
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
K (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Space Mutiny (#9.20)" (1997)
 -  "Is it safe?"
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (1998) (V)
 -  During Theater Stories, a Maraton man anecdote comes up
The Dentist 2 (1998)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Revelations (#3.7)" (1998)
 -  Referenced in the dialogue: "The emotional Marathon Man?"
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998) (TV)
 -  Anecdote recounted in 'Theatre Stories'
"Beverly Hills, 90210: Marathon Man (#9.10)" (1998)
 -  title reference
American Beauty (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (#11.3)" (1999)
 -  Servo: (a cat is being force fed) Meow meow safe. Meow meow very safe.
Shades (1999)
 -  A character refers to this movie.
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Chasing Destiny (2001) (TV)
 -  Ca. 81 min into the film Winston references the old film in dialog with Bobby.
Dai-Rantô Smash Brothers Deluxe (2001) (VG)
 -  Name of movie is one of the bonuses
"Gilmore Girls: Eight O'Clock at the Oasis (#3.5)" (2002)
 -  Lorelai mentions this movie.
"Home Movies: Time to Pay the Price (#3.10)" (2002)
 -  Is mentioned in dialogue
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
A Day in Hell: On the Set of 'Jeepers Creepers II' (2003) (V)
 -  this is mentionned by the director at one point
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)
 -  "Z Channel" documentary references and features scores of movies that were seen on the "Z Channel."
El año de la garrapata (2004)
 -  Early in the movie, Morgan mentions the title of this film.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
 -  Right after Laurence Olivier is seen as Totenkopf in a holographic projection, Sky Captain asks Dex the famous line, "Is it safe?" about the booby-trapped doorway.
Ti piace Hitchcock? (2005) (TV)
 -  The DVD-cover is visible a couple of times in a video store
"Hope & Faith: Love & Teeth (#3.5)" (2005)
 -  Faith says that if she lets Charley treat her, it will be like the movie.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.78)" (2005)
 -  correct response in "Movie Quotes" category
"Monk: Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist (#4.15)" (2006)
 -  Dentist mentions Marathon Man, tells Monk he's going to live it.
The Holiday (2006)
 -  Seen on the shelf at Blockbuster
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
 -  The scene in which Dennis' friend pays the taxi fare with his rolex
The Spirit (2008)
 -  "Dental and nazi" while the main character is strapped to a chair.
"Jeopardy!: (#26.14)" (2009)
 -  Alex Trebek mentions the film in relation to an $800 clue in the category "I Read It in a Book Once"

Featured in

The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #50 on the list.
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  Dr. Szell is #34 on the "Villains" list.
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "Is it safe?" is #70 on the list.
Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
 -  Clips from this film are featured in this documentry.
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
 -  clip with Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier

Spoofed in

Ghostbusters II (1989)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Hot Shots! (1991)
"Seinfeld: The Doorman (#6.17)" (1995)
 -  The scene in which the female german tourist runs after Kramer screaming "Stop that man! It's him!"
Toy Story 2 (1999)
"Clerks: Leonardo Leonardo Returns and Dante Has an Important Decision to Make (#1.1)" (2001)
 -  Dante and Randal play a trick on a customer, repeating the "Is it safe?" line over and over.
The Potchki Chronicles (2001)
 -  Spoofs the famous torture scene
Epistrofi ton katharmaton (2003) (V)
 -  spoof: features every line from Marathon Man!
Zombie Nation (2004)
 -  a doctor (who looks and acts like Laurence Olivier's character) repeatedly asks "Is it safe?"
Maple Palm (2006)
 -  The character of Nicole playfully taunts Amy with the famous line "Is it safe?"

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