| 1 | * AlanSmithee: Creator/MartinBrest disowned the television and airline edit, which is credited to Alan Smithee. |
| 2 | * BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $90 million. Gross, $44,619,100 (domestic), $142,940,100 (worldwide). |
| 3 | * CreatorBreakdown: Brad Pitt was going through a difficult time in his life and thus was unhappy making the film. |
| 4 | * EditedForSyndication: A hugely cut-down version for television and airplane showings runs two hours by cutting out most of Creator/AnthonyHopkins' scenes. |
| 5 | * FakeAmerican: Claire Forlani (British) continued her streak in the 90s of only playing American characters. Especially egregious since her father is played by Anthony Hopkins NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent. |
| 6 | * PreviewPiggybacking: Many obsessive ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans attended screenings of this film just to see the teaser for ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', and left after seeing it. |
| 7 | * StarDerailingRole: The flopping of this, ''Film/MysteryMen'' and ''Film/{{Antitrust}}'' spelled the end for Claire Forlani's time as a leading lady, not helped by her repeated run-ins with Harvey Weinstein. She turned to television instead, where she enjoyed more success. |
| 8 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bill's part was originally written for Creator/GeneHackman. |
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