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References and Parodies
A LIST OF EVERY FILM, TV SHOW, ONLINE VIDEO, OR VIDEO GAME REFERENCED IN A MICAH LAND FILM
A reference is constituted as a nod or joke about or to another piece of media through the means of camera work, a line of dialogue, acting performances, plot points, structure, or editing. It is one of Micah Land’s signatures in his films.
A parody is similar but far more overt, usually being done in a recreation to a shot, scene, joke, or characters from another piece of media.
Films with 0 references are skipped over on this page.Media Referenced or Parodied in The Shlongle Bongle (2024):
The Blair Witch Project (1999).Media Referenced or Parodied in The Silver Saviour (2025):
Kick-Ass (2010), The Green Hornet (2011), Peacemaker (2022-2025).Media Referenced or Parodied in The Unstoppable Goat-Man (2026):
Watchmen (1986), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Super Mario Logan (2007-), Molester Moon (2014), Too Many Cooks (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse (2018), Invincible (2021-), Avengers: Secret Wars (2027).Media Referenced or Parodied in Outperium (2026):
Imperium (2016).Media Referenced or Parodied in The Ohdussy (2026):
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Trainspotting (1996), Black Swan (2010), Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild (2020-), Backrooms (2026), In Praise of Brilliant Voiceover (2026), The Odyssey (2026).Media Referenced or Parodied in The Pagvengers (2026):
The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1903), Marvel Comics (1939-), Watchmen (1986), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Spider-Man (2002), Hulk (2003), The Passion of the Christ (2004), Super Mario Logan (2007-), Iron Man (2008), Thor (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Invincible (2021-), Avengers: Doomsday (2026).Media Referenced or Parodied in Play It Cool (2026):
Measure for Measure (1604), Ozymandias (1818), The Three Musketeers (1844), Safety Last (1923), The Jazz Singer (1927), The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Detective Comics (1934-), I Love to Singa (1936), WNYW Fox 5 New York (1938-), The Great Dictator (1940), The Catcher in the Rye (1951), Diamonds Are Forever (1956), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), The Sound of Music (1965), H.R. Pufnstuf (1969), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Godfather (1972), C.H.U.D. (1984), The Terminator (1984), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Watchmen (1986), Kid Icarus (1986), I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) (1988), Fuck Tha Police (1988), Weekend at Bernie’s (1989), The Simpsons (1989-), Dateline (1992-), Jurassic Park (1993), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Forrest Gump (1994), South Park (1997-), Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace (1999), Canned Heat (1999), Fight Club (1999), American Psycho (2000), Avenue Q (2003), Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Shaun of the Dead (2004), National Treasure (2004), House (2004-2012), The Aristocrats (2005), Evil Bong (2006), Superbad (2007), The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts about the World's Greatest Human (2007), Super Mario Logan (2007-), Tortilla Troubles (2008), Kung Fu Panda (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), Chuck Norris Vs. Mr. T: 400 Facts About the Baddest Dudes in the History of Ever (2008), Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), JonTron (2010-), How To Hide Your Wiener in Public (2011), Shark Fighter (2011), HOW TO COVER UP A MURDER (2011), The Aquabats! Super Show! (2012-2018), Avengers (2012), Teen Titans Go (2013-), Rick and Morty (2013-), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Molester Moon (2014), Whiplash (2014), Five Nights at Freddys (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), Ultimate Beastmaster (2017-2018), That’s a Bad Idea (2017-), Young Sheldon (2017-2024), The Rookie (2018-), The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Garfeld: The Musical (A Garfield Parody) (2019), The Boys (2019-2026), The 27 Club (2020), Invincible (2021-), The Gingerweed Man (2021), Just Beyond (2021), Peacemaker (2022-2025), Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (2022), Ted (2024-2026), Rust (2024), Deadpool vs Peter Griffin. rap battle. by fightmarker. (2025).Media Referenced or Parodied in The Oompa Doompa (2026):
Lawrence of Arabia (1962), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Rocky (1976), Eraserhead (1977), Superman (1978), Stalker (1979), Rocky II (1979), Watchmen (1986), Orgazmo (1997), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Spider-Man (2002), 1408 (2007), The Middle (2009-2018), Kick-Ass (2010), Super (2010), The Aquabats! Super Show! (2012-2018), Molester Moon (2014), Sorry (2015), Deadpool 2 (2018), WandaVision (2021), Invincible (2021-), Backrooms (2026), Play It Cool (2026), Plinking Lawns (2026).Media Referenced or Parodied in Plinking Lawns (2026):
The Anabasis of Alexander, Book 7 (Mid-2nd century AD), L’Inferno (1911), Metropolis (1927), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Death Mills (1945), Babette Goes to War (1959), Address of John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Come and See (1985), Super Mario Bros. (1985), Watchmen (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Super Mario World (1990), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Band of Brothers (2001), Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004), Super Mario Logan (2007-), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Molester Moon (2014), 1917 (2019), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), The Last of Us (2023-), Obsession (2025), Play It Cool (2026).Media Referenced or Parodied in Final Edit (????):
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Black Swan (2010), Whiplash (2014), The Boys (2019-2026), The Substance (2024).Media Referenced or Parodied in A Movie About Money (2027):
A Clockwork Orange (1971), DuckTales (1987), Lost Highway (1997), American Psycho (2000), Kick-Ass (2010), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The King of Staten Island (2020).
FILMS
The Birth of Big Daddy (2024) is an action-comedy superhero film, starring Hugo Marion as the titular hero. A young man named Big Daddy (Hugo Marion) gains superpowers by finding a seemingly magical, yellow eye mask hanging from a tree. When he discovers his powers, he makes the logical choice and becomes a superhero, fighting crime one ruler at a time. Friends (Arlo Hopwood, Micah Land) are lost, battles are fought, tears are shed in The Birth Of Big Daddy.CAST
Hugo Marion
Arlo Hopwood
Micah Land
Ari Narayana
Zachary Beame
Vaughn Woodhouse
Luke AndersonProduced Under: ML Productions Australia
Running Time: 9 minutes
STATUS: LOST
The Shlongle Bongle (2024) is a collection of three found footage horror films. The first documents a hiker's (played by Micah Land) experience in the forest, being chased down by the cruel Shlongle Bongle (Ari Narayana), a creature of the night. The hiker is captured and killed.CAST
Ari Narayana
Micah LandProduced Under: ML Productions Australia
Running Time: 3 minutes
STATUS: LOSTThe Shlongle Bongle 2 (2024) expands the idea with a group of hiker's (Micah Land, Arlo Hopwood, Oliver Pickering) and their experience with the Shlongle Bongle. They are hunted by the Shlongle Bongle and Oliver's character is attacked and nearly killed.CAST
Ari Narayana
Micah Land
Arlo Hopwood
Oliver PickeringProduced Under: ML Productions Australia
Running Time: 3 minutes
STATUS: LOSTThe Shlongle Bongle 3 (2024) is the third and final film in the Shlongle Bongle Trilogy. This film follows the same group from The Shlongle Bongle 2, and their fight back against the evil Shlongle Bongle. In the end they defeat the beast, but only temporarily...CAST
Ari Narayana
Micah Land
Arlo Hopwood
Oliver PickeringProduced Under: ML Productions Australia
Running Time: 2 minutes
STATUS: LOST
The Oompa Doompa (2024) is Micah Land's shortest film, yet it does not lack in his stunt innovation. The short is a mockumentary about hero, The Oompa Doompa (Yonathan Moreh). The short mostly consists of the character doing little stunts.CAST
Yonathan MorehProduced Under: ML Productions Australia
Running Time: 1 minute
STATUS: LOST
The Silver Saviour (2025) was the first film Micah ever wrote an actual script for. It starred Sebastian Ganzer as Devon Myers, a street vigilante, in a way similar to Kick-Ass. Devon would eventually find a sidekick in Ethan (Yonathan Moreh), who he would team up with to take down the cruel and cunning Chet Vice (Austin Perridge). This film was never shot, but it was written and casted.CAST
Sebastian Ganzer
Yonathan Moreh
Austin Perridge
Joab Dawit
Micah LandProduced Under: ML Productions Australia
Running Time: N/A
STATUS: SCRAPPED
The Unstoppable Goat-Man (2026) follows Goat-Man, aka Daniel Davidson (Yonathan Moreh), discovering himself as a superhero. When Daniel gains goat-based superpowers he decides to fight the wicked as Goat-Man. All is going well until Appendicitis Man (Sebastian Ganzer) appears, petty for no particular reason. Goat-Man must defeat his foe.CAST
Yonathan Moreh
Sebastian Ganzer
Austin Perridge
Micah LandProduced Under: ML Films, Y & M Films
Running Time: 8 minutes
STATUS: RELEASED
Outperium (2026) is a cancelled Micah Land film.
Obsessed with the thriller film Imperium, an unstable and hate-filled man named Nate decides to stage his own mockumentary-style undercover infiltration. However, his complete misunderstanding of social cues and real-world politics quickly turns a local protest into a painful disaster.CAST
Micah Land
Yonathan MorehProduced Under: ML Films
Running Time: 4 minutes
STATUS: SCRAPPED
The Ohdussy (2026) is a surreal Micah Land film, focusing on delivering laughs and surprising the viewer instead of crafting a story. The film features no concrete plot or characters, instead relying mostly chase scenes to tell its story. Starring Yonathan Moreh as Barbershop Brian and Sebastian Ganzer as Ohdussyus, and featuring Micah Land as both Hat Guy and Syphilis, the film contains several conflicts and comedy beats.CAST
Yonathan Moreh
Sebastian Ganzer
Micah Land
Zachary Beame
Harry Spencer
Kayde Koch
Jacob PorterProduced Under: ML Films
Running Time: 15 minutes
STATUS: RELEASED
The Pagvengers (2026) a joke film similar in style to The Ohdussy (2026).
When Spider-Pag and The Incredible Pag team up to fight Dr. Pag in a fateful battle to the death (with sticks) the lives of many pagpag enjoyers are put at stake.CAST
Vaughn Woodhouse
Zachary Beame
Kayde Koch
Micah LandProduced Under: ML Films
Running Time: 30 minutes
STATUS: RELEASED
Play It Cool (2026) is Micah Land's upcoming film, to release sometime in 2026. It will be his first feature film.
After 13-year-old, Sam (Sebastian Ganzer), knocks out the town’s golden boy, Teddy Jacobs (Austin Perridge), with a perfectly aimed Pink Lady apple, he and his best friend, Jim (Yonathan Moreh), discover the horrifying truth of their actions, and the strength of Sam's throwing arm. Terrified of shutting down the town, the duo embark on a Weekend at Bernie’s style mission to mask the crime until Wednesday. Dragging a increasingly decaying corpse through public places, they must navigate rogue, racist squatters, hallucinogenic Monster energy drinks, and the stupidity of being a 13-year-old boy.CAST
Sebastian Ganzer
Yonathan Moreh
Austin Perridge
Micah Land
Harrison Gore
Fynn Welden
Harry Shapleski
Joab DawitProduced Under: ML Films
Running Time: 101 minutes
STATUS: SCRAPPED
The Oompa Doompa (2026) is an upcoming Micah Land and Yonathan Moreh collaboration. An extension, reimagining, and remake of the original 2024 short film. The film follows Elijah Windrow (Yonathan Moreh), aka the Oompa Doompa, a young superhero making his way through life, and heroing, clumsily.PRELIMINARY CAST
Yonathan Moreh
Austin Perridge
Micah Land
Sebastian GanzerProduced Under: Pretentious Pictures, ML Films, Y & M Films
Running Time: 32 minutes
STATUS: IN PRODUCTION
Plinking Lawns (2026) follows the story of twelve kids in a high stakes, backyard Nerf war where no one is to be trusted. Two teams, led by Michael (Micah Land) and Hashmek (Yonathan Moreh) fight for glory and an extra slice of pizza.PRELIMINARY CAST
Micah Land
Yonathan Moreh
Sebastian Ganzer
Harrison Gore
Austin Perridge
Sid Slade Jones
Joel Ujdur
Harry Shapleski
Harry Spencer
Jasper Ridley
Zachary Beame
Benjamin Field
Vaughn Woodhouse
Babette Brewster
Alana Di Lorenzo
Ella O'Shea
Olivia Liu
Mary Johnson
Carina Poh
Amelie Donnelly
Keanu Martinez
Fynn Piggins
Charlie Bongers
Sebastian Brcic
Albie Bashford
Nina Fisher
Charlie Zhang
Jack Lockhart
Henry Ayre
Chai McKeown
Hugh Lord
Alex Bull
Kayde Koch
Gus O'Shea
Cooper Turtiainen
Nathaniel Blake
Dashiel Mahabal
Jacob Porter
Fynn WeldenProduced Under: Pretentious Pictures, ML Films
Running Time: 54 minutes
STATUS: IN PRODUCTION
Final Edit (????) is an upcoming Micah Land film that has been shelved for the time being.
The film follows a TikTok editor who takes his job far more seriously than necessary and must navigate the hardships, struggles, and gruelling moral quandaries of his art. It is a satirical parody of a dramatised version of Micah Land’s own short-lived TikTok edit career.PRELIMINARY CAST
Micah Land
Sebastian Ganzer
Yonathan MorehProduced Under: Pretentious Pictures, ML Films
Running Time: ? minutes
STATUS: SHELVED
A Movie About Money (2027) is an upcoming Micah Land film that aims to satirise finance and investing culture.
Fred Lizewski's (Yonathan Moreh) chocolate milk business is shut down by his school's principal, forcing him on a mission to restart his business and make back his fortune.PRELIMINARY CAST
Yonathan Moreh
Micah LandProduced Under: Pretentious Pictures, ML Films
Running Time: ? minutes
STATUS: IN PRODUCTION
Trivia and More for Micah Land's films
The Birth of Big Daddy (2024)
1. Real scissors were used for the fight scenes and almost hit people in the eye mutliple times.
2. The entire film was shot at school, during school hours, while students were meant to be writing their English assignment.
3. The film had no script, or even any basic plot points, it was all made up as it was filmed.
4. The film was shot, but constantly had new scenes being filmed and added to it.
5. The infamous yellow eye mask, worn by Big Daddy (Hugo Marion), was owned by Vaughn Woodhouse, who received a cameo in the film.
BIRTH OF BIG DADDY ACTING DEBUTS:
Hugo Marion
Arlo Hopwood
Micah Land
Ari Narayana
Zachary Beame
Vaughn Woodhouse
Luke Anderson.The Shlongle Bongle (2024)
1. The first film in the trilogy is almost entirely unconnected to the second and third.
2. The film was inspired by a nickname given to Ari, who plays the Shlongle Bongle.
3. The film was only shot because Micah and Ari had extra time after filming The Birth of Big Daddy (2024).
4. There were no plans for a sequel, but people liked the first one so much it was decided there'd be two more.
5. The infamous Shlongle walk was improvised by Ari on the spot during filming.
THE SHLONGLE BONGLE TRILOGY ACTING DEBUTS:
Oliver Pickering.The Oompa Doompa (2024)
1. It was originally only marketed as a trailer but then re-marketed as the full film when Yonathan and Micah realised they didn't want to film more.
2. A far long Oompa Doompa short film is currently in development.
3. The Oompa Doompa was shot in a single lunch break.
4. The Oompa Doompa was an original concept, thought up by Yonathan.
5. The film was never meant to be shown to anyone except Micah and Yonathan, that was eventually changed.
THE OOMPA DOOMPA ACTING DEBUTS:
Yonathan Moreh.The Silver Saviour (2025)
1. This film was entirely written, casted, and even had locations picked out before it was scrapped, meaning it may be revived someday.
2. The short film was originally going to be a comic book, written by Micah but this was later changed.
3. This was going to be the debut of Sebastian Ganzer, Austin Perridge, and Joab Dawit.
4. The entire script was written as one big block of text and entirely like a book.
5. The script was written in a single afternoon, after school.
THE SILVER SAVIOUR ACTING DEBUTS:
Sebastian Ganzer
Austin Perridge
Joab Dawit.The Unstoppable Goat-Man (2026)
1. Yonathan was injured during filming of the final fight scene.
2. This film marked the creation of Y & M Films, a joint production company by Micah Land and Yonathan Moreh.
3. The Unstoppable Goat-Man had an entire cut plot-line about a villain who worked for Appendicitis Man, named The Silver Scourge, who wore the mask that was supposed to be worn by Devon in The Silver Saviour.
4. There was plans for a Goat-Man: The Series that are not entirely ruled out.
5. The film's credits feature an entirely original song by Micah Land.
THE UNSTOPPABLE GOAT-MAN ACTING DEBUTS:
Sebastian Ganzer
Austin Perridge.Outperium (2026)
1. The film was cancelled on the day of the shoot, simply because Micah didn't feel like shooting it. No footage for the film, trailers, or other material was ever shot. The film never made it past the writing stage.
2. The film was directly inspired and talked extensively about Daniel Radcliffe's infamous Imperium (2016).
3. The film attempted to blend hidden religious and social commentary, absurd comedy, and discussions of race and discrimination.
4. Outperium (2026) was a mouthpiece for Micah to communicate his views on the topics of religion and racism.
5. The main climax of the film is a direct homage to the protest scene in Imperium (2016).The Ohdussy (2026)
1. The film was entirely conceptualised and shot in one day.
2. The film was thought to be completely finished shooting after the first day but the cast had fun with it so they decided to do a second shooting day, expanding the film.
3. The original plan of the short was for it to be a parody of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026) instead about a group of middle schoolers trying to get home from school, but that idea was quickly scrapped in favour of something more surreal. The remnants of this original idea can still be found in the first two scenes.
4. The film is a return to form for Micah, being completely unscripted in the same way as his 2024 short films. Each scene was improvised right before it was shot to make the film even more unpredictable.
5. The film was only shot because Micah couldn't start shooting Play It Cool (2026) with Sebastian and Yonathan because of a lack of proper sound equipment for the feature film.
THE OHDUSSY ACTING DEBUTS:
Harry Spencer
Kayde Koch
Jacob Porter.The Pagvengers (2026)
1. The word ‘pag’ is featured heavily in the short film, this is in reference to the dish pagpag.
2. The short film was shot entirely one day during the birthday party of Zachary Beame.
3. Just like The Ohdussy (2026), The Pagvengers (2026) features no real plot or concrete characters, and was mostly just the dramatised filming of what was happening at the time.
4. The film features just 2 scenes, spanning 3 shots, including an unbroken 18 minute shot and another 10 minute one.
5. The film features Micah’s closest, and main group of friends, who despite their closeness are not featured in that many of Micahs films.Play It Cool (2026)
1. The film is Micah's first feature, sitting at 101 minutes, the film was originally meant to be a short film.
2. It is the first script that Micah properly formatted, instead of writing prose-style.
3. The film contains over 150 references to other pieces of media.
4. The script was written non-linearly and out of order, with jokes constantly being added in if Micah thought they were funny enough to be in the film.
5. The film was ultimately scrapped and cancelled before filming even begun as the screenplay, by Micah himself, was deemed not good enough to even warrant filming and that it was far too late for a rewrite as large as Play It Cool (2026) would need. The film was riddled with filler and unfunny jokes.
PLAY IT COOL ACTING DEBUTS:
Harrison Gore
Fynn Welden
Harry Shapleski
Joab Dawit.The Oompa Doompa (2026)
1. This is an extension, a reimagining, and a remake of the original 2024 short.
2. The short was Yonathan Moreh’s first, major foray into pre- and post-production work.
3. The film, while written by Micah, maintained major oversight from Yonathan throughout both pre and post production.
4. The film revives the trend of the missing Molester Moon (2014) emojis present in The Ohdussy (2026) and The Pagvengers (2026).
5. Along with Plinking Lawns (2026), The Oompa Doompa (2026) is considered by Micah to be one of his top two best screenplays yet.Plinking Lawns (2026)
1. The film takes inspiration from several classic war movies, the most notable being Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket (1987)
2. The film features Micah Land’s largest cast to date, reaching at least thirty-nine separate on-screen characters.
3. The film was one of the fastest screenplays ever written by Micah Land, only taking 4 weeks. Which is incredibly short for a 54 minute film.
4. The majority of the film takes place in one location, one single backyard.
5. The film features the first actual girl characters in a Micah Land film. Some shorts, like The Birth of Big Daddy (2024) with a non-acting girl’s voice being heard off screen or The Oompa Doompa (2026) with it’s wide shot of the entire class, technically feature some women characters but they have no actual acting, unlike the girl characters in Plinking Lawns (2026).
PLINKING LAWNS ACTING DEBUTS:
Harrison Gore
Sid Slade Jones
Joel Ujdur
Harry Shapleski
Jasper Ridley
Benjamin Field
Babette Brewster
Alana Di Lorenzo
Ella O'Shea
Olivia Liu
Mary Johnson
Carina Poh
Amelie Donnelly
Keanu Martinez
Fynn Piggins
Charlie Bongers
Sebastian Brcic
Albie Bashford
Nina Fisher
Charlie Zhang
Jack Lockhart
Henry Ayre
Chai McKeown
Hugh Lord
Alex Bull
Gus O'Shea
Cooper Turtiainen
Nathaniel Blake
Dashiel Mahabal
Fynn Welden.Final Edit (????)
1. An extensive watchlist of films was curated and promptly studied during the creation of Final Edit (????).
2. The film is based on a fictionalised version of Micah’s experiences running the satirical parody TikTok edit account, TGHSSHIPS.
3. The film was Micah’s first attempt at a serious movie that attempts to mostly avoid comedy, especially the overt dialogue stuff like in Play It Cool (2026).
4. The film features a heavy use of visual metaphors to visualise inside The Editors mind.
5. Micah Land handmade each individual edit, and accompanying piece of music, in the film.A Movie About Money (2027)
1. The film heavily parodies and makes fun of finance and investing culture, especially figures like Jordan Belfort.
2. The idea for the film came to Micah in a half-sleep dream where a carton of chocolate milk, built from clouds, loomed in the sky next to a 10 second countdown also made of clouds.
3. The film came into existence one the same day Micah watched The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
4. The film, following in the footsteps of each previous Micah Land film, is the most ambitious project of his so far.
5. The film’s planned runtime is 4 hours.