Trivia: When they are in the board meeting going over the perfume names, Grace Jones whacks Eddie Murphy in the face with a pad of paper. According to the commentary, this was not scripted. Grace Jones ad-libbed the bit, really hitting Eddie, and his reaction is genuine.
Trivia: Estelle Getty was tricked into signing on with this movie by the producers who promised her there wouldn't be any guns in it.
Trivia: When a Spengo guard is shot in the fortress docking bay, he yells a Wilhelm scream.
Trivia: Robbie Coltrane was the producers' first choice for the role of Columbus.