Trivia / The Color of Friendship

• California Doubling: Very little of the film was shot in Washington. The rest was done in Toronto.
• Fake American: Shadia Simmons, who played African-American Piper Dellums, is really Canadian.
• Fake Nationality: Nearly all of the South Africans are played by Americans, except for Merle Bok (South African actress Susan Danford portrayed her).