Chariots of Fire

thumb|right|300px|"Chariots of Fur", the Monsterpiece Theatre parody of Chariots of Fire.
thumb|300px|A spoof of the iconic image from the film
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British film based loosely on the 1924 Summer Olympic Games. The film follows a British athletic team before and during the games in Paris. The movie won the Best Picture Oscar.
==References==
* The film was spoofed as a segment on Monsterpiece Theater. In keeping with the British tone of the film, stars Herry Monster and Grover refer to each other as "old bean" and "old chap."
* The film was spoofed in another Sesame Street segment, with Gordon going on a morning jog to music and camera angles similar to the film. 
* Gobo and Wembley parody the movie's slow-motion run scenes in the Fraggle Rock episode "Wembley and the Great Race."
* Kermit the Frog's performance of "It's Not Where You Start" on An Olympic Gala interpolates the riff from the film's title song by Vangelis.
* When Baby Fozzie launches Baby Kermit through the air in the Muppet Babies episode "Episode 310: Kermit and Fozzie's Eggcellent Adventure", his trajectory is shown in slow-motion as the music spoofs Vangelis's score from the movie.
==Connections==
* Kenneth Branagh played an artist
* Stephen Fry played an artist
* John Gielgud played the master of Trinity
* Richard Griffiths played the head porter of Caius College
* Ian Holm played Sam Mussabini
* Ruby Wax played Bunty
==External links==
* IMDb
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Category:Movie References