Movie connections for
A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Version of

Vinyl (1965)

References

M (1931)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
 -  Alex sings the title song and immitates a few of the dance moves.
Paths of Glory (1957)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
 -  Alex is given Experimental Serum 114, a phonetic play on the name of the CRM-114 radio seen in Dr. Strangelove.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
 -  Soundtrack LP prominently placed in record store
Bara no soretsu (1969)
 -  The "fast speed" Kubrick uses in one of "A Clockwork Orange"'s most famous scene is directly lifted from "Funeral Parade of Roses", as stated by Kubrkick himself.

Referenced in

The Final Programme (1973)
The Holy Mountain (1973)
 -  Quick cuts of the Christ plastic models
O Lucky Man! (1973)
 -  The name Alexander de Large (Malcolm McDowell's character in Clockwork Orange, A (1971)) can be seen on Mick's order book when he is working as a salesman.
Gota de sangre para morir amando, Una (1973)
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973)
Tommy (1975)
 -  Many shots directly reference Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, in particular the shot in which the Doctor (Nicholson) has strapped Tommy to a chair and put a very similar apparatus on his face and eyes.
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Police Tapes (1977) (TV)
 -  Chief Bouza mentions 'A Clockwork Orange'.
Vizi morbosi di una governante, I (1977)
 -  Referenced as a game quiz at a party, also as the answer to the quiz.
Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1978) (TV)
 -  Piano players in burlesque scene dressed as droogs.
Mad Max (1979)
Yotzim Kavua (1979)
 -  Benji wears the same hat as Alex does in Clockwork Orange and also sings "Singing In The Rain" while wearing the hat.Just like Alex.
Caligola (1979)
Demented (1980)
The Shining (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' (1981)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Class of 1984 (1982)
 -  many scenes in this film is similar to many in a clockwork orange. like the rape scene. and the whole gang mentality was extremely similar to that of cockwork orange.
1990: I guerrieri del Bronx (1982)
 -  Tap dancing gangs
1984: A Personal View of Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty Four' (1983) (TV)
Warrior of the Lost World (1983)
 -  some of the 'goons' use the 'nadsat' slang from this film.
Guerrieri dell'anno 2072, I (1984)
 -  (the scene of the house break in)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
 -  The 4 gang members enter the hospital dressed in costume to The Thieving Magpie, the same as the gang of 4 in a clockwork orange breaking into the house of the cat woman dressed in costume with The Thieving Magpie playing.
Repo Man (1984)
 -  Scene where Archie shakes the wino's hand under a bridge is inspired by ACO.
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
 -  Lieutenant Mauser, dressed like Dim (as officer), says to Pete Lassard outside the gang's hideout, "Well, well, well, if it isn't..."
The Toxic Avenger (1985)
 -  One of the meatheads is bashing this old lady with a cane singing "Gloryus morning i'm happy again" Just like Alex in clockwork orange.
Sid and Nancy (1986)
 -  The cop as Sid is getting released is repeating the dialog when Alex is getting his things confiscated in A Clockwork Orange.
Hombre mirando al sudeste (1986)
 -  Rantes tells the doctor, "there are tortures who listen to Beethoven." This is a reference to Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange, a torturer with an obsession for Beethoven's music.
The Untouchables (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
 -  55 Ludovico Place is a reference to the Ludovico treatment in A Clockwork Orange
"Sledge Hammer!: A Clockwork Hammer (#2.1)" (1987)
 -  Title reference
Gaam yuk fung wan (1987)
Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
 -  DVD text commentary, Ode to Joy used in Die Hard because it was used for violence in A Clockwork Orange
Akira (1988)
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) (TV)
976-EVIL (1989)
Loverboy (1989)
Batman (1989)
Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki (1989)
 -  the first scene is remarkably similar to the scene in Clockwork Orange where Alex and his droogs beat up the old man beneath the overpass. In Violent Cop, it is a group of young deliquents who beat up the old man and the lighting and local are virtual identical.
Disturbed (1990)
Due occhi diabolici (1990)
Nikita (1990)
Class of 1999 (1990)
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (1990)
 -  Ricky wears a mask identical to Alex's in A Clockwork Orange.
Ritorno dalla morte (1991)
 -  Filmposter is visible in the background
Lik wong (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Swoon (1992)
 -  the dream sequence montage, using archive footage
"The Simpsons: Dog of Death (#3.19)" (1992)
 -  Santa's Little Helper is made to watch violent films to turn him into a vicious attack dog. Special devices are used to force his eyes open, as was done to Alex in A Clockwork Orange.
Beethoven (1992)
Romper Stomper (1992)
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror III (#4.5)" (1992)
 -  Bart dresses as the main character for halloween.
Hoffa (1992)
"The Simpsons: Homer Goes to College (#5.3)" (1993)
 -  The scene where the nerds force Homer to cram for the final exam is taken from the movie.
Hell Bent (1994)
 -  The entire theme of psychotic children/teens and "ultraviolence," is directly lifted off Stanley Kubrick's _A Clockwork Orange_.
Fun (1994)
 -  The murder scene is a quote/hommage of the central murder in C.O. camera, bright colours, topic of "kids killing for fun", classical music on the soundtrack (here: händel)
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: I, Duckman (#1.1)" (1994)
 -  Duckman forces Cornfed to watch all his home movies with him by strapping Cornfed on a patient's bed with his eyes forced opened with special devices like what happened to Alex in the movie.
Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
 -  Tony Leung's badge number
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
Léon (1994)
Voll normaaal (1994)
 -  There is the same camera view angle used in the scene in whichTommie wants to touch Gianna's breasts like when Alex makes the test after the Ludvico program and is confronted with the breats of a young girl!
Immortal Beloved (1994)
Animal Room (1995)
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)
Tank Girl (1995)
 -  One of Tank Girls outfits includes a bowler hat and long eyelashes.
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
 -  The soundtrack features the Clockwork Orange-inspired song "Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova 1" by U2
Cité des enfants perdus, La (1995)
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Dead Man (1995)
 -  There's a shot of Johnney Depp looking up with a hat brim over his eyes, almost replicating the shot from Clockwork Orange.
Hackers (1995)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
 -  A videocassette is visible on a shelf in Video Planet.
The Doom Generation (1995)
Trainspotting (1996)
Fargo (1996)
 -  References the old "in and out"
The Craft (1996)
Doctor Who (1996) (TV)
 -  The lidlocks placed on the Doctor, who is forced to stare into the eye of Harmony, resemble those put on Alex.
The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
Gray's Anatomy (1996)
Peter Greenaway in Indianapolis (1997) (V)
"Friends: The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends (#3.13)" (1997)
 -  Richard talks about this movie in the video store
Nattbuss 807 (1997)
Liar Liar (1997)
 -  Eyelash design in "blue" pen under Fletcher's eye similar to Alex's.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Funny Games (1997)
Batman & Robin (1997)
 -  When Batgirl sneaks to the motorcycle contest, one of the gangs there are dressed like the main characters in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971).
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Dark City (1998)
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
Disturbing Behavior (1998)
The Avengers (1998)
Celebrity (1998)
SLC Punk! (1998)
Free Enterprise (1998)
Soldier (1998/I)
American History X (1998)
The Waterboy (1998)
A Bug's Life (1998)
 -  Director John Lasseter mentioned that the character of Dim (voiced by Brad Garrett) was based on the big brutish yet not so smart character (who had the same name) in A Clockwork Orange.
Tomorrow by Midnight (1999)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Idle Hands (1999)
Dogma (1999)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
 -  On the cover of MAD magazine
Bowfinger (1999)
Haepi-endeu (1999)
 -  Poster on the wall
Efecto del secundario, El (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
High Fidelity (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
 -  The action speed when the character Alex is having sex with 2 women in the bed.
Gangster No. 1 (2000)
Baise-moi (2000)
Zeruda no densetsu: Mujura no kamen (2000) (VG)
The Best of Blur (2000) (V)
 -  Video of "The Universal"
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) (V)
 -  Referenced in the song "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun".
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
 -  Both contain the line, "What's this about a... new way?"
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (VG)
Experiment, Das (2001)
"Undergrads: New Friends (#1.4)" (2001)
 -  Spud re-programs Gimpy in a similar fashion to Malcolm McDowell's character
Human Nature (2001)
All Over the Guy (2001)
Y tu mamá también (2001)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Zoolander (2001)
 -  Zoolander is being brainwashed by Mugatu with a technique similar to the infamous "Ludovico Technique".
Como Terminar Com Sua Mulher em 3 Minutos (2002) (V)
 -  The action speed when the character Alex is having sex with 2 women in the bed.
Emperor: Battle for Dune (2002) (VG)
 -  Harkonnen brothers' torture chair mimicks Ludovico therapy chair
One Hour Photo (2002)
Hot Dog (2002/I)
Liberata Me (2002)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
About Schmidt (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Revengers Tragedy (2002)
"Mission Hill: Planet 9 from Mission Hill (or I Married a Gay Man from Outer Space) (#1.13)" (2002)
 -  On a movie poster at the theatre
Fabled (2002)
Between Strangers (2002)
Auto Focus (2002)
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (2002) (VG)
 -  The main boss is named Clockwerk, after the title of A Clockwork Orange.
Montreal Writer (2002)
 -  Sped up scene accompanied by "William Tell Overture", as in the sped up sex scene in A Clockwork Orange.
Cypher (2002)
Cama de Gato (2002)
 -  Friends raping young girl.
28 Days Later... (2002)
Pure Rage: The Making of '28 Days Later' (2002) (TV)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
Shanghai Knights (2003)
 -  The Singing In The Rain scene
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
 -  The music and sped-up video while Alex and Denis furnish the apartment
Watching the Alien (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
"Six Feet Under: The Eye Inside (#3.3)" (2003)
 -  Claire says she wants to go see A Clockwork Orange.
"Angel: Players (#4.16)" (2003)
 -  Fred: "It's like being stuck in a really bad movie with those Clockwork Orange clampy things on my eyeballs."
Ondskan (2003)
 -  erik ponti and his lawyer exchange the same lines alex and his supervisor
Elephant (2003)
 -  In Kubrick's film, Alexander de Large drinks milk and worships Beethoven. In Elephant, Eric drinks milk and plays Beethoven. The rest of the soundtrack also frequently features Beethoven.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
 -  The line "Try the wine" spoken by the character Barbossa
Fiesta, La (2003)
Smala Sussie (2003)
 -  Pölsa tells Erik he has the backwards version of the film to be played during his "Stanley Kubrick Festival", and he has eyelashes under his right eye at the time of speaking.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
 -  The men and women walking down the hallway wearing masks and carrying their holstered swords like Alex and his droogs.
Hymypoika (2003)
 -  Poster in the background
Manhunt (2003) (VG)
 -  The gangs are dressed in the same style as Alex's droogs and Billyboy's gang.
Meet Bob Shaye (2004) (V)
If Only (2004)
 -  Phallic Sculptures in London
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
 -  The film's soundtrack is tossed at zombies.
Dear Wendy (2005)
 -  The gang is similiar in many ways.
"Tripping the Rift: Emasculating Chode (#1.11)" (2004)
 -  Referenced during the clown orgy
Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004) (VG)
 -  Characters say "Welly, welly, welly, welly"
Saving 'Star Wars' (2004)
 -  A visual is similar to one from the film
Cazuza - O Tempo Não Pára (2004)
 -  Scenes in bedroom with Beethoven music.
Spider-Man 2 (2004) (VG)
 -  Certain thugs say "Time for a little of the old ultra-violence" a la Alex
Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (VG)
 -  In the beggining of the game the music is the same as the music at the second part in a clockwork orange, and also when he start talking and the complete scene (visual terms) reminds of the presentation in a clockwork ( There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim)
Survive Style 5+ (2004)
 -  The movie uses musc from "A Clockwork Orange" and directly references to its sex scene
The Getaway: Black Monday (2004) (VG)
 -  Quoted from this game: 'We want this to be like clockwork, not Clockwork, bloody, Orange!'
Film Geek (2005)
 -  poster in Scotty's apartment
The Ring Two (2005)
 -  When Rachel is looking through the video tapes at the fair, A Clockwork Orange is one of them
Wah-Wah (2005)
 -  movie posters outside theater
"Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by name
Sal de Prata (2005)
 -  Poster on the wall of one of the characters' house.
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)
 -  Direct reference through the entire beginning of the movie (music, dialog)
Zzyzx (2006) (V)
 -  Ryan has a hallucination that he's Alex, complete with a re-enactment of the scene where Alex is repulsed by a topless woman on stage
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)
 -  "friends, droogies"
Serum 114 (2006)
 -  Serum114 is the drug administered to Alex as part of the Ludiviko treatment. It is the title of this movie.
"The Simpsons: Girls Just Want to Have Sums (#17.19)" (2006)
 -  The distorted electronic musical motif heard throughout the episode during schoolyard scenes references the score from this film.
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006) (V)
 -  Queer Duck is strapped to a chair and his eyelids are held open while he is forced to watch a black & white film showing gay footage. The film is an attempt to turn Queer Duck straight. After viewing the film, he remarks that he loved it and that it was "like a less gay Clockwork Orange".
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
 -  DVDs being sold in the store behind Pamela
Children of Men (2006)
 -  When Theo is in the dining-room with Guernica on the wall, a man resembling F. Alexander dementedly and repeatedly shouts "Alex" at a teenage boy, while the shots of glasses of wine echo the dining scene in A Clockwork Orange
Kleine Arschloch und der alte Sack - Sterben ist Scheiße, Das (2006)
 -  Peppi has to watch pictures with his eyes wide open - like Alex
Destroy All Humans! 2: Make War Not Love (2006) (VG)
 -  Ponsonby threatens crypto with "peeling his eyelids back and making him listen to ludwig"
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  "A Clockwork Potato" in Roddy's DVD collection
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (V)
 -  In "A Jorb Well Done", the scene showing Coach Z strapped into the chair in the theatre is a reference to this Stanley Kubrick movie
"Veronica Mars: President Evil (#3.5)" (2006)
 -  A Characater at the halloween party is dressed like Alex from a clockwork orange
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Get Your Tags Out (2006)
 -  'Tunnel' scene recreated with screeching women
Eagle vs Shark (2007)
 -  poster seen
Murder Party (2007)
 -  In the scene where Chris is on his way to the party, revelers walk by dressed as 'droogs'
"Lost: Not in Portland (#3.7)" (2007)
 -  The scene with Karl tied to a chair, being forced to watch some brainswashing scenes.
Next (2007)
 -  Cris Johnson is strapped to a chair and his eyelids are held open while he is forced to watch news footage on television.
Night Junkies (2007)
 -  "ultraviolence" mentioned
Dil Dosti Etc (2007)
 -  Its poster is seen in the room of Apurv
Funny Games U.S. (2007)
 -  Use of color and tone of films are similar
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Heroes Unmasked: Bad Company (#1.17)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
Hitman (2007)
 -  One of Udre Belicoff's henchman wears a fake eyelash on his right eye just like Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.
The Many Masks of Michael Myers (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Meet the Spartans (2008)
 -  Kim Kardashian mentions it on her sex tape
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)
 -  When you reach 72 hours playing time, your addiction level says "Ready for the Old Ultra-Violence. A well known line from the movie.
"Muchachada nui: (#2.9)" (2008)
 -  Hulk Hogan (played by Joaquín Reyes) sits on a chair with his eyelids held open while forced to watch a video on TV in segment "Hulk Hogan presenta, Muchachada Nuí"

Features

Triumph des Willens (1935)
Daleká cesta (1950)
 -  The footage from post-war Berlin of the children playing, hand in hand amidst the rubble.
Cat Ballou (1965)
One Million Years B.C. (1966)

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV)
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
 -  film clips
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
Tomorrow by Midnight (1999)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
 -  Documentary about Sex in Films
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 54
X-rated (2004) (TV)
 -  footage shown
"SexTV: Miss Naomi's Erotic Art/Ernest Bellocq/Pornstar Pets (#7.16)" (2005)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
Wah-Wah (2005)
 -  Ralphie goes to see "A Clockwork Orange" and later wears eye makeup to look like Malcolm MacDowell
Edge of Outside (2006)
 -  excerpt
O Lucky Malcolm! (2006)
 -  clips shown
"The Culture Show: British Film Special (#6.8)" (2007)
 -  Interviews about film and locations revisited
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007) (V)
 -  clip shown
Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) (V)
 -  clips shown
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
 -  clip shown
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V)
 -  clip shown
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
 -  clips shown
Playing Columbine (2008)
 -  included footage

Spoofed in

Sleeper (1973)
The Toxic Avenger (1985)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
 -  In daze Lt. Drebin atatcks woman with stone dildo.
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990)
"The Simpsons: There's No Disgrace Like Home (#1.4)" (1990)
 -  The scene where the Simpsons shock each other while strapped to chairs.
Matilda (1991)
"The Simpsons: Duffless (#4.16)" (1993)
 -  The scene of Bart reaching for two cupcakes spoofs the scene where the main character reaches for a woman's breasts. In both cases the character has been conditionalised to be able to and falls to the ground in fear.
Dellamorte Dellamore (1994)
A Clockwork Orgy (1995) (V)
Squish Story (1996)
"Percy Tårar" (1996)
Bloodletting (1997)
Six-String Samurai (1998)
"Spaced: Epiphanies (#1.6)" (1999)
 -  The opening scene's lighting, costume, sets, music, dances and so on spoof this movie.
Ally McFeal (2000) (V)
 -  sped-up footage of sex while the "William Tell Overture" plays
Sex, lögner & videovåld (2000) (V)
"Big Wolf on Campus: The Manchurian Werewolf (#2.13)" (2000)
 -  The method in which Tommy is brainwashed
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (VG)
 -  Entire opening sequence, including the music, is a spoof of ACO
Men with Brooms (2002)
Undercover Brother (2002)
Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
 -  It spoofs the famous Clockwork Orange walking.
"Itse valtiaat: Koukussa (#5.13)" (2003)
 -  One of the characters, Paavo Lipponen, is treated with similar methods as Malcolm McDowell.
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Super Trivia (#3.10)" (2003)
 -  Frylock puts lid-locks on Master Shake and Meatwad to brainwash them in an identical way Alex was in Kubrick's Clockwork Orange.
Pretty Dead Girl (2004)
 -  Mortie is forced to watch films of living girls while strapped down and his eyes held open. The same way Alex received treatment in a clockwork orange
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
 -  when JB is sleeping on a bench a group of men dressed in white with black top hats and masks assault him, this is a direct spoof of a clockwork orange

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