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References

Duck Soup (1933)
 -  At the conclusion, as Brendan is recounting to Laura his knowledge of her involvement in Emily's death and the complexities which followed, he tells her "It's duck soup."
It Happened One Night (1934)
 -  In both movies, the hero argues with a guy who can only retort "Oh, yeah?"
Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)
 -  The silhouette of a woman slapping a man references the cabaret show in Rififi.
Cabaret (1972)
 -  The third time Brendan visits Kara in her theater dressing room she is dressed in Liza Minnelli's Sally Bowles costume from 'Cabaret' (black tights and bowler hat). She also performs part of Liza's dance from 'Mein Herr', seated backwards on a chair, she swings her leg over the chair back.
Heat (1995)
 -  The shot when Brendan looks into Tug's car to ask to see The Pin, it's a near match to the shot in Heat where Vincent Hanna asks Neil McCauley if he wants to get a cup of coffee on the freeway when they first meet.
"V.I.P." (1998)
 -  newspaper that shows "Local Girl Missing" includes an article to the left that gives a plot summary for the pilot episode of Pamela Anderson's "V.I.P." (1998)
May (2002)
 -  At the 'Halloween in January' party, when Brendan enter, a girl wearing a red and black dress pulling a cooler can be seen. In the movie 'May', the main character dresses as her doll, in a red and black dress for Halloween, and packs a cooler with body parts to build her own doll.

Referenced in

Music and Lyrics (2007)
 -  ad in newspaper
Multiplayer (2009)
 -  Poster visible in Eddie's room

Featured in

2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  clips
Building 'Brick' (2006) (V)
 -  clips shown

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