Trivia: The real Ike Turner, makes a 2 second appearance just after the court sentence granting the couple's divorce. When the character of Ike Turner says, "I GAVE YOU THE NAME", the real Ike Turner is the thin man with the moustache and grey suit who follows Tina Turner's character into the lift.
Trivia: Before being cast as Ike Turner, Laurence Fishburne had turned down the role no less than five times. He eventually changed his mind when he found out that Angela Bassett was given the part of Tina Turner.