John Turturro and Woody Allen share a barber, which is how Allen learned about the movie.
Not only is he one of the stars of the movie, but Woody Allen also gave suggestions to John Turturro about the screenplay, at the director's petition.
Shortly after the movie was shot, Sharon Stone and John Turturro worked on a play together.
Woody Allen was extremely nervous about acting alongside Liev Schreiber, an actor he greatly admires.