Pierrot Le Fou - References in Other Works

References in Other Works

• Mathieu Kassovitz's first short film is called Fierrot le pou (Fierrot the louse).
• In the Doctor Who episode Voyage of the Damned the Tenth Doctor quotes an oft repeated phrase from the film, "Allons-y, Alonso".
• The twentieth episode of Cowboy Bebop is entitled "Pierrot le Fou." The villain featured is referred to as "the Mad Pierrot".
• There is a quote from the film in the French/British/Italian movie The Dreamers, said by Eva Green in English.
• "One Word Emotions" is a 2010 pop/rock song by The Sour Notes that is themed and titled after the scene when Ferdinand interacts with director Sam Fuller, who describes the cinema: "Film is like a battleground. Love. Hate. Action. Violence. Death. In one word . . . emotion.”
• In Jean-Luc Godard's Masculin, féminin, Madeline (Chantal Goya) mocks Paul (Jean-Pierre Léaud), saying (as translated in English) "You haven't the guts, you're no Pierrot le Fou"
• In the third episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, "Android and I", a reel of this film can be seen on the shelf as Togusa and Batou are investigating the house of a suspect. Other Godard works are also scattered through the scene. Themes from this episode parallel themes from both this movie and Godard's complete oeuvre, especially Breathless (1960 film).