Banned in China: It was briefly banned in Saskatchewan, which drew puzzled curiosity, since government censorship of film in North America had pretty well disappeared by 1994. After negative publicity, the province rescinded the ban after just one week.
Box Office Bomb: Budget, $25-30 million. Box office, $6,841,570. Critics lambasted it, audiences had zero interest and it died a quick death in theatres in the autumn of 1994.
Dan Aykroyd has stated in an interview with the American morning radio show Hill-Man that he would like to forget ever making this movie.
Rosie O'Donnell reportedly disliked the final product as well, calling it "terrible" and even refused to go promote the film.
Executive Meddling: The buddy cop subplot was not in the film originally. After the test audience saw the original cut and hated it, the executives demanded it be inserted.
Dana Delany, Hollywood's resident Girl Next Door in The '90s, as a sexually liberated dominatrix was one of the film's many peculiarities.
Similarly, John Schneider, who has a very squeaky-clean public image, in the small but crucial flashback role of Lisa's Christian Grey-ish college professor.
On the directorial side, Garry Marshall, master of feel-good comedy, doing a sex-themed film with a strong BDSM component.
Star-Derailing Role: Killed the film careers of Paul Mercurio (Strictly Ballroom) and Dana Delany. Mercurio wound up mostly going back to Australian TV and movies. Delany, who seemed on the edge of superstardom after winning an Emmy for China Beach and playing the female lead in Tombstone, spent the rest of her career in TV and voice work.
