Appearing in Norm MacDonald: Nothing Special (2022) Dave Chappelle informs viewers that he tried to get out of filming this movie because his father had recently passed away and he was inconsolable and not in the state of mind to make this film. Chappelle couldn't get out of the movie, and though the movie was not a hit, Chappelle credits Norm MacDonald with helping him to move on from his grief-stricken state during the twelve weeks they spent making the movie.
A picture, widely distributed on the Internet, features the name of this movie sandwiched between Erin Brockovich (2000) and My Dog Skip (2000) on a marquee, thus spelling out the phrase "Erin Brockovich Screwed My Dog Skip".
Directorial debut of screenwriting partnership, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The two were responsible for the screenplays to Ed Wood (1994), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Man on the Moon (1999) and Auto Focus (2002). As of 2023, it is the only film they directed.
The main characters' names are based on U.S. presidents: Willard (not Millard) Fillmore; Rusty P. (not Rutherford B.) Hayes; and Grover Cleaver (not Cleveland). Also, Detective Tom Dewey is based on presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey.