Movie connections for
Just Like Heaven (2005)

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Version of

Ghost Dad (1990)
 -  Parallel plot
Vismayathumbathu (2004)

References

Boys Town (1938)
 -  The priest exorcist is referred to as Father Flanagan.
Star Wars (1977)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
 -  Chinese exorcists are referred to as "the whole Joy Luck Club".
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari (2002) (V)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
 -  Jon Heder's use of the word 'killer' and the way he drinks his Coke are references

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Jon Heder/Ashlee Simpson (#31.2)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  in Roddy's DVD collection
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Peter Tolan (2007) (V)
 -  discusses writing the script

Featured in

"HBO First Look: Just Like Heaven (#12.19)" (2005)
 -  clips

Spoofs

The Exorcist (1973)
 -  An exorcism scene with a guy that looks like Father Merrin, shouting "the power of Christ compels you!"
Ghost Busters (1984)
 -  Three technicians try to exorcise the apartment with high-tech equipment, with Ghostbusters theme playing in the background.
I, Robot (2004)
 -  Mark Ruffalo is asking Jon Heder questions about his connection to Reese Witherspoon, Jon Heder replies, "That is the right question"

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