Trivia / World's Greatest Dad

• Actor Allusion
  • Robin Williams plays a poetry teacher at a private school where a student commits suicide.
  • At one point, one of his colleagues has written a short story whose title Robin identifies as being a reference to Isaac Asimov's I, Robot. Robin Williams starred in the film adaptation of Asimov's Bicentennial Man, but you can forgive someone for considering it an allusion.
  • If you listen closely at one point in the dinner date scene, The Birdcage is mentioned, which was a film Williams co-starred in.
• Dawson Casting: While Kyle and Andrew were averted, some of the other high schoolers, such as Peter and Ginger, were played by actors in their early 20s.
• Playing Against Type: Daryl Sabara, best known for playing wimpy nerds and nice guys, as Kyle, a character with literally no redeeming qualities whosoever.