Escape From Monkey Island - Popular Culture References

Popular Culture References

• The title of the first chapter "Things to do on Melee Island When You're Dead" is a parody of the film and song title Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead.
• At one point, Guybrush has to go to a coffee shop called Starbuccaneer's, a parody of Starbucks. Also, Planet Hollywood is parodied as the Planet Threepwood.
• Monkey Kombat, a feature in the third act of the game is a parody of Mortal Kombat, a line of fighting games.
• When Guybrush walks by the grassy knoll on Lucre Island, he says, "I better get out of here before I'm accused of another crime I didn't commit," a reference to the grassy knoll of Dealey Plaza and the John F. Kennedy assassination. If you try to use it, he says "Triangulation of crossfire. That's the key!", a line reused from a similar joke in the previous game.
• When Guybrush examines the brass monkey in the Lua Bar kitchen, he says, "Hey a brass monkey". This is responded with an unseen crowd of people yelling "that funky monkey!". This is a reference to the Beastie Boys song "Brass Monkey".
• When Guybrush uses the Rat in the Lua Bar kitchen, he says, "So what are you gonna do tomorrow night?", replying to himself "The same thing we do every night - TRY TO TAKE OVER THE CARIBBEAN!". It is a reference to the Pinky and the Brain animated series.
• When Guybrush sits in the bench in Lucre Island, he pronounces a sentence that is reminiscent of the film Forrest Gump.
• If you examine the Iron Maiden in the jail on Lucre Island Guybrush will exclaim "Iron Maiden, excellent!", followed by "...I have no idea why I just said that". This is a reference to the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and the band Iron Maiden.
• When Guybrush follows Ozzie up to the secret basement in jungle and Australian goes back to his mansion, Guybrush hides in the grass and says to player: "Quiet! I'm hunting Ozzie here...". This is a reference to a catchphrase by Looney Tunes character Elmer Fudd, "Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits!".
• When Ozzie pieces together the Ultimate Insult, he states "Look upon my works, ye mighty pirates, and despair!!!". This is a reference a line in the sonnet Ozymandias: "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!". In fact, Ozzie Mandrill's name is a parody of the name Ozymandias.