During the final part of filming, production was shut down for three or four days because Hurricane Ivan going through Monroeville, Ala., where the film was being shot. The crew helped board up windows at the courthouse where the courtroom scenes were shot and even loaned the police a generator to keep the 911 service running.
Reunites Timothy Hutton and Maury Chaykin who starred in the Nero Wolfe Mysteries series.
Courtney Blythe Turk's debut.