Barbie Scenes That Pay Tribute To Other Films

“Barbie” had huge success with its release!

Here are some of the movies “Barbie” took inspiration from and payed an homage to. 

2001: A Space Odyssey

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The opening shot of “Barbie” is a shot-by-shot spoof of the opening sequence to Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”

An American in Paris

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Greta Grewig, the director of “Barbie”, said that Barbie’s morning routine was inspired by a similar scene in “An American in Paris”.

Clueless

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Margot Robbie has said that Barbie’s closet takes inspiration from “Clueless”.

The Matrix

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The scene where Weird Barbie makes Barbie choose between a pink high heel and a Birkenstock is a nod to “The Matrix” red pill and blue pill.

Playtime

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The Mattel building in “Barbie” is a reference to Jacques Tati’s “Playtime”.

Midnight Cowboy

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Barbie and Ken’s cowboy outfits are an homage to “Midnight Cowboy”.

Saturday Night Fever

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The disco scene from the movie is an homage to “Saturday Night Fever.”

The Ladies Man

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The inspiration for Barbie Land having no walls and see through mirrors came from a scene from Jerry Lewis’ “The Ladies Man”.

The scene has a camera panning around a house with cut out walls.

The Red Shoes

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Barbie struggling to walk up the stairs to see Weird Barbie is inspired by a scene from Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell’s “The Red Shoes”.

This scene shows Moira Shearer’s character in the movie walk up a massive flight of stairs to reach a house.

Singin’ in the Rain

Ken’s dancing sequence pays homage to the dream ballet in “Singin’ in the Rain”. 

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The pink bow in Margot Robbie’s hair is a nod to Catherine Deneuve’s hair in “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”. 

The Wizard of Oz

The pink-brick road Barbie drives on is a reference to the yellow-brick road from “The Wizard of Oz.”

 

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