In numerous interviews, Mickey Rourke has said that he signed on to this film purely for financial reasons. He said it made him feel "like a sell-out" and fueled his descent into self-loathing in the mid-1990s.
The left sleeve of Harley's jacket has the initials "SRV" above the Roman numerals "MCMLVI-XC." It stands for "Stevie Ray Vaughan 1956-90," though Vaughan was actually born in 1954.
Marlboros full name is Robert Lee Edison, as heard at the end of the movie, when he's announced as the next bull-rider at the rodeo.
"Die Hardest V" Billboard about 10 minutes in.
Don Johnson accidentally knocked Branscombe Richmond out unconscious with the billiard ball, during the pool hustling scene.