The second chapter of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical "Brighton Beach Trilogy", which followed "Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)" and is followed by "Broadway Bound (1992)".
The original Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues" opened at the Neil Simon Theater on March 28, 1985 and ran for 524 performances. Matthew Broderick, Penelope Ann Miller and Matt Mulhern reprise their roles in the movie. The play also won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Play, written by Neil Simon who also wrote the screenplay for the movie version.
Corey Parker, who portrays Eugene Jerome's colleague Arnold Epstein in this film, took over the Eugene Jerome role for the sequel Broadway Bound (1992) (TV).