In the movie Airplane II the name of the space ship is the XR - 2300.
In the movie Airport, the mad bomber has Seat 23.
In the movie Babe, the little piggy is the 23rd contestant for the Sheep Dog contest. Kind of takes the innocence of the flick away doesn't it?
Babylon 5: A 5 mile long space station, a 5 year story line, set in the 23rd century, naturally. And if you watch closely, you'll notice it's all parable for Clinton and Whitewater.
In the epic cartoon Yellow Submarine the Blue Meenies are comprised of a wild pack of destructive anti-music villains. Among them is a character named the Butterfly Stomper (butterfly being a symbol of transformation). The Butterfly Stomper is one who destroys all things of beauty. On his shirt is the number 23… and you know what that means.
The Academy Award winning film Charly is the story of a low-grade moron (IQ around Dan Quayle's) who is transformed by neuro-surgery into a superhuman genius (IQ 200 plus). In the crucial operation scene, the number on the operating room is visible, and it is 23.
X-Files
Ten-Thirteen (10+13=23) is the name of the production company famed for producing shows like the X-Files and Millennium. 10-13 is the Birth date of creator Chris Carter and the day the Knights Templar were arrested in France in 1307.
1013 (10+13=23) is the number on the abandoned nuclear missile silo where a UFO is contained and Crycek is locked up by the Men in Black in an episode of X-Files.
Agent Mulder goes to the apartment of a recently deceased man, and we see the number 23 on the door as he is let in.
In most every episode ofStar Trek: The Next Generation, if a number is given it will usually be a 23 (or 23,000).
Star Wars
R2-D2 and C-3PO: R2+C3=RC (Rosy Cross, Rosecrucian) and 23.
When Luke Skywalker is in the trench during his bombing run, the first number you see on the targeting computer is 23. The next scene that shows the computer shows the number 32.
The Millennium Falcon escapes Mos Eisley spaceport from docking bay 94 (9/3=3 and 4/2=2 reverse it and you get 23).
In the final assault on the Death Star, Luke Skywalker is in Red 5. Red 2 and Red 3 start the bomb runs at 23 degrees. “Stay on target!”
The cell block where Princess Leia was held on the Death Star was AA-23.
THX-1138, in alphabetic order, T=20, H=8, X=24. (T)20-(H)8=12; 1+3+8=12; reconcile: 12-12=0 which leaves (X)24-1=23.
In the movie The Prophecy, the Bible belonging to the dead angel Uziel has it's bookmark on the 23rd chapter of Revelations.
In the movie Die Hard III the train derails in subway station 23.
In the movie ghostbusters, Dana Barett's apartment is on the 22nd floor. The ghostbusters arrive at her apartment and then proceed to climb another story, which means the interdimensional gateway is on the 23rd floor.
Popeye is seen repeatedly pondering the number 23 in many of his 1970's TV Cartoons.
Seinfeld: Kramer hides his air conditioner on Level Purple 23 in a shopping carpark. This episode was played in Australia on 23 September 1996.
Max Headroom broadcast on Network 23.
The number on Adam Sandler's helmet in Happy Gilmore is 23.
In the film version (titled Alice) of Charlie Dodgson's classic Alice in Wonderland by the Czech director/animator Jan Svankmejer, Alice's taxidermically stuffed rabbit flings open the door by dressing itself and running 'away'. The case that holds the white rabbit (i.e. Pookah (i.e. one who takes you OUT)) is labeled “No. 23”.