Citing quotations in Published materials?

I wrote a story several years ago which quotes extensively from various Bill Murray films (and paraphrases some, too), along with references to Disney Characters, and heavily framed on the Monty Python film "The Holy Grail." How can I publish this story without removing the quotes? Much of the humor is based on the familiarity of these films and characters. I even have Jack Nicholson and Robert Deniro (and Chef Ramsey and the guy from the old Sprint commercials pretending to be the guy from the Verizon commercials denying any resemblance to Al Gore--Well, put a black trench coat on Al Gore and he DOES look like him) doing cameo appearances, along with Dogbert and a few sixties-era cartoon characters (Dick Dastardly and Muttley)--I mean, can't I just list all the source-copyrights in a bibliography? Or do I need to get permission to use their names?

I put all the quotes in quote-marks, and I can look up the authors or playwrights who wrote the scripts for the movies!

If it's commentary / criticism, I'm 99% sure all you have to do is cite your sources. If by 'published' you mean a publishing house that will sell copies for profit and pay you royalties, let the publisher worry about it. If you are self publishing on line or something like that and not selling material, go with the basics. I'm not a legal expert but I know it is not plagiarism to describe or refer to copyrighted work in commentary and criticism, and it doesn't have to be exclusively film commentary / criticism or directly related to the specific film, just arguably relevent to your topic. If you're not selling something, "quote", cite and run, and you're covered. If you're selling something, let the publisher figure it out.

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American Animation - The 4 Canine Super Heroes

The dog has always been a famous onscreen avatar in many cartoons that were developed by the Americans. Canines have always had a special attraction that made them such loved subjects of so many cartoons that one such article would never be enough to cover them all. Yet we have to go around doing the job of covering the most famous characters that have graced American cinema and cartoons.

Hanna and Barbara was a well known creative team that literally monopolized the animation industry. They were well known for their creations in the 1970’s which were nearly always the ones that were shown on the morning shows. Through the years, the team created thousands of characters of which many happened to be dogs.

Scooby Doo

Any child that grew up watching television in the nineteen seventies would remember the Great Dane that was known for its endless pit of a stomach and funny antics. The character still remains an Icon even today. Scooby Doo was part of a bunch of teenage kids who roamed the country in their psychedelic vehicle which was also known as the mystery machine. Scooby was accompanied by his equally enthusiastic friend Shaggy who together would do anything for food and run away at the sight of danger. The dog has not aged through the past thirty odd years and neither has his fame. Scooby still airs on television today and even has two animated motion pictures based on his adventures.

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy

These two dogs made a very funny cartoon pair. They were bachelors and constantly traveled around. In the process they inadvertently had adventures and even misadventures with the results most probably being humorous all the time. Augie clearly was the cleverer of the two but would never tell that to his beloved old dad who clearly did not seem to guess that fact either.

Hong Kong Phooey

No one would have ever thought of an idea like this. What would you think of a kids cartoon show that combined Kung Fu with “Blacksploitation”? This is exactly what Hanna Barbera did in the 1970’s and look at what they came up with? Hong Kong Phooey was a super guy ranked number one who during the day worked as a janitor at a police station and whenever he saw any sing of trouble, would run into a filing cabinet and return as a dog in a guise and also knows Kung Fu. That was one fun cartoon…

Muttley

Muttley was a dog that never talked much. But as the sidekick of Dick Dastardly he seemed more intent on spoiling it all for his master rather than aiding him, and at the end, he would top it all with a signature snigger that rang on in the minds of kids for a long time…

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