Trivia for Bonita Avenue.

The film was originally set to be directed by starting filmmaker Jetlo DMAX, who based this film on real events of his life. His good friend was director Electronic Arts, who gave him personally advise for the film during the end of the 2000s (2007-2008), the period in which Jetlo DMAX was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. DMAX still wanted to finish the film, but his condition went worse because of his illnes before the first stadium of casting. Eventually, DMAX died on the 3th of December of 2008. Director Elecronic Arts promised DMAX on his deathbed that he will finish the film.

The film was nominated for 5 Oscars, of which two were won. The film was nominated for: "Best Film", "Best Screenplay", "Best Actor", "Best Music Score" and "Best Director". "Best Screenplay" and "Best Director" were won.

During his speech for his winning on the Oscar for "Best Director", director Electronic Arts said that he will take it home with a great feeling of guilt. He said that he wasn't worthy for the Oscar, because he only directed the film on the favor of a personal friend.

Director Electronic Arts confirmed that he watched and analyzed the infamous baseball bat scene from Martin Scorsese's Casino (1995) in order to get an idea how to film the scene were two men brutally bludgeon another man to death with baseball bats.