- Director Michael Bay didn't like the script and often engaged Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in discussions about how the dialogue and scenes could improve. He often allowed them to improvise while the camera were rolling. He secretly told Will to call Lawrence a bitch before the car-scene. The whole "two bitches in the sea" was improvised, as was Martin's comment when Téa Leoni called him gay.
- The Porsche 911 used in the opening scene of the film was lent to the production by director Michael Bay, who was already a successful director of TV commercials and music videos.
- The car driven by Fouchet during the end car chase is an old AC Superblower, basically a Shelby Cobra with a modified V8 engine. It is considered to be one of the fastest muscle cars ever created.
- When the Cobra crashes, the body splits and tears, showing it to be made of fiberglass, proving it is not an original Shelby Cobra (they had metal bodies).
- The Internal Affairs Agent's part was originally written for a man to play.
- The building used for the police headquarters is actually the county courthouse for Dade County.
- The original title for this movie was Bulletproof Hearts, and was written for Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz.
- The role of Mike Lowry was destined for Arsenio Hall, until Michael Bay caught an episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990) and wanted Will Smith instead.
- The Porsche that Will Smith's character drives is a 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo II 3.6. The designation on the rear end "Turbo 3.6" can clearly be seen at various points throughout the movie. The '93 Turbo 3.6 is actually a fairly rare car, as less then 1,000 copies were produced.
- According to Michael Bay on the DVD commentary, he had a fight with Will Smith over the ending. Three days before they shot the ending, Will agreed that he would say "I love you" to Martin Lawrence. The day they were about to shoot the ending, Will changed his mind and didn't want to say it. Michael Bay fought with Will for over a couple of hours about why he should say it. By the end of the fight, in complete frustration, Michael told Will that he didn't care anymore because he only had about 15 minutes to shoot the ending by this time or he didn't have an ending (he wasn't given additional days at the time of filming). When the scene was shot, Will finally says "I love you" to Martin. That shot appears in the final cut.
- At the beginning of the movie, Marcus (Martin Lawrence) comments that he wouldn't get food from Denny's because he "don't like the way we been treated." In the 90s, Denny's settled a number of lawsuits that accused the staff of racism.
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- SPOILER: The 4 barrel pistol that Fouchet pulls out just before being killed is the COP .357. The pistol is no longer in production.
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