Trivia

In the original Death at a Funeral (2007) screenplay, the character that Peter Dinklage ended up playing (named Peter) was of average height, and not written as an achondroplastic dwarf. The character was changed for him after he auditioned and was cast. He then became the only actor to reprise his role (with the name of Frank) in this remake.

During a chaotic scene, Uncle Russell (Danny Glover) states: "I'm too old for this shit!", his favorite quote in role of Roger Murtaugh from the Lethal Weapon film franchise. This would be the second non-Lethal Weapon film he has quoted this line in after his cameo appearance in Maverick (1994) with his Lethal Weapon co-star Mel Gibson.

In one scene, Ryan (Martin Lawrence) clarifies that Aaron (Chris Rock) is only a few months older, both were born in the same year. In real life, Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence were both born in 1965 but were in two months apart from each other. Rock was born on February 7th and Lawrence was born on April 16th.

This movie is a remake of the 2007 movie of the same name. Although Hollywood has a history of making American versions of foreign films, the original versions are usually in a language other than English. Not the case here, since the original film was a British production and filmed in English. This is a very unusual case of a remake being made very quickly of an English-language movie that had a theatrical release in the U.S. Both versions of the story enjoyed success worldwide. The 2007 version earned just over $46 million, and this version earned just over $49 million.

One of the oft-mentioned photographs involving Edward (Bob Minor) and Frank (Peter Dinklage), features them dressed as Deena and Effie attending the premiere for Dreamgirls (2006). Loretta Devine, who portrays Edward's widow Cynthia in this film, originated the role of Lorrell in the original 1981 Broadway production of "Dreamgirls", and made a cameo in its 2006 film adaptation. Danny Glover, who plays Uncle Russell, co-starred in the film version as Marty Madison.