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[[Image:Sandileftbehind.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ending scene of Sandi getting left behind is a nod to the 1986 movie ''[[wikipedia:Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'', in which Sgt. Elias ([[wikipedia:Willem Dafoe|Willem Dafoe]]) gets left behind]]
The episode contains several references to [[Vietnam War]] movies and related media (which was listed on an MTV flipbook feature):
* The title of this episode refers to the movie [[wikipedia:The_Deer_Hunter|''The Deer Hunter'']].
* The brick paintball bulding is named the "[[wikipedia:Hanoi_Hilton|Hanoi Hilton]]", which refers to an infamous Vietnamese prison used to hold American POWs.
* Daria's scene in the forest and her heavy-handed monologue is a homage to Private Chris Taylor's monologue in the 1986 movie [[wikipedia:Platoon_%28film%29|''Platoon'']].
* The last scene, with Sandi being left behind while the other students leave, refers to the scene in ''Platoon'' where Sgt. Elias gets left behind, including the same sound effects (music ''Adagio for Strings'', by Barber, and the sound of helicopter blades).
* A POV shot from DeMartino of everyone standing over him is taken from [[wikipedia:Full_Metal_Jacket|''Full Metal Jacket'']].
* Jake crawling through underground tunnels is a nod to [[wikipedia:Casualties_of_War|''Casualties of War'']].
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