Before filming the scene in which Sheriff Dollard (played by Chris Penn) pulls the car over at the roadside, Patrick Swayze secretly placed a corn cob down the front of his underwear. Penn's expression of shock upon putting his hand up Swayze's dress is not faked.
Gary Oldman claims he was originally offered one of the lead drag roles but decided he didn't want to do another part that required extensive make-up after his experiences on Dracula (1992).
During negotiations with Julie Newmar for the use of her name in the title, the back-up plan in the event that producers could not secure those rights was to replace Newmar with Carol Lynley.
When Chi-chi joins the ladies at the table to announce that she is giving up her boyfriend, the glass of wine next to her changes from half full to empty several times, and the wine bottle label rotates.
After Chi Chi checks to see if Sheriff Dollard is dead they take off in the car, prior to taking off in the car no shoe is present at the back of the vehicles driver side wheel, but when they show the vehicle driving off the shoe then shows at the back of the vehicles driver side wheel.
The "girls" are settled-in and relaxing in their pajamas, lingerie, and bunny slippers. Problem is, they were not carrying any baggage when they got their lift into town. Then, while they are still dressed this way, they look out the window to see their car being towed-in.
Wong Foo is the name of the owner of the restaurant they were eating in where Vida stole the autographed picture of Julie Newmar. The title is the inscription on the photo.