Stuntman Jay C. Currin was killed the first day of filming when a stunt-fall went wrong and he landed on rocks.
Swimwear Illustrated was an actual magazine, not to be confused with the annual Sports Illustrated Swimwear Issue. Every issue of Swimwear Illustrated was a swimwear edition, unlike what is mentioned in the movie, as if they have an annual swimwear edition, for which the models are auditioning.