 DIRTRADE(Wes Anderson (qv)): [charlie brown reference]: Charlie  Brown references pop up in Andersons movies. In this one: Maxs dad  is a barber (so is Brown & Schulzs). Also, Max flies a kite (which  Brown was often seen attempting). Also, in the beginning of the  "December" sequence in the barber shop, a musical interlude from "A  Charlie Brown Christmas" can be heard playing in the background.