Eddie Israel is shown watching a scene from Les Blank's documentary Burden of Dreams (1982), about Werner Herzog's attempt to haul a real 340-ton steamship over a mountain during the making of his film Fitzcarraldo (1982) (which he successfully accomplished).
Director Jane Campion, Abel Ferrara's first choice for the role of Sarah, worked with Harvey Keitel on The Piano (1993).
The movie Eddie watches on the plane is "The Cutting Edge" (1992).
Director Abel Ferrara and Harvey Keitel collaborated on Bad Lieutenant (1992).