Nick Moran, who played Lenny's cousin and boxing trainer in this movie, appeared with the real Lenny McLean in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998).
Final theatrical movie of Sir John Hurt (Leslie Salmon). This movie is dedicated in his honor.
Jason Statham was once attached to play the lead.
The real Lenny McLean was only 49 years old when he died but looked much older in part due to the illness that finally killed him.
Jennifer Brooke's debut.