BOC FAQ A Blue Oyster Cult Omnipendium by John Swartz Section 5. NOTE See the following link on the official BOC website for more information about references to BOC on television In the movie, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, one of the characters is approached by a kid looking for concert tickets. He asks him if he has any BOC tickets. A line in the movie, Alien 3 was probably inspired by BOC. In the movie, the character named Dillon has the following line Do you want to be on your feet, or on your knees BOC received two references in the 1. Detroit Rock City. Cult Comedy Movies Dragons: Gift Of The Night Fury ' title='Cult Comedy Movies Dragons: Gift Of The Night Fury ' />In one scene, where some kids are riding in a car on their way to Detroit, the comment is made that in 1. KISS opened for BOC, and that the very next year, to the day, BOC opened for KISS. In actuality, it was 2 years to the day that this happened, and not the very next year. In another scene, in a convenience store, someone threatens to steal KISS tickets from a little kid. The kid summons his older brother, who is very large. As the older brother comes down the aisle, the camera zooms on his footsteps, and BOCs Godzilla plays. Whether or not this is at all directly related to BOCs song, Debbie Denise is not known, but it is rather interesting none the less. Our film critics on blockbusters, independents and everything in between. Tickets for Concerts, Sports, Theatre and More Online at TicketsInventory. According to the credits for the films Forrest Gumpand ontact the name of the Visual Effects Producer was Debbie Denise. Perhaps her parents were BOC fans. In the 1. 99. 2 film, Singles, Matt Dillon plays a member of a grunge band called Citizen Dick. On his refrigerator is a handbill or small poster, showing Citizen Dick opening for Blue Oyster Cult. In John Carpenters 1. Prince of Darkness, there is a scene with the BOC symbol. It is used as a satanic symbol and appears on the flesh of a possessed person. John Carpenter was also responsible for the previously mentioned movie, Halloween, in which Dont Fear The Reaper is played. The song Dont Fear The Reaper has appeared in several movies, including Spirit of 7. Halloween, The Stand, and The Stoned Age which also features Burnin For You see more in the next paragraph. Dont Fear The Reaper was also used in 1. ABC television show, Charlie Grace. In the 1. The Frighteners, a cover of Dont Fear The Reaper is performed by The Mutton Birds, and in the 1. Scream, an acoustic cover of the song is played by the band Gus. Some version of the song, possibly the one which appears on the Guitars Practicing Musicians Volume III, is used in the movie, The Executioners Song. The heavy use of Dont Fear The Reaper prompted ntertainment Weeklymagazine February 7th 1. In addition, the title of the song was referred to in the movie, Bill and Teds Bogus Journey after beating Death at Battleship and Twister, one of the films protagonists says, I cant believe we beat Death, to which his partner responded, Dont Fear The Reaper. What could almost be described as a BOC video, the movie, The Stoned Age, contains lots of references to BOC. The movie released in the early to mid 1. The lead character, a youth named Joe, is a big BOC fan, who rides around with his buddy Hubbs in search of the ultimate good time. Joe, who had been hit by BOCs lasers during a performance of Dont Fear The Reaper a pussy song according to Hubbs, has been having visions of a giant gnarly eyeball. During the film, Joe and Hubbs basically spend their time getting wasted, and trying to pick up girls to party with. Aside from about a minutes worth of live footage of BOC playing Dont Fear The Reaper when Joe is hit by the lasers, there are lots of BOC references in the film. The car driven by Joe and Hubbs, named The Blue Torpedo, has a big BOC logo on the hood. One of the girls wears a BOC tour shirt with the yranny And Mutation cover on it. Dont Fear The Reaper is played a few times, as well as Burnin For You. The use of Burnin For You is erroneous for the time depicted in the movie mid to late 1. BOC used lasers in concert as this song came out in 1. Bolle Gregmar, Melne Murphy, and The Museum of Cult are mentioned in the credits, as Bolle served as the BOC advisor. Finally, Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma have a cameo appearance as bootleg t shirt salesmen in the trailer after the credits roll. The versions of Dont Fear The Reaper and Burnin For You used in the movie are the versions off of ult Classicno doubt to avoid legal issues with Columbia, although CBS records is credited as providing the BOC concert footage. Finally, video production specialist and BOC fan, Daryl Maxwell, created a digital video for the bands song, Divine Wind. As previously mentioned, the song was originally written as a reaction to a situation in Iran where U. S. citizens were taken hostage. In the wake of terrorist attacks in the U. S. on September 1. BOC fans felt the song was very applicable once again. This video was assembled from news footage, and is a compelling and emotional reflection on Americas new Day of Infamy. The video currently can be found online at NOTE See the following link on the official BOC website for more information about references to BOC on television The song Dont Fear The Reaper has been referenced numerous times in television and video. In an episode of the animated cartoon, The Simpsons, Homer Simpson is quoted as saying O. K. Homer, Dont Fear The Reaper before attempting some death defying stunt. In 1. 99. 7, a professional wrestler known as The Coroner in the National Professional Wrestling Association uses Dont Fear The Reaper as his theme song. In 1. 99. 8, on the TV game show Jeopardy aired 231. Double Jeopardy round for 8. In 1. 97. 6, Blue Oyster Cult advised Dont Fear him. A childrens show, Big Bad Beetle Borgs used the song title as the title of one of their episodes. Finally, in his 1. The Compleat Al, Weird Al Yankovic has a sketch where he plays Dont Fear The Reaper backwards and hears the following message in some silly voice with weird science fiction noises possibly using a theremin in the background Hello, we the ancient astronauts would like to thank everyone for making this record possible. Thank you thank you thank you, we really appreciate it, thanks guys. Editors note this was a joke for the video you wont actually hear these sounds if try this yourself. Another reference to BOC was made in an episode of the animated cartoon The Simpsons. Homer is talking to his friends in a bar about dying. His friends begin discussing obtaining his body parts after he dies, to which he replies, Hey Quit harvesting me with your eyes In the fall of 2. BOC was heavily referenced in the season premier of The Simpsons. In the episode, Homer appears in court because Bart has stolen a car. Cult Comedy Movies The Last Flight Of The Champion there. The judge asked Homer why he hadnt driven Bart all the way to school. Homer said because he had dropped Bart off to chase down a local radio station van to win a contest. For 4. 0 the judge asks, at which point Homer pulls a round Kronos symbol necklace out of his collar and says, And this Blue Oyster Cult medallion. Then Homer says, Your Honor, if I could just sing a little bit of Dont Fear The Reaper, at which point the judge cuts him off by responding, Im familiar with BOC Finally, the opening strains of Dont Fear The Reaper are played over the closing credits. The premier episode for the second season of HBOs pawnseries contains a possible BOC reference. The character Violator, the demon guardian of Spawn says to him, This world aint about trust, its about Dominance and Submission, its about power In 1. Showtime television channel showed the 1. Tri Star release of the movie odzilla The announcer quoted a line from BOCs song Godzilla during an advertisement for the moview by saying, History shows again and again, how nature points out the folly of man. Godzilla. An episode of the cartoon series Duckman contained a BOC reference. Comedy Posters at All.