References
"Star Trek" (1966)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Planète sauvage, La (1973)
- A human leads a revolution against aliens by means of learning their culture through a "teaching machine".
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Blade Runner (1982)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Braveheart (1995)
Independence Day (1996)
The Matrix (1999)
Referenced in
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000) (TV)
- dialogue
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
- seen in newspaper ad
"Angel: Couplet (#3.14)" (2002)
- Cordelia: Once you lose the Battlefield Earth hair...
Mr. Deeds (2002)
- Characters talk about how this movie sucked.
The Nugget (2002)
- "Have you seen Battlefield Earth?"
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dirty Girls (#7.18)" (2003)
- mentioned by Spike
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Broodwich (#3.16)" (2003)
- Master Shake collects Battlefield Earth cups.
This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion (2004) (V)
- referenced as one of L. Ron Hubbard's credits; title shown on movie marquee
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)
- John Travolta stars in "Battlefield Earth"
"I Am Not an Animal: Planet of the Men and Women (#1.2)" (2004)
- A cinema has the writing "Now Showing: Battlefield Earth" written on the side.
Film Geek (2005)
- Scotty asks a customer why he didn't get the widescreen version of this movie
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
- DVDs being sold in the store behind Pamela
The Holiday (2006)
- Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
"Primeval: (#1.3)" (2007)
- Open reference by a character
F. (2007)
- The subject of this documentary mentions this film
"Saturday Night Live: Scarlett Johansson/Björk (#32.18)" (2007)
- Mentioned on Weekend Update
Death Proof (2007)
- Poster appears in Jungle Julia's apartment.
Featured in
Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (V)
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2000-05-13)" (2000)
- Clips shown for the review.
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) (V)
- Clips are shown
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-04)" (2008)
- A scenes from this film was ranked #3 on Bill's list of the worst in films.
Spoofed in
2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV)
- Russell Crowe in the Roman Colosseum, it included "John Travolta and the Church of Scientology" arriving in a spaceship to defeat Crowe and attempt to recruit the boys into Scientology. Travolta, along with his fellow Scientologists, was depicted as a Psychlo, as he appeared in the film.[
"Saturday Night Live: Christopher Walken/Weezer (#26.20)" (2001)
- Spoofed in the Mango Skit
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