Trivia

Alfonso Cuarón turned down the chance to direct, instead he directed A Little Princess (1995).

Griffin Dunne's directorial debut.

Madonna was slated for the lead role around 1993, but was unavailable by the time the movie was ready to go into production.

Johnny Depp was the first choice to play Sam, before Matthew Broderick immediately signed on.

The song playing during the scene where Maggie is creating a collage is "Nugget" by the band Cake.

Dominick Dunne: The food critic who accidentally eats a cockroach is director Griffin Dunne's father.