Tanya switches off a TV on which her siblings are watching the original Panique chez les Crandell (1991).
After the buyer's fashion show, Rose (Nicole Richie) is seen talking to what appears to be a high up executive at Libra in a blue dress named Joan. Joan is played by none other than Joanna Cassidy who portrayed Rose in the original 1991 film.
When the babysitter is found dead, one of the Crandell children suggests that they take her body to a funeral home and leave it there with a note. Ayaamii Sledge's character Melissa Crandell, the most tech-savvy sibling, replies, "It's not 1991! Use your head! There are cameras everywhere." The suggestion is exactly what the Crandell children did in the original Panique chez les Crandell (1991), which was released into theaters in 1991.
The opening credits don't roll in until 18:50 into the movie.
Miles Fowler's character reveals that he will be attending Syracuse University in the fall. Screenwriter Chuck Hayward graduated from Syracuse in 2002.