When Dodge ('Antonio Banderas') looks at the obituaries in the diner, there is a picture of a man named Eugene Palletto. It is actually a picture of actor Eugene Pallette.
There is a poster hanging on the wall in art's art studio which say's expose yourself to art. This poster came out in 1978, and the man in the raincoat was named Bud Clark, who later became the Governor of Portland, Oregon in 1985. Bud Clark passed away on February 1 2022.
Even though Eli Wallach who play's Art Dodges father is supposed to be of Spanish descent, in real life actor Eli Wallach was an American Jew who was born in Brooklyn, NY. Over his career he has played many characters of different race or descent. This is seen as whitewashing.