Trivia

Denis Mercier dubbed himself in the French version.

When Whoopi Goldberg receives the ticket in the park, the officer says "Hakuna Matata," the Swahili phrase that became popular after being featured in Le Roi lion (1994). Whoopi provided the voice of Shenzi the hyena in that film.

Barbara Hamilton's final film.

Whoopi Goldberg and Sheryl Lee Ralph had both previously appeared in Sister Act, acte 2 (1993).

The film cast includes one Oscar winner: Whoopi Goldberg; and two Oscar nominees: Gérard Depardieu and Haley Joel Osment.