Live Free or Die Hard (Project 12, 8/12) (Short 2011)
Imagery from the film appears in this short
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show" Year One/Whatever Works/The Proposal (TV Episode 2009)
Trailer shown during Trailer Time."Bad Movie Beatdown" Meteor (TV Episode 2009)
clips are shown and Mathew Buck doesn't hold the film in too high regard"Trailer Failure" Nightmare on Elm Street and 2012 (TV Episode 2009)
the trailer is reviewed"De wereld draait door" Episode #5.41 (TV Episode 2009)
Fragments are shown."The Jay Leno Show" Episode #1.35 (TV Episode 2009)
a clip of the film starring John Cusack is shown
The Shining (1980)
The trailers of both films feature the same eerie musicThe Day After Tomorrow (2004)
During President Wilson's farewell address, we cut to his speech being broadcast in Times Square, New York City. On one of the advertising monitors in the background, a frozen New York City from the film is visible.The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (Short 2009)
Featurette about the movie
"Nostalgia Critic" Godzilla (TV Episode 2008)
Nostalgia Crictic mentions Roland Emmerich's upcoming 2012 movie"Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah" Must learn Swimming! Part 1 (TV Episode 2009)
Roshan asks Sodhi to attend the swimming club so that she will not get drowned as happened in the film.Zombieland (2009)
During the LA Scene, a poster for 2012 is seen outside of Grauman's Chinese Theater"The Jay Leno Show" Episode #1.37 (TV Episode 2009)
Jay Leno mentions the film in the monologue2012: Startling New Secrets (TV Movie 2009)
scenes of film
When Worlds Collide (1951)
The plotline about building arks to escape the apocalypse, and the ending, where the survivors step out on the deck and see the sun coming up.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Moon, sun and earth all line up.The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Cruise ship capsizes after being struck by monster waveJaws (1975)
Curtis says "We're gonna need a bigger plane" when leaving the Yellowstone airport. Direct reference to Jaws when Brody says "You're gonna need a bigger boat" upon seeing the size of the shark.The Living Daylights (1987)
The characters use a car to drive out of the back of a crashing plane.
"South Park" Pee (TV Episode 2009)
when the historical monuments at the water park are destroyed"Saturday Night Live" Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Dave Matthews Band (TV Episode 2009)
Spoofed in re-edited SNL trailer"Saturday Night Live" Zach Galifianakis/Vampire Weekend (TV Episode 2010)
Spoofed in the "Today" segment"How It Should Have Ended" How 2012 Should Have Ended (TV Episode 2010)
Alternate Ending parody"Mad" 2012 Dalmatians/Grey's in Anime (TV Episode 2010)
The "2012 Dalmatians" skit is a spoof of this movie.
2012: Doomsday (Video 2008)