- California Doubling: Takes place in Thailand, but the movie was filmed in Mexico.
- Creator Backlash: Writer Ken Levine hated
the Fun with Subtitles gag. - Poor Man's Substitute: In his review, Gene Siskel called Hanks "the poor man's Bill Murray".
- Romance on the Set: Tom Hanks met Rita Wilson while filming Bosom Buddies, but they fell in love while filming Volunteers.
- Vindicated by Cable: The movie had disappointing box office results when in theaters, but ended up doing well in TV airings. Writer Ken Levine claims that an executive from one movie channel told him that it was one of the few rerunning movies where ratings would spike higher when it aired.
- What Could Have Been:
- Phoebe Cates and Kirstie Alley both auditioned for the role of Beth.
- According to Ken Levine, the original drafts of this film were done in a more dramatic style with small bits of comedy thrown in. They weren't satisfied with these drafts however, and eventually decided to write it as a full comedy.
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