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Edited into 

5 Second Movies: Amadeus (2008)
movie is edited into short comedic clip

References 

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Referenced in 

Tootsie (1982)
At the party half way through the film a poster of Amadeus i shown.
Last Action Hero (1993)
Danny tells Jack Slater that he should not trust John Practice (played by F. Murray Abraham) because he killed Mozart, referring to Abraham's role as Salieri in "Amadeus".
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Alien from L.A. (1993)
Tom: "Patti LaBelle, as Amadeus"
Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (1993)
Seen on video store shelf
Guarding Tess (1994)
England, My England (1995)
The player's complaint that French music "has too many notes" is the same as Emperor Joseph's comment on Mozart's music.
Seinfeld: The Maestro (1995)
Mentioned by name
The Oprah Winfrey Show: Summer Movie Reviews (1996)
In a street interview, a theatergoer cites this as her all-time favorite film.
Shine (1996)
The Birdcage (1996)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Laserblast (1996)
Mentioned by Mike during the closing credits of "Laserblast."
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Gargoyles place Mozart-esque wig on Quasimodo (Tom Hulce)
Siskel & Ebert: Remembering Gene Siskel (1999)
Gene Siskel mentions the movie (in an archive clip).
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Girl in Gold Boots (1999)
"You've shown us something quite... new." "It IS new, isn't it?"
Blow Dry (2001)
mentioned once
Zilch (2002)
The Last Horror Movie (2003)
There is a poster of the older film visible on the wall of the video store Max "plants" his film in.
The School of Rock (2003)
After Jack Black and the kids write "Step Off", he bows and says "Grazie...grazie". In 'Amadeus', Salieri peforms a similar bow and says the same line in one scene.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Listed in a program schedule.
Film Geek (2005)
one of the videos Scotty is carrying
Father of the Pride: The Siegfried and Roy Fantasy Experience Movie (2005)
The guys are watching a Bill Murray marathon on TV and one of them says Murray should have won the Oscar that year for "Ghost Busters" instead of F. Murray Abraham for "Amadeus"
Jeopardy!: Episode #22.39 (2005)
correct response in "Name That Movie" category
Jeopardy!: Episode #22.186 (2006)
contestant Eric Dolansky says he once had to deny the film's star F. Murray Abraham admission to a theater because he was too late
The Abortion (2006)
poster seen
Martian Child (2007)
"You saw 'Amadeus."
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
DVD case is shown.
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Will buys this DVD from a boy
The Informers (2008)
Mentioned in dialogue by Roger
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 4 (2009)
Cynthia Nixon's role is the subject of a $100,000 question
30 Rock: Into the Crevasse (2009)
Tracey has seen a XXX spoof called "I'm a do us"

Featured in 

Mozart: A Quest for Freedom (1998)
clip shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998)
This film is #53 on the list.
Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood (2004)
Discusses Production Design
I Love the 80's 3-D (2005)
shown in segment
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
Featured in Best Picture montage.
Pauw & Witteman: Episode #6.78 (2012)
A fragment is shown.
The Nostalgia Critic: Patch Adams (2012)
Critic states how Mozart's musical upbringing clarifies his success in music, as opposed to Patch, where nothing of the sort happens.

Spoofed in 

The Work and the Story (2003)
"Break-in" scene is parody of ending of Amadeus, Mozart music is playing
The Simpsons: Margical History Tour (2004)
The 3rd segment is a spoof of Amadeus, a fact which is pointed out at the end
Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One (2007)
Stewie impersonates composers and Peter is likened to Saligieri
30 Rock: Succession (2008)
Spoofed towards the end of the episode
How I Met Your Mother: The Best Burger in New York (2008)
The description of the burger spoofs Salieri's description of Mozart's music - you can even hear the music in the background

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