It's revealed Banacek's father is named Leo Banacek, who died just two years earlier.
The facade of the real-life Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is used for some establishing shots of the fictitious "Boston Museum of Art".
When security guards pull over the moving van that transported the now-missing artwork to Boston, a street-side movie marquee advertises: "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player" starring Elton John. It's the same marquee used for the cover photograph of the 'Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player' album released on MCA Records, then another Universal division.
Universal would promote his next album Caribou on various Mystery Movies by using an instrumental version of his hit song "The Bitch Is Back".