Bob Geldof decided not to have a Cockney accent for this film, opting instead for an Irish patter. Geldof thought it would be difficult for him to maintain a Cockney accent for an entire movie, believing it may inhibit his performance.
Doubles for Bob Geldof were used more for the simple shots rather than the harder ones as Geldof needed to establish player credibility for his character.
Harry 'Flash' Gordon, the name of Bob Geldof's ace snooker playing character, refers to both the classic sci-fi hero Flash Gordon (1980) and Captain Harry Flashman, the latter seen in Royal Flash (1975) as well as various versions of Tom Brown's Schooldays.