Trivia / Almost Heroes

• Box Office Bomb: Made only $6.1 million back on its $30 million budget.
• Friendship on the Set: Chris Farley and Matthew Perry developed a good relationship while making the film, to the point where Perry was so upset by the news of Farley's death that he punched a hole through the wall of Jennifer Aniston's dressing room on the set of Friends.
• Playing Against Type: Chris Farley as the mostly competent sidekick, a role usually reserved for David Spade that he no doubt would have explored further had it not been for his untimely death.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The writers wanted Hugh Laurie to play Leslie, but the studios felt that he wasn't recognizable enough.
  • Bill Murray was offered the role for Leslie, but had to turn it down for schedule reasons.