During the chase scene at the abandoned building, "Nic + Jenny" is seen spray painted on a wall. This is a nod to co-star Jenny Wright and her then-relationship with Nicolas Cage
In an interview with Scott Cain of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (8-8-1986), Jenny Wright noted that the most difficult scene for her was the one in which Jeff Kober broke through a window and grabbed her around the neck from behind. She noted that it required a lot of concentration to keep the audience from realizing she was about to be attacked, even though she knew it herself.
"The Dirtbox" night-club shooting location, which closed prior to the movie being released, was a popular underground after-hours club in downtown Los Angeles. Like many other downtown clubs, it moved from warehouse to warehouse, with the new location known only to a small offbeat, new-wave clientèle.
According to the Sacramento Bee (1-26-1986), then-Governor of California George Deukmejian made a tour of television and movie sets, including the set on which this movie was being filmed. After the Governor was photographed with one young male actor who was wearing leopard-skin-print pants and a fishnet shirt, the actor joked that Deukmejian's opponent in the next election should use the snap as a campaign ploy. Meanwhile, the film's leading lady, Jenny Wright, informed the governor that "we cleaned up the streets. There will be a lot less crime today," gesturing to the room full of bizarre characters filming the scene.
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx has said on the 1999 re-release of the "Girls, Girls, Girls" album that the instrumental track "Nona" was originally written for this picture but in the end was not included on the soundtrack.