The Turkish former minister of culture found the movie so offensive that he told the press that he wanted the age bar for this movie to be raised from 13 to 18 or, if possible, remove it from the theaters altogether.
Despite being listed in the main cast credits, Sam Shepard has under 6 minutes of total screen time in the movie.
Linara Washington is the only woman both seen and heard in the movie. She has one minute of screen time.
Set in and around Boston, Massachusetts; filmed entirely in Louisiana.
Originally titled Cogan's Trade.