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The song was used as a symbol, warning the characters about potential death in the 2000 film Final Destination, which revolves around the aftermath of a plane crash (which is a reference to Denver’s death in a plane crash.) The song appears various times throughout the film as a sign of foreshadowing death. You can hear the famous tune playing in the background in this scene:
The song is mentioned briefly in the 1994 film Dumb and Dumber. Aspen-bound, the two main protagonists drive for several hours in the wrong direction. They mistake a desert for the Rockies, mentioning that they “expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this, that John Denver’s full of shit, man”.
There is a run named “Rocky Mountain High” at a ski resort near Aspen that was called, Snowmass Ski Resort. It was named that in honor of the late John Denver.
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In the famous TV show Coach, the character Christine Armstrong claims that she spent a year as a John Denver groupie. However, she refuses to give the rockstar’s name. Despite this, she says she was his “Rocky Mountain High”; none of the other characters understood to whom she was referring to with the song title.
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