Connections

When Otto is driving around in Miami, he sees a limo with a monkey driver, and the monkey shows him the middle finger - the scene with the monkey is taken from Cannonball Run II.

The film's title is a reference to the American science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Katharina Brauren and Loriot can be seen in guest roles here, both in the roles known from Oedipussi as Paul Winkelmann and his mother Louise.