Walter Hill said in an interview some years after the movie was released that his version was much darker, had a very different setup and that the ending was much different from the final cut. He also expressed strong dislike for the way the studio ruined the movie but said that James Spader did a great job with his role.
Four different endings were filmed.
This was the first post-Alan Smithee film. For many years, directors who for whatever reason wished not to be credited for a movie and disassociate themselves from it would have their name replaced with the fake "Alan Smithee." After the film An Alan Smithee Film (1997), the name was too well known, and so the Directors Guild of America replace the name "Alan Smithee" with the name "Thomas Lee."
Due to the troubled production, James Spader disowned the film and expressed his regret in participating, citing this film as the one in his career that people should avoid.
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