Marilyn Monroe in Popular Culture - Film

Film

  • The Apartment: Dobisch tells Baxter that a girl he's trying to pick up at a bar "looks like Marilyn Monroe"
  • Asso (1981): a gust of air makes Silvia ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Blades of Glory: Fairchild skates as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
  • Blonde Ambition: Katie apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Bordello of Blood: Lilith apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Broken Embraces: Lena apes Monroe
  • Bruce Almighty: Bruce makes a girl ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen: Mary Elizabeth is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in a fantasy sequence
  • Cool World: Holli sings the title song of Let's Make Love at a rehearsal
  • Deck the Halls: The Finch's Christmas tree angel apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Fade to Black: Binford is obsessed with Monroe
  • Grease 2: Paulette is obsessed with Monroe and John F. Kennedy's alleged affair
  • Happy Feet: Nicole Kidman's character is named Norma Jean
  • Hercules: a Muse apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • The House Bunny: Shelly apes Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
  • I Heart Huckabees: Dawn apes "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" in a Huckabees ad
  • How High
  • L.A. Confidential: one of Patchett's girls has been "cut" to look like Monroe
  • The Ladies Man: a girl Heebert delivers mail to apes Monroe
  • A Life Less Ordinary: Lewis works on a novel about Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy's love child
  • Man on Fire: Rayburn owns a statue of Monroe aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Mini's First Time: Mini unwittingly apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Mister Lonely: Samantha Morton's character claims to be Monroe
  • Monkeybone: Monkeybone impersonates Monroe in his performance at The Coma Club
  • Pulp Fiction: a waitress is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
  • The Seven Year Itch:
    • The Girl's photo in U.S. Camera is a reference to Monroe's nude calendar
    • when MacKenzie asks about the "blonde in the kitchen" (The Girl), Sherman retorts: "Oh, wouldn't you like to know! Maybe it's Marilyn Monroe!"
  • The Shawshank Redemption: Dufresne has a poster of Monroe in his cell
  • Shrek 2: The Fairy Godmother makes Fiona ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • The Smurfs: Smurfette apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch while standing over a floor heater
  • Stroker Ace: a pit crew member makes Pembrook ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • Teaching Mrs. Tingle: Jo Lynn gives her class presentation as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
  • The Tigger Movie: Tigger dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
  • Tommy: The Preacher leads a cult based on Monroe
  • Town & Country: Auburn glams up as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • Up in the Cellar (1970): Tracy talks about Monroe
  • White Palace: Nora is a Monroe fan
  • Wonder Boys: James steals the jacket Monroe wore the day she married Joe DiMaggio from Gaskell, who is obsessed with the DiMaggio-Monroe marriage
  • Younger and Younger: Younger has a vision of a girl aping Monroe from The Seven Year Itch

Based on her:

  • "Emily Ann Faulkner/Rita Shawn" in Paddy Chayefsky's The Goddess (Kim Stanley)
  • "The Actress" in Insignificance (Theresa Russell)

See also: imdb.com Marilyn Monroe (Character) page

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