- Actor Allusion: Mary Steenburgen also played a mom in beloved Christmas classic Elf.
- Creator Cameo: Writer-director Clea DuVall has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it non-speaking cameo during the closing credits sequence, as a woman who appears to be Riley's new girlfriend.
- Irony as She Is Cast: Openly gay actor Victor Garber plays Harper's conservative homophobic father.
- Also, Garber and Alison Brie are Jewish in real life, while Kristen Stewart is partially Jewish from her mother's side.
- Queer Character, Queer Actor:
- Lesbian Abby is played by openly bisexual Kristen Stewart.
- John is played by gay actor Daniel Levy.
- Harper's ex Riley is played by bisexual actress Aubrey Plaza.
- Clea DuVall, an open lesbian who directed and wrote this, cameos at the end as Riley's apparent new girlfriend.
- Written by Cast Member: Mary Holland, who plays Harper's sister Jane, co-wrote the screenplay with director Clea DuVall.
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