The single-take fight scene was performed by Colin Farrell himself, and was shot 22 times before Farrell did it perfectly.
Actor Colin Farrell actually spent a night on the set because he wanted "to see what it would be like to wake up in the future".
Colin Farrell admitted kissing Kate Beckinsale for the movie was extremely uncomfortable because Len Wiseman was married to her.
The announcer in the holographic advertisement for Recall says, "We can remember it for you." The film is loosely based on a short story by Philip K. Dick called, "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale".
While riding The Fall, Quaid is reading "Ian Fleming's 007: The Spy Who Loved Me", a symbolic reference to Quaid being a "secret agent" and the rebel he falls in love with.
Len Wiseman: [code number] When Quaid and Melina are being chased, Lori code names Quaid AV-81. AV-81 is also the name of the F-35 plane in Wiseman's Die Hard - Vivere o morire (2007).