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Doctor Who

posted 11 years ago by BlindEagle1981
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A friend of mine told me the other day, that there was a Doctor Who reference in this movie, supposedly during the party scene. Does anyone know anything about that?

[–] Littlebitsofgaming 11 years ago

A friend of mine told me the other day, that there was a Doctor Who reference in this movie

Does anyone know anything about that?

Yeah...your friend.

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[–] BlindEagle1981 11 years ago

Ok, nice try. Thanks for raising my hopes :D

Let me rephrase that: a friend of mine heard that there was a DW reference in the movie, but he doesn't know what or where exactly. So, does anyone know and can tell me?

[–] Littlebitsofgaming 11 years ago

a friend of mine heard that there was a DW reference in the movie, but he doesn't know what or where exactly

Makes even less sense now.
How does this whole thing come about?

Some random person said to your friend one day "There is a Dr Who reference in Braindead." For no reason?
You friend didn't think to follow this up with anything like "What reference?"
So the friend has no idea what the reference is or where it happened, so how does he know there is a reference at all if he knows nothing about it?

Also, you say there they don't know where it happened...but previously you said your friend said it happened during the dinner scene.

Here's some advice...ask your friend.

And so, God came forth and proclaimed widescreen is the best.
Sony 16:9

[–] BlindEagle1981 11 years ago

Is someone else here? Someone who might know something about a Doctor Who refenrece in Braindead?

[–] By-Tor2112 11 years ago

refenrece?

"if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" Rush

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[–] bionichead 11 years ago

Ummm....

The priest does have a slight resemblance to the Third Doctor, John Pertwee, especially with his grey hair and exceptional martial arts skills.

[–] soupphysics 11 years ago

If there was, you would be able to google it.

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[–] Strazdamonas 10 years ago

most people fail to evne think about googling before asking.

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[–] king_of_bob 9 years ago

I don't buy it. Mostly because the movie is set before Doctor Who was a show. The movie takes place in 1957 and Doctor Who first aired in 1963. So if there is a reference, it's an anachronism.

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[–] SpanishFlyman 8 years ago

Peter Jackson is a huge Dr. Who fan (read his trivia), and there is a very obvious reference in his earlier film BAD TASTE.

If there's one in this, I didn't catch it. I did find on a recent viewing that the lead guy's mannerisms reminded me a lot of Matt Smith's Doctor. Obviously not a reference, but a similar acting style.

[–] king_of_bob 8 years ago

Peter Jackson is a huge Dr. Who fan (read his trivia), and there is a very obvious reference in his earlier film BAD TASTE.

The difference is that Bad Taste isn't set before Doctor Who first aired. :P

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