Science Fiction and Fantasy references in the wild

[Vince W]

Every once in a while I come across a reference to sff in some unexpected place. Most recently I had left the TV on and Coronation Street was playing when suddenly there is a reference to The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. I guess this one caught my attention because a) I love John Wyndham's books and 2) it wasn't a reference to The Day of the Triffids.

What other references have to you encountered in unlikely places?

 

[Venusian Broon]

This isn't really an unlikely place but I always liked that one of the characters in the 1978 version of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers tell us that Olaf Stapledon's Star Maker is 'must reading'. Damn right.

 

[dask]

The Thing From Another World because of the three sf book titles sprinkled throughout the dialog. One is a reference to the space ship as having No Doors, No Windows. Another is regarding the creature itself, Stranger In A Strange Land. There is one more but I can't remember what it is and don't own a copy of the video to refresh my memory. (Eventually will, though.)