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Yes, in one scene we see two security guards walking towards the camera and having a conversation. The old guy with a mustache doing most of the talking is Stan Lee, who is the Hulk´s comic book creator. The other big guy is Lou Ferrigno, who played the Hulk in the 1970s TV series.

There are also multiple references to the comic books. General Ross's helicopter is named 'T. Ross' referencing his comicbook nickname, Hulk's first appearance is grey rather than green referencing his first comic book incarnation, the character 'Benny', who appears in the comic books, is mentioned in a conversation between Bruce and Betty, Bruce's father's name is changed to David Banner which was Bruce's name in the 70s tv series, and David Banner takes on several attributes of Hulk's comic-book nemeses throughout the film.

When the father realized that his wife was with child he feared what he may have passed to his child. As the viewers see that David Banner was experimenting with genetics and was experimenting upon himself.

David realized that his son had to be tested and the results showed that his Bruce had the potential to not be completely human (in his eyes).

No, the film was not well received, and was not the blockbuster it was intended to be. A new film was released in June 13th, 2008 called The Incredible Hulk. It is a re-start to the franchise with a new origin and new actors playing the characters.