Killer Lyrics
This movie centers around the infamous Son of Sam murders in the summer of 1977. About 1:20 into the movie, Adrien Brody's character's punk band "The Late Term Abortions" plays their first live show at CBGB. The song they sing, which begins "hello from the gutters of New York City...", gets all its lyrics, word for word, from one of David (Son of Sam) Berkowitz's notes that he left for the cops.
Mira's Brother Gets a Cameo
In one of the scenes at the disco, Mira Sorvino and John Leguizamo are at the bar. One of the men at the bar starts a fight. That person is Michael Sorvino, the younger brother of Mira.
Boxing Legend Makes a Cameo
During one of the riot scenes, former Heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield appears briefly as one of the looters.