A real bank heist took place near the filming location, and the felons drove right past the production assistant, who immediately alerted everyone on-set. The felons were surprised to see that they were driving through a film set, shortly before driving headlong into (and becoming hopelessly stuck in) a fake snow drift. The police immediately apprehended the two bumbling crooks to the amusement of all on-set.
All the snow used in close-up shots on-set was created by a snow machine that uses treated sewage water, on loan from the city of Los Angeles.
This film was originally planned to be "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1993) movie.
The news anchorwoman and sportscaster in the film are real-life news anchors for a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, where the exterior shots were filmed.
In the music video "Another Dumb Blonde" performed by Hoku, and created for the movie, it shows a scene where Claire (Emmanuelle Chriqui) throws the whale ankle bracelet into the pool, after an argument with Chuck (David Paetkau).