Followed by
Monsters Inc. 2 (2012)
Spin off
Mike's New Car (2002) (V)
Monsters, Inc. (2002) (VG)
References
Metropolis (1927)
- The name of the city 'Monstropolis'
Feed the Kitty (1952)
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
Psycho (1960)
- The famous string score is heard when Sully tries to evade Boo in the men's bathroom.
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (TV)
"The Prisoner" (1967)
"The Love Boat" (1977)
Alien (1979)
Raging Bull (1980)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Karate Kid (1984)
Brazil (1985)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Luxo Jr. (1986)
- The ball is in Boo's room.
Red's Dream (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
"Monsters" (1988)
Little Monsters (1989)
"Dinosaurs" (1991)
"Rugrats" (1991)
Batman Returns (1992)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993)
"Bump in the Night" (1994)
True Lies (1994)
"Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" (1994)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
- There's a Pizza Planet truck parked to the left of the trailer where Randall ends up at.
Fargo (1996)
- Steve Buscemi's character threatens to put somebody into a wood shredder, which was the fate of his character in Fargo.
Armageddon (1998/I)
A Bug's Life (1998)
Analyze This (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Back in Boo's room, she shows off her Jesse doll.
Metoroporisu (2001)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Referenced in
Ice Age (2002)
"According to Jim: Cheryl's Day Off (#1.21)" (2002)
- The title is mentioned on a cinema-billboard
Finding Nemo (2003)
- Boo's fish mobile is hanging in the dentist's office.
The Incredibles (2004)
- Violet in "The Incredibles" renders herself invisible in much the same manner as Randall Boggs.
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Talked about
"The Daily Show: (2006-01-26)" (2006)
- Referred to during a story on Pixar's sale to Disney.
Cars (2006)
- A logo for the CDA can be seen on the race cars.
"Film '72: (2006-03-27)" (2006)
- Pixar event, pictures seen, title spoken.
"Game K N B: (2006-11-29)" (2006)
- Mentioned as answer to a preliminary question about movies with monster in the title.
Vollidiot (2007)
- Simon and friends are playing a name the movie by some quotes game.
"Doctor Who Confidential: Monsters Inc. (#3.6)" (2007)
- Title reference.
Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, & Magic (2007) (V)
- Pete Docter wears a shirt with a "Monsters, Inc." design
"The Girls Next Door: Everyday Is Wednesday (#4.7)" (2008)
- a poster for the film can be seen on the wall at Le Paws
WALL·E (2008)
- Sully's garbage cube in Wall-E's garbage; Mike Wazowski statue in other scene
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.18)" (2008)
- Included in a $500 question
Tokyo Mater (2008)
- Mike and Sulley, in their car forms, are seen briefly when Mater drifts through a Japanese restaurant.
"Jeopardy!: (#26.26)" (2009)
- Reference in a $2,000 clue in the category "Stars by Movie Roles"
Features
For the Birds (2000)
Featured in
CinéMagique (2002)
"Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet special: Monsters, Inc. (#27.5)" (2002)
- reviewed + footage used
Making 'Nemo' (2003) (V)
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
- number 53
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
- clips
Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006) (TV)
- featured in clips
The Pixar Story (2007)
- clip shown
Spoofs
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Feed the Kitty (1952)
The Godfather (1972)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Gallagher: Totally New (1982) (TV)
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Silkwood (1983)
Witness (1985)
"America's Most Wanted" (1988)
Tremors (1990)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Men in Black (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
- the ad in the beginning of Monsters Inc spoofs the ad at the end of Starship Troopers
Armageddon (1998/I)
- In the outtakes, the scarers walking into the Scare Floor in the same manner as the drillers before falling all over themselves.
Office Space (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
X-Men (2000)
Hollow Man (2000)
Spoofed in
Achtung, fertig, Charlie! (2003)
Cars (2006)
- John Ratzenberger talks about it as it is shown at the end (Monster Trucks, Inc.)
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