References

Top Hat (1935)
- "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" plays as a man wearing a top hat dances
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- "the stuff of ozone"
Belle et la bte, La (1946)
- Moving candlesticks and busts in a dream sequence of a character who has just been reading a book entitled "Cocteau"
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- The ranks of desks in heaven. Also the general format of the heavenly tribunal where the character decides whether he is to live or die (though the latter could also be Le testament d'Orphee).
The Fountainhead (1949)
- Louis says to Joe that their fight "was like a sex scene in an Ayn Rand novel," referring to the scene in The Fountainhead with Howard, Dominique, and the riding crop.
Orphe (1950)
- music from this movie is played during the Cocteau dream
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
- quotes liberally from the "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille" scene
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- A line of dialogue references a famous quote from this film.
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
- Multiple references in Chapter One where Prior first discloses his HIV status to Louis
"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
- "You're still an honorary citizen of The Twilight Zone."
"The Bullwinkle Show" (1961)
- "Talk to him yourself, Bullwinkle."
"National Geographic Specials" (1964)
- "It's my own National Geographic special."
"The Addams Family" (1964)
- "And you look like Morticia Addams."
"The Hollywood Squares" (1965)
"Batman" (1966)
- man called Batman
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
"Mr. Wizard" (1971)
- "Very interesting, Mr. Wizard."
The Exorcist (1973)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- Pacino says "You broke my heart."
She (1982)
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
- (said to valium addict) "And you're dancing as fast as you can."
"Great Performances: Cats" (1998)
- Pacino talks about this musical