Movie connections for
The Day of the Jackal (1973) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as

August 1 (1988)
The Jackal (1997)

References

Moulin Rouge (1952)
 -  Ralph Kemplen, film editor of "Day of the Jackal," was also editor of "Moulin Rouge," -- which is what's showing on the TV just before "Per Lundkvist"'s face appears in a special news flash, prompting him to murder his gay, lobster-waving host.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Referenced in

Pen Pals (1974)
 -  Advertised on a marquee.
"Sanford and Son: Going Out of Business (#4.6)" (1974)
 -  Fred threatens to name his memoir after Lamont: "The Day of the Jackass."
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
 -  Clouseau misses being shot while in sniper cross hairs by sneezing, like DeGaulle - the ultimate target in Day of the Jackal.
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
"Remington Steele: Springtime for Steele (#3.15)" (1985)
 -  Referenced in the dialogue.
"Remington Steele: Steele Searching: Part 2 (#4.2)" (1985)
 -  Steele gets the idea to show his marksmanship skills by shooting a melon from a similar stunt in this movie.
Hour of the Assassin (1987)
 -  Drive-in ripoff version of "Day of the Jackal".
"Bangkok Hilton" (1989)
 -  Hal compares arkie ragan to characters from day of the jackal mentioning the film by name
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Hellcats (#3.9)" (1990)
 -  Servo: "Hey, I remember this from 'The Day of the Jackal.'"
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
"I'm Alan Partridge: Basic Alan (#1.4)" (1997)
 -  The characters play charades, this is one of the movies they have to guess.
A Slight Case of Murder (1999) (TV)
"HBO First Look: 'The Contender': The Making of a Political Thriller (#7.17)" (2000)
 -  mentioned once
The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller (2001) (V)
Atraco a las 3... y media (2003)
"The Wire: Middle Ground (#3.11)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned
Munich: The International Cast (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
 -  Sidney Young says he can be called the jackal after being refered to by Harding as his little hitman.

Spoofed in

The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
The Day of the Grackle (2005)
 -  Gun montage sequence and writer's choice

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