The last act is the basic plot of Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game", which was made into The Most Dangerous Game (1932).
There is a call back to Honeypot (2010): When Calzado tells Archer and Lana he will be hunting the most dangerous game in the world, Archer responds, "Jai Alai?" Archer challenges Ramon to a game of Jai Alai before being knocked unconscious by a served pelota in "Honeypot".
The exotic tiger that Calzado owns and the white suit that Cyril wears are allusions to the film Scarface (1983).
Marlin Perkins was a zoologist and the host of the popular TV show, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963).
Pam says "What about you, Ironside? You rolling dirty?" to Ray. Ironside (1967), staring Raymond Burr, was a TV show about a San Francisco detective who is confined to a wheelchair after being shot in the line of duty and paralyzed.