The colours blue and red are used throughout, either in costumes or in the background colour scheme. Even Mike's cat appears to be the breed Russian Blue.
The character Duncan Reynolds, played by Jonathan Majors, was called Trader Faulkner in the original 1997 novel by Sir Martin Amis. However the actor Trader Faulkner objected to the use of his name, resulting in the change. Faulkner and Amis had appeared together in the film A High Wind in Jamaica (1965), and Amis had been taken with the name.
Based on the 1998 Novel 'Night Train' by Martin Amis
"I'll be seeing you" is a significant song in this film and also in Misery (1990), both of which starred James Caan.
The film premiered at TIFF in Canada in September 2018.