Nicknamed the “Father of Rock and Roll,” Chuck Berry is one of the most influential musicians who ever lived. Berry took the existing elements of rhythm and blues and evolved them into what would become rock and roll with trendsetting hits like “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Johnny B. Goode.” When “Maybellene” sold over a million copies, Berry became a star.

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From Marty McFly’s ahead-of-its-time performance at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance to Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace’s bid to win the Jack Rabbit Slim’s dance contest, Berry’s music has been used to create a bunch of memorable movie moments.

“Little Queenie” In The Hitman’s Bodyguard

The Hitmans Bodyguard Samuel L Jackson Ryan Reynolds

While The Hitman’s Bodyguard suffers from a weak script that was retooled from a drama to a comedy at the last minute, it’s elevated by Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson’s chemistry.

During the scene in which Reynolds’ character fights a bunch of Russian goons in the kitchen of a hipster café, Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie” plays on the soundtrack.

“Promised Land” In Men In Black

The agent duo prepares to fight aliens in Men In Black

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones were perfectly cast in Men in Black. It’s a buddy cop movie pairing up a new recruit with a grizzled veteran, but the twist is that the characters’ branch of law enforcement involves suppressing alien invaders.

The Elvis Presley cover of Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land” appears on the movie’s soundtrack alongside Smith’s catchy theme song.

“Maybellene” In Porky’s

Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene” plays on the soundtrack of Porky’s, the fifth highest-grossing movie of 1982. Though controversial, Porky’s is credited with launching the teen sex comedy genre, which later found box office glory with movies like American Pie and Superbad.

Another Berry track, “School Days,” appeared in the Porky’s sequel, Porky’s II: The Next Day, which suffered from a lack of Porky himself.

“Skeet Surfin’” In Top Secret!

Val Kilmer in Top Secret

The Zucker brothers followed up their classic spoof Airplane! with the underrated spoof Top Secret!, which lampoons everything from Elvis Presley’s starring vehicles to Cold War-era spy movies.

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The opening theme is a parody mix of several Beach Boys songs performed by Val Kilmer, who stars in the movie as a rock star who’s recruited for espionage. Since the medley includes “Surfin’ USA,” Chuck Berry technically has a writing credit.

“Route 66” In Cars

Cars - Doc Hudson and Lightning McQueen driving together

Pixar’s Cars was criticized for ripping off the plot of the Michael J. Fox comedy Doc Hollywood, as it sees a big-city snob being stranded in a small town and adopting their value system. In the case of Cars, the big-city snob is a racecar, not a surgeon.

Chuck Berry’s “Route 66” plays when Lightning McQueen has finally decided to embrace the residents of Radiator Springs and starts helping out around the town.

“Surfin’ USA” In Teen Wolf

A sweaty Scott looks at himself in the mirror, touching his fangs

Chuck Berry didn’t perform the classic surf anthem “Surfin’ USA” — it was famously performed by the Beach Boys — but he did write the lyrics with Beach Boy Brian Wilson.

The song has been used in a ton of movies, but its most memorable was in Teen Wolf. Werewolf Scott Howard, played by Michael J. Fox, blasts this song on the radio when he surfs on the roof of his dad’s delivery van.

“Run Rudolph Run” In Home Alone

Kevin smiling and thinking in Home Alone

On the morning of the McCallister clan’s Christmas vacation, they’re extremely late for the flight and find themselves in such a mad rush that they unwittingly leave Kevin behind.

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As the family is racing through the airport to catch their flight, Chuck Berry’s yuletide-themed hit “Run Rudolph Run” plays on the soundtrack.

“Almost Grown” In American Graffiti

Harrison Ford as Bob Falfa driving his car in American Graffiti

Before George Lucas made Star Wars and it became the highest-grossing movie of all time, the director’s biggest box office hit was ensemble teen comedy American Graffiti.

Chuck Berry’s “Almost Grown” plays when Bob drives away from the lights, leaving behind Toad, who starts talking to a girl on the sidewalk.

“Johnny B. Goode” In Back To The Future

Back to the Future Johnny B Goode prom scene

After Marty McFly has successfully gotten his parents together and ensured his own existence, he’s asked to do an encore, so he performs Chuck Berry’s yet-to-be-released rock classic “Johnny B. Goode.” During the performance, Berry’s cousin Marvin Berry calls him and says, “You know that new sound you’ve been looking for? Well, listen to this!”

At the end of the performance, after Marty ends on an indulgent guitar solo, the audience is left in stunned silence. Marty quips, “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it.”

“You Never Can Tell” In Pulp Fiction

The Jack Rabbit Slim's dance contest in Pulp Fiction

The first of the three anthology stories in Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed second movie Pulp Fiction sees mob hitman Vincent Vega taking out his boss’ wife Mia Wallace for dinner. They share a healthy dose of romantic tension, but if Vincent acts on it, he’ll be thrown out of a window.

In the middle of dinner at the ‘50s-style restaurant Jack Rabbit Slim’s, Mia signs them up for the dance contest. They do a spontaneous Bande à Part-esque dance set to Chuck Berry’s “You Never Can Tell.”

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