Originally set for a US theatrical release in 2004. Then two massive waves of layoffs were sustained at Miramax and Dimension, and the infamous Disney and Miramax split reached it's height. This film thus remained in the Miramax vaults unreleased during this time of uncertainty. When the Disney and Miramax divorce was finally completed, numerous films under the Miramax and Dimension label were finally released theatrically.
Trey is quoting Scarface (1983) when he's holding the nail gun. The following year, Cheech Marin, who plays Capt. Victor Delgado, appeared in the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) in which he voiced Gaspar Gomez, one of the enemies of Tony Montana.