When Patricia Arquette arrives at the railroad station, a train is standing on the track nearest the platform. When she runs to get on the train, it is just pulling in to the station.
U Aung Ko suggests bribing the soldier with 50 kyat - worth about 10 US cents at the time.
Some of the women are wearing men's longyi (skirts).
As the airport, a Pelita Air Service jet can be seen. Pelita is a domestic airline in Malaysia, where the movie was shot, and does not serve Rangoon.