I Am Legend
Will Smith has a storied career full of a form of idiot box show and movies of all different genre , so it was quite shocking to rule out that his two most dissimilar projects , Fresh Prince of Bel - AirandI Am Legend , share one of the same jokes . The ' 90s sitcom , Fresh Prince , helped skyrocket Smith to stardom , and its legacy be on throughone of the good TV reboot show , Bel - Air . However , Smith prove that there ’s more to his talent than just comedic timing as he began to take more serious persona as his career grew — and none was more serious than the " vampire / zombi " horror / thriller , I Am Legend .
I Am Legendsaw Smith play Robert Neville , a hardened survivor of a pestis that killed most of humanity while turning the rest into darkness - dwelling monsters . The 2007 film feature a tragical plot line for Smith that see his family pour down in a whirlybird crash during an attempted escape from NYC and his reclusive animation that resulted . base on the plot line alone , it does n’t seem like there ’s a ton of way for jokes inI Am Legend , but to break up the tension there are a few quips here and there . Most surprisingly , one of the jokes fromI Am Legendwas leach straight fromone ofFresh Princefunniest gags .
I Am Legend & Fresh Prince Both Use The Same Bob Marley Joke
In bothFresh PrinceandI Am Legend , Will Smith sings Bob Marley ’s far-famed hit " I Shot the Sheriff " in a high - pitched voice . The joke came fromFresh Princefirst , as the episode aired in 1991 , andI Am Legenddidn’t come out until 2007 . InFresh Princeseason 1 , episode 20 , " Nice Lady , " the Banks house is in a state of matter of panic as they forebode the reaching of Geoffrey ’s sometime boss Lord Fowler . As Geoffrey tries to get the house quick , Will busts into the kitchen wearing a Rastafarian outfit and tattle " I inject the Sheriff " while dance around .
The scene plays out a petty other than inI Am Legend . While Anna is look around Robert ’s mansion , she sees a flick of his daughter , and he reveals that her name was Marley . He tells Anna that they name her after Bob Marley , but Anna only knows his Logos , Damian . At this point , Smith puts on the same high up - pitched part and sing " I Shot the Sheriff " to jog her memory , but to no service . Will Smith is patently a big Bob Marley fan . However , seeing the same joke taken from a light - hearted series likeFresh Princeand injecting it into the post - apocalyptical story ofI Am Legendis arguably strange .
Another Will Smith Movie References Bob Marley Too
Other Bob Marley Easter egg can be establish inone of Will Smith ’s good movies : Shark Tale . When the Pisces Oscar bump the jellyfish Ernie and Bernie while tied up with seaweed , he endeavor to sing Bob Marley ’s song " Three Little Birds . " In turn , Ernie micro-cook him with one of his tentacle and declares,“That ’s not how you sing that song , military personnel ! " . What makes this piffling Easter egg even better is that the jellyfish Ernie is voiced by Ziggy Marley , Bob Marley ’s son . In addition , the jellyfish are introduced using Marley ’s " Three Little Birds " tune .
Based on these three references , it ’s safe to say that Will Smith greatly appreciates Marley ’s work . A line fromI Am Legendexemplifies this , as while he ’s introducing Anna to Bob Marley ’s extensive discography , he states,“He had this idea . It was kind of a virologist idea . He believe that you could cure racism and hate , literally cure it , by injecting music and love into people ’s lives . “Will Smith ’s love of all thing Bob Marley clamber through his workplace . nevertheless , it ’s still surprising to see how a celebrated sitcom likeFresh Prince of Bel - Air , and a harrowing repugnance / thriller likeI Am Legendcan be connect by the same joke .
