Glynn Turman,Mary Alice,Joe Morton and Jada Pinkett Smith all had roles on "A Different World".
Jonathan Demme often visited the set and befriended young director Matty Rich. The two spoke of doing a film together but that never materialized.
Writer Trey Ellis hated the finished version of the film and had his name replaced the fictitious Tom Ricostronza. "Ricostronza" is Italian for "rich bitch".
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney and Larenz Tate reunite after playing mother and son in THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE 5 years earlier.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Suzanne Douglas would go on to appear in Jason's Lyric the same year.