Jonah takes his son to see "The Empire Strikes Back." At the time, Paul Simon was dating Carrie Fisher, who stars in Empire Strikes Back as Princess Leia.
During the film's opening credits, Paul Simon & co. (The Jonah Levin Band) are shown driving through what is ostensibly a highway between Cleveland's airport and The City. The footage is actually of Route 22, in Union, New Jersey.
Floyd Vivino was supposed to appear in this film as the night club owner, but none of his scenes made the final cut.
Model and musician Bebe Buell, her then boyfriend, musician Stiv Bators and her ex-boyfriend, musician Steven Tyler appeared as extras in Paul Simon's 1980 film One-Trick Pony (1980).