* ActorAllusion: Creator/MaxMartini as an [[Series/TheUnit Army Ranger]].
* BillingDisplacement: Cesar Montano was given top billing when the film was released in his native Philippines despite having only played a relatively minor role.
* FollowTheLeader: Was one of a number of World War II based films to be made after the massive success of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''.
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: It was part of a glut of Miramax films and was actually finished a couple years before release.