Dean's Movie & TV references

There's no doubt that Dean loves watching films and television shows. Thoughout the series Dean often makes reference to either a film or TV show.

In compiling this list I have only listed films that Dean has directly mentioned. It also includes films where they have used aliases (making the assumption that if Dean knows the names he will know the film). I have not included references that have been said to Dean.

For more information on the movies and references please see the individual episode listings.

Sam: Dean can recite every Clint Eastwood Movie ever made. (6.18)

Dean: I gotta tell you Untouchables is like one of my favorite movies ever. I must've seen it like 50 times. (7.12)

Movie references

Movie Title	Episode/s referenced	Year	Genre/s
12 Monkeys	7.12	1995	Mystery, Sci-Fi
American Werewolf in London	2.17	1981	Horror
Amityville Horror	4.15	1979	Horror
Angels in the Outfield	4.10	1994 (and 1951)	Comedy, Fantasy
Any Which Way You Can	6.18	1980	Action, Comedy
Apocalypse Now	3.01	1979	Drama, War
Army of Darkness – Evil Dead 3	5.19	1992	Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
Austin Powers	5.21	1997, 1999, 2002	Comedy
Babe	5.06	1995	Fantasy
Back to the Future (I, 2 and 3)	4.03 5.04 5.13 7.12	1985, 1989, 1990	Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Bambi	1.02	1942	Animation
Beaches	2.04	1988	Comedy, Drama
Beautiful Mind	7.02	2001	Biography, Drama
Big Fish	7.11	2003	Fantasy
Black Swan	7.16	2010	Mystery, Thriller
Blade Runner	6.10	1982	Sci-Fi, Thriller
Blazing Saddles	6.18	1982	Comedy
Blue Brothers	1.04	1980	Comedy, Action
Boogeyman	2.18	2005	Drama, Horror, Mystery
Bride of Frankenstien	5.15	1935	Horror, Sci-Fi
Carrie	6.16	1976	Horror, Thriller
Child’s Play	6.14	1988	Horror, Thriller
Close Encounter of the Third Kind	6.09	1977	Sci-Fi, Drama
Cocoon	4.12	1985	Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Critters	2.18	1986	Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Cujo	2.17 7.04	1983	Horror, Thriller
Dawn of the Dead	8.16	1978 (2004)	Horror
Dead Poets Society	4.13 7.08	1989	Drama
Death Wish	2.19	1974	Action, Thriller
Deliverance	1.01	1972	Drama, Thriller
Delta Force 1 &2++	7.10	1986, 1990	Action
Die Hard	2.18 6.18 7.12	1988	Action, Thriller
Dirty Dancing	7.06	1987	Drama, Romance
Dogma	4.10	1999	Comedy, Fantasy
Dreamscape	6.22	1984	Sci-Fi, Thriller
E.T.	2.16 8.23	1982	Adventure, Family, Fantasy
East of Eden	5.05	1955	Drama, Romance
Escape from Alcatraz	2.19	1979	Crime, Drama, History
Every Which Way by Loose	6.18	1978	Action, Comedy
Evil Dead (The)	3.14	1981	Horror
Evil Dead II	3.14	1987	Horror
Fatal Attraction	5.13	1987	Drama, Thriller
Fletch (use of aliases)	4.11	1985	Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Forrest Gump	4.08	1994	Drama, Romance
Fright Night	6.07	1985	Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Full Metal Jacket	5.15	1987	Drama, War
Ghost	2.01 4.15 7.18	1990	Drama, Fantasty, Mystery
Ghostbusters	1.07 1.17 2.16	1984	Comedy, Fantasy
Girl, Interrupted	4.09 7.03	1999	Biography, Drama
Godzilla versus Mothra (Gojira vs Mosura)	1.15	1992	Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Groundhog Day	3.11	1993	Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Harry and the Hendersons	4.08	1987	Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Harry Potter films	7.20	2001-2011	Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Heathers	4.13	1988	Comedy
Hellraiser	3.10	1987	Horror
House of Wax	5.05	2005	Horror, Thriller
How the Grinch Stole Xmas	3.08	2000 (1966)	Comedy, Family, Fantasy
I Spit on Your Grave	4.13	1978	Horror, Thriller
Iron Man+++	9.02	2008, 2010, 2013	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
James Bond Movies	6.03 6.18 7.04
Jaws	6.07	1975	Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Jesus Christ Superstar+	3.16	1973	Drama, History, Muscial
Juno	4.11	2007	Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jurassic Park	6.22	1993	Adventure, Sci-Fi
Little Big Man	8.21	1970	History, Western
Mannequin	6.14	1987	Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
Marathon Man	6.06	1976	Thriller
Matrix	2.12	1999	Horror, Action
Maximum Overdrive	8.17	1986	Horror, Action, Sci-Fi
Memento	6.13	2000	Mystery, Thriller
Misery	7.04	1990	Thriller, Drama, Horror
Missing in Action (1,2 &3)++	7.10	1984, 1985, 1988	Action, Drama
Mommie Dearest	1.19	1981	Biography, Drama
Monty Python and the Holy Grail	6.14	1975	Comedy, Fantasy
Motel Hell	5.19	1980	Horror, Comedy
National Lampoons Vacation	8.16	1983	Comedy
Natural Born Killers	8.06	1994	Crime, Drama
Nell	4.11	1994	Drama
Never Ending Story	6.12	1984	Fantasy, Adventure
New Jack City	4.15	1991	Drama, Crime
One Flew Over the Cockoo’s Nest	1.10 5.11 7.02	1975	Drama
Outbreak	4.06 6.19	1995	Drama, Action, Sci-Fi
Pet Sematary	2.04	1989	Horror
Pleasantville	6.19	1998	Fantasy, Drama
Poltergeist	1.09 2.18 5.16	1982	Horror
Pretty in Pink	2.04	1986	Romantic Comedy
Psycho	5.19 7.17	1960	Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Raiders of the Lost Ark	2.02 8.17 8.20	1981	Action, Adventure
Rain Man	3.03 8.05	1988	Drama
Rebel Without a Cause	5.05	1955	Drama, Romance
Revenge of the Nerds	4.13	1984	Comedy
Robocop	6.07 6.08	1987	Sci-Fi, Action, Crime
Se7en	3.01	1995	Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Sid and Nancy	6.15	1986	Biography, Drama
Silence of the Lambs	2.03 5.11	1991	Thriller, Crime, Drama
Silkwood	5.11 8.20 9.02	1983	Drama, Biography, Thriller
Something About Mary	2.05	1998	Comedy, Romance
Soylent Green	6.06	1973	Sci-Fi, Thriller
Spiderman+++	5.03 4.08	2002	Fantasy, Action
Star Trek	1.06 4.02 4.21 4.22 5.136.16 6.187.02	1979 1982 1986	Sci-Fi, Action
Star Wars	1.03 1.10 2.05 2.08 3.16 4.01 5.22 7.09 7.11 7.17 7.20 8.11 8.12	1977, 1980, 1983	Sci-Fi, Action
Taxi Driver	2.19	1976	Crime, Drama
Texas Chainsaw Massacre	1.11	1974, 2003	Horror
The Apple Dumpling Gang	8.18	1975	Comedy, Western, Family
The Blair Witch Project	3.10	1999	Horror, Mystery
The Bourne Idenity	8.20	2002	Action, Mystery, Thriller
The Butterfly Effect	6.17	2002	Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Da Vinci Code	1.19	2006	Mystery, Thriller
The Exorcist	1.22	1973	Horror
The Godfather	6.17	1972	Crime, Drama
The Great Escape	2.19	1963	Action, Drama, History
The Great Lebowksi	4.05	1998	Comedy, Crime
The Hangover	6.18	2009	Comedy
The Howling	2.17	1981	Horror
The Incredible Hulk+++	9.02	2008	Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Karate Kid	4.15	1984	Action, Drama, Family
The Lord of the Rings	5.02 8.17	2001-2003	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Lost Boys	2.03	1897	Comedy, Horror
The Love Guru	5.04	2008	Comedy, Romance
The Omega Man	2.11	1971	Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Parent Trap	5.04 6.14	1961	Comedy, Romance
The Shawshank Redemption	6.10	1994	Crime, Drama
The Shining	1.09 1.10 2.07	1980	Horror, Mystery
The Sixth Sense	1.10 2.16 3.05	1999	Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The Stepford Wives	2.09	1975, 2004	Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The Ten Commandments (1956)	6.03	1956	Adventure, Drama, History
The Terminator	2.12 5.13 6.06	1984	Action, Sci-Fi
The Untouchables	7.12	1987	Crime, Drama, History
The Wizard of Oz	2.16 2.20 6.15	1939	Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Thelma and Louise	5.03	1991	Action, Crime, Drama
This is Spinal Tap	1.10	1984	Comedy, Music
Three Men and a Baby	2.18	1987	Comedy, Drama, Family
Titanic	6.17	1997	Drama, Romance
Transformers	7.21	2007	Action, Adventure
Tron	8.20	1982, 2010	Action/Adventure
Twilight	5.03 6.05	2008	Drama, Fantasy, Romance
War Games	8.20	1983	Sci-fi, Thriller
War of the Roses	7.05	1989	Comedy, Romance
Wayne's World	7.01	1982	Comedy, Music
Weird Science	2.12	1985	Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
When Harry Met Sally	5.14	1989	Comedy/Drama/Romance
Willard	1.08	2003	Drama, Horror, Sci-fi
Zero Dark Thirty	8.17 9.02	2012	Drama, History, Thriller
Zoolander	2.19 6.15	2001	Comedy
Zoombieland	6.19	2009	Comedy, Horror

+ Dean's probably referencing the movie rather than the stage musical. Though it's not clear which one. ++ In Chuck Norris American Hero Collection box set +++ Comic books and televsion shows also Star Wars References

Episode	Dean's reference	Year
1.03	Actors Harrison Ford (Han Solo) & Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker). Aliases Agent Ford & Hamill	1977
1.10	I love the guy, but I swear he writes like friggin' Yoda	1980
2.05	He full-on Obi-Wan-ed me!	1977
2.08	Maybe this place is full of babes in Princess Leia bikinis.	1983
3.16	Our slutty little Yoda.	1980
4.01	The name’s Antilles, Wedge.	1977
5.22	BOBBY: So, was I right? DEAN: As always, Yoda.	1977
5.22	I got a bad feeling about this.	1980
7.09	Of course, the sketch looks more like a Chewbacca head.	1977
7.11	Relax, it's a field not the Death Star	1977
7.17	Quit being Dalai-friggin-Yoda about this	1980
7.20	Perfect, it's in the middle of the Death Star.	1977
8.11	(To Charlie) Your Worshipfulness.	1977
8.12	So you're like Yodas to our Jedis.	1977
8.20	Charlie: I love you. Dean: I know.	1980

NOTABLY:

There are 2 instances where Dean does not understand a movie reference directed at him. We can assumehe has not seen these movies:

Mary Poppins (3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas)

DEAN: So, was I right? Is it the serial-killing chimney sweep?

SAM: Yep. It's, uh, it’s actually Dick Van Dyke.

DEAN: Who?

SAM: Mary Poppins.

DEAN: Who’s that?

SAM: Oh come on— never mind. (Waves his hand)

It's a Wonderful Life (9.03 I'm No Angel)

Dean: He's getting cagey - he's using a fake name. Clarence.

Sam: That's what Meg used to call him. Of course he doesn't get that he's using the name of a pretty famous angel.

Dean: What?

Sam: Dude! "It's a Wonderful Life"! Seriously!

Television Show references

TV Show Title	Episode/s referenced
21 Jump Street (90s)	4.13
700 Club	2.13
Ally McBeal	7.04
Antiques Road Show	3.15
Batman	3.03 6.07 6.14 6.17
Betwitched	2.20 7.05
Bill Nye The Science Guy	8.17
Breaking Bad	7.14 9.02
Bugs Bunny	3.03
Candid Camera	8.17
Casper the Friendly Ghost	2.07 8.06
Creepshow	2.18
CSI	5.07
CSI Miami	3.15
Desperate Housewives	7.06
Dexter	6.08
Dr Quinn Medicine Woman	3.15 5.13
Dynasty	5.06
Friday Night Lights	8.04
Friends	2.19
Game of Thrones	9.04
Ghost Whisperer	2.01 2.16
Gigantor	6.08
Gilligan’s Island	4.22
Girls Gone Wild	6.14
Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.	7.15
Grey’s Anatomy	5.07
Gumby	3.02
Hannah Montana	7.13
Happy Days	3.08
Hello Kitty	4.13
Highway to Heaven	4.02
House	4.15
I Dream of Jeanie	2,20 6.18
Jeopardy	9.02
Jersey Shore	6.14
Keeping up with the Kardashians	7.22
Knight Rider	5.07
Kojak	3.13 6.03 6.20
Let’s Make a Deal	2.08
Matlock	1.08 2.07
Medium	1.10
Mr Rogers Neighborhood	2.09
Mr Wizard	6.05
MTV Cribs	2.08
Oprah	1.08
Paris Hilton’s My New BFF	5.05
Perfect Strangers	6.20
Power Rangers	4.10
Punk’d	6.04
Robot Chicken	8.08
Saturday Night Live	7.14 8.13
Scooby Doo	2.11 6.08
Shark Week	7.14
Sienfield	6.07
Sony and Cher	4.03
Soul Train	6.09
South Park	8.16
Sponge Bob	2.13
Star Trek (see also movies)	1.06
Starsky and Hutch	4.15 5.10
Tales from the Crypt	7.12
Taxicab Confessions	6.06
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	5.03
That 70’s Show	7.05
That’s Incredible	1.20
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	3.08 4.14
The Brady Bunch	8.18
The Crosby Show	8.18
The Incredible Hulk (1978-1982)	2.175.07 9.02
The Kids in the Hall	4.08
The Munsters	3.14
The Muppets	6.07 6.14
The Rockford Files	2.07
The Smurfs	1.01
The Suite Life of Zach and Cody	4.22
The Three Stooges	8.15
The Waltons	6.17
The Wonder Years	7.14
The X-Files	1.01 1.04 2.07 3.11 4.01 4.05 4.08 5.02
Touched by an Angel	2.13 4.02 4.10
True Blood	7.22
Twilight Zone	1.20
Unsolved Mysteries	1.01
Veronica Mars	7.20
Walker, Texas Ranger	6.18
Wonder Woman	7.13 7.14
Welcome Back Kotter	5.12

Television advertisements

Product / Advertisement	Episode/s referenced
Beef, it’s what’s for Dinner	4.11
Life Call	6.04
Keebler	6.09
Crest Toothpaste	5.06
Snuggles Fabric Softener	1.12
Infomercials (generally)	1.04 2.08

Dean also mentions presenters on Food shows - Chef Fieri and Paula Deen (7.22)

We also know that Dean loves Soap Operas – as per Dr Sexy MD in 5.08 and while holed up in Rufus’ Cabin in 7.03 he’s watching telenovela.