Coincidental movie references in... movies

[panterka37]

It happens often, references that you recognize, and know you would not have recognized a few days earlier. Let's call them coincidental references. I had one coincidental movie reference happen recently. I saw The Maltese Falcon, and two days later I was watching Broken Flowers, where the main character asked a girl if her probing father is Sam

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[the_furman]

Both Sam Spade and Taxi Driver fall into, more or less, common knowledge for most people who grew up here. They're more or less equivalent, as references, to "Москва Слезам не Верит", "Место Встречи Изменить Нельзя", and the like in terms of Russian cinema.

[panterka37]

Yep, I realize that, but for me watching them was coincidental with watching movies that had a reference to them. So, in some ways, having watched these classics was made even more satisfying. I also don't think that there were references to Sam Spade and Taxi Driver that I missed in many other movies I saw before.

[the_furman]

Absolutely. Just by virtue of not having grown up here, we miss various references to pop culture all the time.

[panterka37]

We certainly do, but it's not like these particular references come up in every other movie we see.

Re: That's not very subtle

[panterka37]

He actually did refer to Sherlock Holmes (to make sure to get the point across:), it went like "Is your father Sam Spade? Is he Sherlock Holmes?" There was a third reference that i don't remember, probably because I didn't get it:).

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[idealcapture]

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[the_furman]

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всего :)

[panterka37]

Спасибо, Лёшка!

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