In a 2010 interview with the New York Times, Jeff Bridges said that Mike White's performance as Buck in this movie was the best acting performance of the 2000s.
Appeared on Entertainment Weekly's list of The 50 Best Movies You've Never Seen in the Jul 16, 2012 issue.
When Chuck turns to the TV in his office and claims to have signed the band whose video is playing, the TV is showing They Might Be Giants performing their song "Dr. Worm".