After reviewing Mother Paula's commercial at the corporate headquarters, the man who enters the room to inform Muckle (Clark Gregg) of a waiting phone call is Carl Hiaasen, the author of the book.
At the end of the film, Jimmy Buffett wears a Gonzo Fist T-shirt in tribute to his friend, Hunter S. Thompson, who passed away in early 2005. Buffett spent time with Thompson in the Florida Keys where Thompson wrote "The Great Shark Hunt (1979)."
Until the release of The Rhythm Section (2020), this film held the record for the worst domestic opening weekend of any film opening in more than 3,000 theaters. In its opening weekend, it grossed just $3,368,197 at 3,018 theaters, for an average of $1,116 per theater. The final gross was $8,117,637, just over half of the $15,000,000 production budget.
During the scene when Beatrice (Brie Larson) takes Roy's (Logan Lerman) bike and he then hops on the bike, the song that is heard is "Coming Around" sung by Brie Larson.