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Version of
1984 (1956)
1984 (2009)
References
Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)
Referenced in
Are You Being Served?: Big Brother (1974)
The Plot is that Mr. Rumbold gets security cameras and watches everyone in the department and Mr. Peacock references George Orwell at the end.
The Plot is that Mr. Rumbold gets security cameras and watches everyone in the department and Mr. Peacock references George Orwell at the end.
Remington Steele: Cast in Steele (1984)
Poster hanging on the wall of Mann's Chinese Theater.
Poster hanging on the wall of Mann's Chinese Theater.
Brazil (1985)
The Transformers: Kremzeek! (1985)
A Character says 'Choco rations down two grams, doubleplus ungood'
A Character says 'Choco rations down two grams, doubleplus ungood'
The Fly (1986)
The Vanishing (1988)
Screwball Hotel (1988)
Upon entering a secret room full of video monitors and tapes one of the characters says, "It's like 1984 in here."
Upon entering a secret room full of video monitors and tapes one of the characters says, "It's like 1984 in here."
Total Recall (1990)
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994)
"Just like Big Brother warned you!"
"Just like Big Brother warned you!"
Command & Conquer (1995)
Kane can be heard saying "He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past." A slightly altered quote from 1984
Kane can be heard saying "He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past." A slightly altered quote from 1984
Hackers (1995)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996)
Gattaca (1997)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1997)
"Really Really Big Brother"
"Really Really Big Brother"
Sphere (1998)
Will & Grace: Big Brother Is Coming: Part 1 (1999)
mentions it
mentions it
Will & Grace: Big Brother Is Coming: Part 2 (1999)
mentions it
mentions it
The Matrix (1999)
The Bone Collector (1999)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Chameleon 3: Dark Angel (2000)
Antitrust (2001)
Metropolis (2001)
The 1984 "Victory" logo appears on a public monitor.
The 1984 "Victory" logo appears on a public monitor.
The Mangler 2 (2002)
Futurama: Future Stock (2002)
The "PlanEx" commercial is a parody of an Apple Mac commercial, directed by Ridley Scott in 1984, and directly references "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
The "PlanEx" commercial is a parody of an Apple Mac commercial, directed by Ridley Scott in 1984, and directly references "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
Fabled (2002)
Cypher (2002)
The Real Room 101 (2003)
The poster is shown
The poster is shown
29th Telluride Film Festival Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, 2002: Terry Gilliam Interviewed by Salman Rushdie (2003)
Stephen King's Dead Zone: Total Awareness (2004)
Johnny: "Hold on a minute. You've got total access to my home security cameras, but I'm not allowed to know how? Seems very 1984, doesn't it?"
Johnny: "Hold on a minute. You've got total access to my home security cameras, but I'm not allowed to know how? Seems very 1984, doesn't it?"
Half-Life 2 (2004)
The living quarters are similar to the victory mansions where Winston lives, and there are small hovering cameras that are used for watching residents in these apartments. A torture room named "Room 101" is also seen at the beginning of the game. Also, citizens are forced to wear blue denim overalls, just like in Nineteen Eighty Four
The living quarters are similar to the victory mansions where Winston lives, and there are small hovering cameras that are used for watching residents in these apartments. A torture room named "Room 101" is also seen at the beginning of the game. Also, citizens are forced to wear blue denim overalls, just like in Nineteen Eighty Four
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
The drawing on Dwayne's T-shirt is the face of Big Brother
The drawing on Dwayne's T-shirt is the face of Big Brother
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
The "Big Brother" face that appears on monitors in 1984 is seen on one of Warlock's monitors in the early part of his big scene
The "Big Brother" face that appears on monitors in 1984 is seen on one of Warlock's monitors in the early part of his big scene
Iron Maiden and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (2008)
"Big Brother", by Samson, is sung over clip.
"Big Brother", by Samson, is sung over clip.
Picture This (2008)
Mandy and her friends read this book and there are various refrences to it like her dad being like Big Brother.
Mandy and her friends read this book and there are various refrences to it like her dad being like Big Brother.
Comedy Connections: Rab C. Nesbitt (2008)
Referenced by name
Referenced by name
90210: Hollywood Forever (2008)
Book and movie mentioned in class
Book and movie mentioned in class
Cyprien (2009)
Poster visible at Godzilla Internet Café
Poster visible at Godzilla Internet Café
Bad Movie Beatdown: Equilibrium (2009)
title reference
title reference
Greek: Home Coming and Going (2011)
Rusty puts "big brother is watching me" on his pledge's t-shirt
Rusty puts "big brother is watching me" on his pledge's t-shirt
Featured in
At the Movies: Songwriter/Nineteen Eighty-Four/Witness/Mrs. Soffel
Clips are shown for the review. Thumbs down from Siskel; thumbs up from Ebert.
Clips are shown for the review. Thumbs down from Siskel; thumbs up from Ebert.
Watchmen (2009)
featured on Veidt's monitors
featured on Veidt's monitors
Fry's Planet Word: The Power and the Glory (2011)
Some scenes are shown
Some scenes are shown
Spoofed in
The Simpsons: To Surveil, with Love (2010)
The whole episode is a parody.
The whole episode is a parody.
