A Trip To The Moon - in Popular Culture

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  • Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, whose story revolves around Méliès, features a description of the "man in the Moon" scene. Martin Scorsese's film adaptation Hugo prominently features this scene and includes other scenes from the movie.
  • The HBO miniseries From The Earth To The Moon featured a documentary-style recreation of the filming process during its last episode, titled "Le Voyage Dans Le Lune" in honor of Méliès's work.
  • The music video for rock band Queen's song "Heaven for Everyone" features clips from the original 1902 short film.
  • The film served as the basis for The Smashing Pumpkins' award-winning music video for their song "Tonight, Tonight".
  • Le Voyage Dans La Lune is a 2012 album by French band Air, featuring vocals by Victoria Legrand and Au Revoir Simone. The album was used as a soundtrack for the restored hand-tinted version of the film.
  • The trophies given out by Visual Effects Society at their yearly awards ceremony feature the famous shot of the Moon with the rocket in its eye.
  • The television series Futurama features an episode titled "The Series Has Landed", in which the Lunar Park mascot Crater Face resembles Méliès's "Man in the Moon". Bender embeds his beer bottle in Crater Face's eye after Crater Face attempts to confiscate his alcohol.

The television series The Mighty Boosh used the iconic moon images in one of its sketches.

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