The set is not an actual motel room, as many viewers assumed, but carefully constructed (and designed by Stephen Beatrice) on a sound stage and including many remarkable details, such as the curtain being cut around the air conditioner, and stains on the wall that betray missing pictures.
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman were previously in Gattaca together, where Ethan's character was also named Vincent.
Robert Sean Leonard and Ethan Hawke both played in Dead Poets Society as classmates and best friends.
The only music played in the whole film is the end credits song.
In a commentary for the DVD release, Ethan Hawke referred to his character as his "favorite" that he's ever played.