Kathleen plays on Descartes' famous "cogito ergo sum" (I think therefore I am) by saying "dedita ergo sum" (I do what I'm addicted to doing therefore I am) and "pecco ergo sum" (I sin therefore I am).
According to Abel Ferrara, the characters of Peina and Casanova were originally written as a female and male respectively. When Christopher Walken read the script, he thought Peina was a male character and wanted to play the role. As a result, Walken had his way on portraying Peina whereas Casanova was played by Anabella Sciorra.
Film critic Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian placed the film in his top ten films of all time (as submitted for the 2002 Sight & Sound Poll).
Shot in 20 days.
Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, and Annabella Sciorra all played on "The Sopranos." Edie Falco played Tony sopranos wife while Annabella Sciorra played his girlfriend in season 3.