Although the leading couple are often presumed to be a send-up of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, the televangelists' scandal didn't erupt until five days before filming was completed.
Shot in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a town whose tourism relies on religion. When the townspeople got wind of this movie's premise, they picketed the production.
Bill Paxton and Brian Thompson were 2 of the 3 punks that encountered Arnold Schwarzenegger at the beginning of The Terminator (1984).
This movie was released on the same day New Century Vista, the film's production and distribution company filed for bankruptcy.