According to an interview on The Howard Stern Radio Show (1998), Bobcat Goldthwait negotiated a deal to return for $600,000. Bobcat then told producers they should pay Tim Kazurinsky the same amount. The request was successful.
This film marks the last time Kyle Blanks and Mrs. Fackler appear in the franchise. It also contains the only movie appearance for cadets Hedges and Karen Adams.
The Japanese character Nogata was originally written as a male Indian police cadet named Ramu. This explains why Nogata slept on a bed of nails from New Delhi, and also liked to meditate with his hand over a candle flame.