A parrot accidentally became "involved" in the making of Montana, when a pet store burned down to the ground in a building adjacent to the set of Montana. A parrot that got out of his cage apparently flew into a vent shaft, causing an electrical shortage. A faint noise of a fire alarm coming from the adjacent building can be heard in the background at 32 minutes and 50 seconds.
Co-stars Kyra Sedgwick and Robin Tunney would each go on to star in two successful TV shows where they would portray very similar characters. Sedgwick would play a Chief in the police drama The Closer (2005), and Tunney would play a similar role in The Mentalist (2008). Both shows ran for six seasons.
Stanley Tucci and Philip Seymour Hoffman would later star in several films of "The Hunger Games" franchise.