Connections
References
The action speed when the character Alex is having sex with 2 women in the bed.
The scene of the dealer peeling an orange at the supermarket. In "The Godfather" the oranges appear before something tragic is about to happen.
Tyrone says "Dy-no-mite!" when on the phone at one point.
A woman stabs a man in his hand with a fork while they are sitting at a table in a restaurant
A monster refrigerator destroys someone's dream of becoming famous.
The scene where Marion is in her bathtub and then screams is exactly like one scene in "Perfect Blue".
Jennifer Connelly's shot at the beach is an homage to the same shot with her in "Dark City"
Referenced in
When the Stimutacs drugs take effect, there are close-up shots of characters' eyes as their pupils dilate, a visual reference to the Aronofsky film.
Some drug scenes
Wakes up and finds out that he has no hands. Shot in the same way.
You can see this movie in Robert Englunds DVD collection
Drug useage visuals
When XXXX is taking medicine with booze a close up shot of his eye is shown, with his pupil widening. This same shot is shown multiple time in Requiem for a Dream, with the same sound effect.
title reference
Coney Island locations
This title is referenced.
George“s electro-shocks and Davids fantasy with the women in a TV-show style and the hosting are like in "Requiem for a dream"
Valerie's pratfall at the end of this week's Room & Bored episode is described as "Requiem for a Dream meets Dr. Seuss".
Requiem for a Dream is displayed on the screen during the Darren Aronofsky interview.
title listed under Ellen Burstyn's name
DVD on shelf in Brian's house
When Peter meets with his mother, and she asks if he returned her television, he says he sold it for crack. This is what the character Harry Goldfarb does in Requiem for a Dream.
mentioned once
Music heard several times
The title is shown
When getting ready to ride the snowmobile and fashioning a torch, the camera work mimics the drug taking sequences of Requiem for a Dream
DVD is shown in a video store.
poster seen in rental store
Ellen says the director of "Pi" also directed this movie
Title and music reference.
In segment "Mickey Rourke presenta Muchachada Nui".
Brett says the director of "Black Swan" also directed this movie
Nina's breakfast
Jessica Lowndes talks about this movie during interview
Referenced by name
"The people in Requiem For A Dream didn't have to do that."
"Ass to ass!" chant
The short's title is a parody of the title of Darren Aronofsky's film because the characters take drugs that result in bizarre hallucinations
Featured in
clips
Right before Denzel enters the Techno club, a quote from Requeim (Tappy Tibbons saying "We've got a winner") can be heard on the film's soundtrack. This connection is confirmed in the end credits to Man on Fire
A fragment of this film is shown in this episode
mentioned and several clips are shown
a depressing moment
Clips shown
Spoofed in
ribwich
in the scene in the supermarket
When Captain Hero takes steroids, the rapid cutting between scenes that follows (the dilated pupils, increased blood flow, acne) is a reference to the montages in the film Requiem for a Dream
redone as the porn "requiem for a wet dream"
Parodied when Tosh shoots up candy
Spoofed in segment "Requiem for a Cream"
For spoof film festival