Among many other 70's and 80's movie references throughout he movie, in the high school dance scene, one of the popular kids rigs a punch bowl rigged above stage to spill over the homecoming Apache Princess, in an homage to the infamous dance scene in Brian Depalma's 1976 movie Carrie, starring Sissy Spacek.
During the gym flashback scene, Tricia can be heard humming the main melody to the song ''Don't You (Forget about Me)'' by Simple Minds, which was famously played during the opening and closing credits of ''The Breakfast Club''.