At 12 mins.) the car sideswipe actually crushed the right front wheel, knocking it off the axle, and left the car essentially dead. This was bad news for a low budget film as they needed to shoot more scenes with it the following day. Luckily, a bystander watching the filming was a mechanic and approach them after the stunt to offer his assistance. He came through, and the car was ready the next day.
The opening fight scene aboard the ship was actually filmes a full month after the film had wrapped. It was a challenge for Mark Dacascos as he had spent that time in Hawaii "eating like a pig" he said.
One of the two cops who enter the bar is played by David Hayter who would go on to write, X-Men (2000), The Scorpion King (2002), Watchmen (2009).