Trivia: The Formula 1 cars you see in this film are Formula 3 vehicles with fake F1 bodywork. They were used because Daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth were not allowed to drive real Formula 1 cars.
Trivia: Matt Damon's primary reason for taking the part was because he was keen to work with Christian Bale.
Trivia: During the final match with Sugar Ray, a veteran ringside observer seated in the front row counted between fifty to sixty punches that Sugar Ray delivered to Jake LaMotta. Even after Jake was defeated, it was not all bitter: After the fight, the fans sang 'For he's a jolly good fellow' for him.
Trivia: This film depicts the Utah Jazz as the NBA's Western Conference Champions (and eventual NBA champions). In the NBA season that followed the release of this film, the Jazz coincidentally became Western Conference Champions for the first time in franchise history, though they would lose in the NBA Finals to the Chicago Bulls.
Trivia: Sylvester Stallone broke one of his fingers in an attempt to save a penalty from Pele.
Trivia: Although Brian Cox and Dennis Quaid play father and son in this film, Cox is only eight years older than Quaid.
Trivia: Although they play mother and son, Agnes Moorehead was only 8 years older than James Stewart.
Trivia: Billy Crystal was inspired to co-write My Giant after working with Andre the Giant on the movie The Princess Bride.
Trivia: Maureen O'Hara (born 1920) was only six years older than Betty Lynn (born 1926), who played her daughter.
Trivia: The photograph in the barn of Henry Dailey (Mickey Rooney) as a young jockey is actually a still shot of Rooney from the 1944 film, "National Velvet," starring Elizabeth Taylor. Rooney played jockey Mi Taylor.
Trivia: At the end of the movie, Carney Lansford spits out chewing tobacco. In reality, they used black liquorice to obtain the same look without having to use the real thing.
Trivia: The line the biker chick says in the beginning, "Say it ain't so, Rick" (after being disappointed in Wild Thing's clean cut look and using the word, cute), is from the legend of a kid saying "Say it ain't so, Joe" to Shoeless Joe Jackson when the White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series. Joe Jackson also played for the Indians before the White Sox.
Trivia: Scott Stoddard's teammate at BRM, Bob Turner, is played by British Two time F1 Champion Graham Hill. Pete Aaron's teammate at Yamura, Tim Randolph, is played by American 1961 F1 Champion Phil Hill.