I have no idea if it's been mentionned before, but in the trailer of "Shaun of the Dead" there's this little clip in which Prince is mentionned. In the clip there are two guys looking for something to throw at the zombies, and they're looking at a vinyl collection, and one goes
> Purple Rain ?
> No
> Sign O The Times?
> nah
> Dire Straits
> yeah (and then the guy throws it at the approaching zombies)

It's just a small clip but it's kinda funny, (it's a sort of comedy zombie movie. )

The trailer is different than the film itself. They actually throw the Batman album, possibly as well as the Dire one.