Kevin Hart credits the film's box-office failure to bootlegging of the film. According to Hart, the film was bootlegged three months before the theatrical release. Hart has said that during the premiere, fans were asking him to sign bootleg copies of the film.
Captain Mack's resume shows his "Relevant Experience" as: "275 Hours Flight Simulation (with honors)", "Beat F-15 Flying Eagle on X-Box (twice)", and "Saw Top Gun 7 Times."
The first film to be distributed using Eastman Kodak's method of storing the soundtrack on a thin layer of cyan dye in the film instead of on a magnetic or optical track.
The woman in the light blue dress suit sitting next to John Witherspoon on the plane is his real life wife Angela Robinson-Witherspoon.