Wade Dominguez actually learned Russian for his part in the film as the NYPD beat cop Joseph Romero.
Elizabeth Berkeley and Michael Chiklis had to work with a dialect coach to perfect the Russian accent that they feature in the film.
The two gas stations featured in the film, Geo-Fuel and M.A.R.S. are completely fictitious and are loosely based on two real life gas stations, Getty and Mobil Gas.
The film was shot on location in and around New York City.