Trivia

Matthew Gray Gubler (Intern #1) was also co-writer and director Wes Anderson's intern in real life.

Cate Blanchett never rehearsed with the crew and hadn't even met most of them before filming the nighttime electric jellyfish scene in which she first appears in the movie to add spontaneity to the scene.

The red woolen caps worn by the characters are a reference to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, famed underwater filmmaker and co-inventor of the modern aqualung.

During filming, Bill Murray became a certified diver, logging over forty hours.

Seu Jorge translated the David Bowie songs into Portuguese and arranged them for guitar himself.