A real bank heist took place near the filming location, and the felons drove right past the production assistant, who immediately alerted everyone on-set. The felons were surprised to see that they were driving through a film set, shortly before driving headlong into (and becoming hopelessly stuck in) a fake snow drift. The police immediately apprehended the two bumbling crooks to the amusement of all on-set.
This film was originally planned to be "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1993) movie.
All the snow used in close-up shots on-set was created by a snow machine that uses treated sewage water, on loan from the city of Los Angeles.
In the music video "Another Dumb Blonde" performed by Hoku, and created for the movie, it shows a scene where Claire (Emmanuelle Chriqui) throws the whale ankle bracelet into the pool, after an argument with Chuck (David Paetkau).
The news anchorwoman and sportscaster in the film are real-life news anchors for a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, where the exterior shots were filmed.