Holds the record as HBO's highest-rated original movie.
The film takes place in 1952, 1974 and 1996.
Anne Heche makes a reference to her affair with the 'nutty professor' while arguing with her friend, played by Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith starred in The Nutty Professor (1996).
Jada Pinkett Smith and Anne Heche both co-starred later in Return to Paradise (1998). Previously, Anne co-starred with Demi Moore and Lindsay Crouse in The Juror (1996). Also, Anne Heche was in Walking and Talking (1996) with Catherine Keener and later she and Rita Wilson were in the remake, Psycho (1998), together.