What Happens in Vegas (2008)
The opening helicopter shot of New York City was originally filmed for this movie in production simultaneously.
- Clips shown for the review.
"Troldspejlet" Episode #40.2 (TV Episode 2009)
DVD release reviewed + footage usedEddie Murphy, le roi noir d'Hollywood (TV Movie 2023)
poster shown
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Captain and Number Three watched the filmFantasy Island (TV Series 1977–1984)
The spaceship crew watches a clip of the series, noting that Dave's white suit was based on the showMeat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell (Music Video 1979)
Footage is shown.HSX: Hypersonic Xtreme (Video Game 2002)
Playing Video Games.
"Inside the Actors Studio" Eddie Murphy (TV Episode 2006)
Mentioned during the interview."Bad Movie Beatdown" Pluto Nash (TV Episode 2009)
a recent Murphy flopI Killed My Mother (2009)
Movie poster is advertised in video store."Family Guy" Friends of Peter G. (TV Episode 2011)
mentioned in dialogue"Todd's Pop Song Reviews" The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2012 (TV Episode 2013)
"...a Meet Dave-style robot..."
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. is mentioned in the dialogue of the three policemen discussing the composite sketch.Eddie Murphy: Delirious (TV Special 1983)
The scene at about 23 minutes where all of the children see Dave (Eddie Murphy) wearing his all white suit and start running to him calling "The Ice Cream Man!" is very reminiscent of a segment of Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983), where he talks at length about how all of the children in his neighborhood growing up would scream, "The Ice Cream Man is coming!"The X-Files (TV Series 1993–2018)
Knox mentions the series while talking to Dooley- The music score is very similar to the one of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005)", if anything as a homage. Furthermore, a space ship in the form of a shoe is a paraphrase of how the space ship "The Heart of Gold" was originally depicted as looking, in the novel version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide".
Shrek the Third (2007)
Billboard can be seen when Dave hits the streets of New York at the beginning of the movie
Spartacus (1960)
The "I am Dave Ming Cheng" scene spoofs the Spartacus (1960) scene in which everyone claims to be Spartacus (in order to confuse the enemy).
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