Escaping the Prison/References

This is a list of pop culture references in Escaping the Prison.


 * Henry has Kevin Lomax (the main character from the movie The Devil's Advocate)'s number as a lawyer contact in his cellphone.
 * Henry has the number of attorney Fletcher Reede from the movie Liar Liar as a contact in his cellphone.
 * Henry is shown to have "S. Goodman" on his contact list, which is a reference to the "criminal" lawyer Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
 * Henry is shown to have "J. Pianta" on his contact list, which is a reference to Judge Pianta, one of the island-dwelling people who live at Isle Delfino who convicts Mario at the start of the game.
 * The Futurama character Hyper-Chicken is one of the attorneys from Henry's phone. In the remaster, Hyper-Chicken's name was changed to M. Hyperchicken to avoid copyright.
 * The main theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was used during the standoff in the Badass Bust Out ending. This was replaced with an original composition in the Remastered version for copyright reasons.
 * The bullet dodge scene when Henry battles Captain Ed Roberts is an homage to similar slow-motion scenes in The Matrix.
 * The character Felix White, who appears as Henry's lawyer in the trial, is actually based on the character Phoenix Wright from that game series. Henry also has Apollo Justice (another character) on his cellphone. The whole trial scene, including the courtroom interior, intro, and Hubert Brown, is based on Ace Attorney.
 * When Henry uses the Opacitator, the song Dum Da Dum Doi Doi, part of The Neverhood soundtrack is heard. During the Shadozer fail, an excerpt from Pulling of the Pin is heard as background music.
 * The fact that Henry trips when left is selected during one of the quick-time events where he evades two guards is a reference to how characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl may randomly trip when attempting to run left or right; this mechanic is regarded by many as annoying and infamous and easily disrupts competitive play.
 * Henry says "What the– *BOOM*" which is a reference to Worms, when a grenade is about to detonate at a nearby enemy worm.
 * The Shoop da Whoop meme appears as the sun when clicked on during the credits of the Sneaky Escapist route.
 * A Coke bottle can be seen in the backpack.