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News & Current Events Mar 26, 2026 at 6:04 AM

Has any internet meme reference in a movie ever been funny?

Posted by EddieDantes22

Dating back to "I'm the juggernaut b****!" I can think of a bunch of examples where a movie referencing an internet meme is cringey and terrible. "I'm a bit of a scientist myself" was another awful one. Obviously kids movies are different ie "Lava Chicken!" because kids just want to yell stuff onscreen. But were any references actually funny? Did any internet meme reference make a movie better?
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mekanub Mar 26, 2026 +1
Galaxy Quest. When they’re landing on the alien planet and Guy starts freaking out because he doesn’t have a name and he’s the only one wearing a red shirt.
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Hawkson2020 Mar 26, 2026 +1
I guess that’s an “internet meme” reference but it’s also just a direct reference to the show they’re explicitly parodying.
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mekanub Mar 26, 2026 +1
Yeah in hindsight it’s more of a pop culture reference than an internet meme.
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Vindartn Mar 26, 2026 +1
 "I'm a bit of a scientist myself"  came from Spiderman in 2002, it wasn't a reference to a meme.
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_sw1fts Mar 26, 2026 +1
They reference it in No Way Home
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Vindartn Mar 26, 2026 +1
So a Spiderman movie that's entirely built on nostalgia references a famous line?
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armageddonquilt Mar 26, 2026 +1
They had Doc Ock literally say his "power of the sun in the palm of my hand" line TWICE.
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_sw1fts Mar 26, 2026 +1
Yeah? It's famous because it became a meme
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arkemiffo Mar 26, 2026 +1
Unless I misremember here, it's the same character saying it. That makes it not a reference, but a personality trait for him.
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ego_death_metal Mar 26, 2026 +1
wait. “I’m a bit of a scientist myself” wasn’t taken from a meme, it *became* a meme. right?
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_sw1fts Mar 26, 2026 +1
Yes but he says it again in No Way Home
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ego_death_metal Mar 26, 2026 +1
i don’t think that’s what they meant lol
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EddieDantes22 Mar 26, 2026 +1
It's one hundred percent what I meant.
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ego_death_metal Mar 26, 2026 +1
oh..carry on, have a good time
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succsforever Mar 26, 2026 +1
Movies are the ones making memes
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Pendragon235 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Not funny, exactly, but The Return of the King referenced [Figwit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figwit) in a fun but understated way. If you don't know the meme, the moment is completely normal, but makes for a fun nod to the fans.
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HappyGilOHMYGOD Mar 26, 2026 +1
The Green Goblin one is hilarious, so idk what you're on about here. In general Marvel does it well. Deadpool and Wolverine referenced a few memes and it was hilarious almost every time
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AngusLynch09 Mar 26, 2026 +1
>In general Marvel does it well.  Nah >Deadpool and Wolverine referenced a few memes and it was hilarious almost every time Nah
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HappyGilOHMYGOD Mar 26, 2026 +1
Not that hard to hit the TikTok app and post your stupid shit there
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AngusLynch09 Mar 26, 2026 +1
The stupid shit here is Deadpool and Wolverine :)
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HappyGilOHMYGOD Mar 26, 2026 +1
Ok. Isn't it past your bedtime?
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AngusLynch09 Mar 26, 2026 +1
Not quite sure what point you're trying to articulate with that. But I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for hurting your feelings.
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GILx87 Mar 26, 2026 +1
I physically shrivel when I see the “what are those?!” scene in Black Panther. Some jokes are time capsules that look terrible in hindsight.
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Next-Sheepherder3306 Mar 26, 2026 +1
deadpool kinda nailed it with the whole meta thing but most movies just feel like your dad trying to be cool when he drops a random "that's what she said" at thanksgiving dinner
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Haydzo Mar 26, 2026 +1
Not internet, but in the first Austin Powers movie when Dr Evil tried to do the Macarena the whole theatre was in hysterics.
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thatguygreg Mar 26, 2026 +1
lies
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Aki_wo_Kudasai Mar 26, 2026 +1
IDK I enjoyed the juggernaut scene with Kitty
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armageddonquilt Mar 26, 2026 +1
The Mitchells Vs the Machines is an animated movie that is absolutely LOADED with references to (mostly 2000s/early 2010s) internet memes. In my opinion it works because: 1. It's kind of the nature of the movie itself that it's very internet-brained, so they don't feel like out of place moments 2. The vast majority of them are blink and you miss it details rather than pausing the movie to deliver a punchline 3. When a meme reference IS part of the main joke, it's never treated as the joke itself (we said the thing, now laugh). Instead it's woven into other, much more character driven jokes and moments.
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truknight Mar 26, 2026 +1
Snakes On A Plane
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EddieDantes22 Mar 26, 2026 +1
That's the movie creating the meme, not the movie referencing a meme.
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truknight Mar 26, 2026 +1
Taking advantage of the Internet buzz for what had been a minor film in their 2006 line-up, New Line Cinema ordered five days of additional shooting in early March 2006 (principal photography had wrapped in September 2005).[16] While re-shoots normally imply problems with a film, the producers opted to add new scenes to the film to change the MPAA rating from PG-13 to R and bring it in line with growing fan expectations. The most notable addition was a revision of a catchphrase from the film that was parodied on the Internet by fans of the film, capitalizing on Jackson's typically foul-mouthed and violent film persona: "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!".[6] Subsequently, the public responded favorably to this creative change and marketing strategy, leading some members of the press to speculate that "the movie has grown from something of a joke into a phenomenon".
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