ke , ▁type ▁of ▁pan ca ke ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁special ty ▁at ▁a ▁din er ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁V ito . ▁▁ ▁" John ny ▁C akes " ▁also ▁becomes ▁V ito ' s ▁pet ▁name ▁for ▁Jim . ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁The ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁H aled on ▁Police ▁Department ▁was ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁police ▁headquarters ▁in ▁West ▁Orange , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁It ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁look ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁rural ▁and ▁sub urban ▁town ▁in ▁Northern ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Other ▁cultural ▁references ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁A . J . ▁and ▁his ▁co - worker ▁are ▁watching ▁and ▁studying ▁for ▁the ▁kn ife ▁fight ▁is ▁The ▁H unted . ▁ ▁Jim ' s ▁din er ▁patron ▁asks ▁V ito ▁what ▁the ▁year ▁was ▁when ▁Rock y ▁Mar ci ano ▁fought ▁Joe ▁Louis . ▁ ▁Jim ▁correctly ▁ident ifies ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁scene ▁where ▁Julian na ▁Sk iff ▁enters ▁the ▁B ada ▁B ing ! ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Tony , ▁a ▁U FC ▁event ▁is ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁TV . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Jim ' s ▁fire fig h ter ▁friends ▁te ases ▁another ▁about ▁em itting ▁an ▁" Y ma ▁Sum ac ▁sc ream " ▁when ▁a ▁roof ▁fell ▁in . ▁ ▁The ▁girl ▁mass aging ▁A . J . ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Elli ot ▁K up fer berg ▁both ▁err one ously ▁reference ▁the ▁Om ert à