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Timothy Bottoms and Lindsay Wagner in The Paper Chase (1973)

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The Paper Chase

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Featured in

    • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (TV Movie 2006)

      The Paper Chase is #91.
    • "Pioneers of Television" Robin Williams Remembered (TV Episode 2014)

      archive footage
    • "Vintage Video Podcast: Patreon Exclusive" P046 The Paper Chase (1973) - Subscriber 70's (Podcast Episode 2023)

      The hosts review the movie; Patrick plays clips.

Followed by

    • The Paper Chase (TV Series 1978–1986)

Referenced in

    • Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)

      Larry (Lenny Baker) juices carrots here and slices them just as the character Moss did in "The Paper Chase" (1973).
    • "Knots Landing" More Than Friends (TV Episode 1981)

      Earl says to Valene, "I guess I saw too many of those movies where Professor Kingsfield rides rough herd over his most promising student."
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Christopher Reeve/Leonard Waxdeck & Bird Callers (TV Episode 1983)

      Christopher Reeve recalls that John Houseman won an Oscar for the movie while teaching at Juilliard
    • "The Facts of Life" Mother and Daughter (TV Episode 1984)

      Blair mentions the title
    • "Family Ties" Paper Chase (TV Episode 1986)

      Title reference.

References

    • Shaft (1971)

      A "Shaft" soundtrack album cover can be seen in one scene.

Spoofed in

    • Soul Man (1986)

      The scenes in Professor Banks's classroom, and the portrayal of Banks by James Earl Jones, parody the classroom scenes with John Houseman in The Paper Chase
    • "Saturday Night Live" Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis (TV Episode 1987)

      Spoofed as 'The New Paper Chase'.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Robert Mitchum/Simply Red (TV Episode 1987)

      Spoofed as "The Rolling Paper Chase" during the cold open.
    • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

      John Houseman spoofs his Prof. Kingsfield persona in an uncredited role as a driving instructor.
    • "Futurama" Mars University (TV Episode 1999)

      The 20th Century History Teacher is a parody of John Houseman's character from this movie.

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