Anecdotes

The entire film was shot using real locations. No sets were used.

This was Heath Ledger's first American movie.

Heath Ledger improvised the moment where Patrick starts playing with the fire.

Cameron James learns French in order to tutor Bianca. In real life, Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks French fluently.

According to Larisa Oleynik, it was Julia Stiles who suggested Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" for Heath Ledger to sing to her on the football field.