Released straight to video in the UK.
The title of the final episode of Spin City (1996) in which Michael J. Fox appeared, Wife with Mikey (2001), was a nod to this film.
The original title was "Give Me a Break".
William Finn: As Man #2. Finn was the composer and lyricist of "Falsettos", a Broadway musical for which director James Lapine wrote the book and directed the original Broadway run.
Mandy Patinkin: As the angry driver of the car that Michael Chapman almost hits. Patinkin is credited as "Irate Man".
Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Lawler: As the two wrestlers Evil Eye and the Lobotomizer respectively during the pro wrestling scene. Jarrett and Lawler are both real life professional wrestlers, and both were part of WWF (now WWE) at the time of filming.