Despite being set in Bali, Indonesia, the film was filmed in Queensland, Australia.
A license is required to drive a boat in Australia, so Maxime Bouttier (Gede) had to do his practical exam and written exam within two weeks - and got 97%. He had to put the boat license to use on the first day of shooting, with big wind and big ships...and George Clooney and Kaitlyn Dever in the boat with him.
The fifth film for co-stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts after Ocean's Eleven (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Money Monster (2016).
During the gag reel end credits, Lucas Bravo (Paul) is seen wearing an Adam West-style Batman (1966) costume in front of George Clooney. The latter starred in Batman & Robin (1997) as the Caped Crusader.