At the time of filming, Michelle Pfeiffer was dealing with the dissolution of her production company, as well as her father's death.
In the DVD "making of" documentary, Bruce Willis said he'd wanted to work with Michelle Pfeiffer for a while.
Rob Reiner offered the part of Annie in Nuits blanches à Seattle (1993) to Michelle Pfeiffer. She turned it down and they later worked on this film. Both films had Rita Wilson in supporting roles.