Half the Action is a spoof of the famous Marvin v. Marvin "Palimony" suit in 1979. Actor Mike Ranger's character "Marvin Lee" is a take on Lee Marvin. Actress Becky Savage's character "Michelle Troma" is a variation of Michelle Triola and actor Ron Jeremy's "Harvey Shtickelson" parodies lawyer Marvin Mitchelson (note: a shtick is a Yiddish word for a comic theme or gimmick).