Trivia

Rob Lowe researched his part by watching hours of footage of serial killer Ted Bundy.

David Koepp wrote the screenplay on spec at a time when he didn't even have an agent.

James Spader and Christian Clemenson play brothers in this film. They would star together again in Boston Legal (2004), this time playing colleagues who become good friends.

Matthew Broderick, Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr. turned down the part of Michael Boll.

The film garnered a lot of unwarranted PR as it was released roughly around the same time that Rob Lowe's infamous sex tape came to light.