 In the first scene of the movie, we see Jim Carrey (qv)s  character reacting to the ideas of studio executives, one of whom  mentions that the name "Floyd" is terrible, and that it has to be  changed. Later on we learn that they changed the name to "Heywood",  which an executive also says is terrible. Heywood and Floyd are both  characters from Frank Darabont (qv)s earlier movie  _Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)_ (qv) and Dr Heywood Floyd is a  character in _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv).