The aircraft carrier on which the movie takes place is actually a wooden deck built on the edge of a cliff at a deserted Marineland facility. The film was shot at an angle that made the deck look like a ship at sea.
Valeria Golino claims the scene in which she catches an olive popped out of her bellybutton was accomplished without trick photography.
Topper Harley's name comes from Harley-Davidson's 1960's motor scooter, the Harley Topper.
Charlie Sheen remarks before a particularly energetic fight sequence, "I learned this one from Paula Abdul." Paula Abdul was married to Charlie Sheen's brother, Emilio Estevez, at the time of the film's release.