Penny Marshall's company, Parkway Productions, once optioned the script, which was more eccentric and edgy than the finished film.
The DGA had to intervene in the troubled production to defend the director's artistic rights and ensure he was paid. Unfortunately, by then, the damage to the film had been done.
The second distributor of the film changed the title to "Jesus In Cowboy Boots," the original title of the film as well as the book that inspired it. That is now the title on Amazon, IMDB, Tubi, etc.
Alicia Silverstone joined the cast five days before the commencement of shooting.
Because the script was gutted and shot so artlessly, the writer/director spoke to the DGA about substituting "Alan Smithee" for his name in the credits, but the Guild doesn't do that anymore.