John Turturro's on-screen wife is played by Katherine Borowitz (who is also his real-life wife).
Dennis Farina plays a mobster in this movie. Ironically, in real-life Farina was a police officer before becoming a movie actor.
This was that last movie roll of Lilia Skala, who was mother superior in Lilies of the Field with Sidney Poitier.
The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Steven Wright and Rod Steiger; and two Oscar nominees: Stanley Tucci and Lilia Skala.
Final film of actress Lila Skala.