Bakers Dozen

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote)
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s **Pilgrim’s Progress.
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Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote)
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”).

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”)
  7. “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley (parallels King Lear)

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”)
  7. “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley (parallels King Lear)
  8. “Feast of Love,” book and 2007 film adaptation (parallels A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”)
  7. “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley (parallels King Lear)
  8. “Feast of Love,” book and 2007 film adaptation (parallels A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  9. “The Gap Cycle”, book series by Stephen R. Donaldson (parallels Wagner’s Ring cycle.)

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”)
  7. “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley (parallels King Lear)
  8. “Feast of Love,” book and 2007 film adaptation (parallels A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  9. “The Gap Cycle”, book series by Stephen R. Donaldson (parallels Wagner’s Ring cycle.)
  10. “Roll Over Beethoven” by Chuck Berry

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”)
  7. “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley (parallels King Lear)
  8. “Feast of Love,” book and 2007 film adaptation (parallels A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  9. “The Gap Cycle”, book series by Stephen R. Donaldson (parallels Wagner’s Ring cycle.)
  10. “Roll Over Beethoven” by Chuck Berry
  11. “What’s Opera, Doc?” a Warner Bros. cartoon parodying Wagner’s Ring Cycle

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”)
  7. “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley (parallels King Lear)
  8. “Feast of Love,” book and 2007 film adaptation (parallels A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  9. “The Gap Cycle”, book series by Stephen R. Donaldson (parallels Wagner’s Ring cycle.)
  10. “Roll Over Beethoven” by Chuck Berry
  11. “What’s Opera, Doc?” a Warner Bros. cartoon parodying Wagner’s Ring Cycle
  12. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan quotes the opening and closing lines from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, a birthday gift given to Capt. Kirk.

Pop-culture works (songs, movies, TV, books) that include a person or item that references a classic work

  1. “Cygnus X-1” by Rush (spaceship is called Rocinante, referencing Don Quixote
  2. “Anthem” by Rush (title references an Ayn Rand book and is lyrically very much in line with her work)
  3. “Don’t Stand So Close” by the Police (references Nabokov’s book Lolita)
  4. “O Brother Where Art Thou” (film parallels Homer’s Odyssey)
  5. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women–character’s stories parallel parts of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
  6. “Drivin’ with Your Eyes Closed” by Don Henley (two good puns: “Some guys were born to Rimbaud / some guys breathe Baudelaire”)
  7. “A Thousand Acres” by Jane Smiley (parallels King Lear)
  8. “Feast of Love,” book and 2007 film adaptation (parallels A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  9. “The Gap Cycle”, book series by Stephen R. Donaldson (parallels Wagner’s Ring cycle.)
  10. “Roll Over Beethoven” by Chuck Berry
  11. “What’s Opera, Doc?” a Warner Bros. cartoon parodying Wagner’s Ring Cycle
  12. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan quotes the opening and closing lines from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, a birthday gift given to Capt. Kirk.
  13. “Ballad of the Sad Cafe” by the Eagles (named for a Carson McCullers novella)

New: Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

New: Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo

Man, give me some of that champagne. Three ounces of bubbly in a five gallon bucket of water, and they’re literally seeing pink elephants?

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski

It involves a nude woman and bowling.

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Beavis and Butthead Do America

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Beavis and Butthead Do America
  7. Trainspotting

At least I’m pretty sure that baby crawling across the ceiling was a hallucination.

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Beavis and Butthead Do America
  7. Trainspotting
  8. Altered States

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Beavis and Butthead Do America
  7. Trainspotting
  8. Altered States
  9. Cheech and Chong’s*** Nice Dreams***

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Beavis and Butthead Do America
  7. Trainspotting
  8. Altered States
  9. Cheech and Chong’s*** Nice Dreams***
  10. Go Ask Alice

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Beavis and Butthead Do America
  7. Trainspotting
  8. Altered States
  9. Cheech and Chong’s*** Nice Dreams***
  10. Go Ask Alice
  11. Hair

Movies depicting drug-induced hallucinations

  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  2. The Doors
  3. Dumbo
  4. The Big Lebowski
  5. Requiem for a Dream
  6. Beavis and Butthead Do America
  7. Trainspotting
  8. Altered States
  9. Cheech and Chong’s Nice Dreams
  10. Go Ask Alice
  11. Hair
  12. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back