The music video for Lady Gaga and Beyonce's "Telephone" contains numerous references and symbols that utilize intertextuality. These include displaying Beats by Dre headphones to promote the brand, including an icon representing female empowerment, and referencing the "Pussy Wagon" vehicle from Kill Bill to portray the artists as dominant. The video also references Gaga's own headphone product and imitates the story of Thelma and Louise, mirroring scenes and ending with the two driving off similarly to the film's iconic cliff scene.

1. Lady Gaga Ft Beyonce - Telephone

2. Intertextuality Intertextuality includes references, iconic symbols ,logos and brands.

3. References and symbols In this screen shot the beats by dre laptop is being displayed to the audience as a marketing tactic referring to DrDreand Monster. This can be used to give an effect of fashionable trend because, Beats is the newest and up to date products for all young people. At the end of the short film, there is a icon shown which symbolises the female sex. This is used to just show how the females are just as important than men.

4. References In the video there is a reference to the ‘Pussy Wagon’ which is an iconic symbol from the movie ‘Kill Bill’. In the movie the female is most dominant over everyone, which is portrayed in the video to show the two female artists are dominant.

5. References In this screen shot there is a reference to GaGa Beats headphones. This is used to promote her own product.

6. Thelma and Louise intertextuality The video is based on the concept of Story of Thelma and Louise. Thelma and Louise were two friends who became fugitives in America, who were on video run from the law. From the video, in the diner scene from and onwards the setting of the music video, imitates that of the story of Thelma and Louise. Towards the end of the music video they drive off, which is a iconic scene at the end of the movie because that is when they drive off the cliff.