Vince Vaughn's first dramatic movie role since Into the Wild (2007).
Director Peter Billingsley described the film as "Paper Moon (1973) wrapped in an action package".
Jonathan Banks drove the same car that he drove in Breaking Bad (2008).
Director Peter Billingsley started off his film career by playing the young memorable character Ralphie in A Christmas Story (1983). He has had random cameos and producer credits in such films like Iron Man (2008), The Break-Up (2006), and his directorial debut, Couples Retreat (2009), which starred Vince Vaughn, who he has known since childhood.
Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau appeared in Rudy (1993), Swingers (1996), Made (2001), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), and Couples Retreat (2009).