The movie credits show that this movie was dedicated to the memory of J.J. Harris,who is Kevin Costner first manager and close friend.Harris passed away a year ago.
Was originally rated R for "brief strong language" but the rating was appealed to PG-13 for "brief strong language, thematic material involving drug use and drinking, and for a fight".
The screen in Elliot's car jumps around during the early school drop-off scenes: first, the time on the clock jumps backwards, and later, when Roy is driving, the song title changes, then changes back.
The sign outside a building ostensibly in Downtown L.A. refers to Common Street; there is no such street in L.A., but there is one in New Orleans, where most of the movie was shot.