10 Best Classic Movie References In The John Wick Franchise

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT From Enter the Dragon to Lawrence of Arabia, the John Wick franchise is jam-packed with references to classic movies. John Wick was conceived as a mishmash of the visual style of neo-noir, the fight choreography of martial arts movies, and the operatic violence of spaghetti westerns, so it makes sense that the franchise has drawn from a deep well of cinematic influences.

9 The Warriors The WUXIA radio DJ in John Wick: Chapter 4 When John is making his way across Paris to face the Marquis in a duel in John Wick: Chapter 4, audiences are introduced to WUXIA, an exclusive radio station within the criminal underworld named after a subgenre of martial arts movies.

7 The Tale Of Zatoichi Donnie Yen's Caine in John Wick: Chapter 4 Donnie Yen’s role as blind martial arts master Caine in John Wick: Chapter 4 has been compared to Yen’s previous performance as “Guardian of the Whills” Chirrut Îmwe in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. But the character was actually inspired by a much earlier film: the classic samurai movie The Tale of Zatoichi. The Tale of Zatoichi revolves around a blind masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.

5 The Exorcist The deadly staircase in John Wick: Chapter 4 The climactic sequence in John Wick: Chapter 4 sees John making his way up the giant staircase to the Sacré-Coeur Basilica for his final duel with the Marquis. On his way up the stairs, John kills a bunch of fellow assassins, and when he finally gets to the top, he’s kicked all the way back down to the bottom, so he has to repeat the Herculean struggle of getting back to the top.

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