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Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 2 (2013)

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Despicable Me 2

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Featured in

    • "ReelzChannel Specials" Richard Roeper's Red Hot Summer (TV Episode 2013)

      Movie featured in this episode.
    • "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #21.170 (TV Episode 2013)

      a clip from the film starring Steve Carell is shown
    • "Projector" Despicable Me 2 (TV Episode 2013)

      movie is reviewed
    • "AniMat's Reviews" Despicable Me 2 (TV Episode 2013)

      Reviewed, clips shown.
    • "Maltin on Movies" Pacific Rim (TV Episode 2013)

      Movie reviewed in this episode.

Followed by

    • Minions (2015)

    • Despicable Me 3 (2017)

    • Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

    • Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Follows

    • Despicable Me (2010)

    • Banana (Short 2010)

    • Home Makeover (Short 2010)

    • Orientation Day (Short 2010)

    • Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem 3D (Video 2012)

Referenced in

    • "Midnight Screenings" ParaNorman/The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (TV Episode 2012)

      mentioned as a trailer before Oogieloves
    • "Animation Lookback" Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2012 (TV Episode 2013)

      Mentioned as an upcoming 2013 animated film.
    • "Chelsea Lately" Episode #7.101 (TV Episode 2013)

      Chuy mentions the movie by name.
    • "Midnight Screenings" The Lone Ranger/Despicable Me 2 (TV Episode 2013)

      movie is reviewed
    • "On Cinema" 'The Lone Ranger' and 'Despicable Me 2' (TV Episode 2013)

      Tim and Gregg review this film

References

    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      Lucy refers to the minions as "Munchkins." Gru dresses like Glinda The Good Witch of the North.
    • Distant Drums (1951)

      The Wilhelm scream is heard.
    • Mississippi Slow Boat (Short 1961)

      The quote, "Curses! Foiled again" was heard.
    • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

      El Macho is said to have died by strapping himself to a bomb and riding it to his death, just like an iconic scene from this film.
    • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

      When the minion wearing the maid's outfit is turned evil, his new look is that of Magenta - A Domestic.

Spin-off

    • Despicable Me: Minion Rush (Video Game 2013)

      Game based on the movie.
    • Puppy! (Short 2013)

      spin-off mini-movies
    • Panic in the Mailroom (Short 2013)

      spin-off mini-movies
    • Training Wheels (Video 2013)

      spin-off mini-movies

Spoofed in

    • "Funny Show Presents" Smurfs-Parody (TV Episode 2015)

      based on the characters
    • The Brothers Grimsby (2016)

      Barkhad Abdi's character refers to Mark Strong's spy character as the guy from the Depsicable Me movies
    • Game of Minions (Short 2017)

      parody of

Spoofs

    • Scarface (1983)

      Gru jumping off the helicopter while wielding two machine-gun like jelly guns.
    • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

      Gru passes protective booby traps similar to the one Indiana Jones passes on his way to Holy Grail.
    • GoldenEye 007 (Video Game 1997)

      The way Agnes shoots the jelly gun at the Bad Minions was the same shooting movement from this game.
    • The Matrix (1999)

      The scene where Gru jumps in slow motion while firing jelly guns at the purple minions.
    • CSI: Miami (TV Series 2002–2012)

      Gru mimics Horatio Caine by putting on and off his sunglasses while delivering a oneliner

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