A Star Is Burns/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on the 1976 Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born.
- Patty and Selma suggest changing the name of Springfield to Seinfeld, after the television series.
- Bart complains about a Flintstones-Jetsons "cheap cartoon crossover" special (A parody of The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones). Ironically, Jay Sherman from The Critic walks in seconds later.
- At the beginning of Mr. Burns' first appearance in this episode, the Imperial March from Star Wars is played.
- Burns says he wants Señor Spielbergo to do for him what Steven Spielberg did for Oskar Schindler, a reference to the 1993 film Schindler's List.
- The title of Moe's film, Moe Better Booze, is a pun on the film Mo' Better Blues.
- The song One More Round in Moe's film is a reference to the song Money from the musical-film Cabaret. His make-up and clothing are identical to The Emcee as he appeared in the film.
- Mr. Burns' film includes a number of references:
- The film's title, A Burns for All Seasons is a reference to A Man for All Seasons.
- The film's opening image is The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo with Adam replaced by Mr. Burns.
- The spaceship scene is taken from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
- The desert sequence is a parody of Ben-Hur.
- The line, "You truly are the King of Kings," may be a recasting of a similar line delivered by John Wayne in the movie King of Kings, where in a cameo as a centurion, he says, "Truly, this man was the Son of God."
- Barney's film is (unfortunately) entitled Pukahontas, a pun on the 1995 Disney animated movie Pocahontas.
- In his film, Barney quotes a line from the Shakespeare play Othello.
- The Itchy & Scratchy episode title Four Funerals and a Wedding is a pun on the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Trivia
- Matt Groening was reportedly against the idea of a crossover, and demanded his name be removed from the episode.
- This episode aired in March 1995 to coincide with the premiere of The Critic on FOX. The Critic would be cancelled two months later in May 1995.
- Jon Lovitz, who voices Jay Sherman, speaks in the DVD commentary for the episode. He also talks about his one similarity with Jay: His testicular size.
- A deleted scene shows the residents of Springfield Retirement Castle making a risqué movie titled What the Pool Boy Saw to enter in the Springfield Film Festival.
- Senor Spielbergo says "Schindler es bueno. Senor Burns es el diablo". This translates to "Schindler is great. Mr. Burns is the devil".
