- Eric Hinwood worked six different jobs his freshman year of college in an attempt to pay tuition at Whittier College.
- Eric speaks several languages, including French, Spanish, and Latin.
- Eric never finished his first film, entitled Dog Detective Agency.
- Hinwood directed two features overseas before being hired to direct one in the United States.
- Hinwood produced the last film that John G. Avildsen directed. Avildsen hadn't directed a film in 15 years, but he finished this last directorial work in 2014.
- Hinwood went to a film production trade school known as the HARA Academy when he was only 15 years old so that he could graduate with a high school diploma and a film production trade school degree at the same time.
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