Trivia: The angry customer who is screaming to Allen about his cherries is director Ron Howard's real-life father, Rance.
Trivia: Darryl Hannah had to wear a specially designed synthetic hair wig for the underwater shots. Notice that her wavy hair stays wavy underwater; real wavy hair goes straight underwater.
Trivia: Stan, the tour guide in the scene set at the Statue of Liberty, is portrayed by the screen writer Lowell Ganz.
Trivia: The man in charge of the ice skate rentals who tackles Allen when he tries to run out with his skates still on is the film's screenwriter Babaloo Mandel.
Chosen answer: Whilst it may be a tad unusual, each system serves as a back-up for the other.
David Mercier