The police cruisers seen during the finale were real Houston Police squad cars. Ford LTD Crown Victorias were used by HPD from 1983 - 1987; the last use of these squads was in 1993.
The events in the film take place during a time frame of less than 24 hours.
Roy Scheider was cast as "Cohen" late in the pre-production phase after Gene Hackman and John Cassavetes passed on the role.
The finale where Cohen rams a roadblock is actually the off-ramp from Interstate 45 to McKinney Street. The building in the foreground is the Houston City Hall Annex, located at 900 Bagby.
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