Though the movie is set in Beverly Hills, the majority of the movie was filmed in Mexico. Rodeo Drive was reconstructed out of Styrofoam in a lot outside of Mexico City.
Columbia Pictures was originally set to release the film on May 10, 1991 but ultimately delayed its release and ultimately received a small, and brief, run five months later. There were rumors that Orion Pictures had previously bought the distribution rights but sold it to Columbia due to the former studio's impending bankruptcy, with no legitimate sources to back this claim. However, Orion and Columbia shared a distribution deal with the film's production company, Nelson Entertainment, so the idea that Orion considered releasing it is not outside the realm of possibility.
The film finally opened in October 1991 after a long post production and distribution process ironically on the very same day that the film, Necessary Roughness by Paramount Pictures which was also written by Rick Natkin and David Fuller and also featured Harley Jane Kozak as one of the films' stars.
This film was originally intended to be released after the surprise success of Die Hard in 1988 by Nelson Entertainment as a potential franchise and eventually be released just as the Die Hard imitation phase was reaching its peak and eventual end with films such as Die Hard 2 & 3, Under Siege, and Sudden Death released during this period.
Pamela Anderson's debut.