When Rachel tries on her boots at the bar two older men ogle her legs while she slides them on. Peter exclaims that she'd give the two lads a heart attack. Rachel replies "Well at least they'll die smiling" before lifting up a slither of her skirt to show more leg. Jimmy Keogh who portrays one of the old Cronies, portrayed the title character in the film "Waking Ned Devine" who actually did die smiling from the shock of having a winning lottery ticket.
During an interview on Irish television in 1998 Pierce Brosnan claimed that there was talk of him playing the role of Tony Egan before Donal McCann became attached to the project.