References
Les vampires (1915)
- Posters of the Les Vampires serial are hanging in the office where Landa confronts Bridget von Hammersmark
The Kid (1921)
- 'The Kid' and its famous chase climax is mentioned by Zoller.
Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
- During the movie about Fredrick Zoller the end of the film, a quick shot shows a soldier being shot in the eye and screaming, referencing the old woman also shot in the eye during the famous montage massacre in Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (Bronenosets Potyomkin)
Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü (1929)
- The White Hell of Pitz Palu is prominently featured in one scene and later discussed at length by two characters.
King Kong (1933)
- 'King Kong' is one of the card names in the La Louisiane guessing game.
Queen Christina (1933)
- Title is mentioned in La Louisiane.
Triumph des Willens (1935)
- Shosanna is putting up the outdoor sign when Frederick Zoller takes an interest in her cinema, and their dialogue is 'a battle of wills'.
Glückskinder (1936)
- "Ich wollt' ich wär ein Huhn" from 'Lucky Kids' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Cinderella (1937)
- In the end scene in Shosanna's cinema, a poster for the film is seen - recalling the legend that has been replayed in a tragic manner in the present film.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- at the end when Shosanna is seen on the screen and the flames appear. Oz's giant face is also, as it happens, a projected image, a creation of smoke and mirrors.
Sergeant York (1941)
- Fredrick Zoller says he is called the German "Sergeant York" (and his war exploits are also turned into a film portraying him as a hero).
Die große Liebe (1942)
- "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" from 'The Great Love' is heard in 'Basterds'.
L'assassin habite... au 21 (1942)
- Poster in Shoshanna's cinema
Domino (1943)
- Poster in Shoshanna's cinema
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
- A French version of "The Man with the Big Sombrero" from Hi Diddle Diddle plays during the La Louisiane sequence.
Le corbeau (1943)
- Shosanna is replacing Henri-Georges Clouzot's film, actually banned by the Nazi invaders in June 1944, with Leni Riefensthal's La fierté de la nation, the French version title of Triumph des Willens (1935), a Goebbel's controlled film.
Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (1944)
- Marcel passes in front of a large wall poster for Fernandel's comedy, when he is going to ignite the entire film stock.
Tiefland (1954)
- 'Tiefland' is mentioned as the only German film production not under Goebbels' control.
The Searchers (1956)
- The shot of Shossana running from Landa at the beginning is framed through a doorway in an homage to a scene in the earlier film.
The Alamo (1960)
- The "Green Leaves of Summer" theme from 'The Alamo' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)
- Title is mentioned.
Un dollaro bucato (1965)
- The theme from 'One Silver Dollar' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Il ritorno di Ringo (1965)
- "L'incontro Con La Figlia" from 'The Return of Ringo' is heard in 'Basterds'.
La battaglia di Algeri (1966)
- "Algiers, November 1954" from 'The Battle of Algiers' is heard in 'Basterds'.
La resa dei conti (1966)
- "The Verdict" and "The Surrender (La resa)" from 'The Big Gundown' are heard in 'Basterds'.
Da uomo a uomo (1967)
- "Mystic and Severe" from 'Death Rides a Horse' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Devil's Angels (1967)
- "The Devil's Rumble" from 'Devil's Angels' is heard in 'Basterds'.
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
- The introductory speech made by Lt. Aldo Raine is done in the same fashion as that made by Major Reisman.
Al di là della legge (1968)
- Score from 'Beyond the Law' can be heard in 'Basterds'.
The Mercenaries (1968)
- Three music cues from 'Dark of the Sun' can be heard in 'Basterds'.
Il mercenario (1968)
- "Il Mercenario (Reprisa)" from 'A Professional Gun' is heard in 'Basterds'.
The Wild Bunch (1969)
- the flashback of Hugo Stiglitz being whipped
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
- "Tiger Tank" from 'Kelly's Heroes' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Slaughter (1972)
- The use of Billy Preston's theme in the opening of "Inglorious Basterds."
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
- Lt. Raine's mysterious neck scar, ostensibly from surviving an attempted lynching, is a reference to 'Judge Roy Bean'.
White Lightning (1973)
- Two music cues from 'White Lightning' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Revolver (1973)
- "Un amico" from 'Revolver' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Allonsanfàn (1974)
- Score from 'Allonsanfàn' can be heard in 'Basterds'.
Quel maledetto treno blindato (1978)
- title of 2009 movie is a take off on the English title of the 1978 movie ("Inglorious Bastards")
Zulu Dawn (1979)
- "Zulus" from 'Zulu Dawn' is heard in 'Basterds'.
The Entity (1981)
- "Bath Attack" from 'The Entity' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (1982)
- Shosanna Dreyfus is dressed up during the final theater scene to resemble Veronika Voss from the Fassbinder film.
Cat People (1982)
- David Bowie's theme from 'Cat People' is heard in 'Basterds'.
Scarface (1983)
- When Donny Donowitz is gunning down German's with an MP40 at the end of the film his facial expression and body position in the shot reflects that of Tony Montana's at the finale of Scarface.
Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
- Music can be heard from 'Eastern Condors' in the shoot out finale
Hamburger Hill (1987)
- Sgt. Donowitz pumps bullets from a machine gun into a corpse, exploding the head, as is done by the M-60 wielding soldier in the earlier film.
Fight Club (1999)
- Brad Pitt's character states "You know, fightin' in a basement offers a lot of difficulties. Number one being, you're fightin' in a basement! "
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- The stand off between Aldo and Sgt.Wilhelm during the LaLouisiane scene is similar to the scene in Kill Bill.Vol2 in which Beatrix just finds out she is pregnant and is attacked by a hitwoman, the two have a mexican standoff in which she makes a deal with the hitwoman to let her go as she is pregnant. Sgt. Wilhelm makes a deal with Aldo to let him go as he had become a father that night.
Mein Führer - Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler (2007)
- Actor Sylvester Groth plays Joseph Goebbels in both movies.