- Cast the Expert: The cab driver who takes Harry to the bus station, Muriel Beerman, was an actual New York cabbie that Paul Mazursky had gotten a ride from during the film's pre-production.
- Dawson Casting: Melanie Mayron was 21 when she played 16-year-old Ginger.
- Follow the Leader: About Schmidt takes the basic plot from it.
- Real-Life Relative: That's Mazursky's daughter Jill as the girl building the sandcastle in the last scene. She went on to be a screenwriter, collaborating with J. J. Abrams on some of his early work (like Gone Fishin'), and later a documentary producer.
- Underage Casting: Art Carney was 55 when he played Harry, who was in his 70s. He brought this up to Mazursky, who said the way he walked due to injuries from World War II, made him seem far older.
- What Could Have Been: Mazursky offered the role of Harry to Danny Kaye, who was interested but wanted the script to have "more jokes". Mazursky didn't want to upset the comedy/drama balance in the script, so Kaye ultimately said no. James Cagney, Cary Grant, Laurence Olivier, Frank Sinatra and James Stewart were also considered.
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