This was one of the last movies filmed in the World Trade Center (some of the subway scenes).
One of several movies that had its release date changed after the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001. This movie was originally set for release in November 2001, but was not released until June 2002.
When Jake (Chris Rock) is dining with Nicole (Garcelle Beauvais) in Prague, he says, "I'll eat a pig's ass if they cook it right." This is a line from his 1996 HBO special.
Reunites Brooke Smith and Anthony Hopkins, both of whom starred in The Silence of The Lambs (1991). However, they did not share scenes in that movie.