Trivia: Jack Nicholson appears in this film, although he was uncredited, and unpaid.
Trivia: At the dinner party, while somebody is recording with a camera, there a lady with blonde short hair, she is Concepcion Valenzuela, Ritchie Valens' real life mother.
Trivia: Even though Anne Ramsey plays Nick Nolte's mother in the movie, she was only 12 years older than him.
Trivia: Lupe Ontiveros was just four years older than Cheech Marin, despite them playing mother and son.
Trivia: Kristy McNichol was the first choice for Christy Wills, but the studio fired her two weeks before filming began due to fears she might be difficult to work with due to her bipolar disorder.
Trivia: When Caleb attempts to leave the gang for the first time, just as he gets to the bus station you can see a cinema behind him that is playing Aliens (1986). Near Dark was released a year after Aliens and it shares most of the same cast. The director of Near Dark, Kathryn Bigelow, was also married to Aliens director James Cameron at the time. (00:22:28)
Trivia: Although portraying high school kids in the film, Casey Siemaszko (Jerry) was 26 years old, and Richard Tyson (Buddy) was around 31 years old during the film's release.
Trivia: Jackie Chan hadn't originally planned on making a sequel to "Project A." However, the Japanese Emperor personally told him he was a fan of the first film and wanted to see a sequel, leading Chan to decide to make this film.
