Ralph Brentner and Judge Farris are male in the novel but become female in the miniseries. The Brentner character is renamed Ray (played by Irene Bedard).
The game that Nadine (Amber Heard) plays called "Planchette" has a name printed on it, "Taduz". Taduz Lempke was the old Roma man in Stephen King's novel Thinner, who placed a wasting curse on Billy Halleck.
This episode guest-starred Heather Graham who played Rollergirl in Boogie Nights (1997). The song "Brand New Key" by Melanie used as her theme song in that movie is played during the credits.
Heather Graham finishes the bottle of wine in the same manner as she did in License to Drive (1988).