There are several Hollywood family connections in this film. Barry Van Dyke, son of Dick Van Dyke and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. Jason Connery, son of Sean Connery and Diane Cilento. Jordan Ladd, daughter of Cheryl and David Ladd. Omar Gooding, brother of Cuba Gooding Jr. and son of Cuba Gooding. Ellen Travolta, sister of John & Joey Travolta and wife of Jack Bannon. Aimee Graham, sister of Heather Graham. Jillian Armenante, spouse of Alice Dodd. Sophie Tweed-Simmons, daughter of Shannon Tweed and Gene Simmons. Rya Kihlstedt, spouse of Gil Bellows. Shane Stanley, son to Lee Stanley and spouse of Val Barri. Nia Peeples, mother of composer, Chris Hayzel. Cinematographer Austin Harris, son of Rod Harris who wrote and performed the song, "Hands of Time."
Dan Haggerty's last film. The dog in the scene with Dan Haggerty belonged to the boat owner where the scene was filmed. Mr. Haggerty trained the dog moments before filming to do exactly what was written in the script.
Shane Stanley got the idea for this story upon seeing a well-known actor stopped next to him at a red light in Los Angeles before involving his father, Lee Stanley.
The "Silver Bullet" Porsche driven by Joe Lando's character Danny, belongs to producer Tiffany Johnson. It's a 1981 Porsche 928.
The scene with Barry Van Dyke and Reggie Austin was created days before its filming. The director felt there wasn't a clear enough reference of Edward's career history as an actor for layman viewers to relate to. In the process, the revelation of Edward's own mortality was revealed putting much more at stake for the character's drive moving forward.