The shot in which the camera moves in on the mother discovering that Nathan Jr. is gone is a direct homage to
The Evil Dead. Joel Coen was an editor of the film.
The alarm button in the convenience store reads "Odegard-Trend Security." This is the name of the security company in the film
Crimewave by Sam Raimi.
The character Leonard Smalls is a reference to Lenny Small from the classic novel
Of Mice and Men.
H.I. can be seen wearing a uniform that says "Hudsucker Industries." This is also the name of the company in another Coen brothers film:
The Hudsucker Proxy.
When Nathan Arizona is being interviewed one of the microphones has "KOEN" (as in Coen brothers) written on it.
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