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References 

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Doc Brown wears clothes based on Professor Marvel
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Folks dance on a building foundation, when the tune "My Darling Clementine" is performed.
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
Pat Buttram, co-star of "The Gene Autry Show," is one of the saloon regulars in "Back to the Future Part III." When Marty McFly walks into the saloon, Buttram's character makes a rude comment about Marty's shirt, a shirt which looks similar to one worn by one of the many characters on "The Gene Autry Show."
High Noon (1952)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Drive-in theater billboard
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
Drive-in theater billboard
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Drive-in theater billboard
Francis in the Navy (1955)
Drive-in theater billboard
Tarantula (1955)
Movie poster seen at the Hill-Valley drive-in
Doctor Who (1963)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Marty McFly uses a boiler plate as a bullet proof vest.
The Mysterious Island (1973)
Is mentioned by Doc Brown
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The scenes when Marty goes into the bar is something of an homage to the Clint Eastwood movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales." Actor Matt Clark plays the bartender in both movies. In Back to the Future Marty (aka Clint Eastwood) asks for water to drink and the bartender says they only serve whiskey. In Josey Wales (played by Clint Eastwood) first asks for whiskey to drink and the bartender tells him they don't have any whiskey.
Goin' South (1978)
Sudden Impact (1983)
Pale Rider (1985)
The train station used in Back to the Future Part III is the same one that was used earlier in Pale Rider.

Referenced in 

Wogan: Episode dated 13 July 1990 (1990)
Lloyd and Steenburgen were promoting this film at the time
Showbiz Today: Episode dated 1 May 1991 (1991)
Mentioned in Back To the Future the Ride coverage
Parker Lewis: Rock 'n' Roles (1991)
In his cameo appearance, Robert Zemeckis wears a "Back to the Future III" hat.
Army of Darkness (1992)
Ash is stuck in the past with a car that no longer works. Steam power is used to fix this car. The car (and Ash) is sealed in a cavern so that it may be preserved for the future. These are all things which mirror major plot points in BTTF III
Troldspejlet: Dennis Jürgensen (1995)
Jakob Stegelmann mentions the Back to the Future films in his review of Camp Nowhere (1994)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show: Honey, They Call Me the Space Cowboy (1997)
Wayne and Diane refer to the film when discussing their time travel back to the Old West.
The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998)
mentioned once
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
The Kid (2000)
Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite (2001)
Francois mentions Escape From the Future Part III [sic] when Michelle is watching the documentary
The Tick: Couples (2001)
Friendly Fire invites the Tick and Arthur to a film festival of all three "Back to the Future" movies.
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)
Most of the Wild West sequence.
The Polar Express (2004)
The hero quotes Doc Brown about wanting to pull a train whistle.
5th World (2005)
in dialogue
Looking Back at the Future (2006)
Documentary references this film.
Knocked Up (2007)
Ben Stone and Paul Rudd's character discuss Back to the Future, the car and specific lines that Doc Brown says during a nice dinner including lines and references from all three films
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist (2008)
artwork courtesy of Drew Struzan
The Middleman: The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum (2008)
References are made to characters Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen & Clara Clayton.
Chuck: Chuck Versus the DeLorean (2008)
Lester says that Morgan, who has just purchased a DeLorean - the same car turned into a time machine in the "Back to the Future" trilogy - "could be in the Old West."
The Deconstructor: Time Travel (2008)
Features selected themes and characters
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (2009)
Larry's cowboy costume is the same costume Doc Brown gives to Marty
Family Guy: Business Guy (2009)
One of Carter Pewterschmidt's video wills is in case the train couldn't push the DeLorean up to 88mph and he is stuck in 1885.
Ask That Guy with the Glasses: Episode #4.1 (2011)
"I would stop the kid from Back to the Future III pointing at his penis"
Supernatural: Frontierland (2011)
Dean introduces himsef as "Clint Eastwood" like Marty McFly in Back To The Future III
Argh! Det gjorde jeg bare ikk': Nina fra Glostrup (2011)
The Soundtrack from the film is used
Chuck: Chuck Versus the Business Trip (2011)
DVD given to Morgan
Supernatural: Time After Time (2012)
Mentioned by Dean
The Cinema Snob: The Terror of Tiny Town (2012)
"That was close, he saved her from crashing into tiny Clayton Revene."
Family Guy: Internal Affairs (2012)
Marty McFly appears in the desert in front of a train

Features 

Featured in 

Into the West (1992)
Troldspejlet: Episode #28.8 (2002)
DVD box-set release of the trilogy reviewed + footage used
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Best of Science Fiction Movies (2010)
Clips shown as part of Brett's Time Travel movie
Forget About It: Back to the Future (2011)
Clips from the move is shown as Panda "forgets about it"
The Nostalgia Critic: Baby Geniuses (2011)
An excerpt of Doc Brown saying "this is heavy"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.179 (2011)
Clip of train going off bridge edited into clip from "The Bachelorette"

Spoofs 

Taxi Driver (1976)
Wild Gunman (1984)
Back to the Future III has a bad guy named Mad Dog, which is a character spoof of the Mad Dog from Wild Gunman (1984) (VG).

Spoofed in 

Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (1998)
In a mining level, you find a buried DeLorean as uncovered by Marty in BTF:III
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999)
When arriving at the gas station, a DeLorean is standing right in front of the entrance, half covered by a canvas.
Dark Cloud 2 (2002)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
After meeting the Wright brothers, the Back to the Future theme can be heard as a train blowing red smoke heads towards a ravine.
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)
A train destroys the time machine.
Drawn Together: Captain Girl (2006)
When Wooldoor drives off in the WoolDelorean, it disappears into flames and leaves behind a spinning license plate that reads "OATTIME" and leaves behind a version of Wooldoor that has a voice a lot like Michael J. Fox and is dressed in Marty McFly's 1885 clothes.
Mega64: What the Hell Happened to Mega64? (2006)
"THE END" appears at the end of the episode in the same font and orange-yellow gradient as the ending to the Back to the Future series, with a song about time travel playing over it.

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