The Man From Earth: Difference between revisions

* [[The Gump]] - John is {{spoiler|Jesus, even though it's all pretty much a big misunderstanding}}.

** He also met Van Gogh and Buddha. But John also mentions that aside from those, it'd be incredibly difficult for him to know many histoical people, as he is just one man in one place at any given time, and he can't afford to attract too much attention to himself.

** William Katt (Art) was [[The Greatest American Hero|Ralph Hinckley]].

** Ellen Crawford (Edith) was a nurse in [[ER]] called Lydia.

*** It also doubles as an [[Actor Allusion]] when he says he'll go see some Trek to regain his sanity.

* [[I Have Many Names]] - John naturally varied his name throughout history. Still, it's always been something similar to John.

* [[Immortality Immorality]] - Point 2 is discussed much within the movie.

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] - {{spoiler|In the end what confirms that John wasn't lying when he claims he doesn't age was Gruber (who appears much older than John) realizing John is his father. The shock ends up giving Gruber a heart attack and he dies shortly after.}}

* [[Mayfly-December Romance]] - The relationship between Sandra, who appears to be in her 30's, and 14,000 year old John. This trope is explored fairly extensively, with references to various women John has loved and ultimately had to abandon - {{spoiler|one of whom turns out to Dr. Will Gruber's mother, making John his father}}.

* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]: Mostly averted. In his long lifetime, John has acquired ten advanced degrees, but he points out that, like any typical person, he can't keep up with the advances in that many fields, so his old degrees don't mean very much now.

* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Really Fourteen Thousand Years Old]] - John looks 35, but is actually a good bit above just seven hundred.