Tequila was to have a bigger role in the story, but due to Channing Tatum's scheduling conflicts working on Logan Lucky: Roubo em Família (2017), his role was reduced, and some of the scenes went to Whiskey (Pedro Pascal). Notably, Whiskey got the lasso instead of Tequila.
Sir Elton John's second appearance in a significant film role. The first was as the Pinball Wizard in Tommy (1975).
A real Kentucky law states that anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or she "cannot hold onto the ground."