Final theatrical feature film of actor, comedian, and movie star John Candy, although filming had wrapped on this film before Wagons East (1994), which was released a year earlier.
Alan Alda's character is never given a name, and is both referred to and credited only as the President of the United States.
The final note in the credits, "To Johnny LaRue - thanks to you, we got our crane shot", is a reference to one of John Candy's recurring characters on SCTV Channel (1983) .
In one scene, the characters played by John Candy, Bill Nunn and Kevin J. O'Connor sit around a campfire and discuss films in which black characters are killed before their white co-stars. O'Connor mentions Forrest Gump (1994), which was released six months after principal photography on "Bacon" was completed, and four months after Candy's death. The line was looped in after the scene was shot.
John Candy, who was born and raised in Canada, plays Sheriff Bud Boomer, who is not only American, but is rabidly anti-Canada.
Maurice Vachon: the thug who arm wrestles with Rhea Perlman in a bar. Vachon was a hugely popular professional wrestler for over 40 years.
Dan Aykroyd: The OPP officer who pulls Bud Boomer's RV over. During the previous campfire scene, Bud, Roy Boy, and Kabral mention Driving Miss Daisy (1989), in which Aykroyd happened to co-star.