The movie, set in Vermont, was shot primarily in a seaside town in Massachusetts.
The script page visible in the scene where Ann slaps Joes finger, is an actual script from this film itself, revealing dialogue from the scene where the mayor invites Marty to the dinner party.
A closing credits title card reads: "Only 2 animals were harmed during the making of this film". Later during the same end credits roll it is formally officially stated that no animals were harmed during the making of this film.
The reason for the crazy credit "a complete list of associate producers is available on request" is that throughout the film anyone who could help make the film-within-the-film was given an associate producer credit.
Actress Julia Stiles notes that her character Carla is nobody's fool and has done her research in order to present herself to Bob Barrenger (Alec Baldwin) in the most appealing light. Stiles said: "She's very on top of what she is doing. She's read so much about Bob that by the time he arrives, she knows all the right things to say."