"At the Movies" Better Off Dead/The Journey of Natty Gann/Commando (TV Episode 1985)
Clips are shown for the review. Two thumbs down.Retrosexual: The 80's (TV Mini Series 2004)
- Audio from the "two dollars cash" scene is used.
- Ellen's #3 Creepiest Kid
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show" From Paris with Love/Dear John/Frozen (TV Episode 2010)
"Winter Olympics Round-Up" segment.
The Flintstones (TV Series 1960–1966)
Pac-Man (Video Game 1980)
Game appears in this filmRobotron: 2084 (Video Game 1982)
Game visible in background at Pig Burgers.Punch-Out!! (Video Game 1983)
The video game appears in the film.
One Crazy Summer (1986)
Demon Queen (Video 1987)
Poster is shown in a video store.How I Got Into College (1989)
Men at Work (1990)
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
As he is being driven into the car wash, Haru says, "I cannot swim." The paperboy in "Better Off Dead" says the same thing when he is driven into a car wash.
High Noon (1952)
A suitably Western-sounding guitar strums on the soundtrack when Stalin and Lane agree to a ski match at the designated time.The Flintstones (TV Series 1960–1966)
Barney Rubble is shown on television talking to Lane.ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV Series 1961–1997)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series 1979–1981)
A "Twiki" doll can be seen in the Christmas scene.First Blood (1982)
Lane wears a bandanna and camouflage poncho.
- "Better Off Wet" is a title spoof of that film.
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
"South Park" Asspen (TV Episode 2002)
Tad, the ski-champion who tries to bully Stan and challenges him to a race, is based on Roy Stalin from "Better Off Dead", as is the final race sequence, which spoofs the original by having the hero lose."Family Guy" I Take Thee, Quagmire (TV Episode 2006)
When Peter is on the maid's back, he comes to the stoplight where the twin Chinese men meet up to him. Peter puts on his glasses and his gloves, so do the men.Totally Awesome (TV Movie 2006)
the Decathalon bet and the little brother whiz kid
Frankenstein (1931)
The Graduate (1967)
When Lane gets home from the dance, he opens his brother's door to find lovely ladies in his room, the camera angle is a classic scene from The Graduate (1967) - the lady's legs are spread so we can see the boy in the doorway admiring her.Paper Moon (1973)
The paper boy that stalks Lane Meyer... "I want my two dollars!"Rocky (1976)