The prince-turned-bear plot is actually taken from "Snow-White and Rose-Red", another German fairy tale also collected by the Brothers Grimm. The glass in John's (The King's) eyes are likely taken from "The Snow Queen".
Kristin Kreuk and Stacee Copeland's debut.
Three actors from this film have appeared in different runs of the CSI TV series. Tom Irwin (John) and Michael Gilden (Monday) appeared in separate episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) (set in Vegas), while Martin Klebba appeared in an episode of CSI: NY (2004).
The Evil Queen tries to make Snow White's father eat what she believes to be the girl's heart in both this film and Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997).