Bob Dylan (in the role of Billy Parker) says "Yeah, I guess I've always known I was never one of them rock 'n' roll singers that was gonna win any Nobel prize...". In 2016 Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize in Literature.
Final film directed by Richard Marquand.
Originally written by Scott Richardson, the screenplay was rewritten by Joe Eszterhas because Lorimar Productions felt that Richardson was a "baby writer" and not experienced enough to take on the responsibility of a starring vehicle for a rock icon of Bob Dylan's stature.
Christopher Lambert turned down the role of James Colt, Rupert Everett was the second choice and accepted as a chance to work with Bob Dylan.