On Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014), Gilbert Gottfried revealed that despite having a role in the film, he had never seen this movie.
One of three Rodney Dangerfield films that feature a vocal performance by Michael Bolton. In Back to School (1986), Bolton's song "Everybody's Crazy" appears on the soundtrack, and is playing on the record player during the frat dorm party. In Back by Midnight (2004), Bolton's version of "Soul Provider" is playing as Bolton himself, who makes a cameo in the latter film, is entering a diner bathroom.
The movie had its world premiere on January 16th, 1997, in Daingerfield, Texas, a small town in East Texas with a population at the time of 2,655. Daingerfield was so chosen for the premiere because of its name being so close to that of Rodney Dangerfield. In addition to the movie premiere, the town held a parade with Dangerfield as its grand marshal, nearby schools made it an early release day so the students could attend, and downtown Lamar Street was dedicated as Rodney Dangerfield Boulevard.
The limousine used by David Ogden Stiers's character Governor Preston is a 1993 Lincoln Town Car Stretched Limousine.
Tony Danza: As a New York cabbie named Tony, which was the first name of his breakthrough role on Taxi (1978). In this movie, he drives a 1978 Checker Taxicab [A11].
Richard Bey: As himself. His talk show, The Richard Bey Show (1987), aired its final episode on December 27th, 1996, over a month before this film premiered in theaters.
George Hamilton, Alana Stewart: As themselves. Their joint talk show, George & Alana (1995), aired its final episode on March 29th, 1996, nearly a year before this film premiered in theaters.
Sally Jessy Raphael: As herself. Her talk show, Sally Jessy Raphael (1983), was still going strong in first-run syndication when this film premiered.
Michael Bolton: As himself. Rodney Dangerfield had seen Bolton guest star on a few episodes of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) where Bolton imitated Dangerfield. The real Dangerfield eventually obtained Bolton's phone number, called the singer up, and said, "Hey, quit doing me, okay?" They soon became good friends. Bolton would go on to make a cameo in Back by Midnight (2004), and was one of the pallbearers at Dangerfield's funeral in 2004.