Producer Allan Carr insisted that the film was inspired by Where the Boys Are (1960) and was not a remake or a sequel to the earlier film.
Alana Stewart is the ex-wife of George Hamilton, the top-billed male star of Where the Boys Are (1960).
The "'84" in the film's title appears everywhere but in the actual movie. The opening titles simply read "Where the Boys Are".
Cast members Lorna Luft, who played Carole, and Christopher McDonald, who portrayed Tony, both previously had recently co-starred in Grease 2 (1982), which was also produced by Alan Carr.