Since she had received no alimony from ex-husband
Paul Simon,
Albert Brooks asked good friend (and daughter of the movie's star
Debbie Reynolds),
Carrie Fisher, if she would ask her ex to give Brooks the right to use an adapted version of his famous song "Mrs. Robinson", which had originally been used in the film
Le lauréat (1967). Both Simon and his equally famous partner
Art Garfunkel had previously refused to allow anyone to use their iconic song. For instance, in the early eighties, the duo were offered a lot of money to rework the song for a "Mr. Coffee" commercial. They refused that and all other offers. However, because of his relationship with Fisher, Simon agreed, and the song was rewritten using the name "Mrs. Henderson" instead.
