- All-Star Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Marisa Tomei, Tim Curry, Chazz Palminteri, Ornella Muti, Don Ameche, Eddie Bracken, Kurtwood Smith, Yvonne De Carlo, and Kirk Douglas; and a whole load of character actors.
- Box Office Bomb: Budget $35 million, box office $23.5 million.
- California Doubling: Sets in Orlando and L.A. double for 1920s New York.
- Playing Against Type
- Sylvester Stallone as the comedic lead, Snaps.
- Tim Curry as the decidedly non-villainous Dr. Poole.
- Underage Casting: Ornella Muti plays Sofia Provolone; her daughter Lisa played by Marisa Tomei. Muti was born in 1955 and Tomei was born just nine years later in 1964.
- What Could Have Been: John Landis' first choice for the lead role was Al Pacino, who was going to be paid $2 million for the role but was then offered $3 million to appear in Dick Tracy. Danny DeVito was also considered.
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