After Sally becomes famous, she appears in a dress and makeup reminiscent of that worn by character Norma Desmond (played by Gloria Swanson) from the movie "Sunset Boulevard" (1950). Harry's role is like that of Norma's butler Max. Harry's line ("It's not her that's gotten too big; it's the planet that's gotten smaller") is similar to Norma's line ("I am big; it's the pictures that have gotten smaller").
Mark Hamill and John Lithgow later appeared together in the radio version of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" as Luke Skywalker and Yoda.
The title is based on the quote by the late artist Andy Warhol: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."