Popcorn (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Cuisine 2 Movies 2.1 Movie related 3 Music 3.1 Songs 3.2 Albums 3.3 Other 4 People 5 Television 6 Other

Popcorn is a type of maize which puffs up when it is heated in oil or by dry heat.

Popcorn may also refer to:

[edit] Cuisine

• Popcorn bag, a bag in which popcorn is served and/or microwaved
• Popcorn Chicken, a KFC brand of fried chicken
• Popcorn Fish, a Gorton's brand prepared frozen seafood snack
• Popcorn maker, a device used to pop popcorn

[edit] Movies

• Popcorn (1991 film), a 1991 horror film
• Popcorn Shrimp, a 2001 five minute short
• Popcorn (film), a 2007 British teen comedy

[edit] Movie related

• Roxio Popcorn, a DVD back-up application by Roxio
• Popcorn.net, aka Movieland, a movie download service known for its pop-up windows demanding payment after the trial period ends
• Popcorn (novel), a novel and play by Ben Elton which explores the effects of movie violence

[edit] Music

[edit] Songs

• "Popcorn" (instrumental), a 1972 novelty synthesizer instrumental originally performed by Gershon Kingsley and made famous by Hot Butter
  • "Popcorn", a 2005 cover of the above, the second single release by Crazy Frog

[edit] Albums

• Popcorn, a 2000 album by Philippine band Moonstar 88

[edit] Other

• Popcorn Superhet Receiver, a musical piece by Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood

[edit] People

• Faith Popcorn (born 1948), aka Faith Plotkin, futurist
• Popcorn, nickname of Steven Adler (born 1965), drummer formerly with Guns N' Roses

[edit] Television

• Popcorn (game show), a comedy panel show hosted by Andy Goldstein
• Popcorn Zen, weekly showcase program that aired on AZN Television

[edit] Other

• POPCORN, a former speaking clock service in Northern California
• Popcorning, a sporadic jumping behavior of guinea pigs and rats when excited
• Popcorn function, or Thomae's function, a mathematical function
• Cave popcorn, a common calcium carbonate cave formation
• Popcorn, Indiana, a small town in the United States