The lengthy production period was necessary to include scenes taking place during different seasons of the year.
Volkswagen released 2,500 special edition Golf cars based on this movie. In 1990, Volkswagen released, to the German market only, the Mk2 Golf Fire and Ice Edition. They were all finished in a dark purple metallic, and had probably the most outrageous interior trim Volkswagen have ever made. The specification of the Fire and Ice models was as follows: metallic lacquer paint finish "Dark Violet pearl", green tinted glass, fifteen-inch "Estoril" alloys with 185/55 tires, double headlight grill with black "VW" badge, color-coded big bumpers with deep front spoiler, clear front indicators and darkened rear lights, large Fire and Ice logo on the rear quarter panel, link rear "Golf" badge, height adjustable sports seats, seats and trim panels in custom Fire and Ice cloth, and various interior Fire and Ice logos.
Celia Gore-Booth (who played the bald villain) actually had waist-length red hair that she didn't cut for the role.
Production paused on March 24, 1990, and resumed on May 7, 1990.