Scotty Palmer (Brad Zutaut) and his buddy Rags (Sam Temeles) travel together on the cruise ship 'Oceanos' (first glimpsed at 28:43). The ship is remembered for its well publicized sinking on August 4, 1991, almost five years after the release of this film.
Major vessels that featured in the film from the Epirotiki line of cruise ships included ''Apollon XI'' and ''MTS Oceanos''.
First of two American movies that Italian-Argentine actress Fabiana Udenio made during the mid-late 1980s. The second was 'Summer School' (1987). Udenio later became notable for playing "Alotta Fagina" in 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery' (1997).
Actress Roberta Collins played the same character of Lana / Lana Logan in both 'Hardbodies' (1984) and its sequel 'Hardbodies 2'. Similarly, so did actor Sorrells Pickard, who portrayed Ashby / Carlton Ashby in both.
According to an article published in the 16th September 1986 edition of show-business trade-paper 'The Hollywood Reporter', the production declared that the country of Greece was a practical choice for location filming as it had "high production values" and "low production costs".