# Iconic Scenes From Otherwise Forgotten Films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 7, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948 "2021-01-07T18:51:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948/17 "2021-01-07T20:20:44Z")
There was a similar thread a few months ago. > [@What properties would you say are referenced too often based on their ACTUAL popularity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-properties-would-you-say-are-referenced-too-often-based-on-their-actual-popularity/925817): > > What are some films/tv/stories etc. you constantly see referred to as if “everyone” knows that thing, when in reality you think very few people are familiar with it? Probably not explaining very well, maybe some examples will work. I see a LOT of memes, GIFs, etc., that all make reference to The Room, a movie I guess someone named Tommy Wiseau (?) was in, and it’s a really bad film, and he, I suppose… makes big faces and overemotes in the movie? I haven’t actually seen it and I imagine 95% o… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-scenes-from-otherwise-forgotten-films/929948)._