The film:
- Acting for Two: Kevin Kline plays both Dave Kovic and the man he's doubling for, U.S. President Bill Mitchell.
- Actor-Shared Background: During the film, Dave makes up a story of falling in love at first sight with a woman who was half American and half Polynesian. Kevin Kline's real-life wife, Phoebe Cates, is herself half American and half Polynesian. He also says "She's a Princess" while describing her - Kline and Cates starred together in Princess Caraboo, with Cates in the title role.
- Cast the Runner-Up: One executive suggested Arnold Schwarzenegger for the lead role. He makes a cameo in the film As Himself.
- Fake American: English actor Sir Ben Kingsley plays US Vice President then, after the scandal is exposed, President Gary Nance.
- Real-Life Relative: Ivan Reitman cast his wife Geneviève Robert and son Jason Reitman as the wife and son of Vice President Nance, as he is being sworn in as President near the end of this movie.
- Real Life Writes the Hairstyle: Sigourney Weaver's hair is short because she shaved her head for Alien³.
- Recycled Set: The sets from this movie were so good they've been reused over 25 times, in films including Clear and Present Danger and The Pelican Brief.
- What Could Have Been:
- Warren Beatty and Kevin Costner turned down the lead role. Nicolas Cage, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks and Robin Williams were also considered.
- Ivan Reitman offered Howard Stern a cameo role as himself, but Stern turned it down.
The series:
- Disabled Character, Disabled Actor: In "Hype Man", GaTa is revealed to have bipolar disorder, which the actor also has in real life.
- Follow the Leader: Some have accused the show of being derivative of Atlanta.
