Trivia: Cathy Moriarty (born 1960) is only six years older than Mary Stuart Masterson (born 1966), who plays her daughter.
Trivia: Clint Eastwood's daughter Kimber has a cameo as a White House tour guide.
Trivia: A G.I. historically refers to an enlisted member of the US Army (and Air Force during the 2nd World War). Lt. O'Neill is in the Navy, where the term doesn't apply. Additionally, she is an officer, so even if she was in the Army she STILL wouldn't be a G.I. Though to be fair, Lt. (Navy) Jane doesn't have exactly the same ring to it.
Trivia: Jamie Pressley stated that the producers and director asked her to do more nude scenes for the movie after seeing her body during her first nude scene. She has said one of her regrets was that she was new to the industry and didn't realise she could have said "no," but still credits the movie as helping her "pay the bills."
Trivia: "Traveller" (1997) is by "Traveler Production. Company." Traveler and Traveller are the same terms, except the former (one "L") is the preferred spelling in the U.S. and the latter (two "L's") is preferred in the U.K. "Traveller" is set in North Carolina, so the more appropriate spelling (American English) would be "Traveler ", but the main characters in the movie are Irish-American. Is the film's title another con?
Trivia: Originally intended to be a major theatrical release. However, after production company Turner Broadcasting was merged with Time Warner, the latter decided to simply burn off the film by releasing it into theaters with little promotion. As a result, despite receiving good reviews, the movie bombed in theaters. However, it has gained a cult following in the years since its release.
Trivia: Peter Fonda received his only Academy Award nomination for acting for his role as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson in this film.
Trivia: James Coburn was only 13 years older than his on-screen son, Nick Nolte.
Trivia: The box that holds all the captured chess pieces shows Pixar Studios' old address, or the address they had at the time of this film.
Trivia: Elaine Stritch plays Mavis LaBreche, the mother of Liz LaBreche (Dyan Cannon). In real life, Stritch (born 1925) was only twelve years older than Cannon (born 1937).
Trivia: When Uncle Joe gives John the hammer he made, after Joe comments on the hammer's special shaft, Susan and John kind of roll their eyes at Uncle Joe. Richard Roundtree, who plays Uncle Joe, played John Shaft in the 1970s.
Trivia: The tanker Eindhoven Lion is named for director Jan de Bont's hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Trivia: One of the many early concepts for the film after Macaulay Culkin dropped out was to have Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern returning as the "Wet Bandits," who would torment Kevin's young cousin Fuller, but this was dropped as none of the actors wanted to return for a third film.
Trivia: The Mexican restaurant Manny's El Loco, located in California, was officially the Good Burger restaurant from the movie.
Trivia: When Jeff tries to get Red to pull over on the road, he almost misses an RV and has to swerve at the last minute. In front of where he swerves is a big rock looking thing, right frame. It is there to hide the camera filming the lower angle shot we see in this sequence.
Trivia: June Carter Cash plays Robert Duvall's mother in the movie, even though in real life she's only two years older than him.
Trivia: The original theatrical trailer for this movie includes the scene where Gary (Owen Wilson) is grabbed from behind by the snake and pulled backwards but the CGI snake hadn't been added in yet so you just see Gary falling backwards. This trailer is available on YouTube.