Or title drop as it’s sometimes called. Yes they have occasionally said the subtitle, but as far as I know nobody has ever actually said the words Star Wars together in Star Wars.
Has anyone ever said “Fast and Furious” in The Fast and the Furious?
You are probably right. Only Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, and Pokemon are larger media franchises.
It’s right there in the theme music…
Pretty sure no-one in the MCU has said “Marvel Cinematic Universe” which would be the equivalent franchise name to “Star Wars” unless you’re just talking about the first film. (Deadpool might have done, but his first two films weren’t in the MCU)
As to whether the MCU is bigger than Star Wars, I will leave to more learned folks to discuss.
I knew somebody would claim this! But does not count because it was a post-release title, same with Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Also Marvel Cinematic Universe is a marketing term invented in the lead-up to The Avengers.
Has anyone said “Mission Impossible” in those films?
They’re called the Impossible Mission Force and at one point somebody asked if something actually is an Impossible Mission but reversed? I don’t remember.
I just checked the Lord of the Rings scripts. The only use of the title phrase in the film is one time in writing at the end of the last film when Frodo writes it in his big book, wrapping up his account of the adventure they had.
I’m not sure if this counts as ‘said’, since the written stories (by Bilbo and Frodo) are a meta-narrative of the retelling of their adventures or something something. Its like Lemony Snicket being able to step outside the narrative and talk about the story - so it doesn’t count.
In the sequel, and it’s probably the best line in the movie: Anthony Hopkins, with cut-crystal delivery, asks a reluctant Tom Cruise whether he thinks a task would be difficult, receives a “very” in response, and replies, “Well, this is not mission difficult, Mr. Hunt; it’s mission impossible. ‘Difficult’ should be a walk in the park for you.”
I don’t think anyone in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies says “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
Did Star Trek ever title-drop? I think they might have used phrases like “Trek to the stars”, but I’m not sure about the exact title.
This quote came close. It’s in the script, in FOTR, and felt close to a title drop:
There is only one Lord of the Ring. Only
one who can bend it to his will…and he
does not share power.
Well-spotted. I only searched on the specific text-string ‘… Rings’.
I didn’t get any audible dialogue on that link but I will trust the caption!