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).