Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes died just one day apart. Mac died on August 9, 2008, and Hayes died on August 10.
This movie and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) are dedicated to Bernie Mac. Coincidentally, both movies were released in theaters on the same day.
Final film of Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac. Old Dogs (2009) was released later, but Mac's scenes were shot before this movie.
According to director Malcolm D. Lee, Samuel L. Jackson was difficult to work with: "he's harder on black directors".