The accents that Allison demonstrates are: French, Irish, Southern, snotty-rich, New York, Canadian, sub-continental Indian, and Jewish.
Several of the quotes used throughout the story are:
"There is no chance at all. We are all trapped by a singular fate. No one ever finds the one." Charles Bukowski
- "In order to win, you must expect to win." Dan Fouts
- "Every action and pursuit is thought to aim at some good. The good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim." Aristotle
- "Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers." Lord Tennyson
- "I am now a central part of your mind's landscape whether you care or do not." Steven Morrissey
- "I am troubled immeasurably by your eye. I am struck by the feather of your soft reply. The sound of glass speaks quick disdain and conceals what your eyes fight to explain." Jim Morrison
- "The lady will have the linguini with clam sauce and a Coke, no ice. Remember, wherever you are, that's the place to be. Isn't this great?" Mike Damone, Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- "I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash you got in the register." H.I. McDonnough, Raising Arizona
- "Worship the music, not the musicians." Eddie Vedder
- "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw
- "Life can only be understood backwards." Kierkegaard
- "I wish I was like you, easily amused." Kurt Cobain
- "Love is all you need." John Lennon
David (Mackenzie Astin) says that 'cazique' is the highest scoring word in Scrabble. 'Quartzy' is the highest scoring word (162 points), with 'cazique' and 'bezique' running in second at a 161 points.
Filmed in 1995 but not released until 1998.
Allison (Jennifer Aniston) refers to Frankie and Rob as being part of a manic depressive family. Mackenzie Astin's (Brian) real-life mother, actress Patty Duke, suffered from manic depression, better known today as bipolar disorder.