Editing The Immigration of the Body Snatchers/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The comic's title and plot are based on the 1956 film ''{{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers}}''.
**The dog with [[Groundskeeper Willie]]'s head is a reference to a scene in the {{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|1978 remake}}, where a dog with a man's head frightens the female protagonist, Elizabeth.
*While [[Homer]] is running from the pod people he briefly talks to a man named {{Ch|Pete Benson}}. Pete tells Homer that he's being chased by a horde of [[zombies]] and heads for an abandoned shopping mall, à la ''{{w|Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead}}''.
**[[Pete Benson]] is an employee at [[Bongo Comics]].
*The aliens and monsters at the end of the comic are references to: ''{{w|The Terminator}}'', ''{{w|Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes}}'', ''{{w|Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula}}'', ''{{w|Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein}}'', ''{{w|Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th}}'', and the ''{{w|Monty Python's Flying Circus}}'' episode "You’re No Fun Anymore." There is also a reference in this scene to ''{{w|Soylent Green}}''.
*The mental hospital has a plaque which reads "[[Charlton Heston]] {{w|Messiah complex}} est: 1993". This is a reference to the {{w|Charlton Heston|actor of the same name}}, who starred in a number of Christian films.
*A Frenchman is holding a book titled ''[[Le Genius]] du [[Jerry Lewis]]''.
*[[Maggie]] gives Homer {{w|John Tesh}} music to send him to sleep.
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