Lisa says that her favorite film director is "Pabst". She is referring to G.W. Pabst, an Austrian director who directed films from 1923 to 1956.
When Lisa's stepmother, Janet, returns home, Lisa exclaims, "Dammit! Janet!", a reference to a song of the same name featured in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
There are two police officers in the film, Officer John and Officer Waters - an obvious nod to the king of camp, director John Waters.
In one scene, Lisa refers to her "aunt Shelley". An obvious nod to Mary Shelley, the author of the novel "Frankenstein".