Shot entirely in Panama.
Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac met each other on the set of this film and started dating.
Benicio Del Toro was rumored to be in talks to play Pablo Escobar in the movie "Medellin". Entourage (2004) Season 4 revolves around the making of that movie.
Benicio Del Toro stars in Sicario (2015) and at one point a character asks his character if he is Medellin. Medellin is the city in Colombia, where Pablo Escobar is from.