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** Also, in-universe, Trudy accuses Sara of doing this... despite the fact that Sara is British!
{{quote|'''Harris''': "Oh right, like that big phony, Winston Churchill."}}
* [[French Cuisine Is Haughty]]: ''[[L.A. Story]]'' has a very snooty French restaurant called l'Idiot, where the lead has to show his bank balance and several other references even to get a reservation. Snooty character played to [[Large Ham]] perfection by [[Patrick Stewart]].
{{quote|"You can't have the duck. Do you think with a financial statement like this you can have the duck?" }}
* [[Give Me a Sign]]: Literally, the roadside sign that dispenses advice.
{{quote|'''Sign:''' "Kiss Her, You Fool."}}
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[The Jerk|Nathan Johnson]] falls for [[The Handmaid's Tale|Aunt Lydia]] (who still has feelings for her ex-husband [[Bram Stoker's Dracula|Dr. Jack Seward]] and her mother is [[Monty Python and
** Chevy Chase plays Carlo Christoper. "Is this part of the New Cruelty"?
** Sara's mother (appearing only as a voice over the phone) is apparently also [[Life of Brian|Brian's]] [[Monty Python|mum]].
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* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: The fountain when Harris and Sara finally make love.
* [[Steve Martin]]
* [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]]: The art critique [[In-Universe|scene]] - see below.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Didactic?|What Do You Mean, It's Not Didactic?]]: The hilarious, rambling, erotic critique Harris gives about... a painting of a large, red rectangle.
** Steve Martin is actually an [[Reality Subtext|avid collector of modern art]] in real life.
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