Barry Bostwick claimed to have taken the role of FDR on two days notice.
The song playing during the speech FDR gives at the docks is "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. He references the song during his speech.
Barry Bostwick, who plays Franklin Roosevelt in this film, also depicted an American president when he played the title role in the TV miniseries George Washington (1984)
The control for FDRs wheelchair is the Atari 2600 TV plug in game.