23. Real Life IRON MAIDEN References
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This article is from the Iron Maiden FAQ, by Vartan Narinian vsn@pobox.com and Steve Payne Sirpapa@aol.com with numerous contributions by others.
23. Real Life IRON MAIDEN References
* The movie "Phenomena" (UK title) or "Creepers" (US title) by Dario Argente,
1984 has "Flash Of The Blade" in a chase scene.
* The movie "Morons From Outer Space" shows "The Number Of The Beast" LP
cover in a scene. A person is going crazy, and a person holds up the
album, points to Eddie, and points back to the person, as if "you're nuts."
* The Beavis and Butt-Head episode "SCARED STRAIGHT" has Beavis and Butt-Head
visiting a prison, supposedly to deter them from a future life of crime.
They meet two guys in a cell, one of which has an IRON MAIDEN tatoo on his
left arm. Beavis thinks it's cool, the guys says "Yeah...Maiden rules."
And they start jamming...playing air guitar and singing a piece of "The
Prisoner": "Not a prisoner!!! I'm a free man!!! And my blood is my own
now!!!" in a painfully awful Beavis & Butt-Head-like voice! This is quite
cool, I think. :)
* The alt.tv.prisoner FAQ where the name Iron Maiden and the songs THE PRISONER
and BACK IN THE VILLAGE are mentioned
* The Stephen King wannabe author Shaun Hutson seems to be a big Maiden
fan because several of his books feature quotes preceding chapters,
and characters wearing Maiden shirts or listening to their music. I think
his novel "Slugs" has several such examples.
* Bruce Dickinson and Eddie did a Public Service Announcement for television
with "The Seat Belt Dummies" circa 1991. The seat belt dummies were in
the audience jamming to Maiden and then Eddie came out later and they made
some remark that, "if you don't wear your seatbelt, you may end up looking
like this (points to Eddie)". At the end, Bruce says something like
"Don't forget, buckle your safety belt, mate".
* It seems that a computer virus author who goes by the name of Dark Avenger
is an Iron Maiden fan. Many of his viruses contain references to Eddie.
Quoting from the book "Inside the Norton Anti-virus":
'Eddie is the "dead dude," a character throughout the albums of heavy
metal group Iron Maiden. The "The Somewhere in Time" album cover shows
Eddie as a sci-fi Cyborg warrior.'
'Other Dark Avenger viruses also contain references to Iron Maiden,
such as "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son." The Seventh Son virus is the
title of an album by Iron Maiden. The idea is based on the fantasy novel
series by Orson Scott Card. In this fictitious history of colonial
America, magic and folklore are more powerful than science. The seventh
son has magical power, and Alvin, the seventh son of a seventh son, and
a messiah figure, has the power to fight the Unbuilder.'
'The Evil Men virus, a variant of the Dark Avenger virus, contains
the title of a song from the Iron Maiden album, Seventh Son of a Seventh
Son, "The Evil That Men Do." The Evil Men virus and the V800 virus,
both from Bulgaria, also contain an encrypted reference to the Iron Maiden
album Live After Death.'
* The Beavis and Butt-Head episode "TAKE A NUMBER" has Beavis and Butt-Head
watching (most of) the video of "From Here To Eternity" in it.
* In the movie BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, Bill and Ted travel back
in time, and are in medieval England, when they are caught talking with the
King's daughters. The King orders "put them in the Iron Maiden." And they
look at each other and say, "Iron Maiden?! EXCELLENT!". And then find out
they are to be executed. "Bogus!".
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