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The term "[[Nine Inch Nails]]" has been used in various cultural references, and as an otherwise unlikely phrase , is often assumed to be in reference or tribute to the band. Examples include musicians such as [[Tori Amos]]NIN songs have also been used in many films, television shows and video games such as ''[[Quake]],'' movies such as ''Man on Fire,'' and literature such as ''The Dark Tower.''
==Music==
* Eminem's "My Name Is" from his 1999 album ''The Slim Shady LP'' includes the line "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?" in the first verse, commonly seen as a nod to the band.
* Progressive metal band Dream Theater has performed a live medley called "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden." It used the lyrics of their earlier release "Caught in a Web," but with new music which was a combination of the styles of Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, [[Tool]], and [[Soundgarden]], all of which were prominent rock bands during the 90s. The band later wrote new lyrics to the song and released it as "New Millennium" on the album ''Falling into Infinity.''
* Nine Inch Nails is referenced in the Phi Life Cypher remix of Gorillaz' "Clint Eastwood:" "Now rearrangin' your whole skeletal structure then I find some nine inch nails to perform some acupuncture."
* "Weird Al" Yankovic has paid tribute to NIN more than once: "[[Closer]]" is parodied in the "Alternative Polka" from ''Bad Hair Day,'' and "Germs," on the album ''Running with Scissors,'' sounds like a cross between "[[Terrible Lie]]" and "[[Closer]]" with some elements from "[[Mr. Self Destruct]]."
==Film==
''See also: [[Soundtracks]]''
* ''Class of 1999'' (1990): During the scene featuring a phone conversation between Cody and Hector, "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" plays on the radio in Razorhead's headquarter.
* ''Prayer of the Rollerboys'' (1991): "Head Like a Hole" can be heard playing at a party.
* ''The Crow'' (1994): Cover of Joy Division's "[[Dead Souls]]" from their album ''Still,'' played as Eric Draven runs across rooftops.
* ''[[Natural Born Killers Soundtrack|Natural Born Killers]]'' (1994): "[[Something I Can Never Have]]" (edited and extended), "[[Burn (song)|Burn]]" and "[[A Warm Place]]" are used in the film and appear on the ''Natural Born Killers'' soundtrack, which Reznor produced.
* ''Clueless'' (1995): Travis Birkenstock says, "so how I feel about The Rolling Stones, is how my kids are going to feel about Nine Inch Nails."
* ''The Doom Generation'' (1995): The film opens in a nightclub playing "[[Heresy]]."
* ''Se7en'' (1995): The opening sequence features the "Closer" remix "[[Closer#Closer_.28Precursor.29|Closer (Precursor)]]".
*''Joe's Apartment'' (1996): The main character is seen wearing a ''[[Closer To God]]'' shirt.* ''The Fan'' (1996): A clip of "[[Mr. Self Destruct|The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One]]", "[[Closer#Closer_.28Further_Away.29|Closer (Further Away)]]" and "Closer To God"are all featured.
* ''[[Lost Highway Soundtrack|Lost Highway]]'' (1997): Reznor wrote "The Perfect Drug" specifically for this film, with limited production time. He was also the producer for the film's soundtrack, and wrote/performed "[[Driver Down]]" and "[[Videodrones; Questions]]" along with [[Peter Christopherson]].
* ''Small Soldiers'' (1998): Just as one of the soldiers is about to fire the nail gun, he shouts, "Hey kid, don't you like Nine Inch Nails?".
* ''Tuesdays with Morrie'' (1999): The opening sequence featured a voice saying "Morrie would dance to anything... Name a band. He'd do the twist to Nine Inch Nails".
* ''The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999): A NIN poster is seen on the main character's bedroom wall.
* ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000): Trent Reznor and [[Nothing Records]] are credited in the "Special Thanks" section of the film's end credits. Composer [[Clint Mansell]] said Reznor served as a music consultant for the film's soundtrack.
* ''Final Destination'' (2000): When Carter tries to run over Billy shortly before Terry's death, "[[Into The Void (song)|Into The Void]]" can be heard pumping from his car. A fan made this connection to something Trent had purportedly said:
* ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001): "[[Deep]]".
* ''Resident Evil'' (2002): While Alice battles the mutated dogs, "[[Fist Fuck]]" soundtracks the assault.
* ''Saw'' (2003 short film): Intro has a clip and end credits have clips from the ''[[Fixed]]'' remix of "[[Screaming SlaveHappiness In Slavery]]".* ''School of Rock'' (2003): A NIN sticker can be seen among the band stickers in Dewey's bedroom.
* ''The Machinist'' (2004): Writer Scott Kosar is a fan of Nine Inch Nails, and named Christian Bale's character Trevor Reznik in tribute to Reznor. His original script had NIN lyrics on the first page, the promotional poster for the film has a backwards 'N' (as in the NIИ logo), and early press articles described Reznik as going through "[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|a downward spiral]]."
* ''Man on Fire'' (2004): Clips of "The Art Of Self Destruction, Part One," "[[Mr. Self Destruct|Self Destruction, Part Two]]," and "[[The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)]]" from ''[[Further Down The Spiral]];'' "[[The Mark Has Been Made]]" and "[[The Great Below]]" from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]];'' and "[[The Wretched|The Wretched (Version)]]" from ''[[Things Falling Apart]].'' Reznor received a "Music Consultant" credit for the film.
* ''Doom'' (2005): Clint Mansell's remix of "[[You Know What You Are?]]" starts the ending credits. This is most likely a tribute to Reznor's work on the ''[[QuakeSoundtrack|Quake]]'' and ''Doom III'' sound effects and music mentioned below.* ''Underworld 2: Evolution'' (2006): The trailer One of the TV spots features "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]."
* ''300'' (2007): Trailers feature "[[Just Like You Imagined]]."
* ''The Hitcher'' (2007): "Closer" is used in a chase scene.
* ''Mass Effect 2'' (2010): "The Day The World Went Away" is featured in a [http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/masseffect2workingtitle/video/6210755/mass-effect-2-official-trailer?hd=1&tag=videos;hd;8 trailer]. This is the same version used in the Terminator: Salvation trailer. (It is disputed this is actually TDTWWA [http://meforums.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=680294&forum=144&sp=0])
*''Bulletstorm'' (2010): "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]" is used in the [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-gameplay-bulletstorm/100172 trailer].
* ''[[The Social Network Soundtrack|The Social Network]]'' (2010): Along with a score by [[Trent Reznor|Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross|Atticus Ross]], variations on "[[35 Ghosts IV|35 Ghosts IV]]" and "[[2 Ghosts I|2 Ghosts I]]" can be heard in the film.
* ''Tetsuo: The Bullet Man'' (2010): Trent Reznor composed the instrumental [[Tetsuo|theme song]].
*''Red Riding Hood'' (2011): "The Hand That Feeds" is used in the trailer.
*''[[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack|The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Lisbeth gains information from a man wearing a "NIN" shirt at one point during the film.
*''The Avengers'' (2012): "[[We're In This Together (song)|We're In This Together]]" is used in a trailer.
*''The Cabin in the WoodWoods'' (2012): "[[Last]]" is used in the credits.
*''Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters'' (2013): "The Wretched (Version)" is used in the trailer.
*''The Unbelievers'' (2013): "[[Complication]]" is used during the first sequence of scenes in the film.
*''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014): "[[Love Is Not Enough]]" is used in the trailer.
*''300: Rise of An Empire'' (2014): "[[Eraser]]" is used in the trailer.
*''The Raid 2'' (2014): "[[13 Ghosts II]]" and "[[14 Ghosts II]]" are used in the film's final scene and credits.
*''Mourning Son'' (2015): Contains an extended version of "[[1 Ghosts I]]".
*''Captain Marvel'' (2019): In the film, which is set in the 90's, Captain Marvel (played by Brie Larson) dons civilian clothing, including a white "NIN" logo t-shirt.
*''[[Soul (Original Score)|Soul]]'' (2020): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, there is a hardware store sign in the background advertising a sale on "9 in. nails."
*''Tick, Tick... Boom!'' (2021): There is a NIN postcard on the wall of the main character's kitchen.
*''[[The Killer (Original Score)|The Killer]]'' (2023): In addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the band's name is somewhat referenced in the film when the main character says "nine gauge nails."
*''The Beekeeper'' (2024): A cinematic remix of "Head Like A Hole" is used in the trailer.
*''The Marvels'' (2023): Echoing 2019's ''Captain Marvel'', a character is this movie wears a "NIN" logo shirt.
==Television==
*In the first episode of ''Gossip Girl,'' the main character's mother was caught having sex with Trent by the main character's love interest's father. When the mother tells the father "in your dreams," he replies with "Well you are in my dreams, Lily. One in particular that recurs involves finding you in the back of a Nine Inch Nails bus with your shoes, and your earrings, and… Trent Reznor. Oh! That happened."
*A promo for the 2009–10 season of ''Fringe'' contains a new version of "[[Zero-Sum]]" as well as dialogue read by Reznor. Running the audio through a spectrograph reveals an image of a butterfly.
**Also on ''Fringe'', during the episode "Midnight", the song "[[Discipline]] " can be heard.*Beavis and Butthead Butt-head "reviewed" the videos for both "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]", "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm9G_97w_LI] and "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vU1FjJ9-NY&feature=related].
*In ''The Nanny'' episode "The Party's Over," Maggie wants to attend a Nine Inch Nails concert. Fran's reaction to hearing this is, "Barbra's on tour again?"
*In the ''How I Met Your Mother'' episode "Little Minnesota", Ted's sister, Heather, sells his possessions to buy tickets and travel to a Nine Inch Nails concert in Spain.*IFC's "''The Whitest Kids U Know" '' contains a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4H5h-oHvuo sketch] with a crude representation of Trent Reznor. *A trailer for the new season of ''Sons of Anarchy'' featured a clip of "[[The Mark Has Been Made]]." *A commercial for Beats Music featured "[[2 Ghosts I]]."*On Nickelodeon's ''Danny Phantom'', a NIN poster can be seen in the background.*In a 2014 episode of ''Top Gear'', the song "[[Disappointed]]" can be heard.*In ''The Vampire Diaries'' in the episode "I Alone," Damon Salvatore lists Nine Inch Nails (along with Nirvana and Boyz II Men) as a possible music choice.**Also, in season six of ''The Vampire Diaries'' all episode titles are based on song titles and episode 16 is titled "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]." This episode was Ian Somerhalder's directorial debut and he revealed the episode title comes from the title of his favorite Nine Inch Nails album.*In ''The Walking Dead'' episode "Try," "[[Somewhat Damaged]]" is prominently featured at the beginning. It is the first track on a CD mix titled "Run Mix" created by Aiden and found by his mother, Deanna, after his death.*Part 5 of the documentary miniseries ''O.J.: Made In America'' uses "[[5 Ghosts I]]" and "[[28 Ghosts IV]]".*Nine Inch Nails (billed as "The Nine Inch Nails" and consisting of Reznor, [[Robin Finck]], [[Mariqueen Maandig]], [[Atticus Ross]], [[Alessandro Cortini]] and Joey Castillo of [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]) appeared in an episode of ''Twin Peaks: The Return'', doing a mimed performance of "[[She's Gone Away]]". The song also appears on the soundtrack for the new series.*NIN shirts are worn on two episodes of ''Narcos''.*The documentary series ''[[The Vietnam War Original Score|The Vietnam War]]'' contains several NIN tracks, in addition to featuring a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.*NIN songs are used in multiple episodes of ''Animal Kingdom''.*In the ''Schitt's Creek'' episode "The Plant", it is mentioned that the acapella group Jazzagals are rehearsing a Nine Inch Nails medley.*"Hurt" is used on ''Rick And Morty'' during the episode "The Wedding Squanchers".*"Head Like A Hole" and "Right Where It Belongs" are reinterpreted as pop songs by Ashley O (played by Miley Cyrus) in the "Rachel, Jack And Ashley Too" episode of ''Black Mirror''.*In Season 3, Episode 10 of ''Jessica Jones'', the title character is seen holding a Nine Inch Nails concert ticket stub.*In an episode of Hulu's series adaptation of ''High Fidelity'', Robin's character is seen wearing a ''Closer To God'' t-shirt and a NIN sticker appears on the cash register.*The Kate Kane character wears a NIN shirt in an episode of ''Batwoman''.*In ''The X-Files'' episode "Quagmire", a van can be seen with NIN stickers on it.*Multiple documentaries by Adam Curtis feature the music of Nine Inch Nails.*A 2010 episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' is titled "[[Adrift And At Peace]]".*In a 1999 episode of ''Saturday Night Live'', a NIN sticker can be seen on a garbage can during a Mary Katherine Gallagher sketch.*"Closer" is used in an episode of ''Pam & Tommy''.*Interpretations of multiple NIN songs are used on ''Westworld''.*"Something I Can Never Have" is used during the credits of an episode of ''Black Bird''.*NIN is mentioned in Season 9, Episode 3 of ''The Flash''.*In the ''Bob's Burgers'' episode "These Boots Are Made For Stalking", Gene makes a reference to NIN.*"The Day The World Went Away", "[[Letting Go While Holding On]]", "[[Hope We Can Again]]", and multiple tracks from the ''[[Waves (Original Score)]]'' are used in season 2 episodes of ''The Bear''.*"[[Slipping Away]]" was used in an episode of ''The Walking Dead: Dead City''.*A special remix of "Closer" was used in episode 2 of ''The Fall of the House of Usher''.*"Terrible Lie" was used in an episode of ''Goosebumps''.*A NIN sticker can be seen in the background on an episode of ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''.*''The Defiant Ones'' docuseries features NIN and contains numerous NIN tracks.*''Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza'' docuseries features NIN.
==Literature and Comics==
* In the webcomic ''[http://www.pholph.com JACK],'' many of the story arcs have lines or names that reference Nine Inch Nails as well as other bands that the author, David Hopkins, has an affinity for (such as Pink Floyd). Some of the references are the stories "The Mark Has Been Made" and "[[Twist]]" as well as the arc "Hell Is That Noise" which is acknowledged as a "Tribute to NIN" and includes song titles and lyrics taken from ''The Fragile'' in order to form a story about a soldier during "The Great Trench War" (a fictional equivalent to WWI) who commits suicide after finding out his wife had hung herself while he was away after the deaths of her three newborn children; his journey through Hell to find her; and his outright refusal of the truth when he finds it.
*A young soldier in the comic strip ''Doonesbury'' lost most of his hearing due to listening to too much Nine Inch Nails music before he was severely injured in Iraq. His hearing loss was "[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/db/2008/db080128.gif worth it]!"
*In the ''[https://xkcd.com/1732/ Earth Temperature Timeline]'' published by [[wp:xkcd|xkcd]], one figure is seen writing "NIИ" on a cave wall.
*Issue #1052 of ''Action Comics'' contains a short story entitled "Head Like A Whole".
*"[[Ruiner]]" is referenced in part 4 of David Mack's ''Kabuki: Circle of Blood'' comic.
*''Pretty Hate Machine'' is referenced in Josh Malerman's novel ''Daphne''.
==Video Games==
''See also: [[Use in Video Games]]''
*The fortress bosses (the fire-breathing dinosaurs) in various incarnations and versions of ''Super Mario World'' are called Reznors and have been confirmed to be named after Trent.[http://www.mariowiki.com/Reznor]
*The first person shooter ''See SiN'' contains a reference to "[[Reptile]]" in the form of a bulletin board with the words "she has the blood of reptile underneath her skin" on it. The game title may also: be a reference to "[[Use in Video GamesSin (song)|Sin]]".*The campaign trailer for ''Gears 5''debuted at Gamescom 2019 to the music of "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]".
==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722153/ IMDB profile] for all Film and Television featuring Reznor's work.
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