The film won three Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay. Bill Cosby requested Razzie awards made of 24-carat gold and Italian marble, which cost the Fox Network $27,000. They were presented to him on The Late Show a few weeks after the Razzie ceremony.
The film contains numerous product placements for Coca-Cola; Bill Cosby was a spokesman for Coke, and the film was produced by Coca-Cola division Columbia Pictures.