List of Drillimation references in film

This is a complete list of Drillimation references hidden within films, documentaries, and others.

A Love to Last

 * Type: Drama film
 * Origin: El Kadsre


 * In one scene where James and Angeline are sharing their time together, they can be seen playing Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom at an arcade.

Animals

 * Type: Animated film based on the TV show of the same name
 * Origin: Poland/United States

Part 1
Has numerous references:
 * When Furry is ranting about how much he hates the latest Touhou Project game, he yells out of his hotel window “DRILLIMATION RUINED TOUHOU!” multiple times before Fishy explains to him that Drillimation created Touhou Project (actually, Amusement Software did).
 * When the gang is at an arcade, a Mr. Driller arcade cabinet can be seen in the background.
 * An unknown Touhou arcade cabinet can be seen as well.
 * When Skippy The Hot Dog is channel surfing, for a split-second a 2006 Drillimation commercial for Mr. Driller X2: Underground Humiliation can be seen.
 * When the gang is at Air Guitar, Touhou merchandise can be seen.
 * When Furry is seen playing a Touhou game, he is seen using cheat codes that are actually impossible to do.
 * This film revealed that Fishy has multiple copies of the seventh Touhou game Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom for different platforms including the SNES, Genesis, and MS-DOS versions because it is his favourite game out of the whole series.
 * In one scene, the gang visit a Touhou Project-themed store.
 * When Skippy The Hot Dog is watching Cartoon Network, a CN City ident featuring Susumu Takajima can be seen.
 * Susumu Takajima can be seen on the print of Hairy’s Converse sneakers.
 * On the plane ride, Hairy is seen eating Mr. Driller Dunkaroos.
 * In one scene, the gang sneaks into an IKEA store to replace everything with Drillimation merchandise.
 * One of the main characters of the film, Haarkerjet, was revealed to be Susumu Takajima in disguise at the end of part one when Furry accidentally kills him.

Part 2

 * At the beginning of Part Two, Fishy throws up after consuming an expired bottle of Driller’s Magic Hair Gel, the gel that Driller often uses to spike his hair.
 * When Fruitz destroys a school bus, a child is screaming whilst playing the Game Boy Advance port of Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom, while another child is playing it on a Nintendo DS.
 * In one scene, Fishy and Hairy argue over what to watch on the TV, until a South Park-Touhou crossover plays on Comedy Central.

A Silent Voice

 * Type: Anime film
 * Origin: Japan


 * A student can be heard playing Killer Minecraft on a bus.

Baby Alive: The Movie

 * Type: Hybrid film
 * Origin: Amedisa, Ireland, and the Island of Sally

Has numerous references:
 * Jack says “Get outta here, twerp! I'm playing Touhou!” when Dead intrudes into his room, although he is not actually playing Touhou.
 * The arcade machine Alive tries to steal says “Monsieur Driller”, which is the French title of Mr. Driller.
 * In the TV/home video version of the French dub, when Sally watches anime, it says “Drillimation Presents” in French for a split-second. Not present in the theatrical release.
 * The mayor's cat is named Susumu Hori.
 * Sound effects from various Drillimation games are heard in the Miami Spanish dub occasionally.
 * This reference is also in the entire show, as the Miami Spanish dub was unauthorised and therefore makes its own backing track with sound effects directly extracted from Drillimation games.
 * Jack says “Stop acting like the Angry German Kid from that video game!” when Alive throws a tantrum, referencing the traits of Leopold Slikk from Angry German Kid.
 * The safety video on the plane feature Drillimation characters as demonstrators.

Big Hero 6

 * Type: Animated film
 * Origin: United States


 * The name San Fransokyo is a spoof of Gensoukyou, even though the place is a hybrid between San Francisco and Tokyo.

Bionicle VI: Island of Doom

 * Type: Tokusatsu Film
 * Origin: El Kadsre


 * In the arcade scene of the film, a Mr. Driller machine can be seen in the background.

Bionicle VII: Sea of Darkness

 * Type: Tokusatsu Film
 * Origin: El Kadsre


 * A Mr. Driller machine appears in the arcade room in MURC.

Bowling for Columbine

 * Type: Documentary
 * Origin: United States, Canada


 * At a Detroit-based arcade, a Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil cabinet can be seen in the background. One later scene has the owner playing the game. For sharp-eared viewers, they can tell he is fighting against Rumia as the stage 1 boss theme, Apparitions Stalk the Night, is playing in the background.

Frontline

 * Type: Documentary series
 * Origin: United States


 * One episode, The Cartoon Arcade, shows a man's experience with Drillimation games from his childhood and his experience with the more controversial games.

High School Girls

 * Type: Drama film
 * Origin: Azara, United States


 * When the class prepares for a fire drill, the central character recalls to the first time they had to prepare for a fire drill and shows a flashback of schoolchildren watching the Lucky Channel segment that has Akira and Minoru teaching them what to do if in case of a school incident or fire.

Lana X: The Ladybot

 * Type: Tokusatsu film
 * Origin: El Kadsre


 * When Lana is trying to figure out where the enemy is located, and when one of her friends goes inside her dorm room asking her what she is doing, she responds with "Playing Touhou".

Spider-Man: Homecoming

 * Type: Superhero film
 * Origin: United States


 * The laptop that one of Parker's friends owns has a decal of Susumu Hori on it.

Star Wars Episode XIII: The Last Jedi

 * Type: Space opera film
 * Origin: United States


 * According to interviews, Amilyn Holdo has a hairstyle nearly identical to Tsukasa Hiiragi's. The filmmakers did this for Holdo as a tribute to when Drillimation worked with Lucasfilm during the production of the English dub for Star Trigon.

That Sugar Film

 * Type: Documentary film
 * Origin: Australia


 * During the central character's talks about sugar, footage from Star Trigon can be seen on a TV in his home in Australia.

The Rick the Robot Movie

 * Type: Animated film
 * Origin: Randomia


 * Rick's line "Larry, I want to share one thing with you: IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT LOVE!" is a reference to Konata's line in the first episode of Lucky Star when she meets Susumu for the first time at the Lucky Star Kingdom.

Wreck-It Ralph

 * Type: Animated film
 * Origin: United States

Has numerous references:
 * Dr. Manhole appears as one of the main villains in a conference between various video game villains.
 * A Mr. Driller arcade machine appears in a promotional ad for Litwak's Arcade.
 * A Driller Engine Grand Prix 2x2 machine appears physically in the arcade.