Bruce Campbell has jokingly stated at conventions that he does not like being reminded of or asked questions about this film, as he was going through a messy divorce during filming. Violators of the taboo will quickly find themselves on the receiving end of Campbell's legendarily ruthless razor wit. This has led to convention-goers deliberately bringing up the film in order to have the "honor" of being insulted by him.
Leo Rossi visited a strip club to research his character of Turkell. Rossi was thrown out of the strip club by two bouncers after he scared one of the strippers by making direct eye contact with her.
Bodycount: 33 (34 if you count the cop killed in the opening footage, although that was reused footage from the first film).
Originally (Joe Spinell) was to play Turkell, the homicidal maniac. This would have bridged Lustig's Maniac Cop series with his earlier film Maniac (1980), but Spinell died before filming began and had to be replaced (by Leo Rossi). The film is dedicated to Spinell in the end credits.