Trivia: Marshall Cooper is played by James Garner, who played Bret Maverick in the 1950s TV series.
Trivia: The title refers to the fall from innocence. However the Swedish title, "Höstlegender", refers to the season (Legends of the Fall/Autumn).
Trivia: At the end of the film before the credits the four girls are on a ridge riding off to the right of the screen. If you look closely at a horse on the bottom left hand side of the screen, you'll see his tail go up and you'll witness him performing an "act of nature."
Trivia: Just as in the first film, Mitch (Billy Crystal) wears a Mets hat the entire movie, yet Billy Crystal is a die hard Yankees fan.
Trivia: This was John Candy's last film he made. He unfortunately passed away in his sleep before filming wrapped up. Re-writes and stand-ins were used to finish the film. Candy had finished filming "Canadian Bacon", but "Wagons East" was released 13 months before "Canadian Bacon."