Trivia

Cartoon Network later went to make their hit late night block Adult Swim after receiving criticism from parents for supporting the movie and its marketing during its regular run time blocks.

When the film was being pitched as something altogether darker and closer in tone to the original graphic novel; Nicolas Cage and Christopher Walken were considered for roles played by Brendan Fraser and Whoopi Goldberg, respectively.

Ben Stiller was original cast to voice "Monkeybone" but had to step down due to complications with Mystery Men (1999).

Chris Kattan plays a gymnast who died from a broken neck. In real life, Kattan actually broke his neck during a sketch on Saturday Night Live (1975).

The movie makes allusion to many elements of Greek mythology: the Cyclops, the Minotaur, the Centaur, Medusa, Scorpion; and even Hypnos, the god of dreams.

Thomas Haden Church: as the jester opposite Whoopi Goldberg.

Harry Jay Knowles: As Lucky, a bystander who witnesses Chris Kattan's organ donor character struggle to get from place to place.

Henry Selick: The left hand drawing during the titles sequence.

Henry Selick: [stop motion] Most of the characters in the coma world are stop motion puppets.