The Long Island Project

Eric and Frank conceived the characters while working together at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. Bored with their daily duties, they decided to rename themselves, Eric was Conrad Moynihan, and Frank named himself Rasputin O'Dwyer. The name Johnnie Tramain came from the operations manager at the store.

In the opening sequence, you can see the reflection of the crew in the windows of the Long Island Railroad train as it passes by camera, leaving Stony Brook Station.

At the very end of the credits there is a small note that reads: "THE PRODUCERS WISH TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO "ROSEBUD." WITHOUT YOU, DARLING, OUR FILM WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO THE FIVE BOROUGHS. MAY YOUR ENGINE FOREVER RUN HEALTHY AND MAY YOUR TANK BE FILLED WITH PREMIUM. WE LOVE YOU ROSEBUD, WE LOVE YOU." This is a thank you note to the car the production used to get around Long Island and Washington, DC - the car was and currently is the property of producer Ana Gutierrez.