Patrick Warburton and Tim Allen have both provided the voice of the animated character "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command".
Half-way through the shooting of the martial arts shots, Tim Allen's arms became painfully bruised. This is why he randomly starts wearing pads in the middle of the story.
Jim Carrey was initially offered Tim Allen's role, but declined in order to do El Majestic (2001) instead. This scenario is similar to Toy Story (1995) as Carrey was considered to voice the character of Buzz Lightyear which eventually went to Allen.
Chuck Scarett's headband (hachimaki) reads "kamikaze," or "divine wind," though it is worn upside down.
The scenes of Joe Scheffer racing a shopping cart were shot at the Target Store in Minnesota.