| 1 | * One-sheets of ''Film/{{Earthquake}}'', ''Film/Halloween1978'', and ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' are prominently displayed in Charles' room. |
| 2 | * Posters of ''Film/Halloween1978'' and ''{{Film/Star Wars|ANewHope}}'' are shown in Joe Lamb's room. |
| 3 | * Models of [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Gillman]] and [[Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974 Leatherface]] are shown in Joe Lamb's room. |
| 4 | * Elliott's bike from ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' makes an appearance late in the film, crate and all. |
| 5 | * Joe Lamb's father is a [[Series/VeronicaMars Sheriff's Deputy]], but at least he's not CluelessDeputy. |
| 6 | * In Charles' movie "The Case", the evil MegaCorp responsible for the zombie outbreak is named "Romero Chemicals", after Creator/GeorgeARomero, the director of ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' and ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'', which must have been the kid's main sources of inspiration. |
| 7 | * "Operation Walking Distance" had its codename chosen because "Walking Distance" was Abrams' favorite episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''. It is about going back to where and when you grew up, which in some ways fits considering this is Abrams' tribute to the movies that he liked growing up. |
| 8 | * When the alien attacks the bus, the driver is [[Film/JurassicPark grabbed by the feet and pulled out, and he futilely holds on tightly to the side of the door before finally being pulled out and eaten]]. |
| 9 | * Cary is quite possibly named after Cary Guffey, the 3-year-old star of ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind''. |
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