Robin Williams stars in an uncredited role as Charlie Boyd.
Throughout shooting the film on location in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Susan Sarandon would catch a 45-minute flight from New York City (where she lives) to Montreal. One return flight from Montreal turned into a reported 14-plus-hour ordeal due to a blizzard that shut down most of the East Coast.
After the limited theatrical release, it was released as the launch title for Flexplay, the 48-hour, non-returnable DVD disc.
This is the only time Paul Walker and Robin Williams appear in the same movie together.
Chazz Palminteri's son Dante Palminteri appears as a patient in the hospital, and his daughter Gabriella plays a young girl in a red coat.