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References
Psycho (1960)
 -  "I feel like I'm going to take a shower and see your silhouette on the shower curtain!"
The Exorcist (1973)
 -  "The old lady's acting all 'Exorcist'-y."
Fatal Attraction (1987)
 -  "You have got to stop calling me. You're acting like the 'Fatal Attraction' guy here."
Ghostbusters II (1989)
 -  The tree toxin/virus bore similarities to the slime from Ghostbusters 2 feeding on bad vibes and emotions of the people.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  The case of the game is sitting in front of the T.V. in two seperate scenes
"Avatar: The Last Airbender" (2005)
 -  At the end, Jess is shown putting on a "Avatar The Last Airbender" backpack
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
 -  "Is this some kind of 'An Inconvenient Truth' thing?"
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG)
 -  The case of the game is sitting in front of the T.V. in two seperate scenes.
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Reflections of Lady in the Water (2006) (V)
 -  M. Night Shyamalan talks about his upcoming untitled movie.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.16)" (2008)
 -  Subject of a $4,000 question
"Saturday Night Live: Anne Hathaway/The Killers (#34.4)" (2008)
 -  Mention by Mark Wahlberg
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.57)" (2008)
 -  Included in a $4,000 question
"Saturday Night Live: James Franco/Muse (#35.10)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned by Mark Wahlberg
Features
The Great Dictator (1940)
 -  The line "cheese and crackers" is an expletive used in Chaplin's film.
"Channel 4 News" (1982/I)
 -  appears on TV
Halo 3 (2007) (VG)
 -  game is played

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