Dermot Mulroney was 24 when he played 17-year-old Bobby.
The band performing at Bobby's prom is The Adult Net, a side project of The Fall. The song performed is their 1986 single "Waking Up in the Sun".
Danny Aiello plays Madonna's father in the Papa Don't Preach music video. Madonna stared in Desperately Seeking Susan along w/Rosanna Arquette, who is sister to actress Patricia Arquette.