Stories from the set

The film was initially planned for a direct-to-video release, but the distributor I.R.S. Records nevertheless decided to release it in theaters, where it flopped.

Cinda Williams got the role of Lyla Walker by tricking director Carl Franklin, telling him she wanted to interview him and inviting herself to lunch with him at a restaurant. At the table she began acting out one of the scenes, which also took place in a restaurant, and even swearing loudly the way her character did. Franklin did not like being deceived, but he gave Williams the role anyway.