John Turturro's on-screen wife is played by Katherine Borowitz (who is also his real-life wife).
Dennis Farina plays a mobster in this movie. Ironically, in real-life Farina was a police officer before becoming a movie actor.
Final film of actress Lila Skala.
When D'Amico says "our thing" as he welcomes Battaglia into the family, this refers to "Cosa Nostra" a synonym for the Mafia.
This was that last movie roll of Lilia Skala, who was mother superior in Lilies of the Field with Sidney Poitier.