Julie's agent tells her that Jessica Drummond (the name of the female character of Fuller's earlier western) landed a part. Also, the close-up of eyes is an homage.
Carruthers asks Julie about "True Grit". The name of the film that animal trainer Carruthers (Burl Ives) said he helped John Wayne win his Best Actor Academy Award (Oscar) for by handling the snakes was True Grit (1969).