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True Romance (1993) More at IMDbPro »

Remake of

My Best Friend's Birthday (1987)
 -  The screenplay for "My Best Friend's Birthday" was rewritten and remade as "True Romance." Both films share the same story.

References

His Girl Friday (1940)
 -  Drexl's line "That makes us practically related" is taken from this film.
Casablanca (1942)
 -  A poster of this film is seen on the wall of Dick and Floyd's apartment.
Knock on Any Door (1949)
 -  Nick Romano says, "Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse." Clarence says that same line a few times when referring to Elvis and his movies.
Highway 301 (1950)
 -  A poster of this film is seen on the wall of Dick & Floyd's apartment.
Fear and Desire (1953)
 -  Mentioned by title when Clarence is talking to Lee on the phone.
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
 -  Clarence mentions this film during his "I'd fuck Elvis" speech.
Rio Bravo (1959)
 -  Mentioned in Clarence's "That's a Movie" speech.
The Misfits (1961)
 -  Alabama paraphrases Clark Gable's character when she says "that's the way it goes, but don't forget, it goes the other way too."
Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
 -  A poster of this film is seen on the wall of Dick and Floyd's apartment.
Act One (1963)
 -  A poster of this film is seen on the wall of Dick and Floyd's apartment.
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
 -  A poster of this film is seen on the wall of Dick & Floyd's apartment.
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
 -  The film's title is used repeatedly as a code name for the large cocaine stash, in reference to the film's epic length.
"Star Trek" (1966)
 -  When Dick mentions his 'T.J. Hooker' audition, Clarence asks "Did you meet Captain Kirk?"
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
 -  Mentioned in Clarence's "That's a Movie" speech.
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
 -  A poster of this film is seen on the wall of Dick & Floyd's apartment.
Bullitt (1968)
 -  Clarence says "We now return to Bullitt, already in progress." as he speeds off in his cadillac.
C'era una volta il West (1968)
Performance (1970)
 -  The confrontation between Gary Oldman and Christian Slater made the same way as the confrontation between Mick Jagger and James Fox
"The Partridge Family" (1970)
 -  The Partridge Family is briefly mentioned between Clarence & Alabama.
The Last Picture Show (1971)
 -  Clarence's line "Beer's about all I ever eat" is taken from 'The Last Picture Show'.
Women in Cages (1971)
 -  Alabama's name is taken from the name of Pam Grier's character in this film. In the script, Clarence says Alabama's name "sounds like a Pam Grier movie".
The Getaway (1972)
The Mack (1973)
 -  Is the film Drexl has on when Clarence confronts him.
Badlands (1973)
 -  Alabama's opening voiceover is inspired by dialogue from 'Badlands', as well as the "lovers-on-the-lam" story as a whole.
Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken (1974)
 -  Is one of the kung-fu triple bill movies Clarence goes to see.
Satsujin ken 2 (1974)
 -  Is one of the kung-fu triple bill movies Clarence goes to see.
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
 -  Drexl calls Clarence "Mr. Majestyk".
Onna hissatsu ken (1974)
 -  Is one of the kung-fu triple bill movies Clarence goes to see.
Taxi Driver (1976)
 -  A mafioso quotes the "You talkin' to me?" monologue.
The Gauntlet (1977)
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
 -  The whole hotel room drug deal/shoot-out is stolen from Who'll Stop the Rain
The Deer Hunter (1978)
 -  Mentioned in Clarence's "That's a Movie" speech.
Mad Max (1979)
 -  Mentioned in Clarence's "That's a Movie" speech.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
 -  Mentioned by Clarence when he's talking to Lee.
"T.J. Hooker" (1982)
 -  Is the show Dick Ritchie is auditioning for a part in.
Blue Velvet (1986)
 -  A line is said in True Romance ("No thanks? What does that mean?") that is meant to reference Blue Velvet. The actor that says that line in this film (Dennis Hopper) is also in True Romance.
Platoon (1986)
 -  dialogue
Batman (1989)
Wild at Heart (1990)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
 -  Drexl uses the phrase, "from a diddled-eyed Joe to a damned if I know" which was also used by the Mr. Orange's mentor in Reservoir Dogs (1992), also written by Quentin Tarantino.

Referenced in

Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Fabienne says, "Any time of day is a good time for pie." Alabama also says this in True Romance, also written by Quentin Tarantino.
"The Charlie Rose Show: Quentin Tarantino" (1994)
 -  Title is mentioned during interview.
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
 -  Tatoos
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
 -  Ordell's line 'A pot to piss in or a window to throw it out." is first heard in 'True Romance'.
The Truman Show (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Clay Pigeons (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
 -  The ending involves a climactic shootout between the law and the mafia, with the protagonist caught in between, just as featured in "True Romance", also directed by Tony Scott and also featuring Tom Sizemore, as a mobster instead of an FBI agent
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998)
 -  The bar Krüger takes Maria to is called "True Romance".
Ruang talok 69 (1999)
 -  The plot is similar to the one in True Romance, where Clarence finds cocaine and gangsters try to get it back
Human Traffic (1999)
 -  A poster is visible in Jip's bedroom.
Shooters (2002)
 -  The character Charlie is a rip-off of Gary Oldman's character Drexl from True Romance; the appearence is the same, including the scar, and some of the lines are very similar as well.
High Fidelity (2000)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Mongoland (2001)
 -  is mentioned in conversation
One Night at McCool's (2001)
Lammbock (2001)
 -  Stefan talks about sucking the dick of Memet Scholl. He says if he should ever suck a dick, it should be the dick of Scholl. This is a reference to the first scene in True Romance, where Clarence says, if he ever fucked a man, it should have been Elvis.
Zoolander (2001)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) (V)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Walkentalk (2003)
 -  Chris introduces himself with the Vincent Coccotti speedh
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
 -  The Bride wear's Clarence's gold Elvis glasses.
Grace and the Storm (2004)
 -  A few allusions to True Romance: both films are love stories centered around drug deals. Both films feature a scene in which one character holds another at gunpoint and tries to "bluff" him into revealing his loyalty. Grace and the Storm even uses a line of dialogue from True Romance in the same context, when Rich asks Pipe, "how much you got?" Pipe replies "enough to get you high."
Starkweather (2004)
 -  Based on Charles Starkweather
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)
 -  Big Boss loses his eye in a very similar fashion to Clarence. Both have to wear an eyepatch from that point on.
Wolf Creek (2005)
 -  The scene where Liz threatens Mick with a tiny Swiss Army knife is taken directly from True Romance
'Reservoir Dogs' Revisited (2005) (TV)
 -  It is mentioned that before "Reservoir Dogs" was made, Tarantino sold his screenplay for "True Romance".
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
 -  Climatic scene involving Patricia Arquette is referenced in a brutal fight scene.
The Departed (2006)
 -  Quote from Jack Nicholson appeared from that movie
Planet Terror (2007)
 -  Line: "I bet you thought that was pretty funny?", also said by the character played by Tarantino.
"Good Eats: Stew Romance (#11.7)" (2007)
 -  Title Reference
Llamando a un ángel (2008)
 -  romance, road and trip elements

Features

The Mack (1973)
Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken (1974)
Satsujin ken 2 (1974)
 -  It's actually "The Return of the Street Fighter" that Clarence Worley is watching in the movie theater. Clips from the first film were used in a flashback sequence in the sequel, and we see the lead up to and the flashback from "Return of the Street Fighter," meaning that clips from both "The Street Fighter" and "Return of the Street Fighter" can be seen in the theater sequence of "True Romance."
"Santa Barbara" (1984)
Ying hung boon sik II (1987)
Freejack (1992)
Stay Tuned (1992)

Featured in

"Zomergasten: (#12.2)" (1999)
 -  A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
"I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)
 -  Footage from this is featured.

Spoofed in

For a Few Lousy Dollars (1996)
The Mangler 2 (2001) (V)
 -  A character at the school does an impression of Christopher Walken's lines about getting hit in the nose causing the eyes to water.
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
 -  A pair of police officers on the trail of the 2 lovers on the run with stolen cocaine/stolen money.
One Night at McCool's (2001)
Achi-wa ssipak (2006)
 -  During the scene where Aachi and Ssipak and Jimmy are attacked by both the diaper gang and the swat team, the gang and the swat team are incidnetly plotted against one another like in the climactic ending of True Romance
Don't Let's Start (2009)
 -  parodies Elvis-as-Mentor scenes

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