At his son's elementary school, writer-produce-director Bob Clark offered a silent auction prize allowing the winner to go to Charlotte in North Carolina and go behind the scenes during the filming of this movie. After friends of the family won the auction, Clark allowed the entire family to be extras / background artists in a scene rather than just observers.
TV producer Steven Bochco hired writer David E. Kelley to write for his television series L.A. Law (1986) after reading this script.
Star Judd Nelson was Razzie Award nominated for this movie in the category of Worst Actor at the 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards but lost out Bill Cosby for Leonard Part 6 (1987).
Attorney David E. Kelley showed his spec screenplay to his law firm's client, Indian Neck Productions, who optioned it and then recruited the film's director Bob Clark.
This legal courtroom comedy drama was written by David E. Kelley who was actually a law attorney in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.