While filming during April of 1993, Hulk Hogan was involved in a jet skiing accident, according to Hulk. However, other wrestlers have stated that Hogan was actually punched in the face by Randy Savage backstage at WrestleMania IX (1993). As a result, Hogan's eye is covered with a patch for most of the movie, but when the patch is removed, his actual eye injury can be seen. A small side story was written into the movie to explain the injury where Spencer gets suckerpunched by Kowalski.
This movie was the pilot for the Thunder in Paradise (1994) TV series and aired in two parts as the first two episodes.
Part of the film was shot in the Catastrophe Canyon set at Disney-MGM studios in Orlando, Florida.
André René Roussimoff was considered for a guest appearance, but died three months before filming began.
The first act of the film involves Spencer and Bru saving a Cuban woman and her son from terrorists. This part was repeated; along with additional footage not originally aired in the pilot; in the TV series episode Eye for an Eye (1994).