Editing Spartacus (film) (section)

== "I'm Spartacus!" ==
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In the climactic scene, recaptured slaves are asked to identify Spartacus in exchange for leniency. Spartacus tries to identify himself, but his attempt is thwarted when each of his comrades proclaims himself to be Spartacus, thus sharing his fate. The 2007 documentary ''[[Trumbo (2007 film)|Trumbo]]'' suggests that this scene was meant to dramatize the solidarity of those accused of being Communist sympathizers during the [[McCarthyism|McCarthy era]], who refused to implicate others, and thus were blacklisted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pandolfi|first=Chris|title=Trumbo|url=http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/2008/trumbo.php|work=Movie Reviews|publisher=Gone With the Twins.|access-date=December 31, 2013|archive-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231143248/http://www.gonewiththetwins.com/pages/2008/trumbo.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

This scene is the basis for an in-joke in Kubrick's next film, ''[[Lolita (1962 film)|Lolita]]'' (1962), where Humbert asks Clare Quilty, "Are you Quilty?" to which he replies, "No, I'm Spartacus. Have you come to free the slaves or something?"{{sfn|Winkler|2007|pp=6–7, 12}} Many subsequent films, television shows, and advertisements have referenced or [[parody|parodied]] the iconic scene. One of these is the film ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' (1979), which reverses the situation by depicting an entire group undergoing crucifixion all claiming to be Brian, who, it has just been announced, is eligible for release ("I'm Brian." "No, I'm Brian." "I'm Brian and so's my wife.").{{sfn|Winkler|2007|pp=6–7, 12}} Further examples have been documented{{sfn|Winkler|2007|pp=6–7, 12}} in David Hughes' ''The Complete Kubrick''<ref>{{cite book|last=Hughes|first=David|title=The Complete Kubrick|location=London|publisher=Virgin|year=2000|pages=80–82|isbn=0-7535-0452-9}}</ref> and Jon Solomon's ''The Ancient World in Cinema''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Solomon|first=Jon|title=The Ancient World in Cinema|edition=2nd|location=New Haven|publisher=[[Yale University Press]]|year=2001|page=53|isbn=0-300-08337-8}}</ref>

The audio of the scene was also played at the start of each [[The Wall Live (2010–2013)]] tour show as an introduction to the song "[[In the Flesh?]]".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pink Floyd's Roger Waters on rebuilding The Wall |url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/pink-floyds-roger-waters-rebuilding-3920175 |date=May 30, 2013 |work=Business Live |access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref>
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In [[Gossip (The Office)|an episode]] of the [[The Office (American TV series)|U.S. version of ''The Office'']], [[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]] inadvertently reveals he does not understand the point of the "I am Spartacus!" moment. He says, "I've seen that movie half a dozen times, and I still don't know who the real Spartacus is" which he says is what makes the film a "classic [[whodunit]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.quotes.net/mquote/915734 |title=The Stands 4 Network |website=quotes.net |publisher=Crunch Base |access-date= July 28, 2022}}</ref>

The scene is referenced in the [[Starz]] television series, ''[[Spartacus: War of the Damned]]'' (2013), where many of Spartacus' lieutenants claim to be him while raiding separate areas of the Italian countryside. However, the purpose behind the line is different in this case, as Spartacus and his comrades are attempting to confuse their Roman adversaries about the rebel leader's whereabouts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farley |first1=Christopher |title='Spartacus: War of the Damned' Series Finale Recap: Snakebitten |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-74305 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=April 13, 2013 |access-date=30 May 2023}}</ref>

In the film ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' (1996), drummer Guy Patterson ([[Tom Everett Scott]]) uses the catch phrase (as "I am Spartacus") numerous times to identify himself. He later spontaneously names his signature jazz solo "I am Spartacus" in the studio and then jams to it with Del Paxton ([[Bill Cobbs]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKRewnv4rnw |title=That Thing You Do - I am Spartacus |website=youtube.com  |publisher=Maximus82867 |language=en |format=video |date=August 24, 2014 |access-date= March 17, 2024}}</ref> The jazz drum solo was composed by [[Tom Hanks]], the film's director.