Two of the actors appear in the AMC hit show, The Walking Dead (2010). Scott Wilson (Frank Reasnor) plays Hershel Green and Chris Coy (Bobby Green) plays Martin, one of the leaders of the cannibalistic community, Terminus.
The title of this episode is a line from Frank Reasoner in this episode. Reasoner was played by Scott Wilson who appeared in the western film, Young Guns II (1990). The music to that film was the solo debut from Jon Bon Jovi, titled Blaze of Glory with the lead single also called Blaze of Glory.
The name of the character played by Ronnie Gene Blevins (Carter Hayes), is the same named used by Michael Keaton's character in Pacific Heights (1990).