In the street market, you can clearly see behind Émilien in at least two shots a poster for Wasabi (2001), also written and produced by Luc Besson.
The names appearing on the alpine skiing scoreboard are names of members of the crew.
The company name of the money transporter at the street market is the name of the production company.
The music that the general's driver is listening to, moments before he crashes, is actually Greece's national anthem.
Sylvester Stallone, who appears in a cameo at the beginning of the movie, is dubbed for the French version.
When being chased by the fast police car, Daniel changes his license plate to read 'Allez l'OM'. L'OM is the nickname for French football team Olympique Marseille.