Redden plays Lonnie, a mentally challenged, inbred but extremely gifted banjo player.

[7] Two young musicians, Ron Brentano and Mike Russo, had originally been signed to play their adaptation for the film, but instead it was performed by Weissberg and Mandell.

[8] "Dueling Banjos" was arranged and performed for the film by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell and was included on its soundtrack.

[9][10] When Arthur "Boogie" Smith was not acknowledged as the composer by the filmmakers, he sued and eventually won, receiving songwriting credit as well as royalties.

[16] The Randy Stonehill song "Big Ideas (In a Shrinking World)," from the album Equator, contains a brief joke about "Dueling Bagpipes."

British punk band Toy Dolls adapted the song as "Drooling Banjos" on their 1993 album Absurd-Ditties.

[17] The tv show Family Guy parodied the song in a scene where Michael Moore and Peter Griffin end up in a farting contest after taking neighbouring bathroom stalls.