Movie connections for
The Great Race (1965)

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References

The Battle of the Century (1927)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Referenced in

Smashing Time (1967)
"Taxi: The Great Race (#2.8)" (1979)
 -  title reference
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Real Genius (1985)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (#4.21)" (1991)
 -  "Not since the pie fight scene in The Great Race!"
"Home Improvement: The Great Race (#2.25)" (1993)
 -  title reference
"Home Improvement: The Great Race II (#3.25)" (1994)
 -  title reference
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Mike's New Car (2002) (V)
"Reba: The Great Race (#3.10)" (2003)
 -  title reference
Team America: World Police (2004)
 -  Destruction of Eiffel Tower
Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (2004) (V)
 -  Referenced by title
"Robot Chicken: 1987 (#2.6)" (2006)
 -  Ben Stiller stars in "The Great Ape Race"

Featured in

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002) (TV)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Blake Edwards Tribute
Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (2004) (V)
 -  A clip is shown

Spoofs

The Sheik (1921)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
 -  The final part of the film is an uncredited comedy remake of Prisoner of Zenda, with Jack Lemmon, as the villainous Prof. Fate, substitutes for his drunken double Prince Hapnik of Pottsdorf, with Ross Martin as the Rupert character "Baron Von Stuppe"
Destry Rides Again (1939)

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