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The series Seinfeld mentions many fictional films, sometimes as major plot elements, sometimes
minor plot elements and often as running gags.
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Rochelle, Rochelle

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Rochelle, Rochelle is a film referenced many times during the series. It is most likely based on
the 1974 erotic film Emmanuelle. Like other films referenced by the show, it is never shown, but
characters are portrayed watching it.. The dialogue indicates it is an erotic romance "about life,
love, and becoming a woman", evidenced by the movie's tagline, "A young girl's strange, erotic
journey from Milan to Minsk." George calls Rochelle, Rochelle "A foreign movie...a film, is what
it is" in The Smelly Car. Susan Ross notes that it contains "a lot of nudity." Rochelle, Rochelle is
a movie whose only positive aspect is its nudity. According to reactions to the movie throughout
the series, the plot is completely unbearable, but is still revered because of its nudity. This is
affirmed in "The Movie" when Elaine remarked, "Men will sit through the most boring pointless
movie if there's the slightest chance a woman will take her top off."
The film is first referenced in "The Movie," when George goes to see Rochelle, Rochelle instead
of watching Checkmate (see below). Jerry and Elaine end up in the same theater. After watching
the film for only a few minutes, the trio discover each other after hearing one another's audible
disgust. Indifferent to the audience, they yell out how bad the movie is and then all three walk
out. During this scene several bits of dialogue are heard from the movie (with Larry David
voicing the role of a man convincing Rochelle to undress). It is learned that Rochelle resides in

Milan and is visiting relatives in Minsk. According to a trailer overheard in the episode, The
Village Voice called the film "a masterpiece."
The movie is mentioned again in "The Smelly Car," when George tries to hide from Susan the
fact that he rented the movie, embarrassed to let her know that he watches movies for the nudity
(though he asserts that it's not frontal, but "sidal" nudity). The rented video then costs George
$98 when it is stolen from Jerry's car because the window was left open to air out the body odor
left behind by a parking valet.
The sixth-season episode "The Understudy" features a Broadway musical adaptation of
Rochelle, Rochelle starring Bette Midler, who appears in the episode as herself. She also sings a
song with the lyrics "Rochelle Rochelle". At the end of the episode, the understudy is seen
performing the title number (sample lyric: "Well, you've made a long journey from Milan to
Minsk, Rochelle, Rochelle!").
Rochelle, Rochelle was referenced again as a motion picture in Larry David's show Curb Your
Enthusiasm.
David further referenced Rochelle, Rochelle in a print advertisement for American Express,
where he lists the movie, including the tagline "a young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan
to Minsk," as his "favorite in-flight movie."
Prognosis Negative

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Prognosis Negative is another film mentioned in the dialogue of several episodes, and in at least
one episode a movie poster for it is visible. Unlike other fictional works mentioned throughout
the series, Prognosis Negative had its roots in an actual screenplay written by Seinfeld co-creator
Larry David in the 1980s. It was never produced.
In the episode "The Dog", Elaine wants to see Prognosis Negative with Jerry, and thus refuses to
see it with George when Jerry cannot go because of the dog he is petsitting. Jerry eventually sees
it with George while Elaine watches the dog, only to find out that the movie is terrible. Jerry
does not tell Elaine that he saw the movie without her and is forced to go see it again with her.
Later, in the episode "The Junior Mint", Elaine states that her friend is "prognosis negative" after
surgery.
According to the 'Notes About Nothing' on the Seinfeld DVD release, Prognosis Negative is an
unproduced screenplay written by Larry David about a man who receives a negative result on a
medical test, which he mistakenly believes to be bad. (This is actually referenced in the Seinfeld
episode "The Pilot, Part 2", when George breaks down after hearing that the test results for the
possibly cancerous white spot on his lip came out negative, only to be corrected by the doctor on
the other end.)
Robert Weide, who directed the faux documentary which would become the beginning of Curb
Your Enthusiasm, met Larry David through his screenplay for Prognosis Negative.

The term "prognosis negative" figures prominently in the 1939 film Dark Victory, starring Bette
Davis.
Sack Lunch

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Sack Lunch is a film discussed in the episode "The English Patient". It is released the same day
as The English Patient, a movie for which Elaine develops an intense dislike. Elaine's desire to
see Sack Lunch is ignored by her boyfriend, who insists on seeing The English Patient. Elaine
later goes to see Sack Lunch alone, but is spotted and scoffed at by her boyfriend. Afterward,
Elaine is delighted to hear Sack Lunch announced as the in-flight movie on her trip to Tunisia.
However, a group of disaffected Dominican Marxist crpe rollers hijack the plane in an attempt
to redirect it to Cuba, and demand that the captain turn off the in-flight movie. One of the
burning questions that bothers Elaine is whether the people on the theatrical release poster for the
movie got shrunk down or are in a giant sack.
The film is apparently supposed to be a reference to light, escapist comedies that have large
commercial appeal despite critical responses that are muted at best (as opposed to movies like
The English Patient, which earn much critical acclaim and Oscar nominations, but find little
popularity among the general populace).
Dabney Coleman is mentioned as the star of Sack Lunch.
Chunnel

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Chunnel is a film mentioned in the episode "The Pool Guy". Elaine and Jerry go to see the film
with Susan, with whom they are now spending a lot of time (much to George's chagrin).
However, Jerry and Elaine's noisy discussion about the plot during the film irritates Susan, who
shushes them and ultimately breaks off their newfound friendship.
From what little is heard of the movie's content, the plot appears to involve an explosion in the
Channel Tunnel which causes its evacuation. Larry David can be heard saying the line,
"Everybody out of the Chunnel!" according to the DVD Commentary on the Seinfeld Season 7
Episode "The Pool Guy".
Writer David Mandel states that the plot of Chunnel involves the President's daughter being
trapped in the 'Chunnel' between England and France. An exchange between a fictional President
of the United States and a presidential advisor can additionally be heard: "Mr. President, your
daughter is in the Chunnel." The tagline of the film was "Chunnel: 32 Miles of Hell". The
portions of the movie that are seen in "The Pool Guy" are from The American President as
Seinfeld was restricted to using Castle Rock film footage.
The film is mentioned later in the same season in "The Cadillac, Part 1", when Kramer remarks
that it is airing on HBO that evening.

Blimp

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George sees Blimp: The Hindenburg Story ("The Puerto Rican Day") and gets a laugh by
shouting out "That's gotta hurt!" as the Hindenburg explodes. Later, while his car is stuck in
traffic, he decides to go see it again with hope of more laughter; however, his plan is thwarted by
a fellow moviegoer who uses a laser pointer to make fun of the film. After leaving the film when
his line produces no laughter, he is followed by the moviegoer with the laser pointer for the rest
of the episode.
CheckMate

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CheckMate is a film at the center of the plot of "The Movie", ostensibly about chess and
intrigue. Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer all try to meet up to see the movie together, but
because of a series of problems, three of the four, independently, find themselves watching
Rochelle, Rochelle instead. The movie poster for the film is visible in the episode.
Larry David voices a role in the film, parts of which are overheard when the characters are in the
movie theater:
Larry David: I didn't know you enjoyed chess, your majesty.
King (Voiced by Jerry Seinfeld): Why wouldn't I?
Larry David: Because the king is always in jeopardy.
King (Jerry): Yes, but it's only a game!
Larry David: (suspiciously) Yes, of course...only a game.
Films referred to by Kramer in "The Pool Guy"
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In the episode "The Pool Guy", Kramer gets a new phone number that differs by a single digit
from the number for Moviefone. He begins answering the wrong numbers intended for
Moviefone and looking up movies for people. Among the films he references:

Agent Zero: This film was also referred to in another NBC sitcom of the time,
NewsRadio, where Andy Dick's character describes it to a co-worker played
by Phil Hartman through a series of sound effects. Agent Zero derives its
name from a screenplay Seinfeld writer David Mandel always wanted to write.

Brown-Eyed Girl (a reference to the song Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison)

Chow Fun: Elaine calls to find out what time it will be showing.

Cupid's Rival

Firestorm (also mentioned in "The Rye" and "The Engagement"): Jerry

discusses the movie with a friend, commenting that at one point, Harrison
Ford "jumped out of the plane and was shooting back up at them while he
was falling." His friend references an "underwater escape." According to the
father of Susan Ross, in one scene of the movie, a helicopter lands on top of a

car. He calls the film, "a hell of a picture". Immediately after Mr. Ross speaks
about this scene, an angry Frank Costanza loudly admonishes Mr. Ross for
'spoiling it for me'. (Note: There was later a real action movie with this title
starring Howie Long.) This movie was also mentioned in an episode of the
Irish sitcom Father Ted.

Mountain High: An R-rated film starring Kevin Bacon and Susan Sarandon.
Kramer reads its tagline from the newspaper ("There's no higher place than...
Mountain High!"), and also recites some (possibly fake) dialogue from the
film: "You've gotta get me over that mountain!" This was followed by a fake
explosion and exaggerated scream.

In addition, George calls to find out when Chunnel is being shown (see above).
Films bootlegged in "The Little Kicks"

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In "The Little Kicks," Jerry is roped into a bootlegging venture for Brody, a friend of Kramer.

Death Blow: When Jerry realizes that Brody is bootlegging the movie, he
asks to talk to Kramer outside of the theater. While outside, Jerry and Kramer
hear a loud explosion, which prompts Kramer to exclaim, "Ah, man, we're
missin' the death blow!" Jerry bootlegs this movie and becomes a bootlegging
legend for his excellent work in recording it. According to overheard dialogue,
there is a character in the film named "Death Blow." An offhand comment by
Kramer reveals that there is a Hawaiian man who may have received "the
final Death Blow" because Kramer believed "he really had it comin'." Kramer
delivers the tagline in this episode: "When someone tries to blow you up, not
because of who you are, but because of different reasons altogether!"
Apparently, it also contains a scene in which an unnamed antagonist and the
titular character "meet again." Some other viewers mention a scene in which
the main character falls out of the plane but continues to fire up.

Cry, Cry Again: Described by Brody as "an arty movie," Jerry refuses to
record a bootleg copy, and Kramer is forced to do it. The film probably takes
place at least in part in Paris, as a view of the Eiffel Tower is shown near the
end (this scene is from a real movie - Forget Paris). However, the rest of the
bootlegged copy is taped over by Elaine who wished to see how bad her
dancing was. Jerry says that in one scene, a character is "trying to buy back a
loaf of his soul," symbolized by a loaf of bread. Jerry tries to explain Elaine's
dancing on the tape by saying, "So you cry, and then when you see the
dancing, you cry again."

Vincent's Picks

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In "The Comeback", Elaine rents several movies, fictitious and otherwise, recommended by the
adolescent video store employee Vincent. Vincent's choices include:

The Pain and the Yearning: A 192-minute fictitious film, whose plot is
simply "An old woman experiences pain and yearning."; Kramer comments
"That's a lot of yearning!" Elaine passes over this film to see Weekend at
Bernie's II (a Gene pick), prompting Vincent to recommend Betrayed.

While at Champagne Video, Kramer claims that Vincent is an "art-house goon" and that he sticks
with "Gene picks". Kramer rents The Other Side of Darkness, a movie that went straight to
video. The movie is about a woman who goes into a coma, which leads Kramer to ask Jerry to be
responsible for removing his life support if he gets stuck in a coma.
Other films

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Blame it on the Rain ("The Calzone"): Elaine and her date Todd Gack are
forced to see this movie when Means to an End (see below) is sold out.
(Possibly a reference to the song of the same title by Milli Vanilli.)

Means to an End ("The Calzone"): Even though it is sold out, Jerry's

beautiful girlfriend Nikki manages to get two tickets to see this movie.

Cold Fusion ("The Bizarro Jerry"): Jerry mentions plans to see this film with
Kramer, who is unable to go because of a long day "working" at Brandt and
Leland.

The Muted Heart ("The Engagement"): Stars Glenn Close and Sally Field.
George would like to see Firestorm, but due to his recent engagement with
Susan Ross, he is forced to see this film instead.

The Other Side of Darkness ("The Comeback"): A direct-to-video release

about a female coma victim and her husband, played "unforgettabl[y]" by
Eric Roberts. The film is longer than two hours and concludes with the coma
victim regaining consciousness. Kramer rents this movie and subsequently
visits a lawyer to deal with the possibility of himself being in a coma, until he
sees the end of the film, at which point he attempts to revoke his living will.

Ponce De Leon: Elaine and George see this film together in "The Dog"
instead of Prognosis Negative. In "The Movie," they discuss the film; George
liked it, but Elaine hated it. The film concerns the Spanish conquistador Juan
Ponce de Len and his mythical search for the Fountain of Youth. One scene
that especially got to George is when Ponce De Leon and his crew splash
around in a supposed Fountain of Youth, only to realize, when he looks in a
mirror, that it did not have mystical powers. This film is also referenced in
Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm. In the Curb episode "The End", Larry
claims to have written a screenplay about Ponce De Leon.

Flaming Globes of Sigmund ("The Heart Attack"): Jerry dreams about a

scene from a sci-fi film while sleeping and wakes to scribble the line "Like
flaming globes of Sigmund" down on a piece of paper because he thinks it is

funny. He spends the rest of the episode trying to figure out what he wrote.
The episode ends with Jerry turning on the TV to find Flaming Globes of
Sigmund on with Larry David voicing the dialogue "It's just as you
prophesized! The planets of our solar system, incinerating. Like flaming
globes, Sigmund. Like flaming globes. Ah, ha, ha, ha..." In the series, it is
unclear what the actual title of the fictional film is, as it is never stated.
However, Larry Charles confirms it as the title in the DVD commentary.
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