The episode 1.08 I Robot, You Jane has a couple of similarities to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. The voice of the demon Moloch, when he’s still trapped in the …

Lorne references the 1982 film 48 Hours, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 2.18 Dead End.

Lorne: “Two enemies, one case, it’s all coming together in a beautiful buddy movie kind …

A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of a 1962 novel of the same name, by Anthony Burgess. The adaptation was produced, written, and directed, by Stanley Kubrick. It …

In 1.03 In The Dark, Oz says

“Yeah, your old buddy Spike dug up Sunnydale looking for it - but he got a fistful of Buffy and left it behind.”

This …

In the Angel episode 5.15 A Hole In The World, there is a reference to the Tim Burton movie A Nightmare Before Christmas. Angel looks to a large tree in England …

The idea of people’s nightmares coming true in the episode 1.10 Nightmares most likely comes from the A Nightmare on Elm Street movie series, in which villain Freddie Krueger has the …

The theme song of this 1959 movie was written by Max Steiner and became a huge hit. In 2.04 Inca Mummy Girl, Oz tells Devon what it takes for a woman …

One of the movies playing at the cinema in 3.10 Amends is Abilene, which was not released until March 13, 1999 - three months after the episode aired. Carey Meyer, who …

In 5.14 Crush, Harmony calls Drusilla “Morticia”, who was the matriarch in The Addam’s Family. Mercedes McNab (who plays Harmony) appeared as the girl scout Amanda Buckman in The Addam’s Family …

In the episode 6.22 Grave, Willow says, “Willow doesn’t live here anymore”. This is probably a reference to Martin Scorsese’s movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974). The movie is about …

In 2.12 Bad Eggs, the offspring of the Mother Bezoar is very similar to the facehugger parasite (designed by swiss artist H R Giger) in the Alien(s) movie series. The Bezoar …

In 6.05 Life Serial, Tara says, “One time, when me and Willow were watching…” This may be a nod towards Alyson Hannigan’s character Michelle in American Pie who kept repeating, “And …

In Xander’s dream in the episode 4.22 Restless, the following dialogue occurs:
Xander: “You gotta have something. Gotta always be moving forward.”
Buffy: “Like a shark”.
This is a possible reference to Woody …

Apocalypse Now is a Vietnam war movie made in 1979, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on Conrad’s book The Heart of Darkness.
In 4.22 Restless, Xander brings a …

In 3.10 Dad, Gunn tells Wesley he’s feeling like:

“Austin Stoker, Assault on Precinct 13.”

Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 action movie, directed by John Carpenter. It is a homage …

Seth Green (Oz) played the son of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers trilogy of movies. In a nod to these films, Oz’s guitar is inscribed ‘Sweet J’ - his …

When Andrew is stealing himself to kill a piglet in 7.09 Never Leave Me, he keeps thinking of Babe, the cute pig from the movie Babe and it’s sequel Pig in …

Andrew says “Think McFly” in 7.07 Conversations With Dead People. He’s referring to the movie trilogy Back to the Future, made in the 1980s in which McFly is the last name …

The comic Batman, by DC Comics, is mentioned several times in Buffy.

In 2.02 Some Assembly Required, Buffy alludes to the ‘Bat-Signal’ in Gotham city which is used to alert Batman that …

In 3.14 Couplet, before cutting Groo’s hair, Cordelia says:

“Okay. So, we lose the Battlefield Earth hair, and get you out of these animal skins, and it’ll be a whole new you!”

She …