Initially, the film was going to be released theatrically by Warner Bros., who have a first look deal with Millennium Films, but after the film tested poorly, WB decided to pass. Sony picked it up as a direct-to-video feature.
Paul walker and joaquim de almeida both starred in fast five 2011 and fast x 2023.
Laurence Fishburne and Julio Oscar Mechoso where both in Deep Cover (1992). Both films deal with drug traffic in California, and in both they play cops.