40 Sources of Inspiration for Major Movies and TV Shows

So that’s how they got that idea!

While were watching a great movie or TV show, its rare that we ask ourselves where they got their ideas from. If their inspirations were that on the nose, we might be witnessing a little plagiarism. Not to mention, questions about inspiration are usually reserved for the plethora of entertainment news reporters who ask them on the press tour. 

Thankfully, these creators gave some pretty great answers!

Aladdin

E.T.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Exorcist

The Shining

Wednesday

House of the Dragon

Cookie Monster

Peanuts

Star Trek

Scooby-Doo

The Good Place

Thor: Ragnarok

Madea

Sonny Corleone

Don’t Look Up

Vice

Captain Jack Sparrow

Forrest Gump

Wonder Woman

Saw

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

Nacho Libre

Inception

Black Panther

Lord of the Rings

The Purge

South Park

The Good Place

BoJack Horseman

Birds of Prey

Star Wars

Heat

101 Dalmations

Tropic Thunder

American Psycho

Hannibal Lecter

The Joker

The Devil Wears Prada

Family Guy

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