"HBO First Look" The Polar Express (TV Episode 2004)
clips"Troldspejlet" Episode #31.13 (TV Episode 2004)
reviewed + footage usedThe 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (TV Special 2005)
clipsThe 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 2005)
Nominated in three categories"Troldspejlet" Episode #33.16 (TV Episode 2005)
DVD release reviewed + footage used
Stargate (1994)
Music from the film is used in trailer
2004 World Series (TV Mini Series 2004)
Tom Hanks appeared to promote this film."Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan" Jake and King (TV Episode 2004)
Chantel mentions that she appeared in The Polar Express."Dinner for Five" Episode #4.9 (TV Episode 2005)
Jon Heder mentions the film"Jeopardy!" 2005 College Championship Semifinal Game 3 (TV Episode 2005)
referenced in clue and correct response in "From Page to Screen" categoryBest Ever Christmas Films (TV Movie 2005)
One of the items on the list
- The golden tickets, plus the prominence of serving the hot chocolate
Emperor of the North (1973)
The bum on top of "The Polar Express" directly quotes Lee Marvin's hobo when he stands and proclaims, "I'm King of the North Pole!"Back to the Future (1985)
The Lone Pine Mall appears in both. In the scene where Smokey and Steamer (the fat man and the red-bearded man) are trying to catch the pin, a flux capacitor can be seen for a brief moment.Back to the Future Part III (1990)
The slightly elevated close-up shot of the locomotive's cow-catcher coming to a halt just inches from the viewer, the boy's tripping and sprawling amongst the coal in the tender the way Marty falls headlong while following Doc up the train to the locomotive, the hero quotes Doc Brown about wanting to pull a train whistle, etc.Forrest Gump (1994)
The "ticket ride" sequence deliberately mimics the feather.
The Polar Express (Video Game 2004)
The video game is based on the movie.
VeggieTales: It's a Meaningful Life (TV Movie 2010)
The train in this episode is a spoof of Chris Van Allsburg's "The Polar Express"."How It Should Have Ended" The Holiday Movie Special (TV Episode 2010)
Holiday movie parody"The Simpsons" The Fight Before Christmas (TV Episode 2010)
In the first segment, Bart takes a trip to the North Pole on the Polar Express, which literally flies to its destination because Otto dumps marijuana into the coal engine."The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #20.62 (TV Episode 2011)
"The Bipolar Express" spoofs the filmBelieve (Short 2014)
Is a parody of the film's bell and catch phrase "Believe"
Way Out West (1937)
The hobo's speaking of keeping valuables in his shoe that has a big hole in the sole, just as Laurel kept Mary's deed there while travelling to Blackeye Gulch.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Santa's air-crane with the huge striped ballonets and big fabric propellers looks a lot like Baron Bomburst's airship transport.Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Using a hairpin in the vehicle's machinery to save the day.Crocodile Dundee (1986)
The hobo's sloshing and wringing out his sock, just as Mick does in the hotel room while taking a bath.- Hero Boy swinging around on the hobo's ski-pole and landing squarely with both feet firmly planted on the top of the train again, just as "Junior" does with the circus-train's cargo-davit when trying to escape his persuers.