The role of Alex's (Matthew Perry) father is played by John Bennett Perry, who is Matthew Perry's real-life father.
Before the movie was filmed, there was no Arizona/Nevada "border" painted on the highway that spans the Hoover Dam. When it was added for the movie, local officials decided to keep it intact after the filming of the movie. As of September 2005 the border painted in the street is no longer there.
Matthew Perry credits a jet-ski accident on the set of this film with fueling his addiction to prescription drugs.
This is Matthew Perry's favorite of all the movies in which he starred.
Jennifer Lopez was offered the role of Isabel Fuentes but turned it down in favor of Anaconda (1997).