 Several noted films are referenced in the episode . After grabbing Dwight in a sleeper hold , Michael nonsensically shouts out Bedtime for Bonzo , a 1951 movie starring Ronald Reagan . Michael notes that Dwight cried at the end of Armageddon , a 1998 science fiction action movie starring Bruce Willis . Michael 's line " You talkin ' to me ? " is a line performed by Robert De Niro in the movie Taxi Driver . Michael mis @-@ attributes it to Al Pacino in Raging Bull . The Karate Kid franchise is referenced two separate times . Michael notes that Dwight is the " Hilary Swank version " , a reference to The Next Karate Kid , the fourth movie in the Karate Kid series , starring Swank as the first female student of sensei Miyagi . Kevin later tells Dwight to " sweep the leg " , a quote from the original movie . The episode also contains several television references . Jim mocks Pam by doubting her status as an Ultimate Fighter ; The Ultimate Fighter is a reality television series in the form of a martial arts competition . Michael turns the insult " queer " into a reference to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy , a make @-@ over reality television program featuring five openly gay men dispensing fashion and style advise . 
