This was co-Writer and Director Rob Cohen's and co-Writer Larry Cohen's (no relation) only movie collaboration.
This was the first comedy in which Sir John Gielgud appeared after winning a Best Actor in a Supporting Role Academy Award for Arthur (1981).
Star Billing: Robert Hays (first), Pamela Stephenson (second), Sir John Gielgud (third), Jim Dale (fourth), and M. Emmet Walsh (fifth).
Usually known as a blonde, actress-comedienne Pamela Stephenson sports three hair colors in this movie: black, blonde, and auburn.