Nine Perfect Strangers Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References

• Steve Biddulph, Raising Boys (8.18)
• Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (11.20)
• Judges 16, “What happened to Delilah after she cut off Samson’s hair?” (11.93)
• Henry Scott Holland, “Death Is Nothing At All” (12.5)
• Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (12.83)
• Donald Horne, The Lucky Country (23.49)
• William Shakespeare (32.12)
• Jonah 2, “Like the whale swallowed Jonah” (38.3)
• Genesis 2:15, The Garden of Eden (40.8)
• 1 Corinthians 14:1, “It wasn’t clear how she understood what he was saying if he was speaking in tongues” (40.8)

Historical References

• Titanic (6.40)
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir (15.26)
• Neil Diamond, “Hot August Night” (23.64)
• Steve Jobs (31.34)
• Florence Nightingale (38.13)
• Spanish Inquisition (52.6)
• Ludwig van Beethoven, “Moonlight Sonata” (55.7)
• Gautama Buddha (62.23)
• Hillary Clinton (73.33)

Pop Culture References

• TripAdvisor (2.3)
• Me Too Movement (4.97)
• Star Wars (5.12)
• The Bachelorette (5.17)
• “I’m a Little Teapot” (5.18)
• The Women’s March (6.9)
• Kevin Costner (10.15)
• Survivor (12.27)
• Rob Lowe (12.87)
• Breaking Bad (15.25)
• Disneyland (21.30)
• Dirty Dancing (23.88)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (23.88)
• The Breakfast Club (23.88)
• Australian Open, Serena Williams (26.27)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (26.27)
• Orange Is the New Black (50.37)
• “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” (55.2)
• The Beatles, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (50.8)
• Don McLean, “Vincent” (55.5)
• “When You Wish Upon a Star” (55.6)
• U2 (59.29)
• Johnny Nash, “I Can See Clearly Now” (61.27)
• The Oscars (62.5)
• The Kardashians (64.26)
• Myers-Briggs Personality Test (67.48)
• Top Gear (75.2)
• Dances with Wolves (75.157)
• The Bachelor (75.164)
• The Shawshank Redemption (76.13)