The title is based upon the "Play it again, Sam" quote that is attributed to Casablanca (1942) but is often misquoted from Rick's quote "Play it, Sam!"
A running gag is Dureau's long hair covering one eye and causing a lot of trouble. That hair style was popular in 1940s film noir and was the signature peek-a-boo look for Veronica Lake. In those movies this grossly impractical style never seemed to present any problems.