Trivia

According to Joe Eszterhas's autobiography, he hated the final film. Director William Friedkin changed Eszterhas's script so much, he threatened to remove his name from the credits. Paramount settled with him by giving him a "blind script deal" worth $2-4 million. Later, Friedkin admitted that he did virtually rewrite the script, but Friedkin also said that this was his favorite film.

David Caruso's second starring role of 1995 after Kiss of Death (1995). Both pictures were box-office disasters. Ironically, Caruso had left the highly successful NYPD Blue (1993) to star in these films. His career never recovered and he almost quit acting until he was cast to lead the series CSI Miami (2002).

Linda Fiorentino initially turned down the script because she didn't want to play a prostitute. She changed her mind when her character was changed through rewrites.

Chazz Palminteri expressed doubts about the love scenes he did with Linda Fiorentino. "I haven't done very many love scenes," he admitted, "but Linda would just shed her clothes." When Fiorentino learned of the statement, she glowered and said: "I didn't know Chazz was such a virgin or I would have been gentler. I always try to be gentle with virgins."

Angie Everhart originally filmed the full nude scene as she lay on the table in the morgue, but changed her mind about using it. So they had to reshoot the body shots with a body double. Later she admitted she should have just used her own footage because people didn't believe her when she told them it was a double. Now the footage is all over the Internet and crediting it as her.