Trivia

Harold Ramis offered a role to Bill Murray but Murray did not return his calls.

The weather got to be so bad during shooting that Harold Ramis was almost forced to close production for a day, which would've ended his perfect record of never losing a shooting day.

The line "As falls Wichita so falls Wichita Falls" is the title of a Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays album from 1981.

John Cusack's character's last name, Arglist, translates to "guile" or "deceitfulness" in German.

'The Sweet Cage' is a defunct restaurant Harold Ramis and his family used to eat at when he was a kid. Its flatware and cutlery were used for the upscale restaurant where Vic was eating.