Deadly Premonition's charm partly comes from its awareness and discussion of 70's, 80's and 90's cinema.
Films Mentioned in Deadly Premonition
This is a list of films mentioned in the game:
- A Clockwork Orange
- An American Werewolf in London
- Arachnophobia
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
- Back to the Future II
- Blue Thunder
- Cabaret
- Cat People
- Deadly Spawn, The
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Galaxy of Terror
- Goonies, The
- Jaws
- Ladyhawke
- Lost Boys, The
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Pretty in Pink
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
- Sixteen Candles
- Spider-Man
- Star Wars
- Superman
- Superman II
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
- Tremors
- Xanadu
Films Alluded to in Deadly Premonition
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- When Francis York Morgan is being driven back to the hotel after defeating Forrest Kaysen, he apparently sees Anna Graham, he tells the driver to stop and investigates. This is similar to the ending of Batman Returns where Bruce Wayne seems to see Catwoman and gets out of the car to look for her.
- When York looks at a photo of the town's founding in the Great Deer Yard Hotel, he sees Kaysen in the crowd and realizes Kaysen was alive and looked the same back then. This is similar to a scene in 12 Monkeys where Dr. Kathryn Railly sees James Cole in a photo from the second World War.
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