Denis Leary's line "Lady, your husband ain't dead. He's hiding!" is a direct quote of a line from the classic Abbott and Costello routine "Susquehanna Hat Company" that was immortalized in the film Hommes du monde (1944).
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Early in the film, Lloyd (Kevin Spacey) asks Gus (Denis Leary) what his name is, and Gus answers: "Fuck you, that's my name!" This line was more famously spoken in Glengarry (1992), in which Kevin Spacey also starred.
Despite taking place during Christmas, Tel est pris qui croyait prendre (1994) was first released into theaters in March of 1994.