#sneaky references

This film involves somebody who was supposed to have died being allowed to live again because he fell in love during his extra time on earth.

In other words, it's about the power of love bringing somebody back from heaven.

So I re-watched The Fly. Ya know, the 1986 horror film about Jeff Goldblum turning into a half man, half fly hybrid, and I noticed something. In this film, Jeff’s character’s name is Seth Brundle. Jeff Goldblum has also been confirmed as the main inspiration for Julian Devorak. Julian Devorak once had a dog,

One of my favorite things about Supernatural is the amount of pop culture references they squeeze in. From overt and blatant ones, like the incredibly meta reference from season 12’s Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell

Or the incredibly subtle ones. Like the title of the episode in which Dean starts losing his memory in a very reminiscent of dementia/Alzheimer’s type of way.

Which is a nod to the 1991 film starring Harrison Ford, Regarding Henry. A film about a man who gets injured in a robbery and wakes up from a coma with amnesia.

And there are so many of these gold gems. I find myself catching new ones all the time. Like, for example, while binge watching South Park today, in season four when Cartman attempts to build a new church, I catch this:

Look familiar?

And granted the logo is nowhere near similar, I proceeded to find out if Gas-N-Sip’s were a real chain of gas stations in the US.

This is what I found:

Even better than it being a South Park reference, to keep in line with the overarching 80s/90s pop culture references, it’s actually a nod to Say Anything.

Hmm. I am rather glad to say I have not, as unaware of having a twin as I was. I certainly cannot say I enjoy finding out about family relations I did not know I had, especially when such family members turn out to be ‘evil’ as you say.