* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/RogerEbert singled Creator/MichaelJFox's drunken monologue as the best thing he'd ever done on film.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the novel, the protagonist tries to haggle with a drug dealer, who responds with "Who do you think you are, UsefulNotes/JohnDeLorean?" At the time, [=DeLorean=] was famed mostly for being a failed car designer and an alleged drug trafficker. This line becomes funny after four years later, the protagonist would be played by a person who [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 at that point was much more easily associated with the DeLorean name]].
* QuestionableCasting: Creator/MichaelJFox as a drug and alcohol addict.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DavidHydePierce appears as a bartender at Amanda's fashion show.
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