Dawson Casting: Although the movie parodies this, it does somewhat play it straight too. Michelle Pfeiffer was 47 playing 40 - meaning the actress was ten years older than the age her character claimed to be at first. Paul Rudd was 36 playing 29, and his character plays a teenager on a sitcom. Stacey Dash meanwhile was 40 playing the 20-30 something Brianna. Averted by Saoirse Ronan who actually was twelve.
Fake American: Irish actors Graham Norton and Saoirse Ronan, and Brits Tracey Ullman and Yasmin Page, all as Americans.
The Other Marty: Norm Macdonald was originally cast as the ex-husband. He grew a bushy beard for the role and then quit when he was asked to shave it off.
Playing Against Type: Michelle Pfeiffer, a sex symbol of the '80s and '90s who by the time this film was made began to make a second career playing attractive mature women, as a dorky Old Maid.
Saved from Development Hell: Screenplay was put on hold by Paramount, but eventually funded by an independent producer, Philippe Martinez. The film was shot in 2005, but a distribution deal with MGM fell through. It was never released theatrically in the U.S., finally going direct to DVD in 2008, distributed by the Weinstein Company.
General Trivia
The movie features some apt background music, including White Town's "Your Woman" (which includes the lyrics "I could never be your woman"), and blink-182's "What's My Age Again?", and The Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice?"
