The role of Richie Greene was originally written for Matthew Broderick, who turned down the role to star in Deck the Halls (2006).
The actress who played Leslie Onstott was actually an accomplished baker, and many of the pies used in scenes were actually baked by her.
During the scene where Leslie Onstott fell backward in the recliner, the actress Marion Ross actually injured her spine and had to recover for three weeks before resuming filming her scenes.
In the scene where Leslie is talking to Richie about her childhood, actress Marion Ross actually ad-libbed all of the stories she shared from her own childhood.
The graveyard Richie and Marion visit was attached to Harmony Primitive Baptist Church before it was dissolved in 2014.