Originally titled "Black Sheep" until it was discovered that there was already a film with that title, Black Sheep (1996). That film starred David Spade and the late Chris Farley, who both co-starred with Chris Rock on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Ironically, the new title "Bad Company," is also the name of a 1995 film, Bad Company (1995/I).
This was one of the last movies ever filmed in the World Trade Center (some of the subway scenes).
One of several films that had its release date changed after the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001. The film was originally set for release in November 2001, but was not released until June 2002.
When Jake (Chris Rock) is dining with Nicole (Garcelle Beauvais) in Prague he says, "I'll eat a pig's ass if they cook it right". This is a line from his 1996 HBO special.