Pacey mentions the movie Scream (1996), which was written by Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson. Joshua Jackson went on to make a cameo appearance in Scream 2 (1997) and Scott Foley (Cliff) later went on to star in Scream 3 (2000).
It is mentioned that Dawson hates sports films. James Van Der Beek went on star in the sports film Varsity Blues a year later.
In the episode, Dawson mentions the show [Beverly Hills], 90210 - Dawson's film teacher is played by Mitchell Laurance, whose twin brother Matthew had a recurring role as Mel Silver on Beverly Hills, 90210.
Season 1 originally aired with movie related titles for each episodes. This one was originally: "Dirty Dancing."