The movie takes place in Texas, but was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The film's original title was "Don't Mess with Texas".
Reese Witherspoon's real-life niece Abby James Witherspoon plays Reese's character Cooper as a little girl in the opening scenes.
In the beginning of this movie, Captain Emmett (John Carroll Lynch) uses a quit-smoking aid gum, which his character, Stan Olber, in Volcano (1997), also used to help him quit smoking.
Manolo Gonzalez Vergara: Sofía Vergara son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara appears as the disc jockey at Teresa's (Evaluna Montaner) quinceañera.