A suggestion is made that it would be great if Denzel made a Christmas movie. Denzel Washington did make a Christmas movie in 1996 called "The Preacher's Wife," also starring Whitney Houston and Courtney B. Vance.
Evan is reading "The Joy Luck Club" to Marvin after he fell and hurt his back. Lucille Soong (Grandma Huang) played Popo in the 1993 movie based on the book.