sections reads "KRAKATOA, WEST OF JAVA (THE MOVIE WAS WRONG)". The film is mentioned by Jerry Seinfeld in the Seinfeld episode "The Truth": "Those brave Krakatoans, east of Java, who sacrificed so much for so long!" It is parodied in the Monty Python sketch "Scott of the Antarctic" as "Krakatoa, East of Leamington". In the final episode of Eerie, Indiana, one character can be heard saying on the phone, "Who cares if Krakatoa isn't really east of Java?", referring to getting a bad grade on a test.Krakatoa, East of Java was the first film that British film critic Mark Kermode ever saw. The phrase "Krakatoa, east of Java" is used in the lyrics to the 1979 song "Lava" by The B-52's, included in their first album The B-52's: "My heart's crackin' like a Krakatoa. Krakatoa, east of Java, molten bodies, fiery lava." It also appears in the song "New World Disorder" by Biohazard, from the album of the same name. The film is mentioned in the Wings episode "Just Say No". When Brian jokes that if his date the previous night had been a movie, "waves would be crashing, rockets would be launching, and volcanoes would be erupting," Lowell replies, "I've seen that movie: Krakatoa, East of Java. There wasn't much sex, but nobody had any time." In 1982 the French group Indochine wrote the song, À l'est de Java, narrating the story of the movie. The lyrics were written by Nicola Sirkis and the music was composed by Dominik Nicolas. An exterior shot of the Cinerama Dome in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood depicts the theater in 1969 advertising Krakatoa, East of Java. The recreated vintage posters were left on the theater's exterior as part of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'''s 70mm engagement there. See also List of American films of 1968 Notes References External links Photo gallery of models, miniatures, and special effects used in Krakatoa, East of Java and Eugène Lourié's account of filming the special effects sequences at Model Ships in the Cinema 1969 films 1960s disaster films American disaster films Films scored by Frank De Vol Films set in Indonesia Films directed by Bernard L. Kowalski Krakatoa Seafaring films Films about volcanoes Films set in 1883 1960s historical drama films American historical drama films Cinerama Releasing Corporation films 1883 eruption of Krakatoa 1960s English-language films 1960s American films