 Andrew Stanton (I) (qv) is a fan of  _"Monty Pythons Flying Circus" (1969)_ (qv) and included a couple  of references. The shark is called "Bruce" (from a sketch about the  Philosophy Department of the University of Woolloomooloo where  everyone was called Bruce (its also the nickname of the animatronic  shark used in _Jaws (1975)_ (qv))). The krill say, "Swim away, swim  away," (from _Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)_ (qv)). Bruce  also tells Anchor and Chum to Swim Away! Swim Away when the under  water balloons (as Dory calls them) are about to blow up. Also,  Marlin forbidding Dory to sing mimics the scene at the Scottish  castle in Holy Grail.