To achieve maximum realism, Director Ulu Grosbard insisted that Dustin Hoffman appear live at the now-shuttered rock palace Fillmore East. Cameras captured the reaction of the regular Friday night audience gathered for an actual Grateful Dead concert.
As of 2023, it holds the record as the longest film title to ever receive an Oscar nomination with fourteen words to its count.
During Georgie's (Dustin Hoffman's) final plane flight, you can see the south tower of the World Trade Center under construction in lower Manhattan.
The band on stage is portrayed by "Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show" before they released any albums. The lead singer is played by Shel Silverstein, who wrote many of the band's songs.