References in other media

Ever since the film's release in 1978, Midnight Express has become so popular, that it has had some references in various other media.
==Movies==
===Airplane!===
Captain Oveur says "Joey, have you ever been in a... in a Turkish prison?".
===The Lego Movie===
The film is a loose rip-off of Midnight Express.
==TV shows==
===The Simpsons===
* The scene in the episode "Treehouse of Horror II" where Homer gets caught at the airport is a spoof of the scene where Billy Hayes gets caught at the airport in Midnight Express.
* In the episode "C.E.D'oh", Mr. Burns says that Smithers is "doing 80 years on an opium bust in a Turkish prison", referencing the movie Midnight Express.
* The title of the episode "Midnight Rx" is a reference to the film's title.
===SpongeBob SquarePants===
* In the episode "King Plankton", Plankton bites Patrick's tongue the same way that Billy Hayes did to Rifki in Midnight Express, though less violent. This is the first time that a reference to Midnight Express has been made in any Nickelodeon show.
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