The bait shop in the movie was located at the Kissimmee, Florida Lake Toho lakefront. Also, Hot Rod's bait shop is actually the County extension office at Osceola Heritage Park.
Harve Presnell plays a similar character in the movie Les appâts du gain (2008) and Fargo (1996). The character is a disapproving, grumpy father-in-law who gives the main character flak for not earning enough money to keep his daughter in a more comfortable lifestyle. Both are well off financially and both tell the main character that their daughter and grandson will not want for anything, but implies that the main character is not afforded the same consideration.