Final credited theatrically released feature for Michael Crichton as a director. Uncredited, Crichton however did direct re-shoots for The 13th Warrior (1999).
Principal photography began in September 1987 with filming taking place in Boston, USA and in Canada in two cities: Toronto and Montreal.
This movie was originally supposed to be the sequel to Jagged Edge (1985) and was going to costar Glenn Close and Robert Loggia.
This movie represented the seventh time Burt Reynolds worked on a theatrical movie with actor Ned Beatty. Their earlier films included Deliverance (1972), W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975), White Lightning (1973), Gator (1976), Stroker Ace (1983) and Switching Channels (1988).
This movie's working title was 'Smoke'.