References
Taxi Driver (1976)
- Richard Roma (Al Pacino) says to the police officer "Are you talking to me?"
Referenced in
"Roseanne: Glengarry, Glen Rosey (#5.23)" (1993)
- the episode title "Glengarry Glen Rosey" is a reference to this movie
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End (#6.17)" (1993)
- Crow (as Jack Lemmon): "I got to have those Glengarry leads."
Four Rooms (1995)
- mentioned in dialogue
Swingers (1996)
"The X Files: Never Again (#4.13)" (1997)
- Scully says it is the movie she saw the last time she had a date
Grim Fandango (1998) (VG)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Blood Waters of Dr. Z (#11.5)" (1999)
- "Scene from Glengary Glen Ross"
The Big Kahuna (1999)
Boiler Room (2000)
- mentioned in dialogue
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Glengarry Glen Dick (#6.15)" (2001)
- title reference
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002) (V)
- mentioned once
The Good Girl (2002)
- mentioned in dialogue
"Everybody Loves Raymond: Cookies (#6.15)" (2002)
- Peggy tells the girls to "A-lways B-e C-losing"; Ray jokes that scouts who lose the selling contest will be "fired"; both echos of Blake's speech in Glengarry Glen Ross
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
- mentioned once
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004) (VG)
- A book in the game is entitled "ABC - Always Be Closing," Alec Baldwin's famous credo.
Edmond (2005)
- Edmond says "Fuck you, Fuck the lot of you, Fuck you all!" like Dave Moss (Ed Harris) did.
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Shakira (#31.8)" (2005)
- a sketch in which Alec Bladwin plays a variation of the character he played in the film
"The Unit: The Kill Zone (#2.3)" (2006)
- During the stakeout, a character says, "Coffee is for closers" - a quote from David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. Mamet wrote both Glengarry Glen Ross and The Unit.
Employee of the Month (2006)
- The manager and his brother are named Glen Gary and Glen Ross after the the movie of the same name
"Saturday Night Live: Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani/Akon (#32.8)" (2006)
- referenced during the monologue
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
- mentioned by Zack
"The Office: Stress Relief (#5.13)" (2009)
- Michael mentions ABC: Always Be Closing.
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Jonas Brothers (#34.16)" (2009)
- An audience member asks Jack McVayer what it was like to be in Glengarry Glen Ross
"Castle: Home Is Where the Heart Stops (#1.7)" (2009)
- Evan Mitchell mentions that the home invasion team is getting "the Glengarry leads" ...meaning they are getting tip offs about high priced loot to steal.
Featured in
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
- clips shown
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
- on TV in background
"Zomergasten: (#17.3)" (2004)
- A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
Spoofed in
"The Simpsons: Realty Bites (#9.9)" (1997)
- Ol' Gil is a spoof of Jack Lemmon's charater
Glengarry, Bob Ross (2003)
- title reference
My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
- "Always Be Killing" is seen written on the chalkboard at the beginning
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009) (TV)
- Spoofed in the "Always Be Cobbling" segment
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