The film contains quite a few references to the 1989 anime getaway driver film Riding Bean. Among them are Baby's facial scarring (and specifically the way his upper scar sticks out above his sunglasses), the supercharged red sports car with a hood scoop he drives in the first chase scene of the film, the use of license plate numbers to refer to other car chase movies, and, hugely, the final showdown between Buddy and Baby in a parking garage, which mirrors the final sequence of Riding Bean and even includes a few nearly-identical shots.