The sour mash whiskey Monte Wildhorn is drinking is Stranahans Colorado Whiskey.
Annette Bening was originally cast in the female lead role but dropped out, and Virginia Madsen subsequently replaced her.
The exterior view of a diner was shot in Beacon, New York. The diner is the Yankee Clipper on Main Street.
Morgan Freeman and Kenan Thompson would work together again in Going In Style (2017).