Near the end of the movie where Henry is making an attempt to tell Joe how much he really cares, the lullaby music coming form the ice cream truck was unintentional. But Whaley liked the way it felt, so he left it in.
Noah Fleiss (April 16, 1984) is two months younger than Peter Tambakis (February 15, 1984) who plays Joe Henry five years younger
John Leguizamo was originally set to direct the film, but after being cast as Jorge as well, as serving as executive producer, Frank Whaley stepped in as director as well as staying on as a producer.