Connections

Promotional excerpts showed during interview with Amanda Peet - Hobie gets frustrated about not having sex as often with Susan.

"Director Intervention" segment.

clips shown

Melinda, Hobie, Billy and Stacey watch a Halloween screening of the film.

Dustin Diamond and Rockefeller discuss Woody Allen's last five movies.

A Blu-ray cover can be seen.

mentioned in dialogue

Movie poster on living room wall.

referenced by the characters in the film

Name of one of the race-horses is "Broadway Melody". Some plot details of both films are similar: changing mind about significant other.

Peter mentions the title character.

Opening scene with Wallace Shawn as a playwright at dinner.

Reference to Mo Flanders, Ned Flanders and Moe Sizlak.

Will Ferrell at one point mentions having played Uncle Vanya. A number of the cast members of this film, including Wallace Shawn, Larry Pine and Brooke Smith were also in the 1994 Louis Malle film Vanya on 42nd Street.