Thriller Easter Eggs?

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Ive been going through Mikes short films recently and this is what Ive noticed in Thriller.

John Landis who directed both Thriller and An American Werewolf in London, in which the character David goes to Piccadilly Circus and sees his dead friend across the street at a porno theater. The film is called "See You Next Wednesday."

This title is also on the marquee at the beginning of Thriller. In the beginning of Thriller, Michael is in the audience with a girlfriend watching a werewolf movie. During the movie is heard the line "..scrawled in blood!" "See you next Wednesday...."

In the movie theatre when it shows that wide view of the audience watching the movie, look in the bottom right hand side, the guy with the glasses is none other than John Landis himself.

When Michael & girlfriend Ola exit the theatre, there is a sign that says "Coming Soon". Under that it says "See You Next Wednesday".

This quote, by John Landis, is taken from the November 2001 edition of the British film magazine Total Film:
"I wrote a script when I was young called 'See You Next Wednesday' - it's a line of dialogue from '2001: A Space Oddysey'. It's not in all my movies. People say it is, but it's not. But whenever I take an idea or a line of dialogue from that script, I'll credit it in the movie."

It then lists some notable inclusions of SYNW: The Feel-o-rama movie in 'Kentucky Fried Movie'. The porn film in 'An American Werewolf In London'. A poster in Ophelia's apartment in 'Trading Places'. Two posters in the movie producer's office in 'Into The Night'. An army recruitment poster in 'Spies Like Us'. A movie poster in 'Coming To America'. A marquee across the road in 'Innocent Blood'. A background billboard in 'The Blues Brothers'.
 
LOL :D I've always laughed at that dialoge in the theater.
Really funny to read this..
 
Wow very interesting, DI, thanks for the info, I never noticed Landis in the audience!

question: why 'easter eggs'? :scratch:
 
In the movie theatre when it shows that wide view of the audience watching the movie, look in the bottom right hand side, the guy with the glasses is none other than John Landis himself.

^^you are a good observer!
 
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