The production had a torrid time trying to cast a Hollywood actor to play Dexter. Most of those under consideration were either too expensive or not interested in a film that at the time contained nobody that they had heard of in the US. In the end Jeff Goldblum accepted, expecting the film to not amount to much. However he was surprised to find out the film was a big hit in the UK & Europe and finally got a small release in the US a year and a half later. It also opened up other film offers from the UK and Europe, resulting in him becoming something of a cult actor and indirectly led to him being cast in जुरासिक पार्क (1993) a few years later.
The car that races to the hospital at the end of this movie (a blue Aston Martin registration "COMIC") belonged to Rowan Atkinson. Dexter is pulled over by the Police for speeding, just in the same way Atkinson was in real-life, in the same car. Atkinson received a driving ban as a result of the incident.
Suggs: Former lead singer of Madness makes a cameo as their song "It Must Be Love" plays on the soundtrack.
Richard Curtis: Screenwriter can be seen briefly as the bearded man Dexter King, played by Jeff Goldblum, passes on his way to the toilet during his date with Tamara (Joanna Kanska).