The science fiction novel Simulacron-3 was also published under the title Counterfeit World, it was first published in 1964 by Daniel F. Galouye in the United States, and is one of the first literary descriptions of virtual reality.
Dennis Haysbert and Tia Texada both appear in this movie, though not on camera at the same time, but do later appear together in two episodes of _"The Unit" (2006)_.