Director Rodrigo García worked as camera operator on De grandes espérances (1998) starring Ethan Hawke.
Alfonso Cuarón (producer) previously directed Ethan Hawke in De grandes espérances (1998), and Maribel Verdú in Et... ta mère aussi! (2001).
At one point, Ray says he likes jazz. Ethan Hawke portrayed jazz legend Chet Baker in Born to Be Blue (2015).
Ewan McGregor previously played a pair of brothers named Ray (and Emmit) in season 3 of Fargo (2014).
Both Tom Bower and Vondi Curtis-Hall starred in Die Hard 2: Die Harder.