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The casting of Dave Chappelle as Kevin, Joe's (Tom Hanks) friend and confidant, came about because four years previously Chapelle was offered the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump (1994), Hanks' big blockbuster, which became a worldwide phenomenon. Chapelle turned down the role of Bubba because he felt Forrest Gump would flop at the box office. However when it became a huge success worldwide, and dominated the 1994 Oscars, Chapelle said he deeply regretted turning down the role of Bubba. Hanks, realizing this, promised to work with Chapelle on a future film as a result, and he suggested to director Nora Ephron he play the role of Kevin. Ephron agreed, and Chapelle eagerly accepted the offer to work with Hanks.

When Joe picks up the book Kathleen has brought at the café and says 'Pride and Prejudice, I bet you just love this book', it is actually the cover of Jane Austen's Persuasion.

When the 75th anniversary variation of the Warner Bros. logo finished, the clouds and the 75th anniversary wordings is fading to the computer wallpaper with the words "WARNER BROS. PRESENTS", leaving the shield logo and then it zooms out to show a computer desktop, segueing into the opening credits, and the WB logo moves to the upper-left corner. The sounds of computers and fax machines playing over the logo.

Several scenes were originally scripted and partly filmed but not included in the final cut:

• A scene in which Kathleen gets involved with two garbagemen and first gets tongue-tied.
• Extended scenes referring to the roof-top murderer including a love affair with George.
• A scene with Kathleen and Christina talking about falling in love.
• Extended scenes that characterize Patricia: a presentation of an author (the woman in the later elevator scene)
• Extended scenes that characterize Frank: he meets an famous author whom he adores.
• Scenes on Kathleen's and Joe's childhood.
• A scene in which Joe explains Annabel why the Shop Around the Corner had to close.

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Star Trek: Insurrection/Jack Frost/Shakespeare in Love/Psycho/The General (1998)