It is true that gangs in South Bay of Los Angeles have frequent gang activities. Locals who are familiar with gangs have corrected the gestures and hair band colors of crew members during the filming of the film.
Quentin Tarantino believes that Max’s car in the film must be a 1981 Cadillac TK. However, due to the first use of a fuel injection engine, this model suffered frequent mechanical failures, so it was met by the head of transportation Derek. Reiser strongly objected, saying that this car could only add unnecessary trouble to the filming, but Tarantino still insisted repeatedly. In the end, Reiser had to have the engine modified.
Sylvester Stallone had hoped to play Louis in the film, and John Travota was the first candidate to play Ray.
Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and John Saxon were the first candidates to play Max.
