History Trivia / BigDaddy

** Creator/RickMoranis was considered for the role Arthur Brooks, but turned it down because he had just begun his long hiatus from acting two years prior and wanted to continue raising his children. Creator/ChristopherMacDonald, Creator/HaroldRamis (who showed interest but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts on directing ''Film/AnalyzeThis''), Creator/PhilHartman (who was murdered shortly before production began), Creator/WayneKnight (who declined the role to take some time off from working), and Creator/GarryShandling (who declined the role due to scheduling conflicts on ''Town & Country'') were also considered.

** Creator/RickMoranis was considered for the role Arthur Brooks, but turned it down because he had just begun his long hiatus from acting two years prior and wanted to continue raising his children. Creator/HaroldRamis (who showed interest but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts on directing ''Film/AnalyzeThis''), Creator/PhilHartman (who was murdered shortly before production began), Creator/WayneKnight (who declined the role to take some time off from working), and Creator/GarryShandling (who declined the role due to scheduling conflicts on ''Town & Country'') were also considered.

** Creator/RickMoranis was considered for the role Arthur Brooks, but turned it down because he had just begun his long hiatus from acting two years prior and wanted to continue raising his children. Creator/HaroldRamis (who showed interest but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts on directing ''Film/AnalyzeThis'', Creator/PhilHartman (who was murdered shortly before production began), Creator/WayneKnight (who declined the role to take some time off from working), and Creator/GarryShandling (who declined the role due to scheduling conflicts on ''Town & Country'') were also considered.

** Creator/RickMoranis was considered for the role Arthur Brooks, but turned it down because he had just begun his long hiatus from acting two years prior and wanted to continue raising his children. Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/PhilHartman (who was murdered shortly before production began), Creator/WayneKnight (who declined the role to take some time off from working), and Creator/GarryShandling (who declined the role due to scheduling conflicts on ''Town & Country'') were also considered.

** Creator/RobReiner was briefly considered to play either Arthur Brooks or Lenny Koufax, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts on directing ''Film/TheStoryOfUs''.

** Creator/RickMoranis was considered for the role Arthur Brooks, but turned it down because he had just begun his long hiatus from acting two years prior and wanted to continue raising his children. Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/PhilHartman (who was murdered shortly before production began), Creator/WayneKnight (who declined the role to take some time off from working), and Creator/GarryShandling (who declined the role due to scheduling conflictys on ''Town & Country'' were also considered.

** Creator/RickMoranis was considered for the role Arthur Brooks, but turned it down because he had just begun his long hiatus from acting two years prior and wanted to continue raising his children. Creator/HaroldRamis, Creator/PhilHartman (who was murdered shortly before production began), Creator/WayneKnight (who declined the role to take some time off from working), and Creator/GarryShandling were also considered.

** Creator/ChrisFarley was originally going to star, but he died before production started. Creator/BillMurray and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered.
** Creator/RickMoranis was considered for the role Arthur Brooks, but turned it down because he had just begun his long hiatus from acting two years prior and wanted to continue raising his children.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ChrisFarley was originally going to star, but he died before production started. Creator/BillMurray and Creator/JackNicholson were also considered.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/BillMurray and Creator/JackNicholson were both considered for the role of Sonny.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Sonny mentions to Julian that UsefulNotes/McDonalds did not have breakfast items when he was Julian's age, and that he remembers the day that Egg [=McMuffins=] were first introduced. (That was in 1973 when Sonny would have been about two years older than Julian.) Now that [=McDonald's=] is marketing breakfast items all day...
** In the penultimate scene, Nazo invites Sonny to his place, where "I've got Spice Channel." That adult pay-per-view network would later be renamed the "Fresh" Channel, while the "Spice" name now belongs to its parent company.

** In the penultimate scene, Nazo invites Sonny to his place, where "I've got Spice Channel." That adult pay-per-view network would later be renamed the "Fresh" Channel.

* RealitySubtext: The cute waitress who serves Julian a root beer at the sports bar? It's Jackie Titone, who became Mrs. Adam Sandler just a few years later.

** Sonny mentions to Julian that [=McDonald's=] did not have breakfast items when he was Julian's age, and that he remembers the day that Egg [=McMuffins=] were first introduced. (That was in 1973 when Sonny would have been about two years older than Julian.) Now that [=McDonald's=] is marketing breakfast items all day...

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/BillMurray and Creator/JackNicholson were both considered for the role of Sonny.
** Creator/KathieLeeGifford's son Cody Gifford was originally given the part of Julian, Kathie Lee refused to let Cody audition when she read the script due to the "urinating on the wall" scene.
* WorkingTitle: ''Guy Gets Kid''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/BillMurray and Creator/JackNicholson were both considered for the role of Sonny.
** Creator/KathieLeeGifford's son Cody Gifford was suggested for the part of Julian, unfortunately, Kathie Lee declined the role when she read the script due to the "urinating on the wall" scene.

** Sonny mentions to Julian that [=McDonald's=] did not have breakfast items when he was Julian's age, and that he remembers the day that Egg [=McMuffins=] were first introduced. (That was in 1973, when Sonny would have been about two years older than Julian.) Now that [=McDonald's=] is marketing breakfast items all day...

* Working Title: ''Guy Gets Kid''.

** In the penultimate scene, Nazo invites Sonny to his place, where "I've got Spice Channel." That adult pay-per-view network would later be renamed the "Fresh" Channel.