At the beginning of the film Leroy (Richard Pryor) listens in on his father Rufus (also Richard Pryor) having sex in the other room. The sounds of his father and the woman, "Don't do that baby. Sock it to me. [moaning]", was sampled in 2 Live Crew's 1989 hit "Me So Horny" on the album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be". That song also features a sample from Full Metal Jacket (1987).
The character "Reverend Lennox Thomas" is named after Richard Pryor, using two of his middle names.
The office tower's roof being painted, at Washington Square, 330 Washington Boulevard, Marina Del Rey, California, was later the exterior setting for the office of the Simons for Simon & Simon (1981).
At the title scene, the dog and the clothes on the line move back and forth like the tape is being played going forward and in reverse several times before zooming in.
At the beginning of the film Leroy (Richard Pryor) listens in on his father Rufus (also Richard Pryor) having sex in the other room. The sounds of his father and the woman - "Don't do that baby. Sock it to me. [moaning]" - was sampled in 2 Live Crew's 1989 hit "Me So Horny" on the album As Nasty As They Wanna Be. That song also features a sample from Full Metal Jacket. Parts were also used in the Prince 1991 hit "Daddy Pop" on the album Diamonds and Pearls - "Oh, daddy: You're the best!"