Archimedes dual side holsters are mounted upside down with the trigger guards of his single-action revolvers butting up against where the hammers would traditionally rest if right-side up. The overturned holsters are fixed at a 90 degree cant with the hammer thongs securing the trigger guards. This unique configuration allows Archimedes to perform the 'Archimedes Screw', a quick draw that incorporates a road agent spin with an additional 360 degree twirl. Archimedes third pistol is a cartridge converted Navy 1851 sheathed in a traditional low drop belt and holster on his right hip.
The haunting melody that 'Colonel Leviathan Briggs' often whistles was gleaned from the interval signal of a shortwave numbers station known as the Lincolnshire Poacher.
Actor John Gjonola (Colonel Leviathan Briggs) is the nephew of actor Dick Gjonola, best known for his portrayal of televisions "Marvelous Magical Burger King".
Over one dozen monarch butterflies were released and filmed for the dream sequence in order to achieve twenty-four seconds of screen time for a perceived single butterfly.