When preparing to lead Larry and the other refugee employees to safety, Taggart quips that the GD defense system "has made one of the classic blunders: never go up against an Australian, when death is on the line!" With exception of his nationality, this is taken, verbatim, from Wallace Shawn's famous line in "The Princess Bride" (1987). Shawn's character in the film is Sicilian.
Before opening the door to the morgue, which he believes could potentially be filled with "zombies," Taggert melodramatically says "You want every single second." Matt Frewer, who plays Taggert, starred in "Dawn of the Dead" (2004) where his character's dying words are "You want every single second."